High Frequency Sail Array (HFSA) Underwater Fiber Optic SONAR Cable Assemblies

This is a synopsis for non-commercial items prepared in accordance with FAR 5.204 as supplemented with additional information included in this notice.  

The Naval Undersea Warfare Center Division, Newport, RI (NUWCDIVNPT) has a requirement for build-to-print HFSA Underwater Fiber Optic SONAR Cable Assemblies. Award of a single, firm fixed-price (FFP) five-year Indefinite Delivery/Indefinite Quantity (ID/IQ) contract for first article and production cable assemblies is anticipated. This procurement is being solicited as unrestricted as concurred with NUWCDIVNPT Office of Small Business Programs (OSBP). The North American Industry Classification System (NAICS) Code for this acquisition is 334511. The small business standard is 1,350 employees. 

A draft Statement of Work is included with this synopsis. Applicable Documents 3.1-3.3 are Distribution D, which means distribution is authorized only to the DoD and the U.S. DoD contractors with a valid Joint Certification Program (JCP) certification. Only Offerors with an active registration in JCP will be provided access to the drawings. Upon RFP issuance, please visit http://www.Dlis.dls.mil/jcp for further details on the program and registration. To obtain a copy of the drawings, offeror’s active JCP certifications must be reflected in SAM.gov 

Offerors must be registered in System for Award Management (SAM) 

(https://www.sam.gov/portal/public/SAM/) to be eligible for award. Instructions for registration are available at the website. 

The anticipated release date of RFP#:N66604-25-R-0104 is expected to be on or about 24 January 2025. The anticipated source selection evaluation criteria will consider technical capability, past performance and total evaluated price. The specific evaluation criteria will be outlined in the solicitation. The closing date for receipt of proposals will be established in the RFP. 

National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) Special Publication (SP) 800-171 is applicable. In order to be considered for an award, the Offeror shall have a current assessment (I.e., not more than 3 years old unless a lesser time is specified in the solicitation)(see 252.204-7020) for each covered contractor information system that is relevant to the offer, contract, task order or delivery order. The Basic, Medium and High NIST SP 800-171 DoD Assessments are described in the NIST SP 800-171 DoD Assessment Methodology located at https://www.acq.osd.mil/asda/dpc/ce/index.html 

(1) The Offeror shall verify that summary level scores of a current NIST SP 800-171 DoD Assessment (I.e., not more than 3 years old unless a lesser time is specified in the solicitation) are posted in the Supplier Performance Risk System (SPRS) (https://www.sprs.csd.disa.mil/) for all covered contractor information systems relevant to the offer. 

(2) If the Offeror does not have summary level scores of a current NIST SP 800-171 DoD Assessment (I.e., not more than 3 years old unless a lesser time is specified in the solicitation) posted in SPRS, the Offeror may conduct and submit a Basic Assessment to mailto:webptsmh@navy.mil for posting to SPRS in the format identified in paragraph (d) of this provision. 

Additional details will be released in upon issuance of N66604-25-R-0104 Please contact Tyler Shannon at tyler.z.shannon.civ@us.navy.mil