FY24-28 AN/SPQ-9B Design Agent / Technical Engineering Services

SYNOPSIS:  The Naval Sea Systems Command intends to issue a competitive solicitation for FY24-28 AN/SPQ-9B Anti-Ship Missile Defense (ASMD) Radar System Design Agent (DA), including engineering support for production and fielding efforts. NAVSEA intends to award one Cost-Plus Fixed Fee (CPFF) contract with support Cost CLINs. The contract would have a base year and 4 option years.

IMPORTANT: In order to be considered for contract award, each company must have a SECRET facility clearance by the time of award. Offerors must be a United States (U.S.) company or an independent U.S. subsidiary, although the Navy will consider foreign contractors acting as subcontractors to U.S. prime contractors. The export of defense articles, defense services, and related technical data is subject to the Arms Export Control Act and the International Traffic in Arms Regulations and requires the issuance of an export license by the U.S. Department of State.  There will be no classified attachments for the solicitation phase. Distribution Statement D technical documents and other Government Furnished Information for the solicitation phase will be provided in a library (referred to as the "Bidder's Library"), located on the Naval Systems Engineering Resource Center (NSERC) website, with restricted access.

DRAFT SOLICITATION and GFI (TDP): A draft solicitation will be released imminently to interested parties upon request. Parties must sign and complete the attached Terms of Use agreement and provide a copy of the company DD 2345. The TDP will be made available via the Bidder’s Library. The Government estimates a formal solicitation release within approximately 1 month.

NSERC ACCESS: Offerors will be required to have an NSERC account to gain access and view the documentation in the Bidder's Library. Attachment 1 of this pre-solicitation notice provides Offerors with the necessary steps to obtain both an NSERC account and approval to access to the Bidder's Library (Attachment to be added in a forthcoming update to this post).

This pre-solicitation notice is being posted to the SAM webpage located at

http://www.sam.gov. SAM is the single point of entry for posting of synopsis and solicitations to the internet.

Hard copies of the solicitation will not be provided or mailed. Interested offerors should monitor the SAM page for the release of the solicitation. Since this solicitation, and any applicable amendments, will be issued electronically, the Government is under no obligation to maintain a bidder's mailing list.

DISCLAIMER: This pre-solicitation notice is for information only and shall not be construed as a commitment by the Government to solicit contractual offers or award contracts.  The Government is not soliciting, nor will it accept, proposals as a result of this synopsis. The Government intends to release a solicitation in late April 2023. If a competitive solicitation is issued in the future, it will be announced via SAM.gov, and interested parties must comply with that announcement.  The Government will not reimburse respondents for any questions submitted or information provided as a result of this notice.  This is not a solicitation or a promise to issue a solicitation, and this information is subject to modification and in no way binds the Government to award a contract.

Please reach out to the following team members with all SPQ9B DA Synopsis inquiries: Thomas Williams (Thomas.d.williams220.civ@us.navy.mil), Brittany Burton (Brittany.m.burton4.civ@us.navy.mil) & Holly Danner (holly.r.danner.civ@us.navy.mil)