Sources Sought Notice.pdf

Request for Information (RFI)/Sources Sought Notice:

This is a Request for Information (RFI)/Sources Sought Notice in accordance with Federal Acquisition Regulation (FAR) 52.215-3 – Request for Information or Solicitation for Planning Purposes (OCT 1997). It constitutes neither a Request for Proposal nor an Invitation for Bid. It does not restrict the Government to an ultimate acquisition approach. This RFI/Sources Sought Notice IS NOT A SOLICITATION or an expression of intent to issue a solicitation of any kind in the future. It should not be construed as a commitment by the Government for any purpose other than to gain the information requested. Interested parties are encouraged to respond to this RFI/Sources Sought Notice. The Government will not pay for information, materials, and/or demonstrations received in response and is in no way obligated to respondents by or for any information received.

BACKGROUND, SCOPE, AND CAPABILITY REQUIREMENTS:

Naval Computer and Telecommunications Master Station Atlantic (NCTAMSLANT), on behalf of the N9, Base Communications Office Norfolk, Virginia has been tasked by United States Fleet Forces Command (USFFC) to provided responsive, reliable, high quality and cost-effective telephone services required by the operating forces, base establishment, and other Commands within the geographic area of Hampton Roads. NCTAMS LANT BCO N- 9 provides telephone services to over 100,000 telephone users. NCTAMS LANT BCO N9 has a requirement for resources to provide administration, configuration, programming, information assurance, managing, maintaining and monitoring of the Configuration Account Information Retrieval System (CAIRS) Telephone Management System (RTMS) supporting telephone systems, operations, and infrastructure. See the draft Performance Work Statement (PWS) posted with this notice for additional details.

The anticipated contract type is a Firm Fixed Price.

This is follow-on to task order N7027224F0015 awarded to Unique Communications Solutions.

The anticipated period of performance is a twelve (12) month base for performance from 01 November 2025 through 31 October 2026, with four (4) 12-month options, to continue performance through 31 October 2030.

The applicable North American Industry Classification System (NAICS) for this requirement are 517111 Wired Telecommunication Carriers, and the product service code (PSC) is DG11, IT And Telecom - Network: Satel te Communications and Telecom Access Services. Again, THIS IS NOT A REQUEST FOR PROPOSAL. This is a market research tool. The input provided will help the Navy ascertain the interest, capability, and capacity of potential businesses both small and large. If you are an interested business, FLCN would appreciate your assistance in providing a Statement of Capabilities to include the following:

1) Full business name

2) Cage code and Duns Number of business

3) Name, phone number, and e-mail address of a company representative the Government may contact for additional information

4) Size of business [based on the applicable NAICS code]

5) Statement as to whether business is actively registered in the System for Award Management (www.beta.sam.gov)

6) Statement as to whether business is domestically or foreign owned (if foreign owned, please indicate country of ownership)

7) The contractor shall demonstrate capability in meeting the requirements listed in PWS section 6.

If there is sufficient demonstrated interest and capability among small business contractors, a key factor in determining if an acquisition will be a small business set-aside is that two or more potential small business prime contractors must be capable of performing at least 50% of the effort, as defined in FAR 52.219-14, Limitations on Subcontracting. If it is determined that a small business set-aside is appropriate, and your company anticipates submitting a proposal as the prime contractor for a small business set-aside, please provide specific details and rationale as to how compliance with FAR 52.219-14 would be achieved, including specific details regarding teaming arrangements, etc. If subcontracts are to be used, provide anticipated percentage of effort to be subcontracted and whether small or large businesses will be used. If this effort is not set-aside for small business, small business utilization will be considered. Large and small businesses should provide a reasonable expectation for small business utilization as a percent of total contract value as well as supporting rationale for the recommended percentage.

**Submissions are to be no more than 6 pages and no less than 12 point font. **

Responses should be emailed to Samantha.a.miller77.civ@us.navy.mil and jana.p.popovich.civ@us.navy.mil by Thursday, July 24, 2025 at 8AM.

All requests for further information must be made in writing via email. Telephone requests for additional information will not be honored. All questions and answers regarding this RFI/Sources Sought Notice will be posted as updates to this notice.

Disclaimer:

This is not a contract, request for proposal, a promise to contract, or a commitment of any kind on the part of the Government. The Navy will not assume liability for costs incurred by an attendee or for travel expenses or marketing efforts; therefore, attendee cost in response to this notice is not considered an allowable direct charge to the Government.