AN/SLQ-25E “NIXIE” Follow-on Contract - RFI/Presolicitation Notice
Closed Pre-Solicitation Posted
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- Solicitation number
- N0025325R7004
- Agency
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Naval Sea Systems Command
Department of the Navy, Department of Defense
- Responses due
- Set-aside
- No set-aside
Opportunity facts
- NAICS code
- 334511 Search, Detection, Navigation, Guidance, Aeronautical, and Nautical System and Instrument Manufacturing
- PSC
- 5865 Electronic Countermeasures, Counter-Countermeasures And Quick Reaction Capability Equipment
- Place of performance
- Chesapeake, Virginia, United States
- Points of contact
Notice details come from SAM.gov. Updated .
About this opportunity
The Naval Undersea Warfare Center (NUWC) Division Keyport intends to issue a solicitation for the production of AN/SLQ-25E Hardware Configuration Item (HWCI) Units, which is a multi-function torpedo countermeasure system utilizing an underwater towed acoustic projector. The procurement will be conducted as a Firm-Fixed-Price (FFP) Indefinite-Delivery Indefinite-Quantity (IDIQ) contract with additional Cost-Plus-Fixed-Fee (CPFF) Engineering and Technical Services. Potential contractors must have a current System for Award Management (SAM) registration and meet specific cybersecurity requirements, including a minimum Confidence Level rating of Basic in the NIST SP 800-171 Assessment and an active certificate in the Defense Logistics Agency's Joint Certification Program. The government will evaluate potential contractors based on technical capabilities, compliance with export control regulations, and ability to handle unclassified export-controlled technical data. Key deadlines include February 4, 2025, for submitting the Terms of Use Agreement and February 28, 2025, for returning a mandatory questionnaire, with the final solicitation expected to close approximately 30-45 days after issuance.
The contract is not designated for any specific set-aside and will require contractors to provide Free On Board (FOB) Destination pricing to the In-Service Engineering Agent in Norfolk. While no specific incumbent is mentioned, the contract involves producing torpedo countermeasure system hardware units based on Build-To-Print (BTP) Level 3 Technical Data Packages. The procurement will involve producing one set of AN/SLQ-25E HWCI Units, with contractors needing a Secret facility clearance level to handle the associated engineering services, manufacturing, testing, and Integrated Logistics Support. Contractors must be prepared to access and handle Controlled Unclassified Information (CUI) and potentially generate classified information up to the Secret level. The contract will require strict adherence to various security directives, including cybersecurity, physical security, and personnel security protocols, with all security clearances subject to renewal every five years.
Notice text
3 versions
Update #3 · Latest ·
***UPDATED ON 24 APRIL 2025***
The RFI Questionnaire Q&A document is now attached to this notice. Please see Attachments section below.
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***UPDATED ON 4 MARCH 2025***
For those who submitted a signed Terms of Use Agreement (TOUA) document prior to the deadline of 17:00EST on 4 February 2025, the date to submit the completed questionnaire has been revised from 17:00EST on 28 February 2025 to 17:00EST on 26 March 2025. Please email the completed questionnaire to Stacy Noble at stacy.e.noble.civ@us.navy.mil as originally requested.
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Naval Undersea Warfare Center (NUWC) Division Keyport intends to issue a solicitation for the production of AN/SLQ-25E Hardware Configuration Item (HWCI) Units based on Build-To-Print (BTP) Level 3 Technical Data Packages (TDPs) as specified in the Statement of Work (SOW). The AN/SLQ-25 system (NIXIE) is a multi-function torpedo countermeasure system that employs an underwater towed acoustic projector, deployed astern by a fiber optic tow cable and provides persistent torpedo defense when deployed.
The Government anticipates award of one (1) Firm-Fixed-Price (FFP) Indefinite-Delivery Indefinite-Quantity (IDIQ) type contract, with Cost-Plus-Fixed-Fee (CPFF) Engineering and Technical (E&T) Services. Offerors are required to provide Free On Board (FOB) Destination pricing to In-Service Engineering Agent (ISEA) at Norfolk.
This Request For Information (RFI)/Presolicitation Notice is being issued in accordance with Federal Acquisition Regulation (FAR) 5.204 for non-commercial items procured in accordance with FAR Part 15 – Contracting by Negotiation. This is a RFI/Presolicitation Notice only. Do not submit a proposal in response to this notice. The solicitation closing date is anticipated to be approximately 30-45 days after the issuance of Solicitation N0025325R7004; the actual closing date and time will be identified in the solicitation. Requirements and evaluation procedures will be documented in the solicitation, which will be required to be completely filled out and submitted before the solicitation closes.
Offerors must have a current registration and completed representations and certifications in the System for Award Management (SAM) at website https://sam.gov/, a Federal Government owned website.
Access to unclassified export controlled technical data is required during performance of this contract. To gain access to the unclassified export controlled technical data, contractors must meet the following criteria:
- Have a minimum Confidence Level rating of Basic in the National Institute of Standards and Technology Special Publication (NIST SP) 800-171 Assessment Compliance Report posted within the Supplier Performance Risk System (SPRS). For more information regarding NIST SP 800-171, please go to https://www.sprs.csd.disa.mil/.
- Have an active certificate in the Defense Logistics Agency’s (DLA) Joint Certification Program (JCP). For more information regarding JCP, please go to https://www.dla.mil/Logistics-Operations/Services/JCP/.
In order to obtain the Government Furnished Information (GFI) Document Package associated with this RFI/Presolicitation Notice, please download the Terms of Use Agreement (TOUA) document in the Attachments section of this notice below. You are required to acknowledge and accept the terms of the letter. Such acknowledgement and acceptance must be made by the Facility Security Officer on Enclosure 1. Please save the completed Enclosure 1 document as an Adobe PDF and email to Ronda Pelosi, ronda.m.pelosi.civ@us.navy.mil, and, Stacy Noble, stacy.e.noble.civ@us.navy.mil, by 17:00EST on 4 February 2025. The GFI Document Package will be routed once verification has been successfully completed.
A Questionnaire is part of the GFI Document Package and is intended to assist the Government in finalizing the solicitation documents. Please return the completed questionnaire to Stacy Noble at stacy.e.noble.civ@us.navy.mil no later than 17:00EST on 28 February 2025.
Update #2 ·
***UPDATED ON 4 MARCH 2025***
For those who submitted a signed Terms of Use Agreement (TOUA) document prior to the deadline of 17:00EST on 4 February 2025, the date to submit the completed questionnaire has been revised from 17:00EST on 28 February 2025 to 17:00EST on 26 March 2025. Please email the completed questionnaire to Stacy Noble at stacy.e.noble.civ@us.navy.mil as originally requested.
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Naval Undersea Warfare Center (NUWC) Division Keyport intends to issue a solicitation for the production of AN/SLQ-25E Hardware Configuration Item (HWCI) Units based on Build-To-Print (BTP) Level 3 Technical Data Packages (TDPs) as specified in the Statement of Work (SOW). The AN/SLQ-25 system (NIXIE) is a multi-function torpedo countermeasure system that employs an underwater towed acoustic projector, deployed astern by a fiber optic tow cable and provides persistent torpedo defense when deployed.
The Government anticipates award of one (1) Firm-Fixed-Price (FFP) Indefinite-Delivery Indefinite-Quantity (IDIQ) type contract, with Cost-Plus-Fixed-Fee (CPFF) Engineering and Technical (E&T) Services. Offerors are required to provide Free On Board (FOB) Destination pricing to In-Service Engineering Agent (ISEA) at Norfolk.
This Request For Information (RFI)/Presolicitation Notice is being issued in accordance with Federal Acquisition Regulation (FAR) 5.204 for non-commercial items procured in accordance with FAR Part 15 – Contracting by Negotiation. This is a RFI/Presolicitation Notice only. Do not submit a proposal in response to this notice. The solicitation closing date is anticipated to be approximately 30-45 days after the issuance of Solicitation N0025325R7004; the actual closing date and time will be identified in the solicitation. Requirements and evaluation procedures will be documented in the solicitation, which will be required to be completely filled out and submitted before the solicitation closes.
Offerors must have a current registration and completed representations and certifications in the System for Award Management (SAM) at website https://sam.gov/, a Federal Government owned website.
Access to unclassified export controlled technical data is required during performance of this contract. To gain access to the unclassified export controlled technical data, contractors must meet the following criteria:
- Have a minimum Confidence Level rating of Basic in the National Institute of Standards and Technology Special Publication (NIST SP) 800-171 Assessment Compliance Report posted within the Supplier Performance Risk System (SPRS). For more information regarding NIST SP 800-171, please go to https://www.sprs.csd.disa.mil/.
- Have an active certificate in the Defense Logistics Agency’s (DLA) Joint Certification Program (JCP). For more information regarding JCP, please go to https://www.dla.mil/Logistics-Operations/Services/JCP/.
In order to obtain the Government Furnished Information (GFI) Document Package associated with this RFI/Presolicitation Notice, please download the Terms of Use Agreement (TOUA) document in the Attachments section of this notice below. You are required to acknowledge and accept the terms of the letter. Such acknowledgement and acceptance must be made by the Facility Security Officer on Enclosure 1. Please save the completed Enclosure 1 document as an Adobe PDF and email to Ronda Pelosi, ronda.m.pelosi.civ@us.navy.mil, and, Stacy Noble, stacy.e.noble.civ@us.navy.mil, by 17:00EST on 4 February 2025. The GFI Document Package will be routed once verification has been successfully completed.
A Questionnaire is part of the GFI Document Package and is intended to assist the Government in finalizing the solicitation documents. Please return the completed questionnaire to Stacy Noble at stacy.e.noble.civ@us.navy.mil no later than 17:00EST on 28 February 2025.
Update #1 ·
Naval Undersea Warfare Center (NUWC) Division Keyport intends to issue a solicitation for the production of AN/SLQ-25E Hardware Configuration Item (HWCI) Units based on Build-To-Print (BTP) Level 3 Technical Data Packages (TDPs) as specified in the Statement of Work (SOW). The AN/SLQ-25 system (NIXIE) is a multi-function torpedo countermeasure system that employs an underwater towed acoustic projector, deployed astern by a fiber optic tow cable and provides persistent torpedo defense when deployed.
The Government anticipates award of one (1) Firm-Fixed-Price (FFP) Indefinite-Delivery Indefinite-Quantity (IDIQ) type contract, with Cost-Plus-Fixed-Fee (CPFF) Engineering and Technical (E&T) Services. Offerors are required to provide Free On Board (FOB) Destination pricing to In-Service Engineering Agent (ISEA) at Norfolk.
This Request For Information (RFI)/Presolicitation Notice is being issued in accordance with Federal Acquisition Regulation (FAR) 5.204 for non-commercial items procured in accordance with FAR Part 15 – Contracting by Negotiation. This is a RFI/Presolicitation Notice only. Do not submit a proposal in response to this notice. The solicitation closing date is anticipated to be approximately 30-45 days after the issuance of Solicitation N0025325R7004; the actual closing date and time will be identified in the solicitation. Requirements and evaluation procedures will be documented in the solicitation, which will be required to be completely filled out and submitted before the solicitation closes.
Offerors must have a current registration and completed representations and certifications in the System for Award Management (SAM) at website https://sam.gov/, a Federal Government owned website.
Access to unclassified export controlled technical data is required during performance of this contract. To gain access to the unclassified export controlled technical data, contractors must meet the following criteria:
- Have a minimum Confidence Level rating of Basic in the National Institute of Standards and Technology Special Publication (NIST SP) 800-171 Assessment Compliance Report posted within the Supplier Performance Risk System (SPRS). For more information regarding NIST SP 800-171, please go to https://www.sprs.csd.disa.mil/.
- Have an active certificate in the Defense Logistics Agency’s (DLA) Joint Certification Program (JCP). For more information regarding JCP, please go to https://www.dla.mil/Logistics-Operations/Services/JCP/.
In order to obtain the Government Furnished Information (GFI) Document Package associated with this RFI/Presolicitation Notice, please download the Terms of Use Agreement (TOUA) document in the Attachments section of this notice below. You are required to acknowledge and accept the terms of the letter. Such acknowledgement and acceptance must be made by the Facility Security Officer on Enclosure 1. Please save the completed Enclosure 1 document as an Adobe PDF and email to Ronda Pelosi, ronda.m.pelosi.civ@us.navy.mil, and, Stacy Noble, stacy.e.noble.civ@us.navy.mil, by 17:00EST on 4 February 2025. The GFI Document Package will be routed once verification has been successfully completed.
A Questionnaire is part of the GFI Document Package and is intended to assist the Government in finalizing the solicitation documents. Please return the completed questionnaire to Stacy Noble at stacy.e.noble.civ@us.navy.mil no later than 17:00EST on 28 February 2025.
Files
| File | Type | Posted |
|---|---|---|
| CUI - DD254 N0025325R7004 SOLICITATION.pdf | ||
| 4342_02_002_Terms_of_use_agreement.pdf |
Notice history
| Notice | Type | Posted |
|---|---|---|
| AN/SLQ-25E “NIXIE” Follow-on Contract - Notice | Special Notice | |
| This notice | Pre-Solicitation | |
| AN/SLQ-25E “NIXIE” Industry Day | Special Notice |
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