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SOURCES SOUGHT Naval Surface Warfare Center, Port Hueneme Division (NSWC PHD) in Port Hueneme, California, is issuing this sources sought as a means of conducting market research to identify potential... SOURCES SOUGHT Naval Surface Warfare Center, Port Hueneme Division (NSWC PHD) in Port Hueneme, California, is issuing this sources sought as a means of conducting market research to identify potential products to support the requirement for chemically bonded surface treatments/ coatings that provide added environmental protection in the form of self-cleaning properties (hydrophobicity/hydrophilicity) to optical glass substrates. This notice is to support research efforts for testing and evaluating optical coatings to aid/replace conventional washing and maintenance systems. This notice is seeking optical coatings that provide glass substrates with hydrophobic or hydrophilic properties. THERE IS NO SOLICITATION AT THIS TIME. This request for information does not constitute a request for quotes; submission of any information in response to this market survey is purely voluntary, the government assumes no financial responsibility for any costs incurred. The results of this market research and study will: 1) be formally published and presented at/in various Department of Defense and professional materials related society (American Society of Naval Engineers or National Association of Corrosion Engineersetc.) written publications, working groups, meetings and/or conferences; and 2) contribute to determining suitability of optical coatings for long-term optics maintenance in the US Navy topside shipboard environment. If your organization has a product meeting the above, please provide the following information: 1) Documentation of the manufacturer; 2) Product Data Sheets; 3) Safety Data Sheets (If applicable); 4) Documentation and/or specification sheets for all items. Also include any substrate conditioning and activation methods recommended by the coating manufacturer. NSWC PHD shall conduct the testing of the product. Testing shall include mechanical, weathering, and infra-red (IR) transmissibility methods using industrial and government standards. Also include proposed restrictions, if any, on publishing in the manner discussed above either the results of your product's testing or the product information you submit. Telephone inquiries will not be accepted or acknowledged, and no feedback or evaluation will be provided to companies regarding their submission. Submission instructions: Interested parties who consider themselves qualified to provide the requested optical coating information are invited to submit a response to the Sources Sought Notice by March 22, 2019 5:00 pm Pacific Time to: Jacob Mahan jacob.mahan@navy.mil 4363 Missile Way BLDG. 1215 Port Hueneme, CA 93043 In addition to addressing items (1) - (4) above, interested concerns shall also include the following business information: a. DUNS number b. Organization Name c. Organization Address d. Point of Contact (including name, title, addresses, telephone number, fax number and Email address) e. Business size f. Socio-economic status (IF SDVOSB or VOSB - provide SDVOSB or VOSB CVE verification) g. Is it on GSA/FSS or SEWP Schedule? If yes, please provide the Contract #.