NOTE: THIS IS NOT A SOLICITATION FOR PROPOSALS. THIS IS A SOURCES SOUGHT NOTICE ONLY. This sources sought notice is for planning and informational purposes only and shall NOT be considered as a Request for Proposal (RFP) or as an obligation on the part of the Government to acquire any products or services. The Government will NOT be responsible for any costs incurred in responding to this notice or furnishing the requested information. No entitlement to payment of direct or indirect costs or charges by the Government will arise as a result of a Contractor’s submission of responses to this Sources Sought Notice or the Government's use of such information. The Government reserves the right to reject, in whole or in part, any Contractor's input resulting from this notice. No contract will be awarded as a result of this announcement. Pursuant to Federal Acquisition Regulations (FAR) 15.201(e), responses to this notice are not offers and cannot be accepted by the Government to form a binding contract.

1. Purpose
    
   The United States Marine Corps (USMC) Program Executive Officer Land Systems (PEO LS) is conducting market research in accordance with FAR Part 10, to determine the availability of qualified, experienced, and interested potential sources to provide Emergency Egress Lighting System (EELS) kits and EELS Vehicle Power (VP) kits for Program Manager, Advanced Amphibious Assault (PM AAA).
    
   PM AAA is responsible for the sustainment and upgrade of the existing Assault Amphibious Vehicles (AAVs). AAV sustainment procurements meet Acquisition Category III threshold requirements.
    
   PM AAA is seeking interested sources capable of providing new EELS kits and EELS VP kits for the AAV Family of Vehicles.
    
   The anticipated business arrangement will consist of an order for approximately 60 EELS kits, and 96 EELS VP kits, beginning in September 2021, with expected delivery in February 2022.
    
2. Requirement
    
   The Government requires a Contractor that can provide the PM AAA Program with new EELS kits and EELS VP kits that exactly match the form, fit, and function of the current EELS and EELS VP systems. The Government has only limited rights to components of the AAV EELS as well as the overall designs. This data is available only from Stratus Systems, Inc. The Government does not own the Technical Data Package (TDP), therefore the TDP cannot be provided.
3. Submission Instructions and Format
    
   Interested firms are invited to respond to this notice by providing the following information:
    

1. Company name and address of applicant/company (Corporate/Principal Office), email, telephone number, fax number, and point(s) of contact;
    
2. SeaPort NxG (or other Multiple Award Contract vehicle) Contract Number, if company has one;
3. Commercial and Government Entity (CAGE) Code and Data Universal Numbering System (DUNS) Number;
    
4. Business size standard (large, small, veteran-owned, service-disabled veteran-owned, women-owned, etc.);
    
5. White paper providing statement of capabilities;
    
6. Relevant past performance with supporting Department of Defense and/or Department of Navy acquisition program management offices (please identify the North American Industry Classification System [NAICS] code the work was performed under; and the contract type [i.e. Firm-Fixed Price, Cost-Plus-Fixed-Fee, Time and Materials] used by the customer to acquire the cited work); and
    
7. Identify any unique requirements to perform described work for PM AAA (e.g. on-site and off-site requirements, financing terms, and special equipment).
    

4. Responses
 
Vendors possessing the requisite skills, resources, and capabilities necessary to perform the stated requirements are invited to respond to this notice via submission of an executive summary of no more than five pages in length on 8 ½ x 11 in paper, using 12-point font describing product summary.  All responses must include the information cited in paragraph 3 above.
 
Please be advised that any proprietary information must be marked as such on a page-by-page basis. The Government will not assume that any of the information provided by a respondent is proprietary unless it is conspicuously marked on each page containing proprietary information.  Moreover, the Government does not assume any duty to contact a respondent and inquire whether any unmarked information submitted in response to this notice is proprietary.
 
DO NOT submit proposals at this time. The Government is only seeking sources/information for market research to determine the availability of industry capabilities in the described areas.  Availability of any formal solicitation will be announced separately. Submittals will not be returned to the sender. 
 
Responses to this notice shall be submitted via email to the Contract Specialist, Autumn Dickinson at [email protected] and the Contracting Officer, Kathleen Keys, at [email protected] via email no later than 1000 Eastern Time Zone on 8 March 2021. The subject line of the email shall read as follows:
 
“M67854-21-R-0029 PM AAA Emergency Egress Lighting System (EELS) and EELS VP Kits Sources Sought”
 
Telephonic inquires or replies will not be entertained.