Sources Sought NSST.docx

This is a Sources Sought for informational purposes only. THIS IS NOT A REQUEST FOR PROPOSALS (RFP). By means of this sources sought notice (SSN), the Naval Air Warfare Center Training Systems Division (NAWCTSD) is seeking potential Small Business sources to provide hardware components in support of the Navigation, Seamanship, and Shiphandling Trainer (NSST) System at the following locations:

· Orlando

· Mayport

· San Diego

· Sasebo

· Norfolk

· Everett

· Pearl Harbor

· Yokosuka

· Rota

Naval Air Warfare Center Training Systems Division (NAWCTSD) requires the procurement of brand name specific components for the purpose of fulfilling a training system computer replacement requirement for the aforementioned program/device.

It is anticipated that this requirement will be solicited as a purchase order with a delivery date for all units no less than eight (8) months after date of award.

Responses to this notice should include a brief discussion of the contractor’s technical approach and a synopsis of the contractor’s experience. It is requested that each respondent include its major/services, primary customer base, number of employees, annual revenue history, office location, CAGE Code, and a statement regarding its current Small Business Administration (SBA) business size and socio-economic classification under NAICS code 334111, which carries a 1,250 employee small business size standard.

Emailed responses are requested to be no more than five (5) pages using 12 point Times New Roman font minimum. This notice is being used for the purpose of determining market interest, availability and adequacy of potential Small Business sources prior to establishing the method of services acquisition and issuance of an RFQ. Responses in any form are not offers. Issuance of this notice should not be construed as obligating the Government, in any way, to issue a solicitation or to award a contract in furtherance of the objectives discussed herein. No funds are available to pay for preparing responses to this notice. The Government reserves the right to review and use data at its own discretion.

Interested contractors shall respond to this notice, no later than 12:00 Noon Eastern Daylight Time (EDT) on 14 July 2026 via email to Kelly.e.sifford.civ@us.navy.mil and pablo.n.barbatto.civ@us.navy.mil

All interested contractors must be registered in the System for Award Management (SAM) to be eligible for award of Government contracts.