Large Unmanned Surface Vessel (LUSV)

Disclaimer: This pre-solicitation notice is for information only, and shall not be construed as a commitment by the Government to solicit contractual offers or award contracts. The Government is not soliciting, nor will it accept, proposals as a result of this synopsis. The Government will not reimburse the cost of any submission in response to this announcement -- the entire cost of any submission will be at the sole expense of the source submitting the information. If a solicitation is issued in the future, it will be announced via the Federal Business Opportunities website (https://www.fbo.gov) and interested parties must comply with that announcement. The Government will not reimburse respondents for any questions submitted or information provided as a result of this notice.

SYNOPSIS

The Naval Sea Systems Command (NAVSEA) intends to issue a solicitation, N00024-19-R-6314, for the award of multiple conceptual designs of the Large Unmanned Surface Vessel (LUSV).  The LUSV will be a high-endurance, reconfigurable ship able to accommodate various payloads for unmanned missions to augment the Navy’s manned surface force. With a large payload capacity, the LUSV will be designed to conduct a variety of warfare operations independently or in conjunction with manned surface combatants. The LUSV will be capable of semi-autonomous operation, with operators in-the-loop (controlling remotely) or on-the-loop (enabled through autonomy).

The solicitation will be issued electronically via Federal Business Opportunities (FBO) at http://fbo.gov and interested parties must comply with that announcement.  FBO is the single point of entry for posting of the synopsis and solicitations to the internet.  Interested Offerors should monitor the FBO page for the release of the solicitation, and any applicable amendments.  Offerors must be registered in the System for Award Management (SAM) in order to participate in this procurement at https://www.sam.gov/portal/public/SAM/.  

A final Request for Proposal (RFP) has been posted to the LUSV NSERC Bidder's Library.  

REQUIREMENTS DOCUMENTS

The LUSV documents contain controlled information. To obtain this information, potential Offerors must complete the attached "Terms of Use" letter filled out and signed, as applicable. Once completed, the document needs to be sent to the Contracting Officer and Contract Specialist. Upon receipt of the document, the Contracting Officer will review the information and so long as the Offeror is a United States Department of Defense contractor, the Offeror will be permitted to access the NSERC Bidder's Library. The Offeror must possess a PKI certificate or CAC to successfully access the NSERC Bidder’s Library as documents will be posted there as they become available. 

The "Terms of Use" letter shall be signed and returned to:

TO: Ms. Cassandra Brese - cassandra.brese@navy.mil
CC: Mr. Ramin Movahed – ramin.movahed@navy.mil
SUBJECT LINE: TOU letter (insert name of company) N00024-19- R-6314 RFP

Please note that potential Offerors who are a United States Department of Defense contractor, submit a "Terms of Use" letter, and possess a PKI certificate or CAC but have issues accessing the NSERC Bidder's Library may contact the Contracting Officer for an alternative method of electronic distribution. 

Potential Offerors who properly submit a "Terms of Use" letter but do not have a SECRET Security Classification Specification, DD Form 254, are not precluded from accessing the NSERC Bidder's Library. 

At the time of award, companies shall have a SECRET Security Classification Specification, DD Form 254, a Defense Security Service (DDS) issued SECRET facility clearance, providing for SECRET personnel clearances and SECRET safeguarding capability.  The Government will not provide sponsorship for new or upgraded personnel or facility clearances.

RFP

The Government has incorporated Industry feedback into the LUSV RFP documents. The Government has posted Amendment 2, including all Attachments and Bidders Questions & Answers to the NSERC Bidder's Library.

SUBMISSION OF RFP QUESTIONS/COMMENTS

The Government welcomes industry comments and questions regarding the solicitation. Potential Offerors shall electronically submit Unclassified questions and comments regarding the draft RFP and/or Industry Day by sending an email with the Attachment J-4 "Questions Submittal Form" to the Contract Specialist, Mr. Ramin Movahed at ramin.movahed@navy.mil and carbon copy (CC:) to the Contracting Officer Cassie Brese at cassandra.brese@navy.mil. For ease of Government review, potential Offerors must submit questions on a Microsoft Word version of the Interested Offeror Questions Form. Information provided with each question shall include the document name, document date, specific page, paragraph, or other definitive citation requiring clarification as per the attachment.

Disclaimer: This pre-solicitation notice is for information only, and shall not be construed as a commitment by the Government to solicit contractual offers or award contracts. The Government is not soliciting, nor will it accept, proposals as a result of this synopsis. The Government will not reimburse the cost of any submission in response to this announcement -- the entire cost of any submission will be at the sole expense of the source submitting the information. If a solicitation is issued in the future, it will be announced via the Federal Business Opportunities website (https://www.fbo.gov) and interested parties must comply with that announcement. The Government will not reimburse respondents for any questions submitted or information provided as a result of this notice.

SYNOPSIS

The Naval Sea Systems Command (NAVSEA) intends to issue a solicitation, N00024-19-R-6314, for the award of multiple conceptual designs of the Large Unmanned Surface Vessel (LUSV).  The LUSV will be a high-endurance, reconfigurable ship able to accommodate various payloads for unmanned missions to augment the Navy’s manned surface force. With a large payload capacity, the LUSV will be designed to conduct a variety of warfare operations independently or in conjunction with manned surface combatants. The LUSV will be capable of semi-autonomous operation, with operators in-the-loop (controlling remotely) or on-the-loop (enabled through autonomy).

The solicitation will be issued electronically via Federal Business Opportunities (FBO) at http://fbo.gov and interested parties must comply with that announcement.  FBO is the single point of entry for posting of the synopsis and solicitations to the internet.  Interested Offerors should monitor the FBO page for the release of the solicitation, and any applicable amendments.  Offerors must be registered in the System for Award Management (SAM) in order to participate in this procurement at https://www.sam.gov/portal/public/SAM/.  

A final Request for Proposal (RFP) has been posted to the LUSV NSERC Bidder's Library.  

REQUIREMENTS DOCUMENTS

The LUSV documents contain controlled information. To obtain this information, potential Offerors must complete the attached "Terms of Use" letter filled out and signed, as applicable. Once completed, the document needs to be sent to the Contracting Officer and Contract Specialist. Upon receipt of the document, the Contracting Officer will review the information and so long as the Offeror is a United States Department of Defense contractor, the Offeror will be permitted to access the NSERC Bidder's Library. The Offeror must possess a PKI certificate or CAC to successfully access the NSERC Bidder’s Library as documents will be posted there as they become available. 

The "Terms of Use" letter shall be signed and returned to:

TO: Ms. Cassandra Brese - cassandra.brese@navy.mil
CC: Mr. Ramin Movahed – ramin.movahed@navy.mil
SUBJECT LINE: TOU letter (insert name of company) N00024-19- R-6314 RFP

Please note that potential Offerors who are a United States Department of Defense contractor, submit a "Terms of Use" letter, and possess a PKI certificate or CAC but have issues accessing the NSERC Bidder's Library may contact the Contracting Officer for an alternative method of electronic distribution. 

Potential Offerors who properly submit a "Terms of Use" letter but do not have a SECRET Security Classification Specification, DD Form 254, are not precluded from accessing the NSERC Bidder's Library. 

At the time of award, companies shall have a SECRET Security Classification Specification, DD Form 254, a Defense Security Service (DDS) issued SECRET facility clearance, providing for SECRET personnel clearances and SECRET safeguarding capability.  The Government will not provide sponsorship for new or upgraded personnel or facility clearances.

RFP

The Government has incorporated Industry feedback into the LUSV RFP documents. The Government has posted Amendment 1, including all Attachments and Bidders Questions & Answers to the NSERC Bidder's Library.

SUBMISSION OF RFP QUESTIONS/COMMENTS

The Government welcomes industry comments and questions regarding the solicitation. Potential Offerors shall electronically submit Unclassified questions and comments regarding the draft RFP and/or Industry Day by sending an email with the Attachment J-4 "Questions Submittal Form" to the Contract Specialist, Mr. Ramin Movahed at ramin.movahed@navy.mil and carbon copy (CC:) to the Contracting Officer Cassie Brese at cassandra.brese@navy.mil. For ease of Government review, potential Offerors must submit questions on a Microsoft Word version of the Interested Offeror Questions Form. Information provided with each question shall include the document name, document date, specific page, paragraph, or other definitive citation requiring clarification as per the attachment.

Disclaimer: This pre-solicitation notice is for information only, and shall not be construed as a commitment by the Government to solicit contractual offers or award contracts. The Government is not soliciting, nor will it accept, proposals as a result of this synopsis. The Government will not reimburse the cost of any submission in response to this announcement -- the entire cost of any submission will be at the sole expense of the source submitting the information. If a solicitation is issued in the future, it will be announced via the Federal Business Opportunities website (https://www.fbo.gov) and interested parties must comply with that announcement. The Government will not reimburse respondents for any questions submitted or information provided as a result of this notice.

SYNOPSIS

The Naval Sea Systems Command (NAVSEA) intends to issue a solicitation, N00024-19-R-6314, for the award of multiple conceptual designs of the Large Unmanned Surface Vessel (LUSV).  The LUSV will be a high-endurance, reconfigurable ship able to accommodate various payloads for unmanned missions to augment the Navy’s manned surface force. With a large payload capacity, the LUSV will be designed to conduct a variety of warfare operations independently or in conjunction with manned surface combatants. The LUSV will be capable of semi-autonomous operation, with operators in-the-loop (controlling remotely) or on-the-loop (enabled through autonomy).

The solicitation will be issued electronically via Federal Business Opportunities (FBO) at http://fbo.gov and interested parties must comply with that announcement.  FBO is the single point of entry for posting of the synopsis and solicitations to the internet.  Interested Offerors should monitor the FBO page for the release of the solicitation, and any applicable amendments.  Offerors must be registered in the System for Award Management (SAM) in order to participate in this procurement at https://www.sam.gov/portal/public/SAM/.  

A final Request for Proposal (RFP) has been posted to the LUSV NSERC Bidder's Library.  

REQUIREMENTS DOCUMENTS

The LUSV documents contain controlled information. To obtain this information, potential Offerors must complete the attached "Terms of Use" letter filled out and signed, as applicable. Once completed, the document needs to be sent to the Contracting Officer and Contract Specialist. Upon receipt of the document, the Contracting Officer will review the information and so long as the Offeror is a United States Department of Defense contractor, the Offeror will be permitted to access the NSERC Bidder's Library. The Offeror must possess a PKI certificate or CAC to successfully access the NSERC Bidder’s Library as documents will be posted there as they become available. 

The "Terms of Use" letter shall be signed and returned to:

TO: Ms. Cassandra Brese - cassandra.brese@navy.mil
CC: Mr. Ramin Movahed – ramin.movahed@navy.mil
SUBJECT LINE: TOU letter (insert name of company) N00024-19- R-6314 RFP

Please note that potential Offerors who are a United States Department of Defense contractor, submit a "Terms of Use" letter, and possess a PKI certificate or CAC but have issues accessing the NSERC Bidder's Library may contact the Contracting Officer for an alternative method of electronic distribution. 

Potential Offerors who properly submit a "Terms of Use" letter but do not have a SECRET Security Classification Specification, DD Form 254, are not precluded from accessing the NSERC Bidder's Library. 

At the time of award, companies shall have a SECRET Security Classification Specification, DD Form 254, a Defense Security Service (DDS) issued SECRET facility clearance, providing for SECRET personnel clearances and SECRET safeguarding capability.  The Government will not provide sponsorship for new or upgraded personnel or facility clearances.

RFP

The Government has incorporated Industry feedback into the LUSV Performance Specification and RFP documents. The Government has posted a final RFP, including all Attachments and Bidders Questions & Answers to the NSERC Bidder's Library.

SUBMISSION OF RFP QUESTIONS/COMMENTS

The Government welcomes industry comments and questions regarding the solicitation. Potential Offerors shall electronically submit Unclassified questions and comments regarding the draft RFP and/or Industry Day by sending an email with the Attachment J-4 "Questions Submittal Form" to the Contract Specialist, Mr. Ramin Movahed at ramin.movahed@navy.mil and carbon copy (CC:) to the Contracting Officer Cassie Brese at cassandra.brese@navy.mil. For ease of Government review, potential Offerors must submit questions on a Microsoft Word version of the Interested Offeror Questions Form. Information provided with each question shall include the document name, document date, specific page, paragraph, or other definitive citation requiring clarification as per the attachment.

Disclaimer:This pre-solicitation notice is for information only, and shall not be construed as a commitment by the Government to solicit contractual offers or award contracts. The Government is not soliciting, nor will it accept, proposals as a result of this synopsis. The Government will not reimburse the cost of any submission in response to this announcement -- the entire cost of any submission will be at the sole expense of the source submitting the information. If a solicitation is issued in the future, it will be announced via the Federal Business Opportunities website (https://www.fbo.gov) and interested parties must comply with that announcement. The Government will not reimburse respondents for any questions submitted or information provided as a result of this notice.
SYNOPSIS
The Naval Sea Systems Command (NAVSEA) intends to issue a solicitation, N00024-19-R-6314, for the award of multiple conceptual designs of the Large Unmanned Surface Vessel (LUSV).  The LUSV will be a high-endurance, reconfigurable ship able to accommodate various payloads for unmanned missions to augment the Navy’s manned surface force. With a large payload capacity, the LUSV will be designed to conduct a variety of warfare operations independently or in conjunction with manned surface combatants. The LUSV will be capable of semi-autonomous operation, with operators in-the-loop (controlling remotely) or on-the-loop (enabled through autonomy).
The solicitation will be issued electronically via Federal Business Opportunities (FBO) at http://fbo.gov and interested parties must comply with that announcement.  FBO is the single point of entry for posting of the synopsis and solicitations to the internet.  Interested Offerors should monitor the FBO page for the release of the solicitation, and any applicable amendments.  Offerors must be registered in the System for Award Management (SAM) in order to participate in this procurement at https://www.sam.gov/portal/public/SAM/.  
A final Request for Proposal (RFP) is anticipated to be released by 6 Septmeber 2019.  

REQUIREMENTS DOCUMENTS
The LUSV documents contain controlled information. To obtain this information, potential Offerors must complete the attached "Terms of Use" letter filled out and signed, as applicable. Once completed, the document needs to be sent to the Contracting Officer and Contract Specialist. Upon receipt of the document, the Contracting Officer will review the information and so long as the Offeror is a United States Department of Defense contractor, the Offeror will be permitted to access the NSERC Bidder's Library. The Offeror must possess a PKI certificate or CAC to successfully access the NSERC Bidder’s Library as documents will be posted there as they become available. 

The "Terms of Use" letter shall be signed and returned to:
TO: Ms. Cassandra Brese - cassandra.brese@navy.mil CC: Mr. Ramin Movahed – ramin.movahed@navy.mil SUBJECT LINE: TOU letter (insert name of company) N00024-19- R-6314 RFP

Please note that potential Offerors who are a United States Department of Defense contractor, submit a "Terms of Use" letter, and possess a PKI certificate or CAC but have issues accessing the NSERC Bidder's Library may contact the Contracting Officer for an alternative method of electronic distribution. 

Potential Offerors who properly submit a "Terms of Use" letter but do not have a SECRET Security Classification Specification, DD Form 254, are not precluded from accessing the NSERC Bidder's Library. 
At the time of award, companies shall have a SECRET Security Classification Specification, DD Form 254, a Defense Security Service (DDS) issued SECRET facility clearance, providing for SECRET personnel clearances and SECRET safeguarding capability.  The Government will not provide sponsorship for new or upgraded personnel or facility clearances.
INDUSTRY DAY
Program Executive Office, Unmanned and Small Combatants (PEO USC), Unmanned Maritime Systems Program Office (PMS 406) plans to host an Industry Day to discuss the NAVSEA requirement for the development of the LUSV.  The purpose of this Industry Day is for the Government to brief interested Contractors in order to improve Industry's understanding of the LUSV prototyping requirement and anticipated contracting approach.  
The Industry Day is planned to be held in the Washington, DC Metropolitan area.  This synopsis has been modified to include LUSV Conceptual Design Industry Day Registration Form to register for Industry Day.  The exact address will be provided via separate correspondence to pre-registered and confirmed companies only.  Pre-registration is required to attend Industry Day. Walk-ups are not allowed. 
DRAFT RFP

A second Draft RFP has been made available to Offerors with an approved TOU letter on the NSERC Bidder's Library. Offerors without an approved TOU letter are instructed to see the notes under REQUIREMENTS DOCUMENTS.
SUBMISSION OF DRAFT RFP AND INDUSTRY DAY QUESTIONS/COMMENTS

The Government welcomes industry comments and questions regarding the draft RFP and Industry Day. Potential Offerors shall electronically submit Unclassified questions and comments regarding the draft RFP and/or Industry Day by sending an email with the Attachment "Interested Offer Questions Form" to the Contract Specialist, Mr. Ramin Movahed at ramin.movahed@navy.mil and carbon copy (CC:) to the Contracting Officer Cassie Brese at cassandra.brese@navy.mil. For ease of Government review, potential Offerors must submit questions on a Microsoft Word version of the Interested Offeror Questions Form. Information provided with each question shall include the document name, document date, specific page, paragraph, or other definitive citation requiring clarification as per the attachment.
Industry feedback will be considered in the preparation of the formal solicitation and it is the Government's intention that questions and responses will be distributed electronically to all potential Offerors via the NSERC Bidder’s Library. However, respondents are advised that the Government is under no obligation provide feedback or respond to Industry to respondents with respect to any information submitted. Further, potential Offerors are reminded that it is the formal solicitation that will govern any official acquisition.
The first batch of Bidder's Questions have been made available to Offerors with an approved TOU letter on the NSERC Bidder's Library. Offerors without an approved TOU letter are instructed to see the notes under REQUIREMENTS DOCUMENTS.

Disclaimer:This pre-solicitation notice is for information only, and shall not be construed as a commitment by the Government to solicit contractual offers or award contracts. The Government is not soliciting, nor will it accept, proposals as a result of this synopsis. The Government will not reimburse the cost of any submission in response to this announcement -- the entire cost of any submission will be at the sole expense of the source submitting the information. If a solicitation is issued in the future, it will be announced via the Federal Business Opportunities website (https://www.fbo.gov) and interested parties must comply with that announcement. The Government will not reimburse respondents for any questions submitted or information provided as a result of this notice.
SYNOPSIS
The Naval Sea Systems Command (NAVSEA) intends to issue a solicitation, N00024-19-R-6314, for the award of multiple conceptual designs of the Large Unmanned Surface Vessel (LUSV).  The LUSV will be a high-endurance, reconfigurable ship able to accommodate various payloads for unmanned missions to augment the Navy’s manned surface force. With a large payload capacity, the LUSV will be designed to conduct a variety of warfare operations independently or in conjunction with manned surface combatants. The LUSV will be capable of semi-autonomous operation, with operators in-the-loop (controlling remotely) or on-the-loop (enabled through autonomy).
The solicitation will be issued electronically via Federal Business Opportunities (FBO) at http://fbo.gov and interested parties must comply with that announcement.  FBO is the single point of entry for posting of the synopsis and solicitations to the internet.  Interested Offerors should monitor the FBO page for the release of the solicitation, and any applicable amendments.  Offerors must be registered in the System for Award Management (SAM) in order to participate in this procurement at https://www.sam.gov/portal/public/SAM/.  
A final Request for Proposal (RFP) is anticipated by the end of August 2019.  

REQUIREMENTS DOCUMENTS
The LUSV documents contain controlled information. To obtain this information, potential Offerors must complete the attached "Terms of Use" letter filled out and signed, as applicable. Once completed, the document needs to be sent to the Contracting Officer and Contract Specialist. Upon receipt of the document, the Contracting Officer will review the information and so long as the Offeror is a United States Department of Defense contractor, the Offeror will be permitted to access the NSERC Bidder's Library. The Offeror must possess a PKI certificate or CAC to successfully access the NSERC Bidder’s Library as documents will be posted there as they become available. 

The "Terms of Use" letter shall be signed and returned to:
TO: Ms. Cassandra Brese - cassandra.brese@navy.mil CC: Mr. Ramin Movahed – ramin.movahed@navy.mil SUBJECT LINE: TOU letter (insert name of company) N00024-19- R-6314 RFP

Please note that potential Offerors who are a United States Department of Defense contractor, submit a "Terms of Use" letter, and possess a PKI certificate or CAC but have issues accessing the NSERC Bidder's Library may contact the Contracting Officer for an alternative method of electronic distribution. 

Potential Offerors who properly submit a "Terms of Use" letter but do not have a SECRET Security Classification Specification, DD Form 254, are not precluded from accessing the NSERC Bidder's Library. 
At the time of award, companies shall have a SECRET Security Classification Specification, DD Form 254, a Defense Security Service (DDS) issued SECRET facility clearance, providing for SECRET personnel clearances and SECRET safeguarding capability.  The Government will not provide sponsorship for new or upgraded personnel or facility clearances.
INDUSTRY DAY
Program Executive Office, Unmanned and Small Combatants (PEO USC), Unmanned Maritime Systems Program Office (PMS 406) plans to host an Industry Day to discuss the NAVSEA requirement for the development of the LUSV.  The purpose of this Industry Day is for the Government to brief interested Contractors in order to improve Industry's understanding of the LUSV prototyping requirement and anticipated contracting approach.  
The Industry Day is planned to be held in the Washington, DC Metropolitan area.  This synopsis has been modified to include LUSV Conceptual Design Industry Day Registration Form to register for Industry Day.  The exact address will be provided via separate correspondence to pre-registered and confirmed companies only.  Pre-registration is required to attend Industry Day. Walk-ups are not allowed. 
DRAFT RFP

A second Draft RFP has been made available to Offerors with an approved TOU letter on the NSERC Bidder's Library. Offerors without an approved TOU letter are instructed to see the notes under REQUIREMENTS DOCUMENTS.
SUBMISSION OF DRAFT RFP AND INDUSTRY DAY QUESTIONS/COMMENTS

The Government welcomes industry comments and questions regarding the draft RFP and Industry Day. Potential Offerors shall electronically submit Unclassified questions and comments regarding the draft RFP and/or Industry Day by sending an email with the Attachment "Interested Offer Questions Form" to the Contract Specialist, Mr. Ramin Movahed at ramin.movahed@navy.mil and carbon copy (CC:) to the Contracting Officer Cassie Brese at cassandra.brese@navy.mil. For ease of Government review, potential Offerors must submit questions on a Microsoft Word version of the Interested Offeror Questions Form. Information provided with each question shall include the document name, document date, specific page, paragraph, or other definitive citation requiring clarification as per the attachment.
Industry feedback will be considered in the preparation of the formal solicitation and it is the Government's intention that questions and responses will be distributed electronically to all potential Offerors via the NSERC Bidder’s Library. However, respondents are advised that the Government is under no obligation provide feedback or respond to Industry to respondents with respect to any information submitted. Further, potential Offerors are reminded that it is the formal solicitation that will govern any official acquisition.
The first batch of Bidder's Questions have been made available to Offerors with an approved TOU letter on the NSERC Bidder's Library. Offerors without an approved TOU letter are instructed to see the notes under REQUIREMENTS DOCUMENTS.

Disclaimer:This pre-solicitation notice is for information only, and shall not be construed as a commitment by the Government to solicit contractual offers or award contracts. The Government is not soliciting, nor will it accept, proposals as a result of this synopsis. The Government will not reimburse the cost of any submission in response to this announcement -- the entire cost of any submission will be at the sole expense of the source submitting the information. If a solicitation is issued in the future, it will be announced via the Federal Business Opportunities website (https://www.fbo.gov) and interested parties must comply with that announcement. The Government will not reimburse respondents for any questions submitted or information provided as a result of this notice.
SYNOPSIS
The Naval Sea Systems Command (NAVSEA) intends to issue a solicitation, N00024-19-R-6314, for the award of multiple conceptual designs of the Large Unmanned Surface Vessel (LUSV).  The LUSV will be a high-endurance, reconfigurable ship able to accommodate various payloads for unmanned missions to augment the Navy’s manned surface force. With a large payload capacity, the LUSV will be designed to conduct a variety of warfare operations independently or in conjunction with manned surface combatants. The LUSV will be capable of semi-autonomous or fully autonomous operation, with operators in-the-loop (controlling remotely) or on-the-loop (enabled through autonomy).
The solicitation will be issued electronically via Federal Business Opportunities (FBO) at http://fbo.gov and interested parties must comply with that announcement.  FBO is the single point of entry for posting of the synopsis and solicitations to the internet.  Interested Offerors should monitor the FBO page for the release of the solicitation, and any applicable amendments.  Offerors must be registered in the System for Award Management (SAM) in order to participate in this procurement at https://www.sam.gov/portal/public/SAM/.  
A final Request for Proposal (RFP) is anticipated in fourth quarter fiscal year 2019.  

REQUIREMENTS DOCUMENTS
The LUSV documents contain controlled information. To obtain this information, potential Offerors must complete the attached "Terms of Use" letter filled out and signed, as applicable. Once completed, the document needs to be sent to the Contracting Officer and Contract Specialist. Upon receipt of the document, the Contracting Officer will review the information and so long as the Offeror is a United States Department of Defense contractor, the Offeror will be permitted to access the NSERC Bidder's Library. The Offeror must possess a PKI certificate or CAC to successfully access the NSERC Bidder’s Library as documents will be posted there as they become available. 

The "Terms of Use" letter shall be signed and returned to:
TO: Ms. Cassandra Brese - cassandra.brese@navy.mil CC: Mr. Ramin Movahed – ramin.movahed@navy.mil SUBJECT LINE: TOU letter (insert name of company) N00024-19- R-6314 RFP

Please note that potential Offerors who are a United States Department of Defense contractor, submit a "Terms of Use" letter, and possess a PKI certificate or CAC but have issues accessing the NSERC Bidder's Library may contact the Contracting Officer for an alternative method of electronic distribution. 

Potential Offerors who properly submit a "Terms of Use" letter but do not have a SECRET Security Classification Specification, DD Form 254, are not precluded from accessing the NSERC Bidder's Library. 
At the time of award, companies shall have a SECRET Security Classification Specification, DD Form 254, a Defense Security Service (DDS) issued SECRET facility clearance, providing for SECRET personnel clearances and SECRET safeguarding capability.  The Government will not provide sponsorship for new or upgraded personnel or facility clearances.
INDUSTRY DAY
Program Executive Office, Unmanned and Small Combatants (PEO USC), Unmanned Maritime Systems Program Office (PMS 406) plans to host an Industry Day to discuss the NAVSEA requirement for the development of the LUSV.  The purpose of this Industry Day is for the Government to brief interested Contractors in order to improve Industry's understanding of the LUSV prototyping requirement and anticipated contracting approach.  
The Industry Day is planned to be held in the Washington, DC Metropolitan area.  This synopsis has been modified to include LUSV Conceptual Design Industry Day Registration Form to register for Industry Day.  The exact address will be provided via separate correspondence to pre-registered and confirmed companies only.  Pre-registration is required to attend Industry Day. Walk-ups are not allowed. 
DRAFT RFP AND REQUIREMENT DOCUMENTS

A second Draft RFP has been made available to Offerors with an approved TOU letter on the NSERC Bidder's Library. Offerors without an approved TOU letter are instructed to see the notes under REQUIREMENTS DOCUMENTS.
SUBMISSION OF DRAFT RFP AND INDUSTRY DAY QUESTIONS/COMMENTS

The Government welcomes industry comments and questions regarding the draft RFP and Industry Day. Potential Offerors shall electronically submit Unclassified questions and comments regarding the draft RFP and/or Industry Day by sending an email with the Attachment "Interested Offer Questions Form" to the Contract Specialist, Mr. Ramin Movahed at ramin.movahed@navy.mil and carbon copy (CC:) to the Contracting Officer Cassie Brese at cassandra.brese@navy.mil. For ease of Government review, potential Offerors must submit questions on a Microsoft Word version of the Interested Offeror Questions Form. Information provided with each question shall include the document name, document date, specific page, paragraph, or other definitive citation requiring clarification as per the attachment.

Industry feedback will be considered in the preparation of the formal solicitation and it is the Government's intention that questions and responses will be distributed electronically to all potential Offerors via the NSERC Bidder’s Library. However, respondents are advised that the Government is under no obligation provide feedback or respond to Industry to respondents with respect to any information submitted. Further, potential Offerors are reminded that it is the formal solicitation that will govern any official acquisition.

Disclaimer:This pre-solicitation notice is for information only, and shall not be construed as a commitment by the Government to solicit contractual offers or award contracts. The Government is not soliciting, nor will it accept, proposals as a result of this synopsis. The Government will not reimburse the cost of any submission in response to this announcement -- the entire cost of any submission will be at the sole expense of the source submitting the information. If a solicitation is issued in the future, it will be announced via the Federal Business Opportunities website (https://www.fbo.gov) and interested parties must comply with that announcement. The Government will not reimburse respondents for any questions submitted or information provided as a result of this notice.
SYNOPSIS
The Naval Sea Systems Command (NAVSEA) intends to issue a solicitation, N00024-19-R-6314, for the award of multiple conceptual designs of the Large Unmanned Surface Vessel (LUSV).  The LUSV will be a high-endurance, reconfigurable ship able to accommodate various payloads for unmanned missions to augment the Navy’s manned surface force. With a large payload capacity, the LUSV will be designed to conduct a variety of warfare operations independently or in conjunction with manned surface combatants. The LUSV will be capable of semi-autonomous or fully autonomous operation, with operators in-the-loop (controlling remotely) or on-the-loop (enabled through autonomy).
The solicitation will be issued electronically via Federal Business Opportunities (FBO) at http://fbo.gov and interested parties must comply with that announcement.  FBO is the single point of entry for posting of the synopsis and solicitations to the internet.  Interested Offerors should monitor the FBO page for the release of the solicitation, and any applicable amendments.  Offerors must be registered in the System for Award Management (SAM) in order to participate in this procurement at https://www.sam.gov/portal/public/SAM/.  
The Government anticipates releasing draft solicitation documents, including the LUSV Performance Specification for Industry review and comment before Industry Day.  A final Request for Proposal (RFP) is anticipated in fourth quarter fiscal year 2019.  

REQUIREMENTS DOCUMENTS
The LUSV documents contain controlled information. To obtain this information, potential Offerors must complete the attached "Terms of Use" letter filled out and signed, as applicable. Once completed, the document needs to be sent to the Contracting Officer and Contract Specialist. Upon receipt of the document, the Contracting Officer will review the information and so long as the Offeror is a United States Department of Defense contractor, the Offeror will be permitted to access the NSERC Bidder's Library. The Offeror must possess a PKI certificate or CAC to successfully access the NSERC Bidder’s Library as documents will be posted there as they become available. 

The "Terms of Use" letter shall be signed and returned to:
TO: Ms. Cassandra Brese - cassandra.brese@navy.mil CC: Mr. Ramin Movahed – ramin.movahed@navy.mil SUBJECT LINE: TOU letter (insert name of company) N00024-19- R-6314 RFP

Please note that potential Offerors who are a United States Department of Defense contractor, submit a "Terms of Use" letter, and possess a PKI certificate or CAC but have issues accessing the NSERC Bidder's Library may contact the Contracting Officer for an alternative method of electronic distribution. 

Potential Offerors who properly submit a "Terms of Use" letter but do not have a SECRET Security Classification Specification, DD Form 254, are not precluded from accessing the NSERC Bidder's Library. 
At the time of award, companies shall have a SECRET Security Classification Specification, DD Form 254, a Defense Security Service (DDS) issued SECRET facility clearance, providing for SECRET personnel clearances and SECRET safeguarding capability.  The Government will not provide sponsorship for new or upgraded personnel or facility clearances.
INDUSTRY DAY
Program Executive Office, Unmanned and Small Combatants (PEO USC), Unmanned Maritime Systems Program Office (PMS 406) plans to host an Industry Day to discuss the NAVSEA requirement for the development of the LUSV.  The purpose of this Industry Day is for the Government to brief interested Contractors in order to improve Industry's understanding of the LUSV prototyping requirement and anticipated contracting approach.  
The Industry Day is planned to be held in the Washington, DC Metropolitan area.  This synopsis has been modified to include LUSV Conceptual Design Industry Day Registration Form to register for Industry Day.  The exact address will be provided via separate correspondence to pre-registered and confirmed companies only.  Pre-registration is required to attend Industry Day. Walk-ups are not allowed. 
DRAFT RFP AND REQUIREMENT DOCUMENTS

A Draft RFP has been made available to Offerors with an approved TOU letter on the NSERC Bidder's Library. The Government intends to post a second Draft RFP to the NSERC Bidder's Library on Friday, August 9th, 2019. Offerors without an approved TOU letter are instructed to see the notes under REQUIREMENTS DOCUMENTS.
SUBMISSION OF DRAFT RFP AND INDUSTRY DAY QUESTIONS/COMMENTS

The Government welcomes industry comments and questions regarding the draft RFP and Industry Day. Potential Offerors shall electronically submit Unclassified questions and comments regarding the draft RFP and/or Industry Day by sending an email with the Attachment "Interested Offer Questions Form" to the Contract Specialist, Mr. Ramin Movahed at ramin.movahed@navy.mil and carbon copy (CC:) to the Contracting Officer Cassie Brese at cassandra.brese@navy.mil. For ease of Government review, potential Offerors must submit questions on a Microsoft Word version of the Interested Offeror Questions Form. Information provided with each question shall include the document name, document date, specific page, paragraph, or other definitive citation requiring clarification as per the attachment.

Industry feedback will be considered in the preparation of the formal solicitation and it is the Government's intention that questions and responses will be distributed electronically to all potential Offerors via the NSERC Bidder’s Library. However, respondents are advised that the Government is under no obligation provide feedback or respond to Industry to respondents with respect to any information submitted. Further, potential Offerors are reminded that it is the formal solicitation that will govern any official acquisition.

Disclaimer:This pre-solicitation notice is for information only, and shall not be construed as a commitment by the Government to solicit contractual offers or award contracts. The Government is not soliciting, nor will it accept, proposals as a result of this synopsis. The Government will not reimburse the cost of any submission in response to this announcement -- the entire cost of any submission will be at the sole expense of the source submitting the information. If a solicitation is issued in the future, it will be announced via the Federal Business Opportunities website (https://www.fbo.gov) and interested parties must comply with that announcement. The Government will not reimburse respondents for any questions submitted or information provided as a result of this notice.
SYNOPSIS
The Naval Sea Systems Command (NAVSEA) intends to issue a solicitation, N00024-19-R-6314, for the award of multiple conceptual designs of the Large Unmanned Surface Vessel (LUSV).  The LUSV will be a high-endurance, reconfigurable ship able to accommodate various payloads for unmanned missions to augment the Navy’s manned surface force. With a large payload capacity, the LUSV will be designed to conduct a variety of warfare operations independently or in conjunction with manned surface combatants. The LUSV will be capable of semi-autonomous or fully autonomous operation, with operators in-the-loop (controlling remotely) or on-the-loop (enabled through autonomy).
The solicitation will be issued electronically via Federal Business Opportunities (FBO) at http://fbo.gov and interested parties must comply with that announcement.  FBO is the single point of entry for posting of the synopsis and solicitations to the internet.  Interested Offerors should monitor the FBO page for the release of the solicitation, and any applicable amendments.  Offerors must be registered in the System for Award Management (SAM) in order to participate in this procurement at https://www.sam.gov/portal/public/SAM/.  
The Government anticipates releasing draft solicitation documents, including the LUSV Performance Specification for Industry review and comment before Industry Day.  A final Request for Proposal (RFP) is anticipated in fourth quarter fiscal year 2019.  

REQUIREMENTS DOCUMENTS
The LUSV documents contain controlled information. To obtain this information, potential Offerors must complete the attached "Terms of Use" letter filled out and signed, as applicable. Once completed, the document needs to be sent to the Contracting Officer and Contract Specialist. Upon receipt of the document, the Contracting Officer will review the information and so long as the Offeror is a United States Department of Defense contractor, the Offeror will be permitted to access the NSERC Bidder's Library. The Offeror must possess a PKI certificate or CAC to successfully access the NSERC Bidder’s Library as documents will be posted there as they become available. 

The "Terms of Use" letter shall be signed and returned to:
TO: Ms. Cassandra Brese - cassandra.brese@navy.mil CC: Mr. Ramin Movahed – ramin.movahed@navy.mil SUBJECT LINE: TOU letter (insert name of company) N00024-19- R-6314 RFP

Please note that potential Offerors who are a United States Department of Defense contractor, submit a "Terms of Use" letter, and possess a PKI certificate or CAC but have issues accessing the NSERC Bidder's Library may contact the Contracting Officer for an alternative method of electronic distribution. 

Potential Offerors who properly submit a "Terms of Use" letter but do not have a SECRET Security Classification Specification, DD Form 254, are not precluded from accessing the NSERC Bidder's Library. 
At the time of award, companies shall have a SECRET Security Classification Specification, DD Form 254, a Defense Security Service (DDS) issued SECRET facility clearance, providing for SECRET personnel clearances and SECRET safeguarding capability.  The Government will not provide sponsorship for new or upgraded personnel or facility clearances.
INDUSTRY DAY
Program Executive Office, Unmanned and Small Combatants (PEO USC), Unmanned Maritime Systems Program Office (PMS 406) plans to host an Industry Day to discuss the NAVSEA requirement for the development of the LUSV.  The purpose of this Industry Day is for the Government to brief interested Contractors in order to improve Industry's understanding of the LUSV prototyping requirement and anticipated contracting approach.  
The Industry Day is planned to be held in the Washington, DC Metropolitan area.  This synopsis has been modified to include LUSV Conceptual Design Industry Day Registration Form to register for Industry Day.  The exact address will be provided via separate correspondence to pre-registered and confirmed companies only.  Pre-registration is required to attend Industry Day. Walk-ups are not allowed. 
DRAFT RFP AND REQUIREMENT DOCUMENTS

A Draft RFP has been made available to Offerors with an approved TOU letter on the NSERC Bidder's Library. The Government intends to post a second Draft RFP to the NSERC Bidder's Library on the week of 29 July, 2019. Offerors without an approved TOU letter are instructed to see the notes under REQUIREMENTS DOCUMENTS.
SUBMISSION OF DRAFT RFP AND INDUSTRY DAY QUESTIONS/COMMENTS

The Government welcomes industry comments and questions regarding the draft RFP and Industry Day. Potential Offerors shall electronically submit Unclassified questions and comments regarding the draft RFP and/or Industry Day by sending an email with the Attachment "Interested Offer Questions Form" to the Contract Specialist, Mr. Ramin Movahed at ramin.movahed@navy.mil and carbon copy (CC:) to the Contracting Officer Cassie Brese at cassandra.brese@navy.mil. For ease of Government review, potential Offerors must submit questions on a Microsoft Word version of the Interested Offeror Questions Form. Information provided with each question shall include the document name, document date, specific page, paragraph, or other definitive citation requiring clarification as per the attachment.

Industry feedback will be considered in the preparation of the formal solicitation and it is the Government's intention that questions and responses will be distributed electronically to all potential Offerors via the NSERC Bidder’s Library. However, respondents are advised that the Government is under no obligation provide feedback or respond to Industry to respondents with respect to any information submitted. Further, potential Offerors are reminded that it is the formal solicitation that will govern any official acquisition.

Disclaimer:This pre-solicitation notice is for information only, and shall not be construed as a commitment by the Government to solicit contractual offers or award contracts. The Government is not soliciting, nor will it accept, proposals as a result of this synopsis. The Government will not reimburse the cost of any submission in response to this announcement -- the entire cost of any submission will be at the sole expense of the source submitting the information. If a solicitation is issued in the future, it will be announced via the Federal Business Opportunities website (https://www.fbo.gov) and interested parties must comply with that announcement. The Government will not reimburse respondents for any questions submitted or information provided as a result of this notice.
SYNOPSIS
The Naval Sea Systems Command (NAVSEA) intends to issue a solicitation, N00024-19-R-6314, for the award of multiple conceptual designs of the Large Unmanned Surface Vessel (LUSV).  The LUSV will be a high-endurance, reconfigurable ship able to accommodate various payloads for unmanned missions to augment the Navy’s manned surface force. With a large payload capacity, the LUSV will be designed to conduct a variety of warfare operations independently or in conjunction with manned surface combatants. The LUSV will be capable of semi-autonomous or fully autonomous operation, with operators in-the-loop (controlling remotely) or on-the-loop (enabled through autonomy).
The solicitation will be issued electronically via Federal Business Opportunities (FBO) at http://fbo.gov and interested parties must comply with that announcement.  FBO is the single point of entry for posting of the synopsis and solicitations to the internet.  Interested Offerors should monitor the FBO page for the release of the solicitation, and any applicable amendments.  Offerors must be registered in the System for Award Management (SAM) in order to participate in this procurement at https://www.sam.gov/portal/public/SAM/.  
The Government anticipates releasing draft solicitation documents, including the LUSV Performance Specification for Industry review and comment before Industry Day.  A final Request for Proposal (RFP) is anticipated in fourth quarter fiscal year 2019.  

REQUIREMENTS DOCUMENTS
The LUSV documents contain controlled information. To obtain this information, potential Offerors must complete the attached "Terms of Use" letter filled out and signed, as applicable. Once completed, the document needs to be sent to the Contracting Officer and Contract Specialist. Upon receipt of the document, the Contracting Officer will review the information and so long as the Offeror is a United States Department of Defense contractor, the Offeror will be permitted to access the NSERC Bidder's Library. The Offeror must possess a PKI certificate or CAC to successfully access the NSERC Bidder’s Library as documents will be posted there as they become available. 

The "Terms of Use" letter shall be signed and returned to:
TO: Ms. Cassandra Brese - cassandra.brese@navy.mil CC: Mr. Ramin Movahed – ramin.movahed@navy.mil SUBJECT LINE: TOU letter (insert name of company) N00024-19- R-6314 RFP

Please note that potential Offerors who are a United States Department of Defense contractor, submit a "Terms of Use" letter, and possess a PKI certificate or CAC but have issues accessing the NSERC Bidder's Library may contact the Contracting Officer for an alternative method of electronic distribution. 

Potential Offerors who properly submit a "Terms of Use" letter but do not have a SECRET Security Classification Specification, DD Form 254, are not precluded from accessing the NSERC Bidder's Library. 
At the time of award, companies shall have a SECRET Security Classification Specification, DD Form 254, a Defense Security Service (DDS) issued SECRET facility clearance, providing for SECRET personnel clearances and SECRET safeguarding capability.  The Government will not provide sponsorship for new or upgraded personnel or facility clearances.
INDUSTRY DAY
Program Executive Office, Unmanned and Small Combatants (PEO USC), Unmanned Maritime Systems Program Office (PMS 406) plans to host an Industry Day to discuss the NAVSEA requirement for the development of the LUSV.  The purpose of this Industry Day is for the Government to brief interested Contractors in order to improve Industry's understanding of the LUSV prototyping requirement and anticipated contracting approach.  
The Industry Day is planned to be held in the Washington, DC Metropolitan area.  This synopsis has been modified to include LUSV Conceptual Design Industry Day Registration Form to register for Industry Day.  The exact address will be provided via separate correspondence to pre-registered and confirmed companies only.  Pre-registration is required to attend Industry Day. Walk-ups are not allowed. 
DRAFT RFP AND REQUIREMENT DOCUMENTS

A Draft RFP has been made available to Offerors with an approved TOU letter on the NSERC Bidder's Library. Offerors without an approved TOU letter are instructed to see the notes under REQUIREMENTS DOCUMENTS.

SUBMISSION OF DRAFT RFP AND INDUSTRY DAY QUESTIONS/COMMENTS

The Government welcomes industry comments and questions regarding the draft RFP and Industry Day. Potential Offerors shall electronically submit Unclassified questions and comments regarding the draft RFP and/or Industry Day by sending an email with the Attachment "Interested Offer Questions Form" to the Contract Specialist, Mr. Ramin Movahed at ramin.movahed@navy.mil and carbon copy (CC:) to the Contracting Officer Cassie Brese at cassandra.brese@navy.mil. For ease of Government review, potential Offerors must submit questions on a Microsoft Word version of the Interested Offeror Questions Form. Information provided with each question shall include the document name, document date, specific page, paragraph, or other definitive citation requiring clarification as per the attachment.

Industry feedback will be considered in the preparation of the formal solicitation and it is the Government's intention that questions and responses will be distributed electronically to all potential Offerors via the NSERC Bidder’s Library. However, respondents are advised that the Government is under no obligation provide feedback or respond to Industry to respondents with respect to any information submitted. Further, potential Offerors are reminded that it is the formal solicitation that will govern any official acquisition.

Disclaimer:This pre-solicitation notice is for information only, and shall not be construed as a commitment by the Government to solicit contractual offers or award contracts. The Government is not soliciting, nor will it accept, proposals as a result of this synopsis. The Government will not reimburse the cost of any submission in response to this announcement -- the entire cost of any submission will be at the sole expense of the source submitting the information. If a solicitation is issued in the future, it will be announced via the Federal Business Opportunities website (https://www.fbo.gov) and interested parties must comply with that announcement. The Government will not reimburse respondents for any questions submitted or information provided as a result of this notice.
SYNOPSIS
The Naval Sea Systems Command (NAVSEA) intends to issue a solicitation, N00024-19-R-6314, for the award of multiple conceptual designs of the Large Unmanned Surface Vessel (LUSV).  The LUSV will be a high-endurance, reconfigurable ship able to accommodate various payloads for unmanned missions to augment the Navy’s manned surface force. With a large payload capacity, the LUSV will be designed to conduct a variety of warfare operations independently or in conjunction with manned surface combatants. The LUSV will be capable of semi-autonomous or fully autonomous operation, with operators in-the-loop (controlling remotely) or on-the-loop (enabled through autonomy).
The solicitation will be issued electronically via Federal Business Opportunities (FBO) at http://fbo.gov and interested parties must comply with that announcement.  FBO is the single point of entry for posting of the synopsis and solicitations to the internet.  Interested Offerors should monitor the FBO page for the release of the solicitation, and any applicable amendments.  Offerors must be registered in the System for Award Management (SAM) in order to participate in this procurement at https://www.sam.gov/portal/public/SAM/.  
The Government anticipates releasing draft solicitation documents, including the LUSV Performance Specification for Industry review and comment before Industry Day.  A final Request for Proposal (RFP) is anticipated in fourth quarter fiscal year 2019.  

REQUIREMENTS DOCUMENTS
The LUSV documents contain controlled information. To obtain this information, potential Offerors must complete the attached "Terms of Use" letter filled out and signed, as applicable. Once completed, the document needs to be sent to the Contracting Officer and Contract Specialist. Upon receipt of the document, the Contracting Officer will review the information and so long as the Offeror is a United States Department of Defense contractor, the Offeror will be permitted to access the NSERC Bidder's Library. The Offeror must possess a PKI certificate or CAC to successfully access the NSERC Bidder’s Library as documents will be posted there as they become available. 

The "Terms of Use" letter shall be signed and returned to:
TO: Ms. Cassandra Brese - cassandra.brese@navy.mil CC: Mr. Ramin Movahed – ramin.movahed@navy.mil SUBJECT LINE: TOU letter (insert name of company) N00024-19- R-6314 RFP
Potential Offerors who properly submit a "Terms of Use" letter but do not have a SECRET Security Classification Specification, DD Form 254, are not precluded from accessing the NSERC Bidder's Library.  At the time of award, companies shall have a SECRET Security Classification Specification, DD Form 254, a Defense Security Service (DDS) issued SECRET facility clearance, providing for SECRET personnel clearances and SECRET safeguarding capability.  The Government will not provide sponsorship for new or upgraded personnel or facility clearances.
INDUSTRY DAY
Program Executive Office, Unmanned and Small Combatants (PEO USC), Unmanned Maritime Systems Program Office (PMS 406) plans to host an Industry Day to discuss the NAVSEA requirement for the development of the LUSV.  The purpose of this Industry Day is for the Government to brief interested Contractors in order to improve Industry's understanding of the LUSV prototyping requirement and anticipated contracting approach.  
The Industry Day is planned to be held in the Washington, DC Metropolitan area.  This synopsis has been modified to include LUSV Conceptual Design Industry Day Registration Form to register for Industry Day.  The exact address will be provided via separate correspondence to pre-registered and confirmed companies only.  Pre-registration is required to attend Industry Day. Walk-ups are not allowed. 
DRAFT RFP AND REQUIREMENT DOCUMENTS

A Draft RFP has been made available to Offerors with an approved TOU letter on the NSERC Bidder's Library. Offerors without an approved TOU letter are instructed to see the notes under REQUIREMENTS DOCUMENTS.

SUBMISSION OF DRAFT RFP AND INDUSTRY DAY QUESTIONS/COMMENTS

The Government welcomes industry comments and questions regarding the draft RFP and Industry Day. Potential Offerors shall electronically submit Unclassified questions and comments regarding the draft RFP and/or Industry Day by sending an email with the Attachment "Interested Offer Questions Form" to the Contract Specialist, Mr. Ramin Movahed at ramin.movahed@navy.mil and carbon copy (CC:) to the Contracting Officer Cassie Brese at cassandra.brese@navy.mil. For ease of Government review, potential Offerors must submit questions on a Microsoft Word version of the Interested Offeror Questions Form. Information provided with each question shall include the document name, document date, specific page, paragraph, or other definitive citation requiring clarification as per the attachment.

Industry feedback will be considered in the preparation of the formal solicitation and it is the Government's intention that questions and responses will be distributed electronically to all potential Offerors via the NSERC Bidder’s Library. However, respondents are advised that the Government is under no obligation provide feedback or respond to Industry to respondents with respect to any information submitted. Further, potential Offerors are reminded that it is the formal solicitation that will govern any official acquisition.

Disclaimer: This pre-solicitation notice is for information only, and shall not be construed as a commitment by the Government to solicit contractual offers or award contracts. The Government is not soliciting, nor will it accept, proposals as a result of this synopsis. The Government will not reimburse the cost of any submission in response to this announcement -- the entire cost of any submission will be at the sole expense of the source submitting the information. If a solicitation is issued in the future, it will be announced via the Federal Business Opportunities website (https://www.fbo.gov) and interested parties must comply with that announcement. The Government will not reimburse respondents for any questions submitted or information provided as a result of this notice.
SYNOPSIS
The Naval Sea Systems Command (NAVSEA) intends to issue a solicitation, N00024-19-R-6314, for the award of multiple conceptual designs of the Large Unmanned Surface Vessel (LUSV).  The LUSV will be a high-endurance, reconfigurable ship able to accommodate various payloads for unmanned missions to augment the Navy’s manned surface force. With a large payload capacity, the LUSV will be designed to conduct a variety of warfare operations independently or in conjunction with manned surface combatants. The LUSV will be capable of semi-autonomous or fully autonomous operation, with operators in-the-loop (controlling remotely) or on-the-loop (enabled through autonomy).
The solicitation will be issued electronically via Federal Business Opportunities (FBO) at http://fbo.gov and interested parties must comply with that announcement.  FBO is the single point of entry for posting of the synopsis and solicitations to the internet.  Interested offerors should monitor the FBO page for the release of the solicitation, and any applicable amendments.  Offerors must be registered in the System for Award Management (SAM) in order to participate in this procurement at https://www.sam.gov/portal/public/SAM/.  
The Government anticipates releasing draft solicitation documents, including the LUSV Performance Specification for Industry review and comment before Industry Day.  A final Request for Proposal (RFP) is anticipated in fourth quarter fiscal year 2019.  

REQUIREMENTS DOCUMENTS
The LUSV documents contain restricted disclosure information. To obtain this information, potential Offerors must complete the attached Security Classification Specification, DD Form 254, indicating that the requesting company has a Defense Security Service (DSS) issued SECRET facility clearance, providing for SECRET personnel clearances and SECRET safeguarding capability and the attached "Terms of Use" letter filled out and signed. Once completed, both documents need to be sent to the Contracting Officer and Contract Specialist. The Government will not provide sponsorship for new or upgraded personnel or facility clearances. Upon receipt of the documents, the Contracting Officer will review the information and so long as the Offeror has met the security requirements detailed above, the approved Offeror will be permitted to access to the NSERC Bidder's Library.   The Offeror must possess a PKI certificate or CAC to successfully access the NSERC Bidder’s Library as any restricted disclosure documents will be posted there as they become available.

The DD254 and "Terms of Use" letter shall be signed and returned to:
TO: Ms. Cassandra Brese - cassandra.brese@navy.mil CC: Mr. Ramin Movahed – ramin.movahed@navy.mil SUBJECT LINE: TOU letter (insert name of company) N00024-19- R-6314 RFP

INDUSTRY DAY
Program Executive Office, Unmanned and Small Combatants (PEO USC), Unmanned Maritime Systems Program Office (PMS 406) plans to host an Industry Day to discuss the NAVSEA requirement for the development of the LUSV.  The purpose of this Industry Day is for the Government to brief interested Contractors in order to improve Industry's understanding of the LUSV prototyping requirement and anticipated contracting approach.  
The Industry Day is planned to be held in the Washington, DC Metropolitan area.  This synopsis has been modified to include LUSV Conceptual Design Industry Day Registration Form to register for Industry Day.  The exact address will be provided via separate correspondence to pre-registered and confirmed companies only.  Pre-registration is required to attend Industry Day. Walk-ups are not allowed. 
DRAFT RFP AND REQUIREMENT DOCUMENTS

A Draft RFP has been made available to Offerors with an approved TOU letter and DD 254 on the NSERC Bidder's Library. Offerors without an approved TOU letter and DD 254 are instructed to see the notes under REQUIREMENTS DOCUMENTS.

SUBMISSION OF DRAFT RFP AND INDUSTRY DAY QUESTIONS/COMMENTS

The Government welcomes industry comments and questions regarding the draft RFP and Industry Day. Potential Offerors shall electronically submit Unclassified questions and comments regarding the draft RFP and/or Industry Day by sending an email with the Attachment "Interested Offer Questions Form" to the Contract Specialist, Mr. Ramin Movahed at ramin.movahed@navy.mil and carbon copy (CC:) to the Contracting Officer Cassie Brese at cassandra.brese@navy.mil. For ease of Government review, potential Offerors must submit questions on a Microsoft Word version of the Interested Offeror Questions Form. Information provided with each question shall include the document name, document date, specific page, paragraph, or other definitive citation requiring clarification as per the attachment.

Industry feedback will be considered in the preparation of the formal solicitation and it is the Government's intention that questions and responses will be distributed electronically to all potential Offerors via the Federal Business Opportunities website. However, respondents are advised that the Government is under no obligation provide feedback or respond to Industry to respondents with respect to any information submitted. Further, Potential Offerors are reminded that it is the formal solicitation that will govern any official acquisition.

Disclaimer: This pre-solicitation notice is for information only, and shall not be construed as a commitment by the Government to solicit contractual offers or award contracts. The Government is not soliciting, nor will it accept, proposals as a result of this synopsis. The Government will not reimburse the cost of any submission in response to this announcement -- the entire cost of any submission will be at the sole expense of the source submitting the information. If a solicitation is issued in the future, it will be announced via the Federal Business Opportunities website (https://www.fbo.gov) and interested parties must comply with that announcement. The Government will not reimburse respondents for any questions submitted or information provided as a result of this notice.
SYNOPSIS
The Naval Sea Systems Command (NAVSEA) intends to issue a solicitation, N00024-19-R-6314, for the award of multiple conceptual designs of the Large Unmanned Surface Vessel (LUSV).  The LUSV will be a high-endurance, reconfigurable ship able to accommodate various payloads for unmanned missions to augment the Navy’s manned surface force. With a large payload capacity, the LUSV will be designed to conduct a variety of warfare operations independently or in conjunction with manned surface combatants. The LUSV will be capable of semi-autonomous or fully autonomous operation, with operators in-the-loop (controlling remotely) or on-the-loop (enabled through autonomy).
The solicitation will be issued electronically via Federal Business Opportunities (FBO) at http://fbo.gov and interested parties must comply with that announcement.  FBO is the single point of entry for posting of the synopsis and solicitations to the internet.  Interested offerors should monitor the FBO page for the release of the solicitation, and any applicable amendments.  Offerors must be registered in the System for Award Management (SAM) in order to participate in this procurement at https://www.sam.gov/portal/public/SAM/.  
The Government anticipates releasing draft solicitation documents, including the LUSV Performance Specification for Industry review and comment before Industry Day.  A final Request for Proposal (RFP) is anticipated in fourth quarter fiscal year 2019.  

REQUIREMENTS DOCUMENTS
The LUSV documents contain restricted disclosure information. To obtain this information when it becomes available, potential Offerors must complete the attached Security Classification Specification, DD Form 254, indicating that the requesting company has a Defense Security Service (DSS) issued SECRET facility clearance, providing for SECRET personnel clearances and SECRET safeguarding capability and the attached "Terms of Use" letter filled out and signed. Once completed, both documents need to be sent to the Contracting Officer and Contract Specialist. The Government will not provide sponsorship for new or upgraded personnel or facility clearances. Upon receipt of the documents, the Contracting Officer will review the information and so long as the Offeror has met the security requirements detailed above, the approved Offeror will be permitted to access to the NSERC Bidder's Library.   The Offeror must possess a PKI certificate or CAC to successfully access the NSERC Bidder’s Library as any restricted disclosure documents will be posted there as they become available.

The DD254 and "Terms of Use" letter shall be signed and returned to:
TO: Ms. Cassandra Brese - cassandra.brese@navy.mil CC: Mr. Ramin Movahed – ramin.movahed@navy.mil SUBJECT LINE: TOU letter (insert name of company) N00024-19- R-6314 RFP

INDUSTRY DAY
Program Executive Office, Unmanned and Small Combatants (PEO USC), Unmanned Maritime Systems Program Office (PMS 406) plans to host an Industry Day to discuss the NAVSEA requirement for the development of the LUSV.  The purpose of this Industry Day is for the Government to brief interested Contractors in order to improve Industry's understanding of the LUSV prototyping requirement and anticipated contracting approach.  
The Industry Day is planned to be held in the Washington, DC Metropolitan area.  This synopsis has been modified to include LUSV Conceptual Design Industry Day Registration Form to register for Industry Day.  The exact address will be provided via separate correspondence to pre-registered and confirmed companies only.  Pre-registration is required to attend Industry Day. Walk-ups are not allowed. 

Disclaimer: This pre-solicitation notice is for information only, and shall not be construed as a commitment by the Government to solicit contractual offers or award contracts. The Government is not soliciting, nor will it accept, proposals as a result of this synopsis. The Government will not reimburse the cost of any submission in response to this announcement -- the entire cost of any submission will be at the sole expense of the source submitting the information. If a solicitation is issued in the future, it will be announced via the Federal Business Opportunities website (https://www.fbo.gov) and interested parties must comply with that announcement. The Government will not reimburse respondents for any questions submitted or information provided as a result of this notice.
SYNOPSIS
The Naval Sea Systems Command (NAVSEA) intends to issue a solicitation, N00024-19-R-6314, for the award of multiple conceptual designs of the Large Unmanned Surface Vessel (LUSV).  The LUSV will be a high-endurance, reconfigurable ship able to accommodate various payloads for unmanned missions to augment the Navy’s manned surface force. With a large payload capacity, the LUSV will be designed to conduct a variety of warfare operations independently or in conjunction with manned surface combatants. The LUSV will be capable of semi-autonomous or fully autonomous operation, with operators in-the-loop (controlling remotely) or on-the-loop (enabled through autonomy).
The solicitation will be issued electronically via Federal Business Opportunities (FBO) at http://fbo.gov and interested parties must comply with that announcement.  FBO is the single point of entry for posting of the synopsis and solicitations to the internet.  Interested offerors should monitor the FBO page for the release of the solicitation, and any applicable amendments.  Offerors must be registered in the System for Award Management (SAM) in order to participate in this procurement at https://www.sam.gov/portal/public/SAM/.  
The Government anticipates releasing draft solicitation documents, including the LUSV Performance Specification for Industry review and comment before Industry Day.  A final Request for Proposal (RFP) is anticipated in fourth quarter fiscal year 2019.  
INDUSTRY DAY
Program Executive Office, Unmanned and Small Combatants (PEO USC), Unmanned Maritime Systems Program Office (PMS 406) plans to host an Industry Day to discuss the NAVSEA requirement for the development of the LUSV.  The purpose of this Industry Day is for the Government to brief interested Contractors in order to improve Industry's understanding of the LUSV prototyping requirement and anticipated contracting approach.  
The Industry Day is planned to be held in the Washington, DC Metropolitan area.  Additional details will follow in a modified synopsis posting with specific details on the planned Industry Day.