Optical Techniques, Devices, and Measurements.   3

PRE-SOLICITATION NUMBER N00173-21-R-NA01
1. Action Code: This is a pre-solicitation notice.

2. Date: 29 April 2021

3. Contracting Office Address:
Naval Research Laboratory 4555 Overlook Ave SW Code 3230
Washington, DC 20375

4. Classification Code: A Research & Development

5. Subject title of this project is: Optical Techniques, Devices and Measurements

6. Solicitation Number: N00173-21-R-NA01

7. Contact Points:
Nathan Carver Michael Reiners

Phone: 228-688-4126 202-767-2372
Email: Nathan.Carver@nrlssc.navy.mil Michael.Reiners@nrl.navy.mil

8. PLEASE NOTE: This notice does not constitute a request for proposal, request for quote,
or invitation for bid. The intent of this notice is to provide the pre-solicitation notice in
accordance with FAR 5.2 Synopsis of Proposed Contract Action in preparation for the anticipated
release of the Request for Proposal (RFP) at a later date. NRL reserves the right to cancel this
acquisition at any time.

9. Description: The RFP is planned to be issued in May 2021. The North American Industry Code
Standard (NAICS) is 541715 - Research and Development in the Physical, Engineering, and Life
Sciences (except Nanotechnology and Biotechnology) and the annual size standard is 1,000. The
planned procurement method is contracting by negotiation. The solicitation utilizes source
selection procedures, which require Offerors to submit a non-price proposal that includes past
performance, experience information, and a price proposal for evaluation by the Government.

The resulting contract is planned to be a cost-plus-fixed-fee term contract. The contract term will
be a base period of 12 months with four (4) 12-month options, or until the maximum not-to-exceed
amount is reached, whichever comes first. Only the base period of the contract will offer a minimum
guarantee.

Feedback from interested parties is encouraged, however the Government reserves the right to decide
if feedback is actionable. Any proposals received in response to this notice will not be reviewed
or acknowledged. Any feedback or comments to this pre-solicitation notice should be sent via e-mail
to Nathan.Carver@nrlssc.navy.mil by May 14, 2021. Phone calls in response to this notice will not
be accepted.

Please refer to Attachment 1 Statement of Work for an explanation of the requirements.

10. Additional Details:
THIS SOLICITATION WILL BE OFFERED IN ELECTRONIC FORMAT ONLY. NO HARD COPIES
WILL BE PROVIDED. Offerors can view and/or download the RFP and attachments at beta.SAM.gov (Contract Opportunities) when the RFP is posted. Interested parties can register under the Interested Parties Vendors list. This will be the only method of amendment distribution; therefore, it is the offeror's responsibility to check the website periodically for any amendments to the solicitation. Prospective offerors MUST register themselves on the website. Prospective offerors
must also be registered with the System for Award Management (SAM) at https://www.sam.gov/portal/public/SAM in order to participate in this procurement.