Technology Insertion Hardware (TIH) 24/26

The purpose of this Request for Information (RFI) is to assist the Naval Sea Systems Command, Naval Undersea Warfare Center (NUWC) Division Keyport, in gathering information from Industry regarding interest and manufacturing capacity for the development, integration, and production of Technology Insertion Hardware (TIH).   TIH is the latest generation of display, processor, and network requirements in support of the Navy's Submarine Warfare Federated Tactical System (SWFTS) family of systems required on several U.S. Navy fleet submarines, the COLLINS Class for the Royal Australian Navy (RAN), and Foreign Military Sales (FMS) cases. Equipment to be obtained under a resulting contract is used in Mission Critical/Essential Systems on board submarine platforms of different variants and configurations. Components consist of but are not limited to Commercial, Off-The-Shelf (COTS) equipment that is uniquely configured for the particular platform and system to satisfy workstation, processor, file server, or other network requirements.  The Government anticipates issuing an Indefinite Delivery/Indefinite Quantity (IDIQ) contract to a single source with Contract Line Items (CLINs) for Production, Non-Recurring Engineering Services, Travel, and Data Submittals.  The CLINs may include a mix of Fixed Price Incentive; Cost Plus Incentive Fee, Level of Effort; Cost Plus Fixed Fee; and Cost Reimbursable.  The resulting contract is anticipated to be seven (7) years for the design and production of Technology Insertion (TI)-24 and TI-26 submarine baselines and will include base and option CLINs.  The NAICS code is anticipated to be 334511, with a Small Business Size Standard of 1,250 employees.  This will be a full and open, unrestricted competitive solicitation.

Information being requested is as follows: (1) Provide interested Entity Name/CAGE/Size/Socio-economic category (if applicable). (2) If company is interested in being a Prime Contractor or Subcontractor.  (3) If willing to be posted in SAM as an interested Subcontractor, please provide a Point of Contact at your company, with an email address and telephone number. (4) A brief statement outlining manufacturing capacity and any prior related work accomplished.

A DRAFT copy of the Statement of Work is attached for review.