THIS IS AN AMENDMENT TO THE SOURCES SOUGHT NOTICE ONLY. THE AMENDMENT CHANGES THE RESPONSE DATE. THIS IS A SOURCES SOUGHT NOTICE ONLY. THIS IS NOT A REQUEST FOR PROPOSALS. THIS SOURCES SOUGHT NOTICE IS PUBLISHED FOR MARKET RESEARCH PURPOSES ONLY. THE GOVERNMENT IS NOT SEEKING OR ACCEPTING UNSOLICITED PROPOSALS. This Sources Sought/Request for Information notice (as authorized by FAR 15.201) is issued by the Naval Sea Systems Command (NAVSEA), in support of Program Executive Office Undersea Warfare (PEO USW), to identify sources interested in fulfilling the development, production, and maintenance requirements for the AN/BVY-1 Integrated Submarine Imaging System (ISIS). The AN/BVY-1 ISIS is part of the Submarine Warfare Federated Tactical System (SWFTS) and receives capability upgrades per the Advanced Processor Build (APB)/Technical Insertion (TI) process. The procurement contemplated by this notice is for “end-to-end” system engineering development, environmental qualification, life cycle support, program management, engineering services, software and hardware development, logistics and supportability, configuration management, hardware and software integration (including material procurement or fabrication, and integration of Government-Furnished Material (GFM), as applicable), testing, evaluation, and installation for all in-service and new construction submarines. The AN/BVY-1 ISIS shall achieve the requirements of system specifications (performance specifications, Environmental Qualification Test (EQT) requirements specification for inboard equipment). Interested parties are requested to respond with a White Paper that addresses their capabilities and proposed plan to delineate a viable approach to meeting the requirements of the performance specification, with special emphasis on the following: Technical Approach Provide an overall technical description of the functions and capabilities of the equipment you are capable of delivering. Describe your approach to developing a new hardware and software baseline and transition from the current baseline into a new baseline. Discuss your approach to applying an “Open Systems Architecture” within the collaborative development environment. Provide a description of any experience with Information Assurance (IA) or Cybersecurity requirements. Explain the process for identifying technology obsolescence and replacement components. Explain how the system architecture design allows for insertion of the updated components. Maintenance Philosophy Describe your approach for capability/maintainability improvements that are not being delivered in software baseline. Describe the maintenance and repair processes proposed to support the equipment on US Navy Submarines (i.e., operational and intermediate level maintenance). Describe your approach to providing field-maintenance related engineering services contracted using a task order approach. Describe your approach to providing fleet-support field-maintenance repair on-site assistance to submarine platforms for AN/BVY-1 ISIS system troubleshooting and repair. Describe the depot maintenance philosophy and capability for the system. Data Rights The Government desires at least a Government Purpose Rights (GPR) license (as defined in DFARS 225.227-7013 and DFARS 252.227-7014) in noncommercial Technical Data (TD), Computer Software (CS), and Computer Software Documentation (CSD), including object code, executable code and source code. Provide details of any limitations on technical data rights for the equipment. Specifically, provide details of any proprietary information that would not be shared with the US Government. Recent and Relevant Contract Experience Interested companies should describe current or past contracts explaining experience with the above focus areas. Sources Sought Document Access/ Request Submission Due Date: The Government performance specification will not be posted online as an attachment to this sources sought notice. It is available by request. National policy does not support release of these documents to foreign sources. The document will be provided only to those companies with a valid security clearance of SECRET or higher. To obtain a copy of the documents, companies shall submit a written request via email to Mr. Timothy Ward at
[email protected] and Mr. Brown at
[email protected] no later than 4:00 pm Eastern Daylight Saving Time, 23 November 2022. The subject line of the email should have “AN/BVY-1 Integrated Submarine Imaging System (ISIS) (insert company name) N00024-23-R-6203.” Telephonic requests are not acceptable. Interested companies who are interested in receiving the performance specification shall provide a written request that includes the following data: Company name CAGE code and DUNS Complete company address Point of Contact information, to include E-mail address Telephone number Name/Job Title Fax number Facility Clearance level of facility (including issuing Government agency, and expiration date), to include Security Point of Contact information Once a company’s need-to-know and security clearance is verified and approved the company will be authorized to receive the detailed documents and related controlled files. This SECRET material will be returned to the government or show proof of destruction within thirty (30) days following the submittal package due date. DD Form 2345 A filled Out Terms of Use attached to this sources sought posting Business Size/Status (i.e. Large, SB, VOSB, SDVOSB, WOSB, etc.) Number of Employees Once a company security clearance is verified and approved, the company will be authorized to receive the requested document. Companies shall return all SECRET material to the Government or show proof of destruction in accordance with the TOU. Sources Sought Response/Submission and Deadline: All written expressions of interest and information in response to this sources sought shall be submitted to Mr. Timothy Ward at
[email protected] and Mr. Brown at
[email protected] no later than 4:00 pm Eastern Daylight Saving Time, 23 November 2022. The subject line of the email should read "(company Name) Sources Sought Response - AN/BVY-1 Integrated Submarine Imaging System (ISIS) N00024-23-R-6203." NOTE: SS/RFI responses are limited to twenty (20) pages or less, 1 inch margins, and 10 point Times New Roman font or larger. The Government will accept specific questions or comments submitted in response to this notice or information provided as a result of this Sources Sought Notice. The Government may or may not be able to provide answers at this time. Responses may contain a separate annex classified up to the SECRET level, if necessary, but any classified annex needs to be marked, handled and transmitted appropriately in accordance with the referenced security classification guides for the AN/BVY-1 system. Disclosure: This notice is not a request for proposals and is not to be construed as a commitment by the Government to issue a solicitation. This notice does not obligate the Government to award a contract or otherwise pay for the information provided in response. Sources choosing to respond to this notice are wholly responsible for any costs/expenses associated with submitting a response. Therefore any cost associated with the market research submission is solely at the interested vendor's expense. The Government reserves the right to use information provided by respondents for any purpose deemed necessary and legally appropriate. Any organization responding to this notice should ensure that its response is complete and sufficiently detailed to allow the Government to determine the organization's qualifications to perform the work. Respondents are advised that the Government is under no obligation to acknowledge receipt of the information received or provide feedback to respondents with respect to any information submitted. Respondents will not be notified of the results of this notice. The information obtained from submitted responses may be used in development of an acquisition strategy and a future solicitation. Submissions will not be returned. Response to this notice is not a request to be added to a bidders list or to receive a copy of a solicitation. THE GOVERNMENT DOES NOT INTEND TO AWARD A CONTRACT SOLELY ON THE BASIS OF THIS SOURCES SOUGHT NOTICE. Information submitted in response to this RFI will become the property of the United States Government. Submitters should properly mark their responses with the appropriate restrictive markings. Information that is proprietary or competition-sensitive may be protected from disclosure under the public records law only if properly labeled as such.