ETS - Engineering Support

Requirement: N00173-26-RFI-2430 – Engineering Technical Support Services for the Design, Development, Implementation, and Maintenance of Special Research and Development Equipment for the U.S. Naval Research Laboratory (NRL), Naval Center for Space Technology, Space Systems Development Division This is not a request for proposals. Phone solicitations or emails regarding the status of this sources sought will receive no response. This is a Request for Information (RFI)/ Source Sought (SS) notice pursuant to Federal Acquisition Regulation (FAR) 15.201(e). The Government does not intend to award a contract on the basis of this notice or to pay for any information provided by industry, except as an allowable cost under other currently awarded contracts as provided in subsection 31.205-18, Bid and proposal costs, of the Federal Acquisition Regulation. Although "proposal" and "offeror" are used in this RFI, your response will be treated as information only. It shall not be used as a proposal. Objective: NRL is searching for potential sources with the capability to perform the service set forth in the attached draft Statement of Work (SOW) entitled “Design, Development, Implementation, and Maintenance of Special Research and Development and Associated Support Equipment” for the NRL for Naval Center for Space Technology, Space Systems Development Division NRL Pomonkey Facility, along with its associated Outside Continental United States (OCONUS) facility, has a requirement to procure engineering and technical support services for research and development equipment support. The required services include hardware design, development, system upgrades, implementation, maintenance, and the preparation of technical documentation for the special research and development equipment. NRL has a long-standing requirement to procure engineering technical support services for specialized research and development assets located at the Pomonkey Field Site and an associated OCONUS facility. The contractor shall provide engineering and technical support services including: • Hardware design • System development and upgrades • Equipment implementation • Maintenance and sustainment support • Technical documentation The specialized equipment supported under this effort includes: Parabolic antenna systems ranging from 1 meter to 30 meters Radio frequency (RF) subsystems operating between 10 MHz and 31,000 MHz Copper and fiber RF and network transmission infrastructure Site-wide telecommunications and video systems Technical systems climate control systems , including radomes and computer room environmental controls Uninterruptible power supply (UPS) systems Backup generator systems Facility access control systems The RF subsystems, antennas, and radomes are manufactured by various commercial vendors including: L3 Datron Viasat General Dynamics SATCOM Technologies Inc. These items have historically been commercially available products , sold to both Government and commercial customers. The associated engineering technical services supporting these systems may meet the definition of a commercial service in accordance with FAR 2.101 . The intent of this RFI/SS is to gauge industry interest, potential capabilities and relevant experience to support NRL personnel in providing the required services stated in the attached draft SOW. A small business set-aside decision may be made as a result of the responses to this RFI. Location: Primary performance locations include: NRL Pomonkey Facility – La Plata, Maryland Associated OCONUS facility Contract Type: NRL anticipates this will be a level of effort contract and will be performed on a Cost-Plus Fixed Fee (CPFF) or a Firm Fixed Price (FFP) basis. This determination will be based on the results of market research and acquisition planning. Competition Strategy: NRL is currently contemplating full and open competition unless the results from this RFI support a small business set-aside of any kind. Federal multiple award schedule holders and/or small businesses are encouraged to reply. Length of Award: Date of award through five years total (One (1) 12-month base year, to include four (4) 12-month option years) Resources: To aid industry in evaluating their ability to perform the required service, the following documents have been attached and available at the link below: Draft SOW Draft Contract Data Requirement List Draft Personnel Qualifications Draft Distribution of Labor Contractor Response Format: Required content and submission organization:   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);  Please indicate if your company is a General Service Administration Holder and/or SeaPort Multiple Award Contracts Holder; Technical descr