N00173-21-RFI-EN03 – Light Detection and Ranging (LiDAR) System

This is a Request for Information (RFI) pursuant to Federal Acquisition Regulation (FAR) 15.201(e).  This RFI is issued solely for information and planning purposes – it does not constitute as a Request for Quote (RFQ), Request for Proposal (RFP) or a promise to issue an RFP in the future.  This RFI does not commit the Government to contract for any supply or service whatsoever.  Further, the Government is not at this time seeking proposals and will not accept unsolicited proposals.  The RFI respondees are advised that the Government will not pay for any information or administrative costs incurred in response to this RFI; all costs associated with responding to this RFI will be solely at the interested party’s expense.  Not responding to this RFI does not preclude participation in any future RFQs or an RFP, if any is issued.  If a solicitation is released, it will be synopsized on the Government Point of Entry, www.SAM.gov website and/ or the GSA E-Commerce Central website: http://www.gsa.gov.  It is the responsibility of the potential offerors to monitor these sites for additional information pertaining to this requirement.  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 that are capable of providing the requirements set forth in the attached draft salient characteristics titled “Light Detection and Ranging (LiDAR) System”.

The intent of this RFI is to gauge industry interest, capabilities and relevant experience to support NRL personnel in providing the system listed in the attached draft salient charactersitics.

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To aid industry in evaluating their ability to perform the requirement, the following documents have been attached and available at the link below:

1) Draft salient characteristics for a LiDAR System

Contractor Response Format:

Required content and submission organization:
 

1)  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) 

2)  Technical description of the proposed concept or capability, and including a concise description of the specifications.  This section should not exceed 5 pages, single-spaced, 12 point font, including charts, graphs, or other illustrations. 

3)  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.

4)  Small Business Concerns, Historically Underutilized Business Zone (HUBZone) Concerns, Service-Disabled Veteran-Owned Small Business (SDVOSB) Concerns, Small Disadvantaged Business (SDB) Concerns, Women-Owned Small Business (WOSB) Concerns and Veteran-Owned Small Business (VOSB) Concerns are all highly encouraged to respond to this RFI.

5)  Please specify if subcontracting possibilities exist and/or if all tasks can be performed in house and

6)  NRL will consider any comments regarding the draft salient characteristics to provide clarification for final draft of the documents.

Past Performance Information

Please provide in the response a list of Navy, DoD 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 salient characteristics for LiDAR System.

Type of Contract

Anticipating awarding a Firm Fixed Price contract with a 6 to 18 weeks delivery after receipt of order is anticipated.

Assumptions:                                                

                                                            
Please provide a list of assumptions, if any, which were considered in formulating the response. It is anticipated that travel, materials, labor and equipment will be included in the RFQ/ RFP.

Submission of Information:

Responses are requested no later than 6 July 2021 at 4:30 PM Central Standard Time to Contract Specialist, Erica Turner at [email protected].  Any response received after this date will also be considered, but may not be included in initial reporting or assessments.  Questions regarding this RFI should be sent via email no later than Oral communications are not acceptable in response to this notice.  Proprietary information should be marked accordingly. 

Information received in response to this RFI shall be safeguarded adequately from unauthorized disclosure in accordance with FAR 15.207.  Proprietary information, if any, should be kept to minimum and MUST BE CLEARLY MARKED.

Please include “N00173-21-RFI-EN03” in the subject line of your email response.

Other Business Opportunities

Other business opportunities for NRL are available at NRL’s website at:  https://www.nrl.navy.mil/doing-business/contracting-division/.

Summary

This RFI is only intended for the Government to identify sources that can provide LiDAR System.  The information provided in this RFI is subject to change and is not binding to the Government.  The Government has not made a commitment to procure any of the RFI requirements discussed, and release of this RFI should not be construed as such a commitment or as authorization to incur cost for which reimbursement would be required or sought.  All submissions become Government property and will not be returned.