Engineering Technical Support Services

2026-11-03

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 : The U . S . Naval Research Laboratory ( 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 documentationThe specialized equipment supported under this effort includes : Parabolic antenna systems ranging from 1 meter to 30 metersRadio frequency ( RF ) subsystems operating between 10 MHz and 31 , 000 MHzCopper and fiber RF and network transmission infrastructureSite - wide telecommunications and video systemsTechnical systems climate control systems , including radomes and computer room environmental controlsUninterruptible power supply ( UPS ) systemsBackup generator systemsFacility access control systemsThe RF subsystems , antennas , and radomes are manufactured by various commercial vendors including : L3 DatronViasatGeneral 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 , MarylandAssociated OCONUS facilityContract 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 SOWDraft Contract Data Requirement ListDraft Personnel QualificationsDraft Distribution of LaborContractor 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 description of the proposed concept or capability ( i . e . capability statement ) including a concise description of the specifications . This section should not exceed five pages , single - spaced , 12 - point font , including charts , graphs , or other illustrations ; 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 ; Please specify if subcontracting possibilities exist and / or if all tasks can be performed in - house ; List of assumptions , if any , which were considered in formulating the response . It is anticipated that travel , materials and equipment will be included in the RFP . NRL will consider industry comments regarding the draft SOW , CDRL , Personnel Qualifications and Distribution of Labor to provide clarification and / or enhancement for final drafts to be included in any potential solicitation . Past Performance Information : Please provide in the response a list of Department of War , Department of Navy , or Federal contracts supported during the past 24 - months with a brief description of the supply provided for each contract . Only list contracts with effort similar to those detailed in the draft SOW . Submission of Information : Responses are requested no later than 20 Mar 2026 at 5 : 00 PM Eastern Standard Time . 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 should be marked accordingly . All information and data received in response to this posting marked or designated as corporate or proprietary information will be protected as such . Please include this notice number on all documents and email correspondence . Classified Material shall NOT be submitted . Please include “ N00173 - 26 - RFI - EN02 ” in the subject line of your email response . Contact Information : Submit the responses electronically to the Contracting Officer , Richard Waterstreet at richard . waterstreet @ us . navy . mil and the Contract Specialist , Erica Turner at erica . n . turner9 . civ @ us . navy . mil no later than 20 Mar 2026 at 5 : 00 PM Eastern Standard Time . Oral communications are not acceptable in response to this notice . Other Business OpportunitiesOther business opportunities for NRL are available at NRL ’ s website at : https :// www . nrl . navy . mil / doing - business / contracting - division /. 52 . 215 - 3 -- Request for Information or Solicitation for Planning Purposes . a ) The Government does not intend to award a contract on the basis of thissolicitationor 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 FederalAcquisitionRegulation .( b ) Although " proposal " and " offeror " are used in this Request for Information , your response will be treated as information only . Itshallnot be used as a proposal .( c ) Thissolicitationis issued for the purpose of market research and procurement planning .

Maryland

2026-04-08