AIT Follow-on - Sources Sought Notice

The Naval Undersea Warfare Center, Division, Keyport (NUWCDIVKPT) is issuing a sources sought synopsis as a means of conducting market research to identify parties having an interest in and the resources to perform this requirement. NUWCDIVKPT Fleet Readiness and Unmanned and Theater Undersea Warfare Systems Departments are responsible for providing Engineering, Maintenance, Alteration Installations, and Technical Support for various systems installed on board United States (U.S.) Navy vessels. The NUWC Systems Engineering Division is responsible for: developing alteration installation packages supporting upgrades; fielding systems through the alteration installation process; preparing, planning, and providing conformance documentation to support the installation of various alterations; conducting pre- and post- installation testing; publishing alteration installation results and completion reports; and, maintaining a Naval Sea Systems Command (NAVSEA) approved Alteration Installation Team (AIT) Quality Assurance Program and Process.

This is not a request for proposal and a contract will not be awarded from this questionnaire. This notice is for planning purposes only and is not to be construed as a commitment by the Government. This is not a solicitation announcement. No reimbursement will be made for any costs associated with providing information in response to this announcement, or any follow-up information requests. Specific company information will be kept confidential and will not be disseminated to the public. The result of this market research will contribute to determining the acquisition plan and the method of procurement. The contemplated contract will be Cost-Plus-Fixed-Fee (CPFF), utilizing full and open competition to allow any qualified prime contract holder to propose. It will be awarded on a best-value basis to the Government. A trade-off analysis will be carried out, taking into consideration technical capability, past performance, and cost/price. It will include a base period of twelve (12) months and may include up to four (4) option years.

Submission Instructions: All responses shall be submitted via email to NUWCDIVKPT, Code 02 Person(s) of Contact (POC) Ms. Stacy Noble (email stacy.e.noble.civ@us.navy.mil) and Ms. Angela Barlow (email angela.m.barlow3.civ@us.navy.mil). Note that questions/comments submitted in response to the draft Statement of Work (SOW) may not receive a response. However, all questions and comments will be reviewed by the Government to assist in identifying potential revisions to be incorporated in the SOW. The deadline for submission responses to this Sources Sought (this includes the Questionnaire) is 17:00 PST on 27 October 2026.

Telephone inquiries will not be accepted or acknowledged, and no feedback or evaluations will be provided to companies regarding their submissions.

The North American Industry Classification System (NAICS) code selected for this acquisition is NAICS 336611 – Ship Building and Repairing.

The Product Service Code (PSC) selected for this acquisition is J998 – Non-Nuclear Ship Repair.

An Industry Day is not anticipated for this effort.

The Government does not anticipate releasing a draft solicitation.

Incumbent: Continental Tide Defense Systems, Inc., Task Order #: N0017819D7406 / N0025326F3001

The contractor will accomplish the work as specified in the draft SOW (Attachment 1). A draft Install Schedule (Attachment 2) is also included with this notice. Any remaining attachments referenced in the draft SOW are not available at this time.

If your organization has the potential capacity to fulfil this requirement, please fill out Attachment 4 Questionnaire and provide the following information:

• Company name

• Point of contact name

• Mailing address

• Email address

• Website address

• Phone number

• SAM Unique Entity Identifier (UEI) number

• CAGE code

• Whether the organization is Joint Certification Program (JCP) Certified

• If your company is a small business as defined by the Small Business Administration and under what NAICS code

• If your company has a satisfactory performance record for the type of work required by providing examples of relevant and recent (within three years) past performance.

DO NOT INCLUDE ANY CLASSIFIED, CONTROLLED UNCLASSIFIED, OR ARMS EXPORT CONTROLLED DOCUMENTS OR INFORMATION IN YOUR RESPONSE.

Interested parties are hereby notified that any subsequent solicitation resulting from this Sources Sought notice will contain Operations Security (OPSEC) requirements. To be considered for award under the forthcoming solicitation, respondents will be required to submit an OPSEC Plan as part of their formal proposal. This plan must demonstrate

the contractor's internal protocols for identifying and safeguarding critical information, indicators, and vulnerabilities associated with this requirement. To assist industry in preparing for this requirement, the Government has included Attachment 3 – OPSEC Plan Sample Template with this notice. Interested parties are strongly encouraged to review this attachment to understand the baseline security controls, formatting, and expectations required by the Government.