Submarine Tethered Expendable Buoy (STEB)
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- Solicitation number
- N0002424R6231
- Agency
- Naval Sea Systems Command Department of the Navy, Department of Defense
- Responses due
- Set-aside
- No set-aside
Opportunity facts
- NAICS code
- 334511 Search, Detection, Navigation, Guidance, Aeronautical, and Nautical System and Instrument Manufacturing
- PSC
- 5865 Electronic Countermeasures, Counter-Countermeasures And Quick Reaction Capability Equipment
- Place of performance
- Washington Navy Yard, District of Columbia, United States
- Points of contact
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- Patrick Dooley patrick.s.dooley3.civ@us.navy.mil (202) 781-2332
- Sydney Cline sydney.m.cline.civ@us.navy.mil (202) 677-8237
Notice details come from SAM.gov. Updated .
About this opportunity
The Naval Sea Systems Command (NAVSEA) intends to issue a solicitation for the procurement of the development, integration, testing, production, and installation of the submarine-launched Submarine Tethered Expendable Buoy (STEB) system. The STEB system provides a submerged submarine with a surface buoy platform for communications, situational awareness, and collision avoidance data. This will be a single source Indefinite Delivery Indefinite Quantity (IDIQ) contract for "end-to-end" system engineering. A Request for Proposal (RFP) is anticipated to be released in August 2024, and the government is seeking comments and questions on the draft solicitation by the specified deadline.
There is no set-aside designation for this procurement. A sources sought notice was previously issued, but there is no information provided about potential incumbents or the expected award value. The procurement is for an unspecified quantity of STEB systems to be installed across submarine classes, with a focus on providing real-time data to feed the AN/BLQ-10 system and reduce the risk of counter detection while the submarine remains submerged.
Notice text
2 versions
Update #2 · Latest ·
UPDATE:
The reason for this updated posting on 7/17/24 is to post answers to DRAFT RFP questions.
ORIGINAL:
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 System for Award Management (SAM) website (https://sam.gov) and interested parties must comply with that announcement. The information contained herein is subject to modification and in no way binds the Government to award a contract.
The Naval Sea Systems Command (NAVSEA) intends to issue a solicitation for the procurement of the development, integration, testing, production and installation for the submarine-launched Submarine Tethered Expendable Buoy (STEB) system. The STEB system provides a submerged submarine with a surface buoy platform for communications, situational awareness and collision avoidance data. It will provide data to feed a real-time operator interface and display console within the AN/BLQ-10 system and would reduce the risk of counter detection by allowing the submarine to stay submerged while it provides situational awareness related to imaging, communications, and electronic warfare data. This solicitation will be a single source Indefinite Delivery Indefinite Quantity (IDIQ) contract.
The procurement is for “end-to-end” system engineering development including the bus (launch vehicle) / payload components of the buoy and the tethering mechanism, environmental qualification, life cycle support, program management, engineering services, software development, logistics and supportability, configuration management, hardware and software integration (including material procurement and/or fabrication), production, testing, evaluation, and installation for modernization and new construction submarines.
A Request for Proposal (RFP) is anticipated to be released in August 2024. Attached to this pre-solicitation notice is the DRAFT Solicitation (which is subject to change). The Government will accept specific questions or comments submitted in response to the DRAFT solicitation, and may consider them for the final solicitation. However, the Government may or may not be able to provide answers to questions at this time. The comments or questions shall be submitted to Mr. Patrick Dooley at patrick.s.dooley3.civ@us.navy.mil and Ms. Sydney Cline at sydney.m.cline.civ@us.navy.mil. The subject line of the email should read "(company Name) DRAFT RFP Response - STEB N00024-24-R-6231."
A sources sought notice was issued related to this synopsis on SAM.gov on October 04, 2023 for Submarine Tethered Expendable Buoy (STEB).
It is recommended that interested parties should get familiar with the solicitation application of Procurement Integrated Enterprise Environment (PIEE). If a solicitation is issued it will be done electronically via the System for Award Management (SAM) website (https://sam.gov) and interested parties must comply with that announcement. SAM is the single point of entry for posting of the synopsis and solicitations. Interested Offerors should monitor SAM for the release of the solicitation, and any applicable amendments. Offerors must be registered in SAM in order to participate in this procurement at https://www.sam.gov/portal/public/SAM/.
Update #1 ·
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 System for Award Management (SAM) website (https://sam.gov) and interested parties must comply with that announcement. The information contained herein is subject to modification and in no way binds the Government to award a contract.
The Naval Sea Systems Command (NAVSEA) intends to issue a solicitation for the procurement of the development, integration, testing, production and installation for the submarine-launched Submarine Tethered Expendable Buoy (STEB) system. The STEB system provides a submerged submarine with a surface buoy platform for communications, situational awareness and collision avoidance data. It will provide data to feed a real-time operator interface and display console within the AN/BLQ-10 system and would reduce the risk of counter detection by allowing the submarine to stay submerged while it provides situational awareness related to imaging, communications, and electronic warfare data. This solicitation will be a single source Indefinite Delivery Indefinite Quantity (IDIQ) contract.
The procurement is for “end-to-end” system engineering development including the bus (launch vehicle) / payload components of the buoy and the tethering mechanism, environmental qualification, life cycle support, program management, engineering services, software development, logistics and supportability, configuration management, hardware and software integration (including material procurement and/or fabrication), production, testing, evaluation, and installation for modernization and new construction submarines.
A Request for Proposal (RFP) is anticipated to be released in August 2024. Attached to this pre-solicitation notice is the DRAFT Solicitation (which is subject to change). The Government will accept specific questions or comments submitted in response to the DRAFT solicitation, and may consider them for the final solicitation. However, the Government may or may not be able to provide answers to questions at this time. The comments or questions shall be submitted to Mr. Patrick Dooley at patrick.s.dooley3.civ@us.navy.mil and Ms. Sydney Cline at sydney.m.cline.civ@us.navy.mil. The subject line of the email should read "(company Name) DRAFT RFP Response - STEB N00024-24-R-6231."
A sources sought notice was issued related to this synopsis on SAM.gov on October 04, 2023 for Submarine Tethered Expendable Buoy (STEB).
It is recommended that interested parties should get familiar with the solicitation application of Procurement Integrated Enterprise Environment (PIEE). If a solicitation is issued it will be done electronically via the System for Award Management (SAM) website (https://sam.gov) and interested parties must comply with that announcement. SAM is the single point of entry for posting of the synopsis and solicitations. Interested Offerors should monitor SAM for the release of the solicitation, and any applicable amendments. Offerors must be registered in SAM in order to participate in this procurement at https://www.sam.gov/portal/public/SAM/.
Attachments
| File | Type | Posted |
|---|---|---|
| Government Answers to STEB Draft RFP Questions-7.17.24.pdf | ||
| DRAFT N00024-24-R-6231_STEB_Solicitation.docx | DOCX document |
Notice history
| Notice | Type | Posted |
|---|---|---|
| Submarine Tethered Expendable Buoy (STEB) Award Notice | Award Notice | |
| Submarine Tethered Expendable Buoy (STEB) | Solicitation | |
| Submarine Tethered Expendable Buoy (STEB) | Pre-Solicitation | |
| Submarine Tethered Expendable Buoy (STEB) | Pre-Solicitation |
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