Medium Unmanned Surface Vehicle (MUSV) RFP

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-6302, for the development of the Medium Unmanned Surface Vehicle (MUSV). The MUSV will be a pier-launched, self-deploying modular, open architecture (OA), surface vessel capable of autonomous safe navigation and mission execution.

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 the draft MUSV Performance Specification for Industry review and comment in January 2019. A final Request for Proposal (RFP) is anticipated for late second quarter fiscal year 2019.

REQUIREMENT DOCUMENTS

The MUSV documents contain restricted disclosure information. To obtain this information when it becomes available companies must request a copy of restricted disclosure attachments for RFP N00024-19-R-6302. Companies must provide the Contracting Officer a completed "Terms of Use" letter. Upon receipt of the "Terms of Use" letter by the Contracting Officer, the restricted disclosure attachments will be made available in the NSERC Bidder's Library. Access to the Bidder's Library will be given to the Offeror so long as the Offeror has been validated as a U.S. DoD Contractor and possesses a PKI certificate or a CAC. The "Terms of Use" letter shall be signed and returned to:

TO: Ms. Cassandra Brese - cassandra.brese@navy.mil
CC: Ms. Valeria Giberti - valeria.giberti@navy.mil
SUBJECT LINE: TOU letter (insert name of company) N00024-19-R-6302 RFP

At the time of award, companies shall have 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 AND REQUIREMENT DOCUMENTS

The Government has incorporated Industry feedback into the MUSV Performance Specification and RFP documents. The Government has posted Amendment 0002, 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 solicitation by sending an email to the Contract Specialist, Ms. Valeria Giberti at valeria.giberti@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 Bidder's Question Submittal 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-6302, for the development of the Medium Unmanned Surface Vehicle (MUSV). The MUSV will be a pier-launched, self-deploying modular, open architecture (OA), surface vessel capable of autonomous safe navigation and mission execution.

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 the draft MUSV Performance Specification for Industry review and comment in January 2019. A final Request for Proposal (RFP) is anticipated for late second quarter fiscal year 2019.

REQUIREMENT DOCUMENTS

The MUSV documents contain restricted disclosure information. To obtain this information when it becomes available companies must request a copy of restricted disclosure attachments for RFP N00024-19-R-6302. Companies must provide the Contracting Officer a completed "Terms of Use" letter. Upon receipt of the "Terms of Use" letter by the Contracting Officer, the restricted disclosure attachments will be made available in the NSERC Bidder's Library. Access to the Bidder's Library will be given to the Offeror so long as the Offeror has been validated as a U.S. DoD Contractor and possesses a PKI certificate or a CAC. The "Terms of Use" letter shall be signed and returned to:

TO: Ms. Cassandra Brese - cassandra.brese@navy.mil
CC: Ms. Valeria Giberti - valeria.giberti@navy.mil
SUBJECT LINE: TOU letter (insert name of company) N00024-19-R-6302 RFP

At the time of award, companies shall have 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 AND REQUIREMENT DOCUMENTS

The Government has incorporated Industry feedback into the MUSV Performance Specification and RFP documents. The Government has posted Amendment 0001, 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 solicitation by sending an email to the Contract Specialist, Ms. Valeria Giberti at valeria.giberti@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 Bidder's Question Submittal 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-6302, for the development of the Medium Unmanned Surface Vehicle (MUSV). The MUSV will be a pier-launched, self-deploying modular, open architecture (OA), surface vessel capable of autonomous safe navigation and mission execution.

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 the draft MUSV Performance Specification for Industry review and comment in January 2019. A final Request for Proposal (RFP) is anticipated for late second quarter fiscal year 2019.

REQUIREMENT DOCUMENTS

The MUSV documents contain restricted disclosure information. To obtain this information when it becomes available companies must request a copy of restricted disclosure attachments for RFP N00024-19-R-6302. Companies must provide the Contracting Officer a completed "Terms of Use" letter. Upon receipt of the "Terms of Use" letter by the Contracting Officer, the restricted disclosure attachments will be made available in the NSERC Bidder's Library. Access to the Bidder's Library will be given to the Offeror so long as the Offeror has been validated as a U.S. DoD Contractor and possesses a PKI certificate or a CAC. The "Terms of Use" letter shall be signed and returned to:

TO: Ms. Cassandra Brese - cassandra.brese@navy.mil
CC: Ms. Valeria Giberti - valeria.giberti@navy.mil
SUBJECT LINE: TOU letter (insert name of company) N00024-19-R-6302 RFP

At the time of award, companies shall have 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 AND REQUIREMENT DOCUMENTS

The Government has incorporated Industry feedback into the MUSV Performance Specification and RFP documents. The Government has posted a FINAL Solicitation, including all Attachments, 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 solicitation by sending an email to the Contract Specialist, Ms. Valeria Giberti at valeria.giberti@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 Bidder's Question Submittal 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-6302, for the development of the Medium Unmanned Surface Vehicle (MUSV). The MUSV will be a pier-launched, self-deploying modular, open architecture (OA), surface vessel capable of autonomous safe navigation and mission execution.

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 the draft MUSV Performance Specification for Industry review and comment in January 2019. A final Request for Proposal (RFP) is anticipated for late second quarter fiscal year 2019.

REQUIREMENT DOCUMENTS

The MUSV documents contain restricted disclosure information. To obtain this information when it becomes available companies must request a copy of restricted disclosure attachments for RFP N00024-19-R-6302. Companies must provide the Contracting Officer a completed "Terms of Use" letter. Upon receipt of the "Terms of Use" letter by the Contracting Officer, the restricted disclosure attachments will be made available in the NSERC Bidder's Library. Access to the Bidder's Library will be given to the Offeror so long as the Offeror has been validated as a U.S. DoD Contractor and possesses a PKI certificate or a CAC. The "Terms of Use" letter shall be signed and returned to:

TO: Ms. Cassandra Brese - cassandra.brese@navy.mil
CC: Ms. Valeria Giberti - valeria.giberti@navy.mil
SUBJECT LINE: TOU letter (insert name of company) N00024-19-R-6302 RFP

At the time of award, companies shall have 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 AND REQUIREMENT DOCUMENTS

The Government has incorporated Industry feedback into the MUSV Performance Specification and RFP documents. The Government has posted a FINAL Solicitation, including all Attachments, to the NSERC Bidder's Library.

SUBMISSION OF RFP QUESTIONS/COMMENTS

The Government welcomes industry comments and questions regarding the draft solicitation and Industry Day. potential Offerors shall electronically submit Unclassified questions and comments regarding the draft solicitation or Industry Day by sending an email to the Contract Specialist, Ms. Valeria Giberti at valeria.giberti@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-6302, for the development of the Medium Unmanned Surface Vehicle (MUSV). The MUSV will be a pier-launched, self-deploying modular, open architecture (OA), surface vessel capable of autonomous safe navigation and mission execution.

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 the draft MUSV Performance Specification for Industry review and comment in January 2019. A final Request for Proposal (RFP) is anticipated for late second quarter fiscal year 2019.

REQUIREMENT DOCUMENTS

The MUSV documents contain restricted disclosure information. To obtain this information when it becomes available companies must request a copy of restricted disclosure attachments for RFP N00024-19-R-6302. Companies must provide the Contracting Officer a completed "Terms of Use" letter. Upon receipt of the "Terms of Use" letter by the Contracting Officer, the restricted disclosure attachments will be made available in the NSERC Bidder's Library. Access to the Bidder's Library will be given to the Offeror so long as the Offeror has been validated as a U.S. DoD Contractor and possesses a PKI certificate or a CAC. The "Terms of Use" letter shall be signed and returned to:

TO: Ms. Cassandra Brese - cassandra.brese@navy.mil
CC: Ms. Valeria Giberti - valeria.giberti@navy.mil
SUBJECT LINE: TOU letter (insert name of company) N00024-19-R-6302 RFP

At the time of award, companies shall have 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.


DRAFT RFP AND REQUIREMENT DOCUMENTS

The Government has incorporated Industry feedback into the MUSV Draft Performance Specification and RFP documents. The Government has posted a THIRD Draft Solicitation, including all Section J Attachments, to the NSERC Bidder's Library.

SUBMISSION OF DRAFT RFP AND INDUSTRY DAY QUESTIONS/COMMENTS

The Government welcomes industry comments and questions regarding the draft solicitation and Industry Day. potential Offerors shall electronically submit Unclassified questions and comments regarding the draft solicitation or Industry Day by sending an email to the Contract Specialist, Ms. Valeria Giberti at valeria.giberti@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, Industry is 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-6302, for the development of the Medium Unmanned Surface Vehicle (MUSV). The MUSV will be a pier-launched, self-deploying modular, open architecture (OA), surface vessel capable of autonomous safe navigation and mission execution.

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 the draft MUSV Performance Specification for Industry review and comment in January 2019. A final Request for Proposal (RFP) is anticipated for late second quarter fiscal year 2019.

REQUIREMENT DOCUMENTS

The MUSV documents contain restricted disclosure information. To obtain this information when it becomes available companies must request a copy of restricted disclosure attachments for RFP N00024-19-R-6302. Companies must provide the Contracting Officer a completed "Terms of Use" letter. Upon receipt of the "Terms of Use" letter by the Contracting Officer, the restricted disclosure attachments will be made available in the NSERC Bidder's Library. Access to the Bidder's Library will be given to the Offeror so long as the Offeror has been validated as a U.S. DoD Contractor and possesses a PKI certificate or a CAC. The "Terms of Use" letter shall be signed and returned to:

TO: Ms. Cassandra Brese - cassandra.brese@navy.mil
CC: Ms. Valeria Giberti - valeria.giberti@navy.mil
SUBJECT LINE: TOU letter (insert name of company) N00024-19-R-6302 RFP

At the time of award, companies shall have 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.


DRAFT RFP AND REQUIREMENT DOCUMENTS

The Government is incorporating Industry feedback inot the MUSV Draft Performance Specification and RFP documents. The Government intends to post a THIRD Draft Solicitation, including all Section J Attachments, to the NSERC Bidder's Library the week of 24 June 2019. This notification will be updated when the Draft Solicitation is available. The Government intends to provide an additional period for Industry comments and questions before release of the final solicitation.

SUBMISSION OF DRAFT RFP AND INDUSTRY DAY QUESTIONS/COMMENTS

The Government welcomes industry comments and questions regarding the draft solicitation and Industry Day. potential Offerors shall electronically submit Unclassified questions and comments regarding the draft solicitation or Industry Day by sending an email to the Contract Specialist, Ms. Valeria Giberti at valeria.giberti@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, Industry is 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-6302, for the development of the Medium Unmanned Surface Vehicle (MUSV). The MUSV will be a pier-launched, self-deploying modular, open architecture (OA), surface vessel capable of autonomous safe navigation and mission execution.

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 the draft MUSV Performance Specification for Industry review and comment in January 2019. A final Request for Proposal (RFP) is anticipated for late second quarter fiscal year 2019.

REQUIREMENT DOCUMENTS

The MUSV documents contain restricted disclosure information. To obtain this information when it becomes available companies must request a copy of restricted disclosure attachments for RFP N00024-19-R-6302. Companies must provide the Contracting Officer a completed "Terms of Use" letter. Upon receipt of the "Terms of Use" letter by the Contracting Officer, the restricted disclosure attachments will be made available in the NSERC Bidder's Library. Access to the Bidder's Library will be given to the Offeror so long as the Offeror has been validated as a U.S. DoD Contractor and possesses a PKI certificate or a CAC. The "Terms of Use" letter shall be signed and returned to:

TO: Ms. Cassandra Brese - cassandra.brese@navy.mil
CC: Ms. Valeria Giberti - valeria.giberti@navy.mil
SUBJECT LINE: TOU letter (insert name of company) N00024-19-R-6302 RFP

At the time of award, companies shall have 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.


DRAFT RFP AND REQUIREMENT DOCUMENTS

The Government is incorporating Industry feedback inot the MUSV Draft Performance Specification and RFP documents. The Government intends to post a THIRD Draft Solicitation, including all Section J Attachments, to the NSERC Bidder's Library the week of 17 June 2019. This notification will be updated when the Draft Solicitation is available. The Government intends to provide an additional period for Industry comments and questions before release of the final solicitation.

SUBMISSION OF DRAFT RFP AND INDUSTRY DAY QUESTIONS/COMMENTS

The Government welcomes industry comments and questions regarding the draft solicitation and Industry Day. potential Offerors shall electronically submit Unclassified questions and comments regarding the draft solicitation or Industry Day by sending an email to the Contract Specialist, Ms. Valeria Giberti at valeria.giberti@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, Industry is 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-6302, for the development of the Medium Unmanned Surface Vehicle (MUSV). The MUSV will be a pier-launched, self-deploying modular, open architecture (OA), surface vessel capable of autonomous safe navigation and mission execution.

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 the draft MUSV Performance Specification for Industry review and comment in January 2019. A final Request for Proposal (RFP) is anticipated for late second quarter fiscal year 2019.

REQUIREMENT DOCUMENTS

The MUSV documents contain restricted disclosure information. To obtain this information when it becomes available companies must request a copy of restricted disclosure attachments for RFP N00024-19-R-6302. Companies must provide the Contracting Officer a completed "Terms of Use" letter. Upon receipt of the "Terms of Use" letter by the Contracting Officer, the restricted disclosure attachments will be made available in a secure manner to the Offeror so long as the Offeror has been validated as a U.S. DoD Contractor. The "Terms of Use" letter shall be signed and returned to:

TO: Ms. Cassandra Brese - cassandra.brese@navy.mil
CC: Ms. Valeria Giberti - valeria.giberti@navy.mil
SUBJECT LINE: TOU letter (insert name of company) N00024-19-R-6302 RFP

At the time of award, companies shall have 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 MUSV. The purpose of this Industry Day is for the Government to brief interested Contractors in order to improve Industry's understanding of the MUSV prototyping requirement and anticipated contracting approach.

The Industry Day will be planned for February 12th, 2019 with one on one sessions the same day. To attend Industry Day and request a one on one session, please follow the instructions in the "MUSV Industry Day Announcement" attachment.

DRAFT RFP AND REQUIREMENT DOCUMENTS

The Government intends to post a THIRD Draft Solicitation, which includes all Section J Attachments, to the NSERC Bidder's Library. This notification will be updated when the Draft Solicitation is available.

SUBMISSION OF DRAFT RFP AND INDUSTRY DAY QUESTIONS/COMMENTS

The Government welcomes industry comments and questions regarding the draft solicitation and Industry Day. potential Offerors shall electronically submit Unclassified questions and comments regarding the draft solicitation or Industry Day by sending an email to the Contract Specialist, Ms. Valeria Giberti at valeria.giberti@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, Industry is 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-6302, for the development of the Medium Unmanned Surface Vehicle (MUSV). The MUSV will be a pier-launched, self-deploying modular, open architecture (OA), surface vessel capable of autonomous safe navigation and mission execution.

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 the draft MUSV Performance Specification for Industry review and comment in January 2019. A final Request for Proposal (RFP) is anticipated for late second quarter fiscal year 2019.

REQUIREMENT DOCUMENTS

The MUSV documents contain restricted disclosure information. To obtain this information when it becomes available companies must request a copy of restricted disclosure attachments for RFP N00024-19-R-6302. Companies must provide the Contracting Officer a completed "Terms of Use" letter. Upon receipt of the "Terms of Use" letter by the Contracting Officer, the restricted disclosure attachments will be made available in a secure manner to the Offeror so long as the Offeror has been validated as a U.S. DoD Contractor. The "Terms of Use" letter shall be signed and returned to:

TO: Ms. Cassandra Brese - cassandra.brese@navy.mil
CC: Ms. Valeria Giberti - valeria.giberti@navy.mil
SUBJECT LINE: TOU letter (insert name of company) N00024-19-R-6302 RFP

At the time of award, companies shall have 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 MUSV. The purpose of this Industry Day is for the Government to brief interested Contractors in order to improve Industry's understanding of the MUSV prototyping requirement and anticipated contracting approach.

The Industry Day will be planned for February 12th, 2019 with one on one sessions the same day. To attend Industry Day and request a one on one session, please follow the instructions in the "MUSV Industry Day Announcement" attachment.

DRAFT RFP AND REQUIREMENT DOCUMENTS

A second Draft Solicitation, which includes all Section J Attachments, has been made available to Offerros with an approved "Terms of Use" (TOU) letter. Offerors without an approved TOU letter are instructed to see the notes under REQUIREMENT DOCUMENTS on how to obtain this information.

SUBMISSION OF DRAFT RFP AND INDUSTRY DAY QUESTIONS/COMMENTS

The Government welcomes industry comments and questions regarding the draft solicitation and Industry Day. potential Offerors shall electronically submit Unclassified questions and comments regarding the draft solicitation or Industry Day by sending an email to the Contract Specialist, Ms. Valeria Giberti at valeria.giberti@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, Industry is 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-6302, for the development of the Medium Unmanned Surface Vehicle (MUSV). The MUSV will be a pier-launched, self-deploying modular, open architecture (OA), surface vessel capable of autonomous safe navigation and mission execution.

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 the draft MUSV Performance Specification for Industry review and comment in January 2019. A final Request for Proposal (RFP) is anticipated for late second quarter fiscal year 2019.

REQUIREMENT DOCUMENTS

The MUSV documents contain restricted disclosure information. To obtain this information when it becomes available companies must request a copy of restricted disclosure attachments for RFP N00024-19-R-6302. Companies must provide the Contracting Officer a completed "Terms of Use" letter. Upon receipt of the "Terms of Use" letter by the Contracting Officer, the restricted disclosure attachments will be made available in a secure manner to the Offeror so long as the Offeror has been validated as a U.S. DoD Contractor. The "Terms of Use" letter shall be signed and returned to:

TO: Ms. Cassandra Brese - cassandra.brese@navy.mil
CC: Ms. Valeria Giberti - valeria.giberti@navy.mil
SUBJECT LINE: TOU letter (insert name of company) N00024-19-R-6302 RFP

At the time of award, companies shall have 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 MUSV. The purpose of this Industry Day is for the Government to brief interested Contractors in order to improve Industry's understanding of the MUSV prototyping requirement and anticipated contracting approach.

The Industry Day will be planned for February 12th, 2019 with one on one sessions the same day. To attend Industry Day and request a one on one session, please follow the instructions in the "MUSV Industry Day Announcement" attachment.

DRAFT RFP AND REQUIREMENT DOCUMENTS

A Draft Solicitation, which includes all Section J Attachments, has been made available to Offerros with an approved "Terms of Use" (TOU) letter. Offerors without an approved TOU letter are instructed to see the notes under REQUIREMENT DOCUMENTS on how to obtain this information.

SUBMISSION OF DRAFT RFP AND INDUSTRY DAY QUESTIONS/COMMENTS

The Government welcomes industry comments and questions regarding the draft solicitation and Industry Day. potential Offerors shall electronically submit Unclassified questions and comments regarding the draft solicitation or Industry Day by sending an email to the Contract Specialist, Ms. Valeria Giberti at valeria.giberti@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, Industry is 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-6302, for the development of the Medium Unmanned Surface Vehicle (MUSV). The MUSV will be a pier-launched, self-deploying modular, open architecture (OA), surface vessel capable of autonomous safe navigation and mission execution.

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 the draft MUSV Performance Specification for Industry review and comment in January 2019. A final Request for Proposal (RFP) is anticipated for late second quarter fiscal year 2019.

REQUIREMENTS DOCUMENTS

The MUSV documents contain restricted disclosure information. To obtain this information when it becomes available companies must request a copy of restricted disclosure attachments for RFP N00024-19-R-6302. Companies must provide the Contracting Officer a completed "Terms of Use" letter. Upon receipt of the "Terms of Use" letter by the Contracting Officer, the restricted disclosure attachments will be made available in a secure manner to the Offeror so long as the Offeror has been validated as a U.S. DoD Contractor. The "Terms of Use" letter shall be signed and returned to:

TO: Ms. Cassandra Brese - cassandra.brese@navy.mil
CC: Ms. Valeria Giberti - valeria.giberti@navy.mil
SUBJECT LINE: TOU letter (insert name of company) N00024-19-R-6302 RFP

At the time of award, companies shall have 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 MUSV. The purpose of this Industry Day is for the Government to brief interested Contractors in order to improve Industry's understanding of the MUSV prototyping requirement and anticipated contracting approach.

The Industry Day will be planned for February 12th, 2019 with one on one sessions the same day. To attend Industry Day and request a one on one session, please follow the instructions in the "MUSV Industry Day Announcement" attachment.

DRAFT RFP AND REQUIREMENTS DOCUMENTS

The draft documents will be sent out to potential Offerors who have approved "Terms of Use" letter as identified above.

SUBMISSION OF DRAFT RFP AND INDUSTRY DAY QUESTIONS/COMMENTS

The Government welcomes industry comments and questions regarding the draft solicitation and Industry Day. potential Offerors shall electronically submit Unclassified questions and comments regarding the draft solicitation or Industry Day by sending an email to the Contract Specialist, Ms. Valeria Giberti at valeria.giberti@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. All questions related to the Draft RFP or Draft Requirements documents must be submitted by 04 March 2019.

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, Industry is 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-6302, for the development of the Medium Unmanned Surface Vehicle (MUSV). The MUSV will be a pier-launched, self-deploying modular, open architecture (OA), surface vessel capable of autonomous safe navigation and mission execution.

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 the draft MUSV Performance Specification for Industry review and comment in January 2019. A final Request for Proposal (RFP) is anticipated for late second quarter fiscal year 2019.

REQUIREMENTS DOCUMENTS

The MUSV documents contain classified or restricted disclosure information. To obtain this information when it becomes available companies must request a copy of classified or restricted disclosure attachments for RFP N00024-19-R-6302. Companies must provide the Contracting Officer a completed 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. The Government will not provide sponsorship for new or upgraded personnel or facility clearances. Upon proper clearance approvals by the Government, the Contracting Officer will issue a "Terms of Use" letter to the requesting company. The "Terms of Use" letter shall be signed and returned to the Contracting Officer and Contract Specialist. Upon receipt of the "Terms of Use" letter by the Contracting Officer, the classified or restricted disclosure attachments will be made available in a secure manner to the Offeror so long as the Offeror has met the security requirements detailed. The "Terms of Use" letter shall be signed and returned to:

TO: Ms. Cassandra Brese - cassandra.brese@navy.mil
CC: Ms. Valeria Giberti - valeria.giberti@navy.mil
SUBJECT LINE: TOU letter (insert name of company) N00024-19-R-6302 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 MUSV. The purpose of this Industry Day is for the Government to brief interested Contractors in order to improve Industry's understanding of the MUSV prototyping requirement and anticipated contracting approach.

The Industry Day will be planned for February 12th, 2019 with one on one sessions the same day. To attend Industry Day and request a one on one session, please follow the instructions in the "MUSV Industry Day Announcement" attachment.

DRAFT RFP AND REQUIREMENTS DOCUMENTS

The draft documents will be sent out to potential Offerors who have approved "Terms of Use" letter as identified above.

SUBMISSION OF DRAFT RFP AND INDUSTRY DAY QUESTIONS/COMMENTS

The Government welcomes industry comments and questions regarding the draft solicitation and Industry Day. potential Offerors shall electronically submit Unclassified questions and comments regarding the draft solicitation or Industry Day by sending an email to the Contract Specialist, Ms. Valeria Giberti at valeria.giberti@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. All questions related to the Draft RFP or Draft Requirements documents must be submitted by 04 March 2019.

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, Industry is 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-6302, for the development of the Medium Unmanned Surface Vehicle (MUSV). The MUSV will be a pier-launched, self-deploying modular, open architecture (OA), surface vessel capable of autonomous safe navigation and mission execution.

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 the draft MUSV Performance Specification for Industry review and comment in January 2019. A final Request for Proposal (RFP) is anticipated for late second quarter fiscal year 2019.

REQUIREMENTS DOCUMENTS

The MUSV documents contain classified or restricted disclosure information. To obtain this information when it becomes available companies must request a copy of classified or restricted disclosure attachments for RFP N00024-19-R-6302. Companies must provide the Contracting Officer a completed 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. The Government will not provide sponsorship for new or upgraded personnel or facility clearances. Upon proper clearance approvals by the Government, the Contracting Officer will issue a "Terms of Use" letter to the requesting company. The "Terms of Use" letter shall be signed and returned to the Contracting Officer and Contract Specialist. Upon receipt of the "Terms of Use" letter by the Contracting Officer, the classified or restricted disclosure attachments will be made available in a secure manner to the Offeror so long as the Offeror has met the security requirements detailed. The "Terms of Use" letter shall be signed and returned to:

TO: Ms. Cassandra Brese - cassandra.brese@navy.mil
CC: Ms. Valeria Giberti - valeria.giberti@navy.mil
SUBJECT LINE: TOU letter (insert name of company) N00024-19-R-6302 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 MUSV. The purpose of this Industry Day is for the Government to brief interested Contractors in order to improve Industry's understanding of the MUSV prototyping requirement and anticipated contracting approach.

The Industry Day will be planned for February 12th, 2019 with one on one sessions the same day. To attend Industry Day and request a one on one session, please follow the instructions in the "MUSV Industry Day Announcement" attachment.

SUBMISSION OF INDUSTRY QUESTIONS/COMMENTS

The Government welcomes industry comments, questions, and feedback regarding MUSV. Offerors shall electronically submit questions and comments regarding MUSV by sending an email to the Contract Specialist, Ms. Valeria Giberti, at valeria.giberti@navy.mil and carbon copy (CC:) the Contracting Officer, Mrs. Cassandra Brese, at cassandra.brese@navy.mil. The Government will not answer any comments or questions regarding the content to be presented during Industry Day. Any questions regarding the content presented during Industry day must be submitted on or after the day it is held.

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-6302, for the development of the Medium Unmanned Surface Vehicle (MUSV). The MUSV will be a pier-launched, self-deploying modular, open architecture (OA), surface vessel capable of autonomous safe navigation and mission execution.

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 the draft MUSV Performance Specification for Industry review and comment in January 2019. A final Request for Proposal (RFP) is anticipated for late second quarter fiscal year 2019.

REQUIREMENTS DOCUMENTS

The MUSV documents contain classified or restricted disclosure information. To obtain this information when it becomes available companies must request a copy of classified or restricted disclosure attachments for RFP N00024-19-R-6302. Companies must provide the Contracting Officer a completed 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. The Government will not provide sponsorship for new or upgraded personnel or facility clearances. Upon proper clearance approvals by the Government, the Contracting Officer will issue a "Terms of Use" letter to the requesting company. The "Terms of Use" letter shall be signed and returned to the Contracting Officer and Contract Specialist. Upon receipt of the "Terms of Use" letter by the Contracting Officer, the classified or restricted disclosure attachments will be made available in a secure manner to the Offeror so long as the Offeror has met the security requirements detailed. The "Terms of Use" letter shall be signed and returned to:

TO: Ms. Cassandra Brese - cassandra.brese@navy.mil
CC: Ms. Valeria Giberti - valeria.giberti@navy.mil
SUBJECT LINE: TOU letter (insert name of company) N00024-19-R-6302 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 MUSV. The purpose of this Industry Day is for the Government to brief interested Contractors in order to improve Industry's understanding of the MUSV prototyping requirement and anticipated contracting approach.

The Industry Day will be planned for February 12th, 2019 with one on one sessions the same day. To attend Industry Day and request a one on one session, please follow the instructions in the "MUSV Industry Day Announcement" attachment.

SUBMISSION OF INDUSTRY QUESTIONS/COMMENTS

The Government welcomes industry comments, questions, and feedback regarding MUSV. Offerors shall electronically submit questions and comments regarding MUSV by sending an email to the Contract Specialist, Ms. Valeria Giberti, at valeria.giberti@navy.mil and carbon copy (CC:) the Contracting Officer, Mrs. Cassandra Brese, at cassandra.brese@navy.mil. The Government will not answer any comments or questions regarding the content to be presented during Industry Day. Any questions regarding the content presented during Industry day must be submitted on or after the day it is held.

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-6302, for the development of the Medium Unmanned Surface Vehicle (MUSV). The MUSV will be a pier-launched, self-deploying modular, open architecture (OA), surface vessel capable of autonomous safe navigation and mission execution.

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 the draft MUSV Performance Specification for Industry review and comment in January 2019. A final Request for Proposal (RFP) is anticipated for late second quarter fiscal year 2019.

REQUIREMENTS DOCUMENTS

The MUSV documents contain classified or restricted disclosure information. To obtain this information when it becomes available companies must request a copy of classified or restricted disclosure attachments for RFP N00024-19-R-6302. Companies must provide the Contracting Officer a completed 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. The Government will not provide sponsorship for new or upgraded personnel or facility clearances. Upon proper clearance approvals by the Government, the Contracting Officer will issue a "Terms of Use" letter to the requesting company. The "Terms of Use" letter shall be signed and returned to the Contracting Officer and Contract Specialist. Upon receipt of the "Terms of Use" letter by the Contracting Officer, the classified or restricted disclosure attachments will be made available in a secure manner to the Offeror so long as the Offeror has met the security requirements detailed. The "Terms of Use" letter shall be signed and returned to:

TO: Ms. Cassandra Brese - cassandra.brese@navy.mil
CC: Ms. Valeria Giberti - valeria.giberti@navy.mil
SUBJECT LINE: TOU letter (insert name of company) N00024-19-R-6302 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 MUSV. The purpose of this Industry Day is for the Government to brief interested Contractors in order to improve Industry's understanding of the MUSV prototyping requirement and anticipated contracting approach.

The Industry Day is planned to be held in February 2019. Additional details will follow in a modified synopsis posting with specific details on the planned Industry Day.