The purpose of this announcement is to provide the official solicitation N00024-23-R-5202 for Surface Ship Undersea Warfare (USW) Combat System Production and responses to questions and comments received for the draft solicitation.

Offerors are notified that the Naval Sea Systems Command (NAVSEA) Program Executive Office Integrated Warfare Systems (PEO IWS) 5.0 is hereby issuing a competitive solicitation for the production of Surface Ship USW Combat Systems, including the AN/SQQ-89(V) system, with provisions included to support other Surface USW systems and components.  The resulting contract, if awarded, will be an Indefinite Delivery Indefinite Quantity (IDIQ) contract.

Potential Offerors submitting questions relating to this solicitation shall adhere to Section L 1.4 of the RFP and submit to the Contract Specialist by 24 August 2023 1600 EST. Questions or comments may be subject to public release.