The Department of the Navy’s Office of Naval Research has issued a request for information on the contractor approaches to managing and operating the Center of Excellence, or COE, of its Composites Manufacturing Technology Center.
The contractor will support the center’s mission of developing and transitioning naval technologies to applications under the Navy’s Manufacturing Technology Program, according to ONR’s SAM.gov post. The contractor’s duties will require a strong and responsive resource base on scientific and engineering capabilities on composites and non-metallic manufacturing, or C&NM, technologies, the post added.
Work Scope
The contractor’s scope of work in C&NM includes undertaking a selection process and recommending technical steps for projects supporting key naval platform programs identified under the ONR ManTech Investment Strategy. In addition, government-required technical studies on specific C&NM and industry networking will be handled overall by the contractor.
The contractor shall also initiate and manage ManTech projects, including the application of the right approaches on monitoring costs, schedule and accomplishments. To carry out its functions, the key personnel that the contractor are asked to provide are a COE director, technical director, financial manager and contract manager, with Arlington, Virginia as place of performance.
The deadline for responses to the RFI is March 5.
Advanced Technology International holds a current U.S. Navy contract to manage and operate the Naval Shipbuilding and Advanced Manufacturing Center of Excellence under the Navy’s ManTech program. The company secured the five-year, $99 million indefinite-delivery/indefinite-quantity contract in August, with the work conducted in Summerville, South Carolina.
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