UPDATED 5/21 - NAWCAD WOLF RAPID MAC Pool 1 - Business Intelligence (bid/no bid)
Overview
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Qualification Details
Fit reasons
- NAICS alignment with historical contract wins in similar service areas.
- Scope strongly matches core technical capabilities and delivery model.
Risks
- Past performance thresholds may require one additional teaming partner.
- Potential clarification needed on staffing minimums before bid/no-bid.
Next steps
Validate eligibility requirements, assign capture owner, and schedule partner outreach to confirm teaming strategy before submission planning.
Quick Summary
The NAVAL AIR WARFARE CENTER AIR DIV (NAWCAD WOLF) has issued a Special Notice regarding a Business Intelligence requirement. Originally planned for solicitation under RAPID MAC Pool 1 with an intent for a Total Small Business Set-Aside, this strategy has been updated. Due to Executive Order 14402 requiring a Firm Fixed Price (FFP) structure, which RAPID MAC is not currently set up for, the requirement will now be solicited as a Seaport task order. The original request for RAPID MAC Pool 1 vendors to indicate bid/no-bid intent by May 8th, 2026, is superseded. Seaport vendors should anticipate a future solicitation.
Scope of Work
The requirement, as detailed in the DRAFT Statement of Work (SOW), is for comprehensive business intelligence platforms. The objective is to translate operational data into valuable command-level assets, providing leadership with actionable intelligence through performance dashboards, trend analysis, and Key Performance Indicators (KPIs) for long-range planning and enhanced decision-making.
Key activities include:
- Operations, sustainment, and development for Business Intelligence.
- Research, development, testing, and evaluation of end-item products.
- Support for Work Breakdown Structure (WBS) documentation.
- Agile team collaboration for BI activities, monitoring scope, schedule, and cost.
- Risk management support related to Business Intelligence.
- Development and delivery of new platform features and automation capabilities.
- Platform operations engineering, monitoring, and application management.
- Integration of customized and commercial software using agile methodologies.
- Development of use case and application-specific data products, web applications, and containerized data analytics applications.
- Optimization of prototypes and conversion of ideas into robust capabilities.
- On-demand data science capabilities, including data acquisition, integration, cleaning, fusion, and API creation.
- Data engineering services for reliable, discoverable, and mission-ready data products.
- Design, implementation, and maintenance of policy-based governance mechanisms and end-to-end data pipelines.
- Secure data integration, enterprise data cataloging, and metadata management.
- Training for customer teams to scale data engineering capabilities.
- Establishment of data sharing agreements.
- Design, implementation, testing, authorization, and operation of enterprise data tagging, cleaning, and quality control capabilities.
- Defining, designing, implementing, testing, authorizing, and maintaining NIST security controls for CDAO systems.
- Generation and maintenance of IATT, ATO, and Change Request (CR) engineering artifacts.
- Design, development, integration, testing, and evaluation of AI/ML models.
- Definition, scoping, planning, implementation, testing, authorization, and delivery of Robotic Process Automation (RPA) Solutions.
Contract & Timeline
- Opportunity Type: Special Notice (Market Research)
- Original Set-Aside Intent: Total Small Business Set-Aside (FAR 19.5) for RAPID MAC Pool 1 (now superseded by vehicle change).
- Original Response Due: May 8th, 2026 (for RAPID MAC bid/no-bid, now superseded).
- Published Date: May 21st, 2026 (updated).
- Anticipated Award: Within 3-6 months (original timeline, subject to change with new vehicle).
- Estimated Labor: Approximately 92,328 hours per year, totaling 461,640 hours over a 5-year period.
Place of Performance
Work will be performed approximately XX% at a Government site and 100% at a contractor site. The contractor site must be within 100 drivable miles of NAWCAD WOLF, St. Inigoes, MD. Telework/Remote Work is permitted in accordance with company policy and task order guidance.
Special Requirements
- Security: Personnel require minimum interim Secret clearances within 60 days of award, with specific labor categories requiring Top Secret (TS) interim clearances. Compliance with DD Form 254 is mandatory.
- Compatibility: Contractor must maintain compatibility with Government IT environment (Top Secret classification), including Microsoft Windows 10/16, Project 2010/2016, Office Professional Plus 2010/2016, Adobe Reader, Adobe Acrobat Pro, and internet access.
- Reporting: Monthly Progress and Financial Status Reports, Financial Progress Reports, and Contractor's Personnel Roster (CDRL A001) are required.
- Subcontractors: All SOW provisions must flow down to subcontractors. A Small Business Participation Commitment Document (SBPCD) is required.
- Personnel Qualifications: Detailed education, experience, and security clearance requirements are specified for various labor categories, including Cyber Security Work Force (CSWF) positions.
Contact Information
- Primary Point of Contact: Christopher K. Pennini (Christopher.k.Pennini.civ@us.navy.mil)