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Optical Material and Optical Science for Research & Development Support THIS IS A REQUEST FOR INFORMATION (RFI) ONLY. This RFI is issued solely for information and planning purposes – it does not cons... Optical Material and Optical Science for Research & Development Support THIS IS A REQUEST FOR INFORMATION (RFI) ONLY. This RFI is issued solely for information and planning purposes – it does not constitute a Request for Proposal (RFP) or a promise to issue an RFP in the future. This request for information does not commit the Government to contract for any supply or service whatsoever. Further, the U.S. Naval Research Laboratory (NRL) is not at this time seeking proposals and will not accept unsolicited proposals. Contractor’s are advised that the U.S. Government will not pay for any information or administrative costs incurred in response to this RFI; all costs associated with responding to this RFI will be solely at the interested party’s expense. Not responding to this RFI does not preclude participation in any future RFP, if any is issued. If a solicitation is released, it will be synopsized on Seaport-e, General Services Administrative (GSA) e-Buy Procurement website and/or SAM.gov. It is the responsibility of the potential offerors to monitor these sites for additional information pertaining to this requirement. OBJECTIVE: The NRL is searching for potential qualified and interested sources capable of performing the requirements set forth in the attached Draft Statement of Work (SOW) entitled “Development of Optical Material and Science (DOMS)” and to determine set-aside possibilities for qualified small businesses, veteran-owned small businesses, service-disabled veteran-owned small businesses, HUBZone small businesses, small disadvantaged businesses, and women-owned small businesses. These sources will supports the Optical Materials and Devices Branch located in Washington DC. BACKGROUND: The Optical Materials and Devices Branch, NRL Code 5620, is responsible for directing all research and development activities pertaining to infrared (IR) materials; IR fiber optics; high power fiber lasers; transparent ceramics for armor, missile domes and laser windows; ceramic laser gain materials for high energy lasers; fiber-optic based chemical sensors; optically transparent and conducting thin films; and optics for next generation imaging systems. The Branch collaborates and cooperates with scientists from the academic community and other U.S. and foreign laboratories across the globe. LOCATION OF WORK TO BE PERFORMED: The primary place of performance is the Naval Research Laboratory – Washington D.C. NOTE: Contractor shall provide the labor to meet the requirements detailed in the Draft SOW, Personnel Qualifications and Anticipated Distribution of Labor. TYPE OF CONTRACT: Award is anticipated to be a Cost Plus Fixed Fee Contract. NOTE: Contractor will submit monthly invoice/bill for actual hours worked by the approved labor mix identified in the Contractor's invoice. The Contractor will be paid only for actual hours worked. PERIOD OF PERFORMANCE (POP): Five (5) year POP; to include one twelve (12) month base period, plus four (4) 12-month option periods as shown below. Base Period: 11 Mar 2023 – 10 Mar 2024 Option Period One: 11 Mar 2024 – 10 Mar 2025 Option Period Two: 11 Mar 2025 – 10 Mar 2026 Option Period Three: 11 Mar 2026 – 10 Mar 2027 Option Period Four: 11 Mar 2027 – 10 Mar 2028 RESOURCES: To aid industry in evaluating their ability to perform the requirement, the following documents are attached: a.) Draft Statement of Work b.) Draft Personnel Qualifications c.) Draft Anticipated Distribution of Labor d.) Draft DD254 e.) Draft Contract Data Requirement List f.) Required On-Site Contractors CONTACT INFORMATION: Erica Turner, Contract Specialist Arthur Rego, Contracting Officer erica.turner@nrlssc.navy.mil arthur.rego@nrlssc.navy.mil 228-688-5593 228-688-4571 CONTRACTOR RESPONSE FORMAT: NRL is requesting all interested parties, at a minimum, provide the required content & submission organization: 1. Cover Sheet – RFI number, company name and address, socio-economic status, NAICS code, DUNS number, Cage code, technical point of contact, printed name, title and email address and date. (Not included in the total page count) 2.Indicate if you are Federal Multiple Award Contract (MAC) or Seaport-e MAC Holder 3) Capabilities statement and relevant experience in the task areas listed in the Draft SOW, Personnel Qualifications and Anticipated Distribution of Labor. This section should not exceed 5 pages, single-spaced, 12 point font, including charts, graphs, or other illustrations. 4) The RFI will be evaluated solely for market research purposes. Consequently, the Government is primarily interested in Qualified Sources (Prime Contractors) providing specific technical details indicating how that source can meet the Government's needs. 5) Business Type: Small Business Concerns, Historically Underutilized Business Zone (HUBZone) Concerns, Service-Disabled Veteran-Owned Small Business (SDVOSB) Concerns, Small Disadvantaged Business (SDB) Concerns, Women-Owned Small Business (WOSB) Concerns and Veteran-Owned Small Business (VOSB) Concerns are all highly encouraged to respond to this RFI. 6) Please specify if subcontracting possibilities exist and/or if all tasks can be performed in house. If no subcontracting opportunities exist, please explain why. 7) NRL will consider any comments regarding the Draft SOW, Personnel Qualifications and Anticipated Distribution of Labor to provide clarification for final draft of the documents. PAST PERFORMANCE INFORMATION: Please provide in the response a list of Navy, DoD, and Federal contracts and task orders supported during the past 36 months with a brief description of the supply or service provided per each contract or task order. Only list contracts or task orders for services similar to that required under the attached Draft SOW, Personnel Qualification and Anticipated Distribution of Labor. ASSUMPTIONS: Please provide a list of assumptions, if any, which were considered in formulating the response. SUBMISSION OF INFORMATION: All information and data received in response to this RFI, if marked or designated as corporate or proprietary information, will be protected and handled as such. Interested parties are responsible for adequately marking proprietary or competition-sensitive information contained in their response. Responses must be Microsoft Word for Office compatible format are due no later than 11 May 2022, 5:00pm CST. Responses shall be submitted via e-mail only to Erica Turner at erica.turner@nrlssc.navy.mil. Any response received after this date will also be considered, but may not be included in initial reporting or assessments. Oral communications are not acceptable in response to this notice. Proprietary information, if any, MUST BE CLEARLY MARKED. To aid the Government, please segregate proprietary information. Please be advised that all submissions become Government property and will not be returned. Information received in response to this RFI shall be safeguarded adequately from unauthorized disclosure in accordance with FAR 15.207. Please include the title “RFI N00173-22-EN03” in the subject line of any e-mailed response. QUESTIONS: Questions regarding this announcement shall be submitted in writing by e-mail to the Contract Specialist and Contracting Officer, email address. Verbal questions will NOT be accepted. Questions will be answered by posting answers to the Seaport-e, General Services Administrative (GSA) e-Buy Procurement website and/or betaSAM.gov; accordingly, questions shall NOT contain proprietary or classified information. The Government does not guarantee that questions received after 27 April 2022, 5:00pm CST will be answered. SUMMARY: THIS IS A REQUEST FOR INFORMATION (RFI) ONLY to identify sources that can provide Optical Material and Optical Science Research and Development Support. The information provided in the RFI is subject to change and is not binding on the Government. The Navy has not made a commitment to procure any of the services discussed, and release of this RFI should not be construed as such a commitment or as authorization to incur cost for which reimbursement would be required or sought. All submissions become Government property and will not be returned. FAR 52.215-3 - Request for Information or Solicitation for Planning Purposes (Oct 1997) (a) The Government does not intend to award a contract on the basis of this solicitation or to otherwise pay for the information solicited except as an allowable cost under other contracts as provided in subsection 31.205-18, Bid and proposal costs, of the Federal Acquisition Regulation. (b) Although "proposal" and "offeror" are used in this Request for Information, your response will be treated as information only. It shall not be used as a proposal. (c) This solicitation is issued for the purpose of market research and planning purposes. OTHER BUSINESS OPPORTUNITIES: Other business opportunities for NRL are available at NRL’s website at: https://www.nrl.navy.mil/Doing-Business/