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The Puget Sound Naval Shipyard and Intermediate Maintenance Facility (PSNS&IMF) Contracting Office (Code 400) is issuing this sources sought. This sources sought is being issued as a means of conducting market research to identify industrial capabilities that might exist in order to support an upcoming requirement for a Submarine Vessel Escort Service contract. For additional information regarding the technical specifications, please refer to the attached DRAFT Performance Work Statement (PWS).

Based on the responses of this sources sought, this requirement may be set-aside for small business (in full or in part) or procured through full and open competition (unrestricted). The Government’s intent at this time is for a single award to be made. All small business set-aside categories will be considered. Telephonic inquiries will not be accepted or acknowledged. The Government will not be providing evaluations or comments to companies providing sources sought responses, but the responses will be used to inform the Government as to the best means of procuring this requirement.

“THIS SOURCES SOUGHT IS FOR INFORMATIONAL PURPOSES ONLY. THIS IS NOT A REQUEST FOR PROPOSAL TO BE SUBMITTED. IT DOES NOT CONSTITUTE A SOLICITATION AND SHALL NOT BE CONSTRUED AS A COMMITMENT BY THE GOVERNMENT. RESPONSES IN ANY FORM ARE NOT OFFERS AND THE GOVERNMENT IS UNDER NO OBLIGATION TO AWARD A CONTRACT AS A RESULT OF THIS ANNOUNCEMENT. NO FUNDS ARE AVAILABLE TO PAY FOR THE PREPERATION OF RESPONSES TO THIS ANNOUNCEMENT. ANY INFORMATION SUBMITTED BY RESPONDENTS TO THIS TECHNICAL DESCRIPTION IS STRICTLY VOLUNTARY. RESPONSES WILL NOT BE RETURNED TO THE RESPONDER. NOT RESPONDING TO THIS NOTICE DOES NOT PRECLUDE PARTICIPATION IN ANY FUTURE REQUEST FOR QUOTE (RFQ), INVITATION FOR BID (IFB), OR REQUEST FOR PROPOSALS (RFP), IF ISSUED. IF A SOLICITATION IS RELEASED, IT WILL BE SYNOPSIZED ON SAM.GOV. IT IS THE RESPONSIBILITY OF POTENTIAL OFFERORS TO MONITOR SAM.GOV FOR ADDITIONAL INFORMATION PERTAINING TO THIS REQUIREMENT.

Submission Details

If your organization has the potential capacity and capabilities to perform these contract requirements, please provide the following information: Organization Name, CAGE code, and DUNS number. Any applicable brochures or company capability material may also be submitted.

Interested parties are required to submit via email. The subject line should read “Sources Sought Response for N4523A23N0800.” The response to this sources sought may be in either Microsoft Word, Portable Document Format (PDF), or in the body of the email and shall be addressed to andrew.skelley@navy.mil.

ALL DATA RECEIVED IN RESPONSE TO THIS SOURCES SOUGHT THAT IS MARKED OR DESIGNATED AS CORPORATE OR PROPRIETARY WILL BE FULLY PROTECTED FROM RELEASE OUTSIDE THE GOVERNMENT.