Foreign Military Sales Follow-on Technical Support for SEA21 PMS 326 International Fleet Support

Source Sought / Request for Information

Agency: Department of the Navy

Contracting Office: Naval Undersea Warfare Center Division, Keyport

Location: Keyport, WA

This is a sources sought / request for information announcement in accordance with FAR 10 and in anticipation of a potential future procurement.  The Naval Sea Systems Command is conducting market research to determine industry capability, interest, and feedback in performing the Foreign Military Sales Follow-on Technical support for SEA21 PMS 326 International Fleet Support.  The Naval Sea Systems Command is especially interested in determining small business capability interest.

The Government has provided a draft statement of work (SOW) for the requirement as an enclosure to this sources sought / request for information document (see Enclosure (1).

What/Where to Submit: Interested companies should submit, on company letterhead, a notice of interest including the name, telephone number, mailing address, and e-mail address of one point of contact to Commander, Naval Undersea Warfare Center Division, Keyport, Attn: Jason Gavinski. Please scan your letter of interest and email it to the Contracting Officer, Anita Moosmiller, at contact@example.gov and the Contract Specialist, Jason Gavinski, at contact@example.gov with “FOTS Sources Sought / Request for Information Response” in the subject field. The notice of interest should include a brief description of your company and its capabilities as they relate to the requirements set forth in Enclosure (1), and answers to the following specific questions.  Please consider limiting your response to no more than 10 pages.

Questions:

1. Can your company provide the supply or service? Please explain.

2. What NAICs and FSC/PSC do you recommend for this requirement?

3. Is your company a small or large business as defined by the Small Business Administration (SBA) under NAICS code 336611 (a small business must have 1,000 or less employees)?

4. How many employees does your company have?

5. How are staff determined to be technically proficient to perform the work?

6. Does your company have a website? If so, what is your company’s website address?

7. Does your company have the necessary organization, experience, accounting and operational controls, and technical skills, or the ability to obtain them (including, as appropriate, such elements as production control procedures, property control systems, quality assurance measures, and safety programs applicable to materials to be produced or services to be performed by the prospective contractor and subcontractors)?

8. Given the complexity of the work described in this announcement, including Enclosure (1), please describe your company’s historical experience completing this type of requirement or briefly describe how your company would be capable of meeting these requirements.

9. What are your companies capabilities and experience of managing subcontractor support?

10. Comment on any current or potential technical, cost, schedule or performance risks that you would like to make the Government aware of as it relates to the requirement.

11. Identify what types(s) of contract (firm fixed priced, cost-reimbursable, time & material) do you feel suits the requirement identified?

12. Would your company be able to support the requirement under a multiple award Indefinite Delivery Indefinite Quantity (IDIQ) contract?

13. What evaluation factors other than price, do you think differentiates a poorly performing company from a good one I this industry? What makes an exceptional company in this industry?

14. Recommendations/feedback on the statement of work.

15. If this were put to a proposal, does your company plan to submit a proposal in response?

16. If your company were selected, how many calendar days would your company need after the contract award date or notice to proceed, before you could be completely set up and begin providing the supply or service?

17. Provide any additional feedback that you feel is relevant.

Information provided shall be treated as Business Sensitive or Confidential to the responder, exempt from public release under the Freedom of Information Act.  All information shall be provided free of charge to the Government.  NAVSEA may request further information regarding the capabilities of respondents to meet the requirements set forth in the announcement.  This sources sought / request for information announcement is released in accordance with FAR 15.201.  This sources sought / request for information announcement is not a request for proposal.  The purpose of this sources sought / request for information announcement is to gather information from the marketplace.  Information provided in response to this sources sought / request for information announcement will not be considered an offer by the responding contractor and cannot be accepted by the Government to form a binding contract. 

No telephone inquiries will be accepted and requests for solicitation packages will not be granted, as a solicitation has not been prepared at this time.

When to Submit: Responses are requested no later than 2PM PDT 10/06/2025

Regarding this Posting:  Please note that this sources sought / request for information is for information purposes and to identify potential sources and to seek feedback from industry.  This notice does not constitute an Invitation for Bid or Request for Proposal and is not to be construed as a commitment by the Government of any kind.

Other: 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.

Future information, if any, will be posted at the website for sam.gov.

Contracting Officer Address:

NUWC Division, Keyport Bldg.  206A, Room 112

Point of Contact:

Anita Moosmiller, NUWC Division, Keyport 025 Contracting Officer, +1 (555) 000-0000, contact@example.gov

Jason Gavinski, NUWC Division, Keyport 026 Contract Specialist, +1 (555) 000-0000, contact@example.gov

Enclosure (1): Draft Statement of Work