Portable Container System Production

This is a Sources Sought notice, issued by the Naval Surface Warfare Center, Panama City Division (NSWC PCD), for information and planning purposes only. This is not a Request for Proposal (RFP) and a formal solicitation is not available at this time. 

Respondents are solely responsible for properly marking and clearly identifying any 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 that has not been both properly marked and clearly identified. Information marked proprietary received in response to this Sources Sought will be safeguarded and handled in accordance with applicable Government regulations. To aid the Government in its review, please segregate proprietary information. 

Purpose:  The Naval Surface Warfare Center Panama City Division has a requirement for production of up to 170 portable container systems. These container systems will serve as a mobile platform intended to deliver mission-configurable capabilities. Units have external dimensions of 40 feet in length, 8 feet in width, and 9 feet 6 inches in height. Internally, the units have dimensions of 39 feet 5 inches long, 7 feet 8 inches wide, and 8 feet 10 inches high. Each unit is expected to have at a minimum, e-track installed on the floor, lead acid batteries wired to electrical equipment, and custom steel components per engineering drawings. The steel components will be cut, bent, welded, and galvanized. In addition, the containers should have doors on both ends. Production is expected to begin in first quarter FY27 with first delivery by second quarter FY27. This requirement is expected to include access to Controlled Unclassified Information (CUI).

General Capabilities: 

Companies responding to this notice shall demonstrate the technical expertise needed to perform the required machining, assembly, and production of these units at the scale and schedule required. Accordingly, the Government is requesting capabilities statements for companies capable of producing a large volume of these units within the required timeframe. Please address the following in your response.

1. Describe your company’s experience in engineering and assembling containerized systems for military specific applications.
2. Describe your company’s experience in producing systems based on Government provided drawings and technical data packages.
3. Confirm your company’s facility space in terms of sq. footage and the ratio of workspace to storage/warehouse space. The Government estimates requiring a minimum of 100,000 sq. feet for workspace and additional space for container storage until Government acceptance.
4. Describe the major equipment presently available to support production.
5. Describe your company’s workforce in both number of personnel and labor mix percentage of engineers, technicians, and welders.

Submissions: 

Written responses are requested to be no more than 10 single-spaced, 8.5 x 11 inch pages using 12 -point Times New Roman font minimum. If the material provided contains proprietary information, please mark accordingly and provide disposition instructions (submitted data will not be returned). Classified material shall not be submitted. The response should include, but is not limited to, the following: 

a) A one -page company profile to include Company name, address, point of contact (including telephone number and email address), Small Business Administration (SBA) business size classification (i.e. large, small, small disadvantaged, service disabled, veteran owned, HUB Zone, etc.), number of employees, Cage Code, Unique Entity ID (UEI), major products, primary customer base. 

b) A summary outline and capabilities statement showing how requirements (summarized above) will be met.

c) Contract numbers and descriptions for similar type work and products as evidence of capabilities. Provide a description of your company's past experience and performance of similar contracts, including whether any of these have CPARs ratings. This description shall address and demonstrate, through prior and/or current experience, an understanding of this requirement.  

d) Any other information your company deems necessary to aid the Government in refining its acquisition strategy and assessing your company's capability.

Submit responses to Anna Belle Tiller, Contracting Officer at annabelle.tiller.civ@us.navy.mil and Melissa Ryan, Contract Specialist at melissa.m.ryan12.civ@us.navy.mil, no later than 30 June 2026, 3:00 pm CST.  Telephone inquiries will not be accepted or acknowledged, and no feedback or evaluations will be provided to companies regarding their submissions. Please reference N61331-26-SN-Q35 as your email subject line.

THIS SOURCES SOUGHT ANNOUNCEMENT IS FOR INFORMATION AND PLANNING PURPOSES ONLY AND IS NOT TO BE CONSTRUED AS A COMMITMENT BY THE GOVERNMENT. THIS IS NOT A SOLICITATION ANNOUNCEMENT FOR PROPOSALS AND NO CONTRACT WILL BE AWARDED FROM THIS ANNOUNCEMENT. NO REIMBURSEMENT WILL BE MADE FOR ANY COSTS ASSOCIATED WITH PROVIDING INFORMATION IN RESPONSE TO THIS ANNOUNCEMENT, OR ANY FOLLOW-UP INFORMATION REQUESTS. RESPONDENTS WILL NOT BE NOTIFIED OF THE RESULTS OF THE EVALUATION.

This Sources Sought closes 30 June 2026, 3:00 pm CST.