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Place of Performance: Norfolk, VA Kittery, ME Bremerton, WA Honolulu, HI Description: This is a sources sought announcement in accordance with FAR 15.201 and in anticipation of a potential future proc... Place of Performance: Norfolk, VA Kittery, ME Bremerton, WA Honolulu, HI Description: This is a sources sought announcement in accordance with FAR 15.201 and in anticipation of a potential future procurement program. The Naval Sea Systems Command (NAVSEA) is conducting market research to determine industry capability and interest in performing discrete production, non-discrete production and other production work to support the Navy’s four public shipyards in accomplishing repair, maintenance, and modernization of nuclear-powered attack submarines. NAVSEA is considering a multiple-award contract indefinite-delivery indefinite-quantity (MAC IDIQ) to cover these requirements. The specific requirements will be defined at the delivery order level, and will encompass efforts such as preservation, structural/non-destructive testing, shipboard work, electrical services, component repair, and engineering support. NAVSEA is especially interested in determining small business capability and interest. Responses are welcome from small business concerns and small business teaming arrangements or joint ventures. This market research will also provide information to the Contracting Officer that is relevant to FAR 7.107 for consolidation/bundling. NAVSEA seeks responses from sources that can perform drydock submarine repair, maintenance and alterations at Norfolk Naval Shipyard (NNSY), Puget Sound Naval Shipyard (PSNS), Pearl Harbor Naval Shipyard (PHNSY), and Portsmouth Naval Shipyard (PNSY), and perform the repair and restoration of select critical components. Offerors are not required to have their own drydock. Work would be performed under delivery orders anticipated to be competed among MAC IDIQ awardees over a five-year base ordering period with l three additional option years. The Navy will include rolling admissions provisions enabling the Navy to periodically announce an interim competition for the purposes of adding additional contractors to the MAC IDIQ. The Navy has categorized the requirements to be procured under the MAC IDIQ into two tiers: Critical (Lot 1) and Non-Critical (Lot 2), as defined as follows: Critical (Lot 1) requirements consist of efforts that involve critical systems. Due to the nature of critical systems onboard the submarine and the likelihood that delays in completing work associated with these systems will have a significant impact on the overall CNO availability schedule, the Navy will require contractors to possess capability and capacity to meet technical requirements for critical systems to be eligible for Lot 1 scope. To complete this work, awardees are expected to have the knowledge, skills, and experience necessary to complete multiple concurrent complex CNO availabilities on critical systems. Critical systems include but are not necessarily limited to the following (all systems listed imply areas of the system and equipment requiring work certifications that are not subject to Special Emphasis Program Controls (e.g., submarine safety program (SUBSAFE), fly by wire (FBW), deep submergence systems (DSS)): Vertical Launch System (VLS) Ship control system components Torpedo tubes Bow planes Sonar dome Large Vertical Array Shipboard hydraulics systems Normal fuel oil tank and systems Lube oil systems Non-Critical (Lot 2) requirements consist of efforts that do not involve critical systems but may include systems and equipment requiring work certifications. Lot 2 scope is expected to require fewer specialized contractor capabilities, both in terms of personnel and equipment. To complete this work, MAC IDIQ holders are expected to have the knowledge, skills, and experience necessary to complete multiple concurrent non-critical work on CNO availabilities. Categories of work intended to be outsourced for both Critical (Lot 1) and Non-Critical (Lot 2) are described below: PRESERVATION - Includes administration, production support, materials, tools, and equipment to deliver preservation support that includes preservation for non-SUBSAFE hull and structural repair, internal and external submarine tanks preservation, lead bin repair and fabrication, de-ballasting and re-ballasting, anodes removal and install, tile removal and install, and safety track repair. STRUCTURAL/NON-DESTRUCTIVE TESTING (NDT) - Includes application of technical methods to examine materials or components in ways that do not impair their future usefulness and serviceability to measure geometrical characteristics and to detect, locate, measure, and evaluate flaws. NDT is also known as non-destructive examination, non-destructive inspection, and non-destructive evaluation. NDT is comprised of, but not limited to, the following methods and techniques: Magnetic Particle Testing, Liquid Penetrant Testing, Radiography Testing, Visual Testing, Ultrasonic Testing, and Eddy Current Testing. SHIPBOARD WORK - Includes the following functions: Temporary Service Sheet Metal Mechanic, Temporary Service Electrician, Temporary Service Pipefitter, Marine Machinery Mechanic, Shipwright, Plastic Fabricators/Wood Crafting, Fabric Worker, Laborer, Electrician, Shipfitter Mechanic, Sheetmetal Mechanic, Pipefitter, Insulator, Inside Machinist, Marine Electrician, Electronics Technician, etc. for systems and subsystems that may include computers and associated electronics; hardware, software, data, and payload control systems for Vertical Launch System (VLS)/Virginia Class Payload Tubes, Torpedo Tubes, and Torpedo Racks. Production support will include but not be limited to Marine Electrician, Marine Insulator/Lagger, Marine Pipefitter, Rigger/Weight Handler, Shipwright Staging/Shrink-wrap, and Forklift/Aerial Lift Operator.? ELECTRICAL - Includes the full range of depot level repairs and alterations, including troubleshooting, corrective and preventive maintenance, installation, and removal/replacement/repair of electrical equipment and systems onboard submarines. FIRE WATCH AND TANK WATCH - Includes execution of safety protocols including standing fire and tank watches. Fire watch support duties and functions, for the purpose of this effort, are defined as performing visual observation of the operation area on which industrial activity is being performed and extinguishing incipient stage fires as specified. Tank watch support duties and functions, for the purpose of this effort, are defined as performing visual observation of the operation area on which industrial activity is being performed. COMPONENT REPAIR - Includes repair and overhaul work on valves, pumps, actuators, and other components that are part of the Navy’s Corporate Component Repair Program, Advance Equipment Repair Program, and other Navy-owned Depot Level Repairables. Support shall include pre-testing, inspection, repair/replacement, and certification of completion. ENGINEERING AND TECHNICAL SUPPORT - Includes the following functions: Marine Electrician, Marine Insulator/Lagger, Marine Pipefitter, Rigger/Weight Handler, Shipwright Staging/Shrink-wrap, Forklift/Aerial Lift Operator. In addition, the Contractor will provide the engineering and technical support related to ship systems, operational systems, and technology efforts. SUBMISSION INSTRUCTIONS: Responses to this notice must be submitted via email to the points of contact listed in this notice and must be received no later than August 26, 2024 (telephone inquiries will not be accepted). Please ensure that the subject line of any emails containing responses related to this notice include the name of your firm and “PEO SSN MAC IDIQ” (without quotation marks). Please limit responses to a maximum of five pages in length, excluding the cover page, with a minimum font size of 10 points for all text. All information received bearing proprietary markings will be handled in accordance with applicable statutes and regulations. Responses to this notice will not be returned. An acknowledgement of receipt will be provided for all responses received. If you do not receive an acknowledgement within two working days, please notify the points of contact listed in this notice. Companies may respond to this sources sought notice by providing an expression of interest. Interested parties are required to respond with an expression of interest letter, on company letterhead, to include the following: Company Name Company Cage Code Company Unique Entity Identifier (UEI) Code Point of Contact information Provide the URL for your company’s website Small business designation as defined by the Small Business Administration according to NAICS code 336611 (i.e., Large, SB, VOSB, SDVOSB, WOSB, etc.) Number of employees Please indicate the specific categories of work and Critical/Non-Critical (Lot 1/Lot 2) work your company is interested in pursuing. Does your company have a satisfactory performance record for the type of work required? Please provide examples of relevant past performance on similar efforts within the previous three years. The information for each named contract shall include: type of project, dollar value and location. If the work was accomplished as a prime contractor, please indicate the percentage of work, if any, which was subcontracted. If the work was performed as a subcontractor, indicate the percentage and dollar value of the work performed. If the interested party has no relevant experience on nuclear-powered attack submarines, projects on other Government vessels and private industry projects may be submitted. If the experience information submitted is for efforts other than provided in support of the nuclear-powered attack submarines, explain how the experience will enable the firm to successfully meet the requirements of the contemplated contract(s). If an interested party is contemplating being part of a joint venture or other teaming arrangement, state the names of the joint venture/teaming arrangement members and their business size and describe the intended roles and responsibilities of each member as it relates to the work described herein. State the firm’s current clearance level, if any, for facilities and personnel. The notice of interest should include a brief description of your company and its capabilities as they relate to the requirements of the categories contemplated under the MAC IDIQ. DISCLAIMER This notice is not a request for proposals. Per FAR 15.201(e), responses to this notice do not constitute offers and cannot be accepted by the Government to form a binding contract. This notice is issued solely for information and planning purposes and does not constitute a solicitation or obligation on the part of the Government. The Government makes no representations that a solicitation for the requirements described in this notice will be issued. Respondents are wholly responsible for any costs or expenses associated with submitting a response. No reimbursement will be made for any costs associated with providing information in response to this notice or any further requests for information relating to a response. Respondents will not be notified of the results of this notice. The information obtained from submitted responses may be used by the Government in the development of a procurement strategy. Information submitted in response to this notice will become the property of the Government. Respondents should properly mark any materials submitted with the appropriate restrictive markings. Information that is proprietary or competition-sensitive may be protected from disclosure under the public records statutes only if properly labeled as such. Future information regarding this procurement, if any, will be posted on SAM.gov.