SHARKCAGE Total Solution

Updated Information: 07 JANURARY 2022

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Updated Information: 16 DECEMBER 2021

NAVWARSYSCOM has posted a Draft Solicitation and attachments for the SHARKCAGE
Total Solution effort to the E-Commerce Website. The Draft Solicitation and attachments
are specific to the effort. The intent of this DRAFT solicitation is to receive industry
feedback on the solicitation package. All interested parties are invited to review all of the
documents and provide any comments or questions.

This Draft solicitation is not a request for proposals and is not to be construed as a
commitment by the Government to award a contract, nor will the Government pay for
any information submitted in response to this Draft RFP. Any information submitted in
response to this Draft RFP will become property of the U.S. Government. Respondents
are advised that the Government is under no obligation to acknowledge receipt of the
information received or provide feedback to respondents with respect to any information
submitted. Respondents will not be notified of the results of this notice.

Comments and questions on the Draft Solicitation and attachments are required no later
than 21 January 2022 at 15:00 Pacific Time. This date shall be considered the "DRAFT
RFP Deadline". Comments shall be submitted to: Megan Ashley at
megan.m.ashley.civ@us.navy.mil and Chris Thompson at
christopher.L.thompson110.civ@us.navy.mil. Responses to comments will be provided
prior to release of the Final RFP.

The SHARKCAGE DRAFT solicitation contains attachments that are considered
QUALIFYING CONTROLLED UNCLASSIFIED INFORMATION (CUI) and communications
with industry will be restricted regarding those documents.

All companies interested in obtaining access to the CUI documents are required to follow
the instructions in provision L-317, Section 1.2 of the Draft Solicitation.

The NDA will NOT be negotiated or changed for any reason. Upon receipt and approval
of the SHARKCAGE CUI NDA by the Contracting Officer, the requested attachments will
be made available to the company as specified in the Draft Solicitation. The Contracting
Officer will only grant access to the controlled documents to the individuals named on the
NDA.



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This synopsis serves to meet the requirement of FAR 5.201. The Naval Information
Warfare Systems Command (NAVWAR), in support of the Program Executive Officer for
Command, control, Communications, computers, & Intelligence (PEO C4I), Program
Manager Warfare, Information Assurance and Cyber Security Program Office (PMW 130)
intends to issue a Full and Open competitive Request for Proposal (RFP) for the
procurement of SHARKCAGE Total Solution.

SHARKCAGE is the U.S. Navy's DCO Analysis Enclave and is the means by which to
achieve cyberspace detection-in-depth for maritime forces afloat and ashore.
SHARKCAGE is the mechanism by which units, groups, and fleets will gain an attack
sensing and warning (AS&W) capability from C4I networks – as well as
indicators/warnings from combat systems, Hull, Mechanical & Electrical (HM&E), and
Navigation networks; as well as how Commander, Task Force 1020/Navy Cyber Defense
Operations Command (NCDOC), SOCs, FIOC-DCOs etc., will achieve unity of effort and
economy of force across the Navy's DCO forces. This is considered to be a new
requirement, NOT a follow-on.

The Government anticipates issuing a single-award Indefinite Delivery, Indefinite
Quantity (IDIQ) contract. The contract will include one five-year base period and one five-
year option period. The Government anticipates utilizing a Contract Line Item Number
(CLIN) structure supporting Firm-Fixed-Price (FFP), Cost-Plus-Incentive-Fee (CPIF), Cost-
Plus-Fixed-Fee (CPFF), and Cost-only pricing.

This notice is provided for information only, is not a Request for Proposal, and is not to
be construed as a commitment by the Government to issue a contract. The Government
will not pay for any effort expended in response to this notice. Any information submitted
in response to the synopsis will become property of the U.S. Government. All
questions/comments are to be submitted in writing to the Contract Specialist, Megan
Ashley, email address at megan.ashley@navy.mil and the Contracting Officer, Chris
Thompson, email address at chris.thompson1@navy.mil no later than 19 July 2021 at
15:00 Pacific Time.

The following procurement timeline dates are ESTIMATES ONLY, are solely for planning
purposes, and are SUBJECT TO CHANGE. The tentative schedule is as follows:
•Acquisition Plan Approval: October 2021;
•Draft RFP Release: November 2021;
•Final RFP Release: December 2021;
•Proposals Due: February 2022;
•Award: July 2022.

Future information, if released, will be synopsized on the NAVWAR E-commerce Central
website at https://e-commerce.sscno.nmci.navy.mil/ and Contract Opportunities at
https://sam.gov/content/opportunities. Interested parties are solely responsible for
monitoring these sites for additional information pertaining to this notice.