Undersea Submergence Buoy
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The Naval Undersea Warfare Center Division Keyport is conducting market research through a sources sought notice for the Undersea Submergence Buoy under requisition number RFISS-180. This effort is intended to identify capable parties with the resources and interest to manufacture the buoy based on drawing RFISS-180_1845687_Rev_AS_NSEDR. The government is utilizing a phased procurement approach, beginning with one to three prototype or qualification units for testing and evaluation, potentially followed by a production run of 24 to 50 units upon successful validation. Interested parties must submit a completed Questionnaire for Industry to Michelle Farrales by September 18, 2026. The questionnaire requests detailed information regarding manufacturing capabilities, CMMC 2.0 certification, estimated costs, production lead times, and previous experience with similar projects. To access the necessary technical drawings via SAM, applicants must also submit a completed DD Form 2345. This notice is for information planning purposes only and does not constitute a request for proposal or a commitment for contract award. All respondents must adhere to strict operations security requirements and are prohibited from including classified or export controlled information in their submissions.
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Place of Performance
Keyport, WA, 98345, USASet-Aside
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Full Description
Solicitation Number: N/A (Market Research Only - THERE IS NO SOLICITATION AT THIS TIME)
Requirement Title: Undersea Submergence Buoy
Notice Type: Request for Information / Sources Sought
Response by Date: November 17, 2026
Requisition Number: RFISS-180
Synopsis:
The Naval Undersea Warfare Center Division (NUWC), Keyport is issuing this sources sought notice as a means of conducting market research to identify parties having the resources, interest, and capability to provide the Undersea Submergence Buoy in accordance with the [X] attached drawings and/or [ ] statement of work.
This request for capability information does not constitute a Request for Proposal (RFP); submission of any information in response to this announcement is purely voluntary and the Government assumes no financial responsibility for any costs incurred.
Please complete the attached “Questionnaire for Industry” Word document and return it via email to michelle.a.farrales.civ@us.navy.mil no later than November 17, 2026.
Attachment includes drawing numbers: RFISS-180_1845687_Rev_AS_NSEDR.
DO NOT INCLUDE ANY CLASSIFIED, CONTROLLED UNCLASSIFIED, OR ARMS EXPORT CONTROLLED DOCUMENTS OR INFORMATION IN YOUR RESPONSE.
CONTRACTORS ARE REQUIRED TO ADHERE TO OPERATIONS SECURITY (OPSEC) REQUIREMENTS.
EXPLANATION OF THESE REQUIREMENTS IS DETAILED IN SECTION I OF THE OPERATIONS SECURITY GUIDE FOR CONTRACTORS AVAILABLE ONLINE AT: https://www.navsea.navy.mil/Home/Warfare-Centers/NUWC-Keyport/Resources/Small-Business/. CLICK ON THE ‘OPSEC GUIDE FOR DEFENSE CONTRACTORS’ LINK LOCATED UNDER THE INDUSTRY/CONTRACTOR LINKS SECTION.
The Government may not respond to any specific questions or comments submitted in response to this sources sought notice or information provided as a result of this sources sought notice. Any information submitted by respondents as a result of this sources sought notice is strictly voluntary. This sources sought notice is for information planning purposes, the Government will not pay or otherwise reimburse respondents for information submitted, and it is not to be construed as a commitment by the Government.
All documentation shall become the property of the Government. The Government is not soliciting, nor will it accept proposals as a result of this sources sought notice. All firms responding to this sources sought notice are advised that their response is not a request to be considered for a contract award. If a solicitation is issued, it will be announced later via the Government-wide point of entry and all interested parties must respond to that solicitation announcement separately from the response to this sources sought notice. Response to this notice is not a request to be added to a bidders list or to receive a copy of a solicitation.
SPECIAL NOTICE FOR DRAWING ACCESS:
To view the drawings associated with this sources sought, you must request access via SAM. This will send an automated email to the Contract Specialist/Purchasing Agent that you have requested to view the drawings.
To ensure that your request can be approved, you must submit a completed DD Form 2345 via email to the Contract Specialist/Purchasing Agent listed as the point of contact for this sources sought (michelle.a.farrales.civ@us.navy.mil). Access within SAM will not be granted until a valid DD Form 2345 is received and verified.
Note: Instructions for filling out a DD Form 2345 can be found here:
https://www.dla.mil/logistics-operations/services/joint-certification-program/SpecificDD2345Instructions/
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