Request for Information - Ship Control System (SCS) Hardware Sustainment

The Naval Sea Systems Command (NAVSEA) is hereby issuing a Request for Information (RFI) from all potential sources, small-businesses and large-businesses, to provide information regarding a commercial, modified commercial (non-developmental item), and/or non-commercial supply solution(s) for the Ship Control System (SCS) in support of general hardware sustainment for all ship classes.

Generally, interested parties (hereon referred to as party/parties) are requested to provide information on their current supply that meets or beats the specifications/performance requirements listed within the Ship Control System (SCS) Hardware Sustainment specification details (hereon referred to as SPECS and attached to this announcement) or provide information on the company's capability (personnel, facilities, resources, technology, and expertise) to provide such supply.

Specifically, parties are requested to provide the following information (as applicable):

1. Company name
2. Company address
3. Primary company contact(s) and associated email addresses
4. Company website
5. Business size (small or large) for NAICS code 336611 (PSC 2090)
6. Company's socioeconomic status (Woman-Owned, Veteran-Owned, HUBZone, etc.)
7. Company CAGE Code
8. Estimate delivery lead times of supply
9. Equipment origin or place of manufacture
10. Warranty information
11. Any other information deemed applicable by the interested party

A PARTY'S SUBMISSION SHALL NOT EXCEED MORE THAN 20 .DOC (MS Word) OR .PDF PAGES IN LENGTH AND BE NO LARGER THAN 7.5 GB.

Parties are responsible for adequately marking proprietary and/or competition sensitive information that is contained within their submission.

Before the Navy will consider providing a party the SPECS, which is marked as CUI, a party shall email NAVSEA contract specialist Jada Williams at jada.n.williams11.civ@us.navy.mil and NAVSEA contracting officer Kathryn Corvello at kathryn.f.corvello.civ@us.navy.mil and therein provide the company's name and company's CAGE Code. Upon the Navy's receipt of the party's information, the Navy will perform a vetting of the company for operational security purposes and determine, at its own discretion, if it will or will not release the SPECS to the party. If the Navy chooses to release the SPECS, the Navy will coordinate via email with the party and provide the party the SPECS via an electronic drop on DOD SAFE.

A party's submission shall be delivered electronically either via encrypted email to Jada Williams and Kathryn Corvello or via drop on DOD SAFE. If a party chooses the drop on DOD SAFE option, the party shall coordinate the drop with Jada Williams and Kathryn Corvello, whereby one of them will provide a DOD SAFE link for the drop.

The due date for submission is 31 MAY 2024 from submission at 1000 ET.

This RFI is for Navy informational/planning purposes only. This announcement is not a request for proposal; it does not constitute any form of solicitation and shall not be construed as a commitment by the Navy. A party submission is not an offer nor proposal and the Navy is under no obligation to make any form of award as a result of this announcement. No funds will be provided by the Navy to pay for preparation of submissions in response to this announcement. All responses to this RFI are strictly voluntary.