Sources Sought Notice: United States Naval Academy Infoblox Trinzic Equipment

Subject to FAR Clause 52.215-3, entitled "Request for Information or Solicitation for Planning Purposes," this announcement constitutes a Sources Sought for information and planning purposes for qualified and experienced sources to provide upgrade equipment for the United States Naval Academy (USNA) Infoblox DNS, DHCP, and IP Address Management (DDI) Grid. This is not a solicitation announcement for proposals and no contract will be awarded from this announcement. It is not to be construed in any way as a commitment by the Government, nor will the Government pay for the information submitted in response.

BACKGROUND:

The United States Naval Academy (USNA) Information Technology Services Division (ITSD) is responsible for developing, managing and integrating information systems and providing information technology products, services and capabilities for approximately 7,000 midshipmen, faculty and staff across the academy’s 630-acre campus and for the approximately 300 midshipmen candidates, faculty and staff at the Naval Academy Preparatory School (NAPS) located in Newport R.I.

The proposed acquisition is to purchase equipment required to upgrade the existing, in-place USNA Infoblox DNS, DHCP, and IP Address Management (DDI) Grid, which provides core network naming and addressing services across USNA. The equipment purchased will replace older, like appliances that are swiftly approaching end of life and end of support by the manufacturer. The procurement will be a direct, one-for-one replacement of the 15 existing Infoblox Grid appliances; to include 10 Infoblox Trinzic X6 906 appliances, 4 Infoblox Trinzic X6 1506 appliances, and 1 Infoblox Trinzic X6 1606 appliance, along with the associated NIOS software subscriptions, Premium Maintenance-Enterprise support, power supplies, and peripheral devices required to accomplish life cycle replacement.

Delivery Schedule:The anticipated Delivery schedule for this requirement will be: 30 days after receipt of order (ARO).

A Firm Fixed Price (FFP) Delivery / Purchase Order under NAICS Code 423430 is anticipated.

NAICS CODE:The NAICS Code for this requirement is 423430, Computer and Computer Peripheral Equipment and Software Merchant Wholesalers, and the Small Business Size Standard is 250 (# of employees).

RFI SUBMISSION REQUIREMENTS:

Interested parties shall submit responses to this Sources Sought Notice for consideration and shall include the following information (Please reference N0018927QL222 in your response)

1. Company name, address, Point of Contact name, phone number, and email address.

2. Contractor and Government Entity (CAGE) Code and DUNS Number. 

3. Statement as to whether business is actively registered in the System for Award Management

4. Size of business- Large Business, Small Business, Small Disadvantaged, 8(a), HUBZONE, Woman-Owned and/or Service Disabled Veteran Owned Small Business under the applicable NAICS.

5. Indicate if your company can be a prime contractor for this effort or, if not, whether your company can be a subcontractor. If subcontractors are to be used, provide the anticipated percentage of effort to be subcontracted and if a small or large businesses will be used.

6. If the items/services can be obtained from an existing Government contract vehicle, to include, but not limited to, GSA, NASA SEWP, SeaPort-NxG, DoW ESI. Please provide the applicable contract number if available from a Government contract vehicle.

7.Capability statement displaying the offerors ability to provide the minimum requirements to include past performance information. If past performance information is provided, please include only relevant past performance on the same/similar work within the last 5 years. Please also include in past performance information the contract numbers, dollar value, and period of performance for each contract referenced in the response to this sources sought.

This announcement is NOT a contract, request for proposal, a promise to contract, or a commitment of any kind on the part of the U.S. Government.  The Navy will not assume liability for costs incurred in response to this RFI.

Documentation of technical expertise and experience must be presented in sufficient detail for the U.S. Government to determine that your company possesses the necessary functional area expertise and experience to compete for this acquisition. Standard company brochures will not be reviewed. Submissions are not to exceed five (5) typewritten pages in no less than 12 font. All technical questions and inquiries may be submitted within the response.

The Government is determining the acquisition strategy for this potential acquisition. If any potential acquisition will be a small business set-aside, then FAR clause 52.219-14, Limitations on Subcontracting, applies. Note that if there is sufficient demonstrated interest and capability among small businesses, a key factor in determining if an acquisition will be a small business set-aside is that two or more potential small business prime contractors must be capable of performing at least 50% of the effort, as defined in FAR clause 52.219-14. If the Government determines that a small business set-aside is appropriate and your company anticipates submitting a proposal as the prime contractor for a small business set-aside, please provide specific details and rationale as to how compliance with FAR clause 52.219-14 will be achieved, including specific details regarding teaming arrangements, and if subcontracts are to be used, provide the anticipated percentage of the effort to be subcontracted and whether small or large business subcontractors will be used. Teaming and/or subcontracting arrangements should be clearly delineated and previous experience in teaming must be provided.

Responses should be emailed to Ms. Sheere Reese at shere.c.reese.civ@us.navy.mil by 11:00 AM eastern standard time (EST) on 19 November 2026.  Again, this is not a request for a proposal.  Respondents will not be notified of the results and the U.S. Government is not required to answer any questions submitted in regards to this Sources Sought Notice. Please note the information within this notice will be updated and/or may change prior to an official synopsis/solicitation, if any.

Attachments:

Attachment I: Draft Supply Specifications