P06_SS_N6230621SS0003.pdf

SOURCES SOUGHT/CAPABILITY REQUEST N62306-21-SS-0003

The Naval Oceanographic Office (NAVOCEANO), located at Stennis Space Center, Mississippi, is conducting Market Research for potential acquisition of Autonomous Electro-Magnetic Current Velocity Profilers (EM- CVP), with Federal Information Processing Standard (FIPS) 140-2, Level 1 data encryption. This is not a solicitation but rather a Sources Sought Notice, for planning purposes only, to identify parties possessing an interest in and the resources to support this requirement. See attached Draft Statement of Work (SOW) for details.

The applicable North American Industry Classification System (NAICS) code assigned to this requirement is 334519 – Other Measuring and Controlling Device Manufacturing, with a small business size standard of five-hundred (500) or fewer employees.

There is no solicitation at this time. This request for capability information does not constitute a request for proposals. Submission of any information in response to this market survey is purely voluntary. The Government assumes no financial responsibility for any costs incurred.

Based on the responses to this Sources Sought Notice/Market Research, this requirement may be set aside for small businesses or procured through full and open competition. Multiple awards may be made. Telephone inquiries will not be accepted or acknowledged, and no feedback or evaluations will be provided to companies regarding their submissions.

How to Respond: Interested companies with the potential capability and capacity to fulfill this requirement shall provide the following information:

Cover page to include legal business name, address, point of contact information, Unique Entity Identifier (UEI), NAICS Code, and Commercial and Government Entity (CAGE) Code

Statement of Small Business (SB) category (i.e. small business, 8(a), HUBZone, service disabled veteran owned small business (SDVOSB)) and size standard or statement of Large Business

Statement of domestic or foreign company ownership/incorporation (if foreign, please identify the country of ownership/incorporation)

Synopsis of capabilities to supply the required EM-CVPs with FIPS-104-2 Level 1 encryption Statement addressing the company’s delivery capacity and schedule, including number of units and days after receipt of order Statement product meets the required domestic 50% manufacturing or the non-manufacturer rule

(applicable only to Small Business; see FAR 19.505)

Statement of commerciality (see FAR Part 2 definitions), including specific FAR Part 2 definition if product is considered commercial

Statement indicating online availability and whether catalog or market prices have been established for this requirement

Statement describing standard warranty and return process for similar goods and services furnished to the Government

NOTE: If the SOW is unclear regarding the Government’s expectations for the contractor’s delivery and performance requirements, please identify the specific section of the SOW that requires further clarification and the additional information required.

Please mark all correspondence with Sources Sought Number N62306-21-SS-0003.

SOURCES SOUGHT/CAPABILITY REQUEST N62306-21-SS-0003

Please submit responses to Anne Ball, Contract Specialist, at anne.ball@navy.mil and Lisa Brown, Contracting Officer, at lisa.k.brown1@navy.mil.