MACOS Spare Glider Hulls and Lithium Battery Sets

NAVOCEANO, located at Stennis Space Center, Mississippi is conducting Market Research for Maritime Acoustic Collection Ocean Surveillance (MACOS) Spare Glider Hulls and Lithium Battery Sets. This is not a solicitation but rather a Sources Sought to identify parties having an interest in and the resources to support this requirement for planning purposes only. See attached Draft Statement of Work (SOW) for details. The applicable North American Industry Classification System (NAICS) code assigned to this procurement is 332510 Hardware Manufacturing. There is no solicitation at this time. 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. Based on the responses to this sources sought notice, this requirement may be set-aside for small businesses or procured through full and open competition, and multiple awards may be made. Telephone inquiries will not be accepted or acknowledged, and no feedback or evaluations will be provided to companies regarding their submissions. NO QUESTIONS WILL BE ACCEPTED AT THIS TIME. If your organization has the potential capacity to perform these contract services, please provide the following information: A cover page with you legal business name, address, point of contact information, Contractor Unique Entity Identifier, NAICS and Cage Code Numbers A synopsis of your company's capabilities to provide the supplies A statement of SB category and size standard or statement of Large Business A statement of your current NIST Assessment summary level score posted in the Supplier Performance Risk System (SPRS). A statement if your company is domestically or foreign owned (if foreign, please indicate the country of ownership) A statement addressing your company's capability to deliver by 21 February 2023 Rough Order of Magnitude or Statement of average pricing Please mark all correspondence with correspondent SS-RFI-2022-011 number. Please submit responses to Contract Specialist, Selena Brooks at selena.r.brooks.civ@us.navy.mil with a copy to Contracting Officer, Vincent Jones at vincent.b.jones1@navy.mil. Additional Questions: A statement your product meets the 50% manufacturing rule if your company is a small business. A statement whether you consider the requirement commercial (see FAR 2 definitions). If so, which definition. A statement indicating if your company has established catalog or market prices for this requirement and online availability. A statement describing your standard warranty and return process for goods and services furnished to the Government for items similar in nature to this requirement. If the SOW is not clear and concise regarding the supplies the Government expects the contractor to deliver, please identify the specific section of the SOW that requires further clarification and what information may be needed.