Fitting Out Availability (FOA) and Post Shakedown Availability (PSA): USS Harrisburg (LPD 30) and USS Pittsburgh (LPD 31)

This is a sources sought announcement in accordance with FAR 10.001 and DFARS 210.001 and in anticipation of a potential future procurement. The Naval Sea System Command (NAVSEA) is issuing this sources sought synopsis as a means of conducting market research to identify parties having an interest in and the resources to support this requirement for the Fitting Out Availability (FOA) and Post Shakedown Availability (PSA) for LPD 30 (HARRISBURG), with options for LPD 31 (PITTSBURGH) at the homeport of San Diego, CA. The result of this market research will contribute to determining the method of procurement and small business capability and interest. The applicable North American Industry Classification System (NAICS) code assigned to this procurement is 336611 Ship Building and Repairing. The anticipated RFP release date for this requirement is between Q1 FY 2026 and Q2 FY 2026 (subject to change without notice). This request for capability information does not constitute a request for proposals; submission of any information in response to this market survey is purely voluntary; the government assumes no financial responsibility for any costs incurred. What to Submit: If your organization has the potential capacity to perform the above described efforts, further detailed in Attachment 1, please provide the following information: 1. Name, CAGE, and Unique Entity Identifier from SAM.gov of the company that intends to submit the proposal 2. Indicate whether the company is a small or large business as defined by the Small Business Administration (SBA) under NAICS code 336611 (a small business must have 1,300 or less employees)? 3. Indicate an interest in submitting a proposal; and 4. Tailored capability statements addressing the particulars of this effort, with appropriate documentation supporting claims of organizational and staff capability. If significant subcontracting or teaming is anticipated in order to deliver technical and industrial capability, organizations should address the administrative and management structure of such arrangements. Evaluation: The Government will evaluate market information to ascertain potential market capacity to: 1. Provide efforts consistent in scope and scale with those described in this notice and otherwise anticipated 2. Secure and apply the full range of corporate financial, human capital, and technical resources required to successfully perform similar requirements; and 3. Implement a successful project management plan that includes: compliance with expedited program schedules; cost containment; meeting and tracking performance; hiring and retention of personnel and risk mitigation. Notice Regarding Sources Sought: Please note that this sources sought is for market research purposes and to identify potential sources. Based on the responses to this sources sought notice/market research, this requirement may be set-aside for small businesses or procured through full and open competition. Telephone inquiries will not be accepted or acknowledged, and no feedback or evaluations will be provided to companies regarding their submissions. This notice does not constitute an Invitation for Bid or Request for Proposal, and shall not be construed as a commitment by the Government of any kind. The Government will not pay for any effort expended or any material provided in response to this announcement or any follow up information requests, nor will the Government return any data provided. Submission Instructions: Responses are requested no later than 1400 Local Time, Washington D.C. on 27 June 2025. Respondents are responsible for properly marking and clearly identifying proprietary information or trade secrets contained within their response. The Government will not be liable for, or suffer any consequential damages for, any proprietary information not properly marked and clearly identified. Information provided shall be treated as Business Sensitive and will not be shared outside of Government activities and agencies without the permission of the provider. NAVSEA may request further information regarding the capabilities of respondents to meet the requirements set forth in the announcement. Please choose one of the methods below to submit your response: 1. For electronic file sizes over 5 MB upload and submit your response to the Safe Access File Exchange (SAFE) application (https://safe.apps.mil/). Please follow the steps below: Proceed as a Guest user by clicking on "I do not have a CAC or this machine is not configured to read my CAC and I would like to access SAFE as a Guest User" Fill in all required fields Upload your sources sought response and grant file access to the following email address: elizabeth.feliciano-hernandez.civ@us.navy.mil and danielle.m.dyer3.civ@us.navy.mil. Click the "Submit" button 2. For electronic file sizes fewer than 5 MB send by email to elizabeth.feliciano-hernandez.civ@us.navy.mil and danielle.m.dyer3.civ@us.navy.mil. Note: Preferred method of sending in responses for all electronic file sizes is by the SAFE application; however, responses will be accepted by email as described above. Future information, if any, will be posted at https://sam.gov/ and/or https://piee.eb.mil/.