Sources Sought for Fire Protection Brand Name DBB P1102 Weapons Magazine and Ordnance Operations Facility, Naval Submarine Base New London, Groton, Connecticut

The Naval Facilities Engineering Command has published a Sources Sought Notice for fire protection equipment at the P1102 Weapons Magazine and Ordnance Operations Facility located at Naval Submarine Base New London in Groton, Connecticut. The notice specifically seeks commercially available suppliers for a Fire Alarm Radio Transmitter, with particular interest in the STAR Software Defined Radio Transmitter manufactured by Kingfisher Company. This procurement is categorized under Other Heavy and Civil Engineering Construction with a NAICS code of 237990 and falls under the Construction of Ammunition Facilities PSC category. The notice was posted on October 1, 2025, and represents market research efforts by the Department of the Navy. The government is seeking to identify potential sources for fire protection equipment that would be compatible with the existing installation-wide fire protection system.

The primary purpose of this Sources Sought Notice is to conduct market research to determine the availability and adequacy of potential suppliers prior to formal acquisition proceedings. Interested vendors must submit a comprehensive 5-page capabilities statement package electronically to Jonathan Durham at jonathan.m.durham.civ@us.navy.mil by October 8, 2025, at 2:00 PM Eastern Time. The submission requirements include completing Attachment 1 with detailed company information such as NAICS codes, CAGE code, business size designations, bonding capacity, and System for Awards Management registration status, along with product technical specifications. Electronic submissions are limited to 4MB file size, and vendors are encouraged to request read receipts for their submissions. The government emphasizes that this is strictly a market research tool and not a formal Request for Proposal, with no obligation to compensate respondents for information provided. This research will inform the government's determination of the appropriate acquisition method for the fire protection system procurement.