Attachment 9 - Questions and Answers 1.docx

This is a Questions and Answers document for solicitation N00173-25-R-0004, which clarifies three key points about the Naval Research Laboratory's procurement for Research & Development services in support of Remote Sensing Systems. The document confirms that offerors must submit proposals addressing the entire statement of work, though subcontracting is permitted within small business set-aside requirements. It identifies this as a follow-on contract to N00173-20-C-2013, currently held by Computational Physics, Inc. The document also indicates that no list of interested parties from the RFI phase is available.

The related contract opportunity is a small business set-aside CPFF contract with a 5-year period of performance, primarily performed at NRL Washington DC and the Navy Precision Optical Interferometer in Flagstaff, AZ. The work involves scientific and engineering R&D services supporting remote sensing systems, including design, testing, and operation of various sensing platforms (ground, space, air, surface, and subsurface), development of new capabilities, and data analysis. Key focus areas include spectral imaging, passive sensing technologies, synthetic aperture radar, astronomy, space domain awareness, and artificial intelligence applications in remote sensing.