SSN_POLAR STAR HMI PPD FY26 -27.docx

SOURCES SOUGHT

POLAR STAR PROPULSION POWER DISTRIBUTION (PPD) IGNITION SYSTEM HMI UPGRADE

APFS Number: P2025070123

This announcement is a Sources Sought Synopsis (market survey). This is not a Request for Quote (RFQ) or a Request for Proposal (RFP). This announcement is for information and planning purposes only and is not a commitment by the Government, implied or otherwise, to issue a solicitation or award a contract. The purpose of this Sources Sought Synopsis is to determine interest and capability of potential businesses. The Government may use responses to this Sources Sought Synopsis to make an appropriate acquisition decision for this project.

DESCRIPTION: The objective is to provide USCGC POLAR STAR (WAGB 10) with an upgraded PPD Ignition HMI Control System to include procurement of the components identified below and associated NRE to develop HMI application from iFix to Ignition software. This would include redesigning and re-engineering of all scripted functionality and subsequent base image modification. Additionally, redesign installer to support the new Ignition HMI and Windows 11 OS.

PLACE OF PERFORMANCE: NRE will be performed at the Awardee’s facility. OEM tech assist will be at the government facility in Philadelphia, when NAVSEA performs testing. Installation of software by OEM TBD PERIOD OF PERFORMANCE: Anticipated November 2025 – August 2027 NAICS Code for this requirement: 513210 – Software Publishers PSC Code for this requirement: R425 – Support, Professional: Engineering/Technical Size Standard: $47M

Significant work items include (but not limited to):

· Procurement of PIP44 HMI computers;

· Non-Recurring Engineering (NRE) to redesign scripted functionality of GAP software and migrate HMI logic from GE iFIX to Ignition;

· Development of a new installer compatible with Windows 11;

· Base image reconfiguration;

· Installation and integration support in coordination with Government personnel;

· Delivery of all documentation and training for Government operators.

Interested parties are encouraged to respond to this notice with the following:

· Company Information

· Name, DUNS/CAGE code, business size classification (SB, WOSB, SDVOSB, etc.).

· Technical Capability Statement

· Description of experience with GE iFIX and Inductive Automation Ignition systems;

· Capability to develop or replicate industrial control system HMIs for maritime or DoD environments;

· Familiarity with embedded Windows OS configuration and control logic migration.

· Intellectual Property Rights and Licensing

· Statement indicating whether your firm has legal rights, authorized access, or prior licensing arrangements to use, modify, or re-engineer existing GAP PPD HMI configurations;

· Clarify whether any known components of the current system are proprietary or restricted from third-party integration;

· Description of any limitations that would affect a firm’s ability to fully perform this work.

· Past Performance: Relevant project summaries, especially for Navy/USCG platforms or propulsion control system upgrades.

If interested, then please respond to this notice via email to the Contracting Officer, Ms. Robin B. Kloeppel at robin.b.kloeppel@uscg.mil and the Contract Specialist Wayne Gutman at wayne.m.gutman@uscg.mil Insert your Sources Sought Response to 70Z085-25-POLAR STAR PPD HMI FY26-27 in the subject line. Response deadline: 25 July 2025 NLT 12:00 p.m. Pacific Standard Time