REQUEST FOR INFORMATION (RFI) - PROTECTION TECHNOLOGY SURVEY

N0016421SNB25 - REQUEST FOR INFORMATION (RFI) - PROTECTION TECHNOLOGY SURVEY - FSC 5961 - NAICS 334413 Issue Date: 25 JAN 2021 - Closing Date: 16 MAR 2021 - 2:00 PM EDT 1. SCOPE The Government seeks to understand technologies that are capable of being used in system designs to prevent and/or detect reverse engineering. Any information submitted by respondents to this request is strictly voluntary. This is not a request for proposal, request for quotation, or invitation for bid, nor does its issuance obligate or restrict the Government to an eventual acquisition approach. The Government does not intend to award a contract on the basis of responses from this RFI or pay for the preparation of any information submitted or for the use of such information. All information received from this RFI will be used for market research purposes only. To the maximum extent possible, please submit non-proprietary information. Any proprietary information submitted should be identified as such and will be properly protected from disclosure. The Government shall not be liable for damages related to proprietary information that is not properly identified. Proprietary information will be safeguarded in accordance with the applicable Government regulations. Responses to the RFI will not be returned. THIS IS A REQUEST FOR INFORMATION ONLY. This RFI is issued solely for informational purposes. It does not constitute a Request for Proposal (RFP) or a promise to issue an RFP in the future. This RFI does not commit the Government to contract for any supply or service whatsoever. Responders are advised that the Government will not pay for any information or administrative costs incurred in response to this RFI. All costs associated with responding to this RFI will be solely at the interested parties' expense. Not responding to this RFI does not preclude participation in any future RFP, if any is issued. If a solicitation is released, it will be synopsized on the System for Award Management (beta.sam.gov) website. It is the responsibility of the interested vendor to monitor these sites for additional information pertaining to this requirement. 2. PURPOSE The purpose of this RFI is to gather information on the protection technology categories listed in Attachment 1 Table 1 that facilitates secure system architectures. The information provided will be incorporated into a portfolio of products and distributed to Department of Navy (DoN) Program Management Offices (PMOs) and their contractors for inputs into system design trade studies. Two portfolios maybe be created. One will be - CUI with a Distribution - D statement. The second portfolio will be - SECRET//NOFORN. See the Responses section below for submission details. Questions with regard to this RFI are requested to be submitted by e-mail to: Elizabeth Gillenwater, Contract Specialist, at elizabeth.gillenwate@navy.mil Verbal questions will not be accepted. All questions will be answered by e-mail or FedBizOpps; accordingly, questions shall NOT contain trade secrets or classified information. The Government does not guarantee that questions received after the due date will be answered. 3. RESPONSES Interested parties are requested to respond to this RFI using the templates for each of their products or family of products (Template slides are shown in Attachment 1 Figures 1a, 1b, and 1c). Unclassified and classified submissions are acceptable, however for classified responses please see the below instructions. The responses shall conform to the following guidelines and unclassified responses be submitted via e-mail only to: Elizabeth Gillenwater, Contract Specialist, at elizabeth.gillenwate@navy.mil Responses due NLT 50 calendar days commencing with the posting of this announcement. All submissions in response to this RFI must be delivered electronically to the e-mail address above using Microsoft PowerPoint 2016 or earlier format (.ppt or .pptx). Multiple responses are acceptable. Each template slide of your package shall be printable on 8 x 11 paper in landscape orientation. It is the respondent's responsibility to verify receipt. Attachment 1 Tables 2-5 are provided as references to aid respondents. Table 2 offers elaborations to template prompts, which are limited due to space considerations. Tables 3 & 4 offer reference criteria for TRL and MRL respectively. Table 5 defines acronyms used throughout this document. Proprietary information, if any, must be clearly marked. To aid the Government with this request, please clearly identify and segregate proprietary information. Please be advised that all submissions become Government property and will not be returned. Any response submitted by respondents to this request constitutes consent for that submission to be reviewed by the Government. The responses may be forwarded to other Government entities in consideration for applicability to other programs. Respondents are advised that the Government is under no obligation to provide feedback with respect to any information submitted. All submissions become Government property and will not be returned. All personnel reviewing RFI responses understand their responsibility for proper use and protection from unauthorized disclosures. For Classified Responses: a. For Use transmission, classification, handling, and marking guidance provided by previously issued Security Classification Guides (SCG), the DoD Information Security Manual (DoDM 5200.01, Volumes 1 - 3), and the National Industrial Security Program Operating Manual, including the Supplement Revision 1, (DoD 5220.22-M and DoD 5200.22-M Sup. 1) when submitting information classified as Confidential, Secret and/or Top Secret. Classified responses may be submitted on Compact Disc via ONE of the two following methods: Hand-carried by an appropriately cleared and authorized courier to Nathaniel Griggs (POC for inner wrapping of mailed information). Prior to traveling, the courier shall contact the NSWC Crane Information Security Program at CRAN_INFOSEC@navy.mil to coordinate arrival and delivery. OR Mailed via U.S. Postal Service (USPS) Registered Mail or USPS Express Mail. All classified information will be enclosed in opaque inner and outer covers and double wrapped. The inner envelope shall be sealed and plainly marked with the assigned classification and addresses of both sender and addressee. The inner envelope shall be addressed to: COMMANDING OFFICER NAVSURFWARCENDIV CRANE IN ATTN: Nathaniel Griggs Bldg 3334 Code GXVM 300 HIGHWAY 361 CRANE, IN 47522 The outer envelope shall be sealed with no identification as to the classification of its contents and addressed to: COMMANDING OFFICER NAVSURFWARCENDIV CRANE IN ATTN: SECURITY MANAGER Bldg 300 Code 1051 300 HIGHWAY 361 CRANE, IN 47522 b. Sensitive Compartmented Information (SCI) Responses SCI must be marked, managed and transmitted in accordance with DoDM 5105.21 Volumes 1 - 3. Prior to traveling, the courier shall contact the NSWC Crane SSO at 812-854-1099 to coordinate arrival and delivery. c. International Traffic in Arms Regulations/ Export Administration Regulations Submitters are responsible for clearly and appropriately marking information that is restricted by the Arms Export Control Act (Title 22, U.S. C. Sec 2751, et seq.) or the Export Administration Act of 1979, as amended, Title 50, U.S. C., App. 2401 et seq. Submissions containing ITAR/EAR restricted information must have the cover page and each page containing such information clearly marked.