COLUMBIA and Dreadnought Fleet Ballistic Missile (FBM) Program Underwater Launcher Production   2

THIS NOTICE IS FOR INFORMATIONAL PURPOSES ONLY. THIS IS NOT A REQUEST FOR PROPOSAL. 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 PREPARATION OF RESPONSES TO THIS ANNOUNCEMENT. ANY INFORMATION SUBMITTED BY RESPONDENTS TO THIS NOTICE IS STRICTLY VOLUNTARY.

Description: In accordance with FAR 6.302-1 and 10 U.S.S. 2304(a)(1), Strategic Systems Programs (SSP) intends to issue a Request for Proposal (RFP) and negotiate a contract on a sole-source basis with Northrop Grumman Corporation-Marine Systems(NGSC-MS), Sunnyvale, CA to provide Shipyard Field Operations, Program Management, Systems Engineering, Documentation, Logistics and Hardware Production Activities in support of the COLUMBIA and Dreadnought Fleet Ballistic Missile (FBM) Program.

This effort is inextricably linked to work already being performed by NGSC-MS under Contract N00030-22-C-1013, which was awarded using other than full and open competition.

An Award Notice will be publicized, when applicable, along with the supporting Justification and Approval for Other Than Full and Open Competition (J&A), in accordance with Federal Acquisition Regulation (FAR) 5.301, 5.303, and 6.305 under separate notice.