SourcesSoughtNotice_Amended_11-1.pdf

SOURCES SOUGHT NOTICE &

MARKET RESEARCH QUESTIONNAIRE

Naval Surface Warfare Center Carderock Division (NSWCCD)

Instructions to Interested Parties:

This is not a Request for Proposal (RFP) and award of a contract will not be made as a result of this notice. The intent of this notice is to inform industry of the Government’s anticipated acquisition strategy; solicit feedback from industry on the Draft Performance Specification; and, capabilities of small and large business entities to satisfy the Government’s requirement.

Naval Surface Warfare Center, Carderock Division (NSWCCD) has a new service requirement for the engineer and design, fabrication, test, and installation of Ultraviolet (UV) Ballast Water Treatment System(s) (BWTS) onboard U.S. Navy surface vessels. NSWCCD anticipates a Firm-Fixed Price (FFP) and Cost-Plus-Fixed-Fee (CPFF) Multiple Award Indefinite-Delivery-Indefinite-Quantity (IDIQ) contract, with a total potential period of performance of five (5) years.

Included in, or attached to this notice is a 1) Market Research Questionnaire, 2) Draft Navy BWTS Specifications, 3) NAVSEA Hazardous Material Avoidance Process, Design Practices and Criteria Manual, and

4) Navy BWTS Conformance Checklist. Industry is asked to review, complete to the best of your ability, and submit the market research Questionnaire and BWTS Conformance Checklist with comments, by the due date and time specified herein.

All responses to the Questionnaire and Conformance Checklist will be used by the Government to determine the capabilities and probability of participation by small or large business prime contractors in an upcoming solicitation; to make future decisions regarding this effort; and to make set-aside determinations in accordance with FAR Part 19 – Small Business Programs. Additionally, responses will be used to make revisions to the Performance Specifications as necessary, and to assist in the development of a Performance Work Statement/Statement of Work. Updates or revisions to this notice and attachments contained herein will be posted as they become available, as applicable.

All interested parties are asked to submit all comments and inquiries to this Notice as soon as possible via email to shelby.o’neill@navy.mil, however not later than December 03, 2018 @

1400 EST.

All questions must be received no later than 21 November 2018 at 1200 PM EST. All questions and corresponding answers will be posted in an Excel Workbook by 1500 PM EST on the following days; 8 November 2018; 15 November 2018; 21 November 2018; and 29 November 2018. The last date answers will be posted to FBO will be 29 November 2018. The mailto:Shelby.O@navy.mil questions must be received via email to shelby.o’neill@navy.mil by 1200 PM EST on the following days; 6 November 2018; 13 November 2018;

20 November 2018; and 27 November 2018. These postings will only occur if questions are received by the date and time stated above. It will be your responsibility to check the posting on FBO to view any questions that may have been asked and their corresponding answers.

Thank You, Shelby O’Neill Contract Specialist NSWCCD – West Bethesda, MD Shelby.o’neill@navy.mil