Tactical Hydrographic Survey Equipment (THSE)

THIS IS A REQUEST FOR INFORMATION ONLY/SOURCES SOUGHT AND YOUR RESPONSE IS NOT AN OFFER AND DOES NOT COMMIT THE GOVERNMENT TO PAY ANY COSTS INCURRED IN PREPARATION OF ANY SUBMISSION TO THIS MARKET SURVEY OR TO CONTRACT FOR SUPPLIES/SERVICES. Information Requested: The Marine Corps Systems Command, Quantico, Virginia is seeking sources and information for manufacturing companies with the capability to manufacture from a Government owned "build-to" technical data package describing all components, potential sources of those components and the required assembly procedures. The system to be manufactured is a subsurface, diver-held, Tactical Hydrographic Survey Equipment (THSE) for Combatant Divers, from this point forward referred to as "the device". Requirements: The device is a handheld, underwater charting system with GPS oriented/located known point mapping capability. It is an integration of sonar and computer technology to provide swimmers and combatant dive pairs the capability to conduct tactical submerged hydrographic reconnaissance and chart bottom conditions. It consists of various components such as a Doppler Velocity Log, GPS Receiver, computer processor and circuit boards, and multiple sonar arrays to support navigation, bathymetry, and obstacle avoidance. The device is to be housed in a composite-material case of approximately 1 cubic-foot in size and weighing approximately 40 lbs for both the device and case. This Request for Information (RFI) is for planning and informational purposes only and shall not be considered as any of the following: (1) a Request for Proposal (RFP), (2) an obligation on the part of the Government to issue a request for proposal, and/or (3) obligation on the part of the Government to acquire any products or services. No contract will be awarded from this announcement. Pursuant to Federal Acquisition Regulations (FAR) 15.201(e), responses to this RFI are not offers and cannot be accepted by the Government to form a binding contract. Interested parties are solely responsible for all costs and expenses associated with their respective response to this RFI. The Government will not reimburse interested parties for any direct and/or indirect costs and/or expenses associated with their respective responses to this RFI, including, but not limited to any direct and/or indirect costs associated with any submission or information provided to the Government. Moreover, interested parties will not otherwise be entitled to any compensation associated with the Government's use of any submission or information provided by an interested party to the Government pursuant to this RFI. Furthermore, the information provided in this RFI is notional and may change. The Government is under no obligation to revise any aspect of this RFI should any information provided herein change. The Government will provide any additional information and issue any additional requests for information at its sole discretion. Commercial and/or non-commercial, companies with the required manufacturing capability are encouraged and invited to submit brochures and pricing materials outlining manufacturing techniques, to include a statement of capabilities, which includes the commercial availability of the item, the vendor's ability to meet the stated specifications noted above, estimated pricing information, production and delivery rate on a monthly basis, warranties offered with pricing, and system repair capability at a Marine Corps unit level. Responses should be limited to a total of 10 pages not including brochures. Responses will be reviewed to identify firms potentially capable of fulfilling the Governments requirements. The Government recognizes that proprietary data may be part of this effort. If so included, clearly mark such restricted or proprietary data and present it as an addendum to the non-restricted/non-proprietary information. The Government does not assume any duty to contact a respondent and inquire whether any unmarked information submitted in response to this RFI is proprietary. Additionally, interested firms are requested to provide the following information in their RFI response: (a) company name, company address, overnight delivery address (if different from mailing address), cage code, point of contact, e-mail address, telephone number, fax number; and (b) indicate business size (i.e., large, foreign, small disadvantaged, veteran owned, minority owned, etc) to the Government representative listed below; and (c) when sending an e-mail please reference: Tactical Hydrographic Survey Equipment in the Subject line. Interested companies are encouraged to submit a reply to this RFI. Responses to this RFI shall be e-mailed to Cori Walls, Contract Specialist at contact@example.gov at the Marine Corps Systems Command, no later than 22 Nov 2012.