ITL RFI_22JUN2026.pdf

Commandant United States Coast Guard

2703 Martin Luther King Jr. Ave SE Washington, DC 20593 Staff Symbol: CG-9127 Phone: (703) 459-7334

Email: adrian.d.ferguson@uscg.mil

REQUEST FOR INFORMATION (RFI)

TITLE: INTEGRATED TEST LABORATORY (ITL) SUPPORT

This is a RFI only. This RFI is issued solely for information and planning purposes. It does not constitute a Request for Proposal (RFP) or a promise to issue an RFP. Furthermore, those who respond to this RFI should not anticipate feedback regarding its submission; other than acknowledgement of receipt – if a request for acknowledgement is requested by the submitter. This RFI does not commit the Government to contract for any supply or service. The United States Coast Guard is not currently seeking proposals. Responders are advised that the U.S. Government will not pay any cost incurred in response to this RFI. All costs associated with responding to this RFI will be solely at the interested party’s expense.

The information provided in this RFI is subject to change and is not binding on the Government.

All submissions become the property of the Federal Government and will not be returned.

1.0 DESCRIPTION

This is a notice of the Government’s intent to issue a sole source contract to Lockheed Martin Corporation (LMCO) for Integrated Test Laboratory (ITL). The purpose of this acquisition is to provide the Coast Guard with Integrated Test Laboratory (ITL) space with Government Furnished Equipment (GFE) to support the Sea Commander system and Sea Commander Virtualization development and integration of USCG Command and Control, Communications, and Intelligence (C2CI) systems. The ITL with GFE are used for the development, integration and testing of the C2CI systems. The work outlined under the ITL requirements are critical to ensuring continued and future operations of systems installed on operational Coast Guard assets to include National Security Cutters (NSCs). Due to the complexity of the C2CI systems, the ITL provides the ability to maintain current system capability, develop new system functionality, address frequent industry changes, and overcome Diminishing Manufacturing Sources and Material Shortages (DMSMS) issues. The requirement is to acquire computer facilities management services, laboratory space, administrative support and personnel to maintain equipment and material provided as Government Furnished Equipment (GFE/GFP)/Government Furnished Property (GFP).

The ITL services are being acquired in support of Sea Commander (SC) system virtualization, Sea Commander system sustainment, Sensitive but Unclassified LAN, and Maritime Communication Console (MCC). The requirement includes computer facilities management services that consist of unique C2CI services with unique capabilities; management of commercial off-the-shelf (COTS) and contractor developed firmware and software; Lockheed Martin Corporation (LMCO) developed Government off-the-shelf (GOTS) and COTS proprietary software; software and system certification and accreditation; hardware; sensor and tactical systems; communication systems;

navigation systems including analysis for electromagnetic interference (EMI), electromagnetic compatibility (EMC) and electronic mobile exchange (EMX); information assurance (IA);

operations and system development process; testing; physical and cyber security; and safety.

Staff Symbol: CG-9127

Sea Commander is a non-major IT system that provides real-time tactical data processing and tracking, weapons integration and sensor interfaces aboard USCG’s National Security Cutters (NSC). The MCC is a three-cabinet system installed on the NSC’s that intelligently routes, amplifies, and filters Radio Frequency (RF) transmit and receive signals between below-deck shipboard radios and topside antennas. Lockheed Martin is the sole designer, developer, and producer of the SC and MCC systems and is the only known source that possesses the totality of engineering and technical data required to procure, install, and provide training necessary to manage the SC and MCC systems effectively.

The ITL services being acquired are in support of Sea Commander and MCC systems aboard NSCs #1 through #10 and TRACEN Petaluma and include the following:

• Support multiple USCG environments used for Engineering Services and Sustainment baselines which include:

o Providing the infrastructure and build environment to all required development C2CI systems.

o Providing the infrastructure to replicate fleet issues and remotely support issue resolution.

o Maintaining the Sea Commander, MCC and SBU systems across the fleet.

o Common Source Library (CSL) development o USCG program LM-developed Software o Cybersecurity engineering & Data Analysis

• Provide a US government compliant Defense Counterintelligence and Security Agency (DCSA) processing environment using Risk Management Framework (RMF) policies:

o Allows ITL to operate a Secret environment under an Authority to Operate (ATO).

o Support continuous cybersecurity monitoring for the System Security Plan (SSP).

• Ensure that ITL Vendor Service Agreements (VSAs) are compliant.

• Maintain the ITL GFE equipment and perform a yearly inventory.

2.0 PURPOSE OF RFI:

The purpose of this RFI is to ascertain industry’s ability to provide Sea Commander Sustainment Support system to the United States Coast Guard.

Staff Symbol: CG-9127

3.0 RFI RESPONSE INSTRUCTIONS

• Only electronic submissions will be accepted. Electronic files larger than 5 MB shall be broken down into multiple files with no one file exceeding 5 MB. Each electronic submission shall include:

• RFI Number in the subject line.

• Response to this RFI limited to 2 pages.

• A Point of Contact (POC), phone number, email address of the person to be contacted regarding any correspondence between the Government and the Vendor. The POC shall be capable of addressing questions or issues associated with the submission and content of the RFI.

• A brief summary of email content, vendor name and the firm’s mailing address.

Interested parties having the expertise and capabilities are invited to submit detailed information related to this RFI via email to Andrew.Gordon@uscg.mil, and Adrian.D.Ferguson@uscg.mil.

Deadline for submitting questions is 12:00 pm EST on 22 July, 2026.

Proprietary information, if any, should be minimized and MUST BE CLEARLY MARKED. To aid DHS, please segregate proprietary information. Please be advised that all submissions become the property of the Federal Government and will not be returned. Responses to this RFI may be evaluated by Government technical experts drawn from staff within DHS and other Federal agencies. The Government may use selected support contractor personnel to assist in the evaluation. These support contractors will be bound by appropriate non-disclosure agreements to protect proprietary and source selection information. This action will be governed under DHS law enforcement sensitive guidelines.

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