FY26 TCS Watercraft Systems Integration Support

INTRODUCTION The Mission and Installation Command (MICC) - Fort Eustis is issuing a sources sought notice (SSN) as a means of conducting market research to identify parties having an interest in and the resources to support the requirement for the Maritime & Intermodal Training Department (MITD) FY26 TCS MITD Watercraft Systems Integration. The intention is to procure these services on a competitive basis. A small-business set-aside will be considered, provided 2 or more qualified small businesses respond to this sources sought notice with information sufficient to support a set-aside. We encourage all small business concerns, in all socioeconomic categories (including, 8(a) Business Development Program, Small Disadvantage Business, Historically Underutilized Business Zone, Service-Disabled Veteran-Owned, Women- Owned Small Business concerns), to identify their capabilities in meeting the requirement at a fair market price. DISCLAIMER This sources sought notice is for informational purposes only. This is not a request for proposal (RFP) to be submitted. It 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 announcement. No funds are available to pay for preparation of responses to this announcement. Any information submitted by respondents to this technical description is strictly voluntary. Responses will not be returned to the responder. Not responding to this notice does not preclude participation in any future request for quote (RFQ), invitation for bid (IFB), or RFP, if published. If a solicitation is released, it will be synopsized on the Government-Wide Point of Entry (GPE). It is the responsibility of potential offerors to monitor the GPE for additional information pertaining to this requirement. PROGRAM BACKGROUND This is a non-personal services contract to provide Watercraft Systems Integration Support to enable the integration and fielding of new Watercraft Systems Training Aids, Devices, Simulators, and Simulations (TADSS), and training equipment. The Government shall not exercise any supervision or control over the contract service providers performing the services herein. Such contract service providers shall be accountable solely to the Contractor who, in turn is responsible to the Government. The MITD is the one stop training site for all things Watercraft, Cargo Handling, and Rail Operations. Consisting of two divisions, MITD provides Initial Military Training (IMT) and Sustainment training to transportation Soldiers from both the Active Duty and Reserve Components, as well as civilians and members of other services utilizing a variety of state-of-the-art simulators, trainers, and Subject Matter Experts. As part of the overall Army Watercraft Transformation strategy, US Army Transformation and Training Command (T2COM)/TCS received the Logistics Support Vessel (LSV2) in FY20, and Landing Craft Utility (LCU2028) in FY22. T2COM/TCS will receive the Prototype Maneuver Support Vessel (MSV-L) in FY26. REQUIRED CAPABILITIES The Contractor shall provide services in support of the areas specified in Program Background (above). Further detail is provided in the draft Performance Work Statement (PWS) attached to this announcement (Attachment 1). If your organization has the potential capacity to perform these contract services, please provide the following information: 1) Organization name, address, CAGE code, Unique Entity ID, POC email address, Web site address, telephone number, and size and type of ownership for the organization; 2) Tailored capability statements addressing the questions and requests provided below, with appropriate documentation supporting claims of organizational and staff capability. If significant subcontracting or teaming is anticipated in order to deliver technical capability, organizations should address the administrative and management structure of such arrangements; and 3) Whether your company is interested in competing for this requirement as a prime contractor or not (identify subcontracting, joint ventures, or team arrangement that will be pursued, if any). If interested as proposing as a small-business prime, please also provide the following information: 1) Identify what percentage of work will be performed by the small business prime contractor and all similarly situated entity subcontractors (Note: In accordance with FAR 52.219-14 Limitations on Subcontracting (DEVIATION 2021-O0008) "Similarly situated entity" means a first-tier subcontractor, including an independent contractor, that has the same small business program status as that which qualified the prime contractor for the award (e.g., for a small business set-aside contract, any small business concern, without regard to its socioeconomic status), and is considered small for the North American Industry Classification System (NAICS)