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This Sources Sought announcement is published FOR MARKET RESEARCH PURPOSES ONLY, pursuant to FAR 15.201(e)

Exchanges with Industry. No solicitation is available. In accordance with FAR 15.202(3), responses to this notice are

NOT offers and CANNOT be accepted by the Government to form a binding contract.

Portsmouth Naval Shipyard is seeking to identify sources capable of supporting a hybrid (combination of Firm Fixed

Price and Cost types) contract for to replace the inboard and outboard thrust bearing stators as well as to complete

the axial sensor and wirewall modifications on a Virginia Class Submarine.

This sources sought notice is a market research tool being utilized to identify potential and eligible firms capable of

providing these services prior to determining the method of acquisition and issuance of a Request for Proposal (RFP).

As such, all interested parties are encouraged to respond. Information received will be considered solely for the

purpose of determining whether or not to conduct a competitive procurement. A determination by the Government

not to compete this proposed contract based upon responses to this notice is solely within the discretion of the

Government.

If your organization has the potential capacity to accomplish this requirement, please provide the following

information: 1) Organization name, address, email address, website address, telephone number, and both the size

and type of ownership for the organization and 2) tailored capability statements addressing the particulars of this

effort, with appropriate documentation supporting claims or organizational and staff capability.

Questions regarding this requirement may be emailed to Stephen Smith at stephen.smith@navy.mil. Telephone

inquiries will not be accepted or acknowledged, and no feedback will be provided to companies regarding their

submissions.

THIS NOTICE IS FOR INFORMATIONAL PURPOSES ONLY. THIS IS NOT A REQUEST FOR PROPOSAL. 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.