N61340-26-SWSC_Sources Sought.docx

SOURCES SOUGHT NOTICE

Brake Press Procurement

INTRODUCTION: The Naval Air Warfare Center Training Systems Division (NAWCTSD), Orlando, Florida, is seeking information from potential sources capable of picking up two (2) Brake Press machines, each weighing 6,800 pounds, from a moving and storage company in Woodstock, Illinois; transporting them to Naval Station Great Lakes, Illinois; and delivering and placing them in Building 239.

This Request for Information (RFI) covers packing, transporting, delivering, and placing the brake presses in the designated training room. The contractor would provide all necessary packing materials and moving equipment, protect the brake presses from damage, and perform all tasks required to complete the move.

Detailed requirements will be provided after the Government identifies capable sources and determines the procurement strategy. Responses to this notice will support market research and help determine the procurement method if the Government proceeds with the requirement. The requirement may be set aside for small businesses, in whole or in part, or procured through full and open competition. All small business set-aside categories will be considered, and multiple awards may be made.

Telephone inquiries will not be accepted or acknowledged. The Government will not provide feedback or evaluations to companies regarding their submissions.

DISCLAIMER: THIS SOURCES SOUGHT IS FOR INFORMATIONAL PURPOSES ONLY. THIS IS NOT A REQUEST FOR PROPOSAL. IT DOES NOT CONSTITUTE A SOLICITATION AND SHALL NOT BE CONSTRUED AS A COMMITMENT BY THE GOVERNMENT. RESPONSES IN ANY FORM ARE NOT OFFERS AND THE GOVERNMENT IS UNDER NO OBLIGATION TO AWARD A CONTRACT AS A RESULT OF THIS ANNOUNCEMENT. NO FUNDS ARE AVAILABLE TO PAY FOR PREPARATION OF RESPONSES TO THIS ANNOUNCEMENT. ANY INFORMATION SUBMITTED BY RESPONDENTS TO THIS TECHNICAL DESCRIPTION IS STRICTLY VOLUNTARY.

PROGRAM BACKGROUND: Naval Sea Systems Command (PMS 339) is responsible for modernizing training systems for the Surface Warfare School Command (SWSC). As part of this effort, the brake presses are complete and ready for training use but must first be delivered and placed at the SWSC training location in Great Lakes, Illinois.

DELIVERY LOCATIONS:

Surface Warfare School Command (SWSC) Naval Station Great Lakes Building 239 North Chicago, IL 60088

NORTH AMERICAN INDUSTRY CLASSIFICATION SYSTEM (NAICS): The applicable NAICS code for this requirement is 333310 (Commercial and Service Industry Machinery Manufacturing), with an associated small business size standard of 1,000 employees. The Product Service Code (PSC) is 6930 (Operation Training Devices).

SUBMISSION DETAILS:

Written responses shall not exceed 10 single-spaced pages on 8.5-by-11-inch paper, using a font no smaller than 10 points. Responses shall be submitted in Microsoft Word (.docx) or Adobe PDF (.pdf) format.

Interested companies shall email their responses to Irene Davis, Contract Specialist, at irene.c.davis5.civ@us.navy.mil and copy Cynthia D. Armound, Procuring Contracting Officer (PCO), at cynthia.d.armound.civ@us.navy.mil. Responses must be received no later than 12:00 p.m. Eastern Time on 13 October 2026 with the subject line “Sources Sought Notice for Brake Press.”

All written questions shall be submitted by email to the Contract Specialist and Contracting Officer. Telephone or email inquiries regarding the status of any subsequent Request for Proposals (RFP) will not be accepted before its release.

Responses shall provide sufficient detail for the Government to assess the company’s relevant expertise, experience, and capability to perform the requirements described in the introduction to this Sources Sought Notice.

Submitted information and materials will not be returned. Information clearly marked as proprietary will be protected from unauthorized disclosure in accordance with applicable laws and regulations. DO NOT SUBMIT CLASSIFIED MATERIAL.

Responses should address the following:

COMPANY INFORMATION: Identify your company’s SAM.gov registered name, CAGE code, Unique Entity ID, and POC information (telephone and email address). Identify if your company is considered “small business” or “large business” under the size standard associated with the NAICS code listed within this announcement. If considered “small business,” identify your company’s socio-economic status [i.e., HUBZone, SDVOSB, 8(a), or WOSB].

CAPABILITIES: Interested companies should provide a brief introduction and details on the company/organization, including any potential teaming approach. A discussion of any customary business practices that might affect the firm’s fulfillment of the requirement.

EXPERIENCE: Companies should provide details articulating their ability to deliver the required items.

SCHEDULE: The Government anticipates completion of this effort within one (1) week after award. Interested companies should describe their ability to meet this timeline and identify any potential constraints.

SMALL BUSINESS PARTICIPATION: Discuss any potential small business subcontractor participation by Small Business, HUBZone Small Business, Serviced-Disabled Veteran-Owned Small Business (SDVOSB), 8(a) Small Business, or Women-Owned Small Business (WOSB) concerns.

OTHER CONTRACT VEHICLES: If applicable, please identify other contract vehicles the Government should consider for this requirement for which your company is an awardee [e.g., Government-Wide Acquisition Contracts (GWAC), Multi-Agency Contracts, Other Indefinite Delivery Contracts (IDC), Federal Supply Schedules (FSS), Basic Ordering Agreements (BOA), and Blanket Purchase Agreements (BPA)].

NONMANUFACTURER RULE (NMR) If Applicable: In order to determine if your firm qualifies as a small business concern that provides the requested items within the Materials List associated with this Sources Sought Notice, as a “Nonmanufacturer,” please respond to the following:

(1) Does your firm have more than 500 employees?

(2) Are you primarily engaged in the retail or wholesale trade and normally sell the type of items being supplied within the Materials List?

(3) Do you typically take ownership or possession of the types of items being supplied within the Materials List with your personnel, equipment, or facilities in a manner consistent with industry practices?

(4) Are the items being supplied within the Materials List the end items of small business manufacturers, processors, or producers, and made in the United States?

Please keep the following in mind when addressing the questions, 13 C.F.R. 121.406 (b)(2) states in reference to Nonmanufacturers:

“For size purposes, there can be only one manufacturer of the end item being acquired. The manufacturer is the concern which, with its own facilities, performs the primary activities in transforming inorganic or organic substances, including the assembly of parts and components, into the end item being acquired. The end item must possess characteristics which, as a result of mechanical, chemical or human action, it did not possess before the original substances, parts or components were assembled or transformed. The end item may be finished and ready for utilization or consumption, or it may be semi-finished as a raw material to be used in further manufacturing. Firms which perform only minimal operations upon the item being procured do not qualify as manufacturers of the end item. Firms that add substances, parts, or components to an existing end item to modify its performance will not be considered the end item manufacturer where those identical modifications can be performed by and are available from the manufacturer of the existing end item.”

LIMITATIONS ON SUBCONTRACTING: If you are a small business interested in being the prime contractor for this effort, please be advised that the FAR 52.219-14, “Limitations on Subcontracting,” Class Deviation 2021-O0008, Revision 1, is now in effect which includes the definition of “Similarly Situated Entity” and provides a methodology for the 50% calculation for compliance with the clause. Small business primes may count “first-tier subcontracted” work performed by Similarly Situated Entities as if it were performed by the prime itself. Please read the full text of Class Deviation 2021-O0008, Revision 1 - Limitations on Subcontracting for Small Business, dated 15 February 2023, at [https://www.acq.osd.mil/dpap/policy/policyvault/USA000277-23-DPC.pdf].

To assist in our market research and determination for this effort, if you are a small business interested in priming this effort and plan to utilize “Similarly Situated Entities” to meet the Limitations on Subcontracting, please identify the name, Unique Entity ID, and CAGE Code of the specific company(s) you intend to partner/subcontract with to meet the requirements as well as their small business size status under the NAICS Code that you as the prime would assign for their workshare. Information regarding any planned “Similarly Situated Entity” should be included in answering any questions outlined in the SSN in order to assist the Government’s capability determination.