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SOURCES SOUGHT The purpose of this sources sought notice is to gather information for a potential on-ramp to the Naval Undersea Warfare Center Division, Newport (NUWCDIVNPT) Unmanned Undersea Vehicle ... SOURCES SOUGHT The purpose of this sources sought notice is to gather information for a potential on-ramp to the Naval Undersea Warfare Center Division, Newport (NUWCDIVNPT) Unmanned Undersea Vehicle (UUV) Family of Systems (FoS) Multiple Award Contract (MAC). I. BACKGROUND The UUV FoS MAC (N66604-18-D-C8##) was awarded to twenty-three (23) contractors on 02 August 2018. This MAC serves as the primary vehicle for procurement of supplies and services used to develop, build, fabricate, integrate, evaluate and support UUV projects. The subject MAC has a base Period of Performance (PoP) from 30 July 2018 to 29 July 2023 and includes options to extend the PoP until 29 July 2027. As stated in Section L – Instructions, Conditions, and Notice to Bidders of the MAC solicitation N66604-17-R-0350, potential on-ramp procedures may be implemented at Year 3 and Year 6 (if the option is exercised). Supplies and services under this MAC in support of research, development, and prototyping for UUV FoS include the following Functional Areas: 1. Payloads 2. Hull and Structure 3. Propulsion 4. Energy Storage / Conversion 5. Electrical Power 6. Vehicle Controller 7. Software 8. Non-Payload Sensors 9. Vehicle Control Systems 10. Host Platform Elements 11. Ashore Elements 12. Internal Architecture II. SOURCES SOUGHT NOTE: Contractors shall read the draft Statement of Work (SOW) attached to this notice in its entirety. In preparation for a potential on-ramp, NUWCDIVNPT is seeking information to identify the following: 1. Prospective, eligible contractors capable of providing the supplies and services under one or more Functional Areas described in the MAC SOW. 2. Current MAC awardees interested in being awarded additional Functional Areas. THIS SOURCES SOUGHT IS NOT A REQUEST FOR PROPOSAL. It is market research to determine contractors’ interest in the UUV FoS MAC. The NAICS for this requirement is 336999, with a size standard of 1,000 employees. Place of Performance: The primary place of performance will be determined at the delivery/task order level. Responses to this sources sought must address, at a minimum, the following: Section 1: Introduction. Identify the Sources Sought Number and Title. Section 2: Corporate Description. • Name of Company and address; • Email address; • Phone number; • CAGE Code and DUNS Number. • Confirmation of Company size status under NAICS Code 336999. to include small business designation if applicable (Small, Small Disadvantaged (SDB), 8(a), Women- Owned, HUBZone, or Service Disabled Veteran-Owned Business); • Two points of contact, one Contracts and one Technical, including: name, title, phone number, and e-mail address; and Section 1 and Section 2 page limit is not to exceed 1 page combined. Section 3: Technical Response. Prospective, interested contractors shall submit a Capabilities Statement identifying: a. A summary of the company’s expertise and any unique skills or abilities to provide the supplies and services in the attached SOW (Limit: 2 pages). b. The specific SOW Functional Area(s) that the company is capable of and would plan to propose to, providing specifics within the limit of 2 pages per Functional Area identified. Current Contract holders interested in qualifying for additional Functional Areas under the MAC shall identify its MAC contract number and submit a Capabilities Statement not to exceed 2 pages per additional Functional Area. All interested contractors are encouraged to respond to this announcement. Please submit responses to Jeff Champlin, Contracting Negotiator, at jeffrey.champlin@navy.mil, on or before 24 February 2021, 14:00 EST. Attachment: Draft Statement of Work (SOW) DISCLAIMER: THIS SOURCES SOUGHT IS FOR INFORMATIONAL PURPOSES ONLY. THIS IS NOT A REQUEST FOR PROPOSAL (RFP). THIS DOES NOT CONSTITUTE A SOLICITATION AND SHALL NOT BE CONSTRUED AS A COMMITMENT BY THE GOVERNMENT. RESPONSES IN ANY FORM ARE NOT OFFERS AND THE GOVERNMENT IS UNDER NO OBLIGATION TO AWARD A CONTRACT AS A RESULT OF THIS ANNOUNCMENT. NO FUNDS ARE AVAILABLE TO PAY FOR PREPARATION OF RESPONSES TO THIS ANNOUNCEMENT. ANY INFORMATION SUBMITTED BY RESPONDENTS TO THIS TECHNICAL DESCRIPTION IS PURELY VOLUNTARY.