Sources Sought_33-0074.docx

Sources Sought Notice

N64498-26-RFPREQ-PD-33-0074

Testing Services for U.S. Navy Lubrication Oil, Fuel Oil, Hydraulic Oil, & Grease Applications

Scope: The Naval Surface Warfare Center, Philadelphia Division (NSWCPD) anticipates a single-award, indefinite delivery & indefinite quantity (IDIQ) type requirement to provide testing services for U.S. Navy Lubrication Oil, Fuel Oil, Hydraulic Oil, & Grease applications, supporting the NSWCPD Petrofluids & Material Performance Branch Code 331, in accordance with the attached DRAFT Statement of Work. These services shall be located primarily at the contractor’s location.

The NAICS: Primary North American Industry Classification System (NAICS) code for this procurement is H291.

Contract Type: A Firm-Fixed-Price, single-award IDIQ contract is anticipated.

Period of Performance: The anticipated period(s) will span 6 years and include a 60-month ordering period and a 72-month period of performance, to accommodate any orders placed towards the end of the ordering period. It is anticipated that the Request for Proposal (RFP) will be issued in January 2027 in the PIEE Solicitation module.

Incumbent: ALS Services USA, Corp., Cage Code 1GBG6, is currently performing the work under contract # N6449825D4006.

Personnel Security Clearance: Not applicable

Submission of Responses: It is requested that all interested Large and Small Business concerns, including but not limited to HUBZone, 8(a) Small Disadvantaged Businesses (SDB), and Service-Disabled Veteran-Owned Small Businesses (SDVOSB), respond with a Capability Statement of a maximum of 5-pages to be used to determine the availability of Large and Small Business concerns for this requirement. Interested Large and Small Business concerns must identify their small business socio-economic categories.

The Capability Statement shall succinctly address the following three items to demonstrate the Contractor’s capability to perform the requirements of the Statement of Work:

(1) The Contractor’s demonstrated experience managing, as a prime contractor, projects of a similar type, magnitude, and complexity. Respondents should provide at least one specific contract example (contract number, agency, and value) where they served as the prime contractor for a comparable requirement.

(2) The Contractor’s technical ability, or potential approach to achieving technical ability, to perform at least 50% of the cost of the contract incurred for personnel with its own employees.

(3) The Contractor’s capacity, or potential resource management approach to achieving capacity, to conduct the requirements of the SOW. For the purposes of this Capability Statement, capacity shall refer to matters such as the magnitude of the tasking, the amount of equipment or facilities involved, and its approach to ensure the availability of trained, qualified and experienced personnel resources to satisfy the anticipated requirements throughout the period of performance.

(4) The Contractor's Intent to Propose – Indicate intention to submit a proposal as a Prime Contractor if a solicitation is issued for this requirement. Please note that a statement of interest does not constitute a formal proposal, but the Government will use these statements of intent to determine the viability of a small business set-aside.

Demonstrated ability to manage, technical ability and capacity may include citing and describing the same or similar relevant performance, but does not limit the interested Contractor’s approach to demonstrate capability.

Response Date: 8/27/2026 @ 1600 (4:00pm) ET.

NOTE: Only information provided in the written Capability Statement shall be considered.

Capability Statements shall be submitted via e-mail to: jenny.e.tomeo.civ@us.mavy.mil, by 4:00pm ET on 27 August 2026.

DISCLAIMER: THIS SOURCES SOUGHT NOTICE 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 TASK ORDER 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 SOURCES SOUGHT NOTICE IS STRICTLY VOLUNTARY.

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