Market Questionnaire_June2021.docx

INTERESTED PARTIES PLEASE SUBMIT THE INFORMATION AS REQUESTED BY THE

FOLLOWING MARKET RESEARCH/ TECHNICAL QUESTIONNAIRE:

Market Research/ Technical Questionnaire Naval Undersea Warfare Center Division, Keyport

COMPANY INFORMATION

Company Name: ________________________________________________________ CAGE Code: ___________________________________________________________ DUNS Number: _________________________________________________________ Company Address: _____________________________________________________ Point of Contact (POC): ______________________________________________ POC Title: ___________________________________________________________ POC Email Address: ___________________________________________________ POC Phone Number: ____________________________________________________

1. Please identify your company’s socio-economic small business size status or indicate if your company is a large business.

2. Please indicate the percentage of the actual work requirements for these items that you would intend to perform as the Prime Contractor. ___________%

3. Please identify a Rough Order of Magnitude (ROM) and/or estimated unit price for a COTS based underwater communication system built to the specifications as described in the Statement of Work (attached).

4. Due to the complex nature of the requirement, please provide additional information regarding any minimum order quantity that may be more advantageous for price reasonableness, to include a brief rationale.

5. In the foreseeable future what impacts, due to COVID, have changed in your business environment? Please address production delays, delivery schedules, cost increases and any other specific impacts.

6. What is the probability of your company proposing on a Request for Proposal (RFP) for these supplies?

______High ______Medium ______Low

7. What is your estimated production lead-time for the proposed system?

_____________ Days / Months

8. Is there a Technical Data Package (TDP) available? What is included in the TDP (drawings, maintenance requirements, etc.)?

Technical Questions (no page limit):

1. Describe in detail your company's familiarity with SONAR Sounding Set and / or other marine electronics.

2. What is your company's typical process for making SONAR Sounding Set or other marine electronic equipment? Is your company familiar with government / military standards, processes, and applications?

3. Describe in detail your existing capabilities to perform environmental testing. If any testing is outsourced, does your company have a consistent sub-vendor who has performed these tests? If the requirements of this application include a test that your company does not usually conduct, describe your plan to complete the testing. Does the companies test facility (theirs or outsourced) exist on the approved Navy test site listing?

4. Do you have commercial equipment available for that can fulfill this requirement or be modified to fulfill this requirement?

5. If offering a currently available COTS system, could it be adapted to meet the interface requirements noted in the Performance Specifications. (Mute/Audio monitor output)? __________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________

6. Please elaborate on estimated development timeframe to produce First Article after Contract Award.

7. Please elaborate on estimated production lead time to deliver the first Production Unit after First Article acceptance.

8. Once First Article is accepted, how quickly would you estimate delivery orders could be filled once issued (please specify quantity v time for 1, 5, 10, 20 units)?

9. If you currently offer a COTS based communication system, elaborate on how this system meets or can be modified to meet existing Information Assurance and Cybersecurity requirements (e.g. – do you employ any industry operating system or other proprietary software).

10. Which of the requirements or specifications called for in the provided documents might give your company the most pause in providing a proposal for this system?