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Waterborne Underwater Hull Cleaning, Capture, and Filtration Technology

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N00024-20-R-4313Federal

Submission Closed05/20/2020, 06:00:00 PM UTC

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General Info

Agency

Department Of Defense → Navsea Hq

NAICS

488390 - Other Support Activities for Water Transportation

Place of Performance

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Documents

Hull+Clean+Capture+Filtration+System+Characteristics+Survey.xlsx

RFI+for+Hull+Clean+Capture+Tech.docx

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PhaseClosed

PostedMar 19

Sources Sought

Notice updatedApr 13

Response deadline changed from Apr 17, 2020 to May 20, 2020. The notice description changed.

Response DeadlineMay 20

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Submission Closed

05/20/2020, 06:00:00 PM UTC

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Organization & Contact Information

AgencyDepartment Of Defense → Navsea Hq

Contacts1 person available

OfficeWASHINGTON NAVY YARD, DC, 20376-5000, USA

Organization / AgencyDepartment Of Defense → Navsea Hq

Office AddressWASHINGTON NAVY YARD, DC, 20376-5000, USA

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Alexandra Mullin

contact@example.gov

+1 (555) 000-0000

Full Description

THIS IS A REQUEST FOR INFORMATION. THIS IS NOT A SOLICITATION. This RFI is issued solely for information and planning purposes as part of NAVSEA market research; it does not constitute a Request for Proposal (RFP). This RFI is gauge industry capabilities to deliver production ready commercially available technology for ship waterborne underwater hull cleaning, with capture and filtration capabilities. **The response due date has been extended to 20 MAY 2020 at 14:00.**