Existing Primes Need Re-apply Says SeaPort-e Expert

The RFP SeaPort-e Rolling Admissions was issued last month “with a surprising requirement for existing primes to re-apply during this round of competition. Companies that won a  SeaPort-e contract in years 2005 though 2008 will have to submit a new proposal by May 30th of this year if they wish to continue as prime contractors after  April, 2014,” reports the blog of Iona Moon, a consulting firm specializing in SeaPort-e requirements and submission procedures. “The government does not intend to exercise the next option period for contractors that do not re-apply.”

SeaPort-e is the Navy’s electronic platform for acquiring support services in 22 functional areas. The SeaPort-e portal provides a standardized means to solicit from large and small businesses.  “(N)early 85% of its contract–holders are small businesses,” according to the SeaPort-e website.

“The requirements are not as cumbersome as an initial proposal offering,” reports Iona Moon, but the surprise timing and expansion of what had been a “one-page self-evaluation form” caught some primes unaware.