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Description THIS REQUEST FOR INFORMATION (RFI) IS A REQUEST FOR INFORMATION USING MARKET RESEARCH AND WILL BE USED FOR INFORMATIONAL AND PLANNING PURPOSES ONLY. THIS IS NOT A REQUEST FOR PROPOSAL. THE... Description THIS REQUEST FOR INFORMATION (RFI) IS A REQUEST FOR INFORMATION USING MARKET RESEARCH AND WILL BE USED FOR INFORMATIONAL AND PLANNING PURPOSES ONLY. THIS IS NOT A REQUEST FOR PROPOSAL. THERE IS NO FUNDING ASSOCIATED WITH THIS ANNOUNCEMENT. PURPOSE: Naval Sea Systems Command (NAVSEA) is conducting market research to determine the feasibility of procuring the following: One 110-115-foot Medium-Range Patrol Vessel under a separate, single award. The Government is interested in market information pertinent to proven (e.g. existing vessels) vessels or crafts for potential Foreign Military Sales (FMS). In particular, the Government desires information pertaining to whole vessel characteristics, design information, operations, estimated acquisition costs, delivery time frames, and past sales information. Designs and Licenses are not limited to corporations within the United States. However, the construction/production must occur within the United States. Boat spares and associated training will be procured on separate line items and not a part of the overall vessel price. ANTICIPATED SCOPE OF WORK: The boats will be used by foreign military, partner nations, to patrol maritime domain out to the limit of the partner nation’s Exclusive Economic Zone (EEZ). The boat should be capable of sustained operations in seas out to 200nm offshore to support the following mission areas: guard against Illegal, Unregulated, Unreported Fishing (IUUF) fleets, counter illicit trafficking and secure the foreign military partner’s maritime domain. The boats will have the APPROXIMATE characteristics as described in Attachment 1. RESPONSE CRITERIA: NAVSEA is seeking responses from interested parties that can provide at least one type of boat with the characteristics outlined above. Interested parties are encouraged to provide the following: Cover letter containing the following: The name and address of the interested party Location where such boat would be built; and Point of contacts including names, titles, phone numbers, and email addresses. The following information for the subject boat the interested party can provide: Specifications or cutsheets that describe the boat (in terms of hull equipment, engine specification, electrical system, command and control equipment, mechanical, etc.) being offered are of existing designs that meet the listed requirements the table above. The Government recognizes that interested parties may not have a platform that meets all the requirements. Interested parties are encouraged to respond to this RFI if minor deviations exist, but could be readily modified; General arrangements drawings of the boat; Estimated total construction time of the boat from contract award to delivery at the builder’s facility; to include any long lead items if known, and Estimated rough order of magnitude (ROM) price for the boat, not including training and any associated spares. Description of the company’s relevant experience within the last 10 years; Please email the primary and secondary points of contact to request a DoD SAFE link to submit the above information. NOTICES REGARDING SOLICITATION: This notice does NOT constitute a Request for Proposal and is not to be construed as a commitment, implied or otherwise, by the Government that a procurement action will be issued. No telephone inquiries will be accepted and requests for solicitation packages will not be honored, as no solicitation is intended at this time. THE GOVERNMENT DOES NOT INTEND TO AWARD A CONTRACT SOLELY ON THE BASIS OF THIS RFI.