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M67854-26-I-0232
Response Deadline
Jul 15, 2026, 9:00 PM(EDT)22 days
Eligibility
Contract Type
Sources Sought
Request for Information (RFI)/sources sought notice
Portfolio Acquisition Executive – Marine Corps (PAE-MC)
NOTE: THIS IS NOT A SOLICITATION FOR PROPOSALS. THIS IS A REQUEST FOR INFORMATION (RFI) ONLY. This RFI 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 RFI 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 respondent's submission to this RFI or the Government's use of any such information. The Government reserves the right to reject, in whole or in part, any respondent's input resulting from this RFI. No Contract will be awarded from this announcement. Pursuant to Federal Acquisition Regulation (FAR) 15.201(e), responses to this notice are not offers and cannot be accepted by the Government to form a binding Contract.
1.0 Introduction:
This is an RFI to conduct market research and identify sources for a Sub-Caliber gunnery training device for the Amphibious Combat Vehicle (ACV-30) equipped with the Mk44 30mm Cannon. The ACV-30 requires a training solution that allows crews to develop and sustain gunnery proficiency in a cost-effective manner. The use of a Sub-Caliber device is intended to reduce ammunition expenditure and allow for training on ranges not suited for full Caliber 30mm ammunition. The Government is seeking information on currently available, non-developmental items that can provide a realistic, live-fire training capability.
The ACV platform is currently being produced by BAE Systems (BAE) under competitively awarded Contract M67854-16-C-0006. The Government does have technical data to aid the Contractor’s design effort so part of the work will require Contractors to interface virtually with the Hardware of the required components and their constituent parts to develop their own engineering information. Government will be able to share Computer-Aided Design (CAD) models of the ACV-30 during prototyping efforts. The Government will provide access to an ACV-30 for a Contractor to analyze should a Contract be awarded for this effort.
Interested Vendors should submit any information that shows their recommended solution. If Vendors have recommended alternative solutions to the above stated problem, they should detail how this course of action is equal or better to solving the problem statement mentioned prior. This information should include a description as to how their solution will enable gunnery training experience or minimize ammunition costs. The Government may use the information received from this notice to justify a sole or limited source justification.
1.1 Purpose:
This RFI constitutes market research in accordance with FAR Part 10 and is not an RFP. Portfolio Acquisition Executive – Marine Corps (PAE-MC) Program Manager Advanced Amphibious Assault (PM AAA) is issuing this RFI to determine if more than one interested party is capable of providing the effort described within this notice and obtain feedback from industry on the acquisition approach. This notice fulfills the RFI/Sources Sought Notice (SSN) posting as required by Defense Federal Acquisition Regulation Supplement (DFARS) Procedures, Guidance, and Information (PGI) 206.302-1 for a sole or limited source justification under FAR 6.302-1.
1.2 Objective:
PAE-MC will use responses to this RFI to assess the marketplace environment for businesses capable of providing the efforts described below.
2.0 Requested Information:
4. Speak to the background of the Vendor, including, but not limited to:
5. Ability and timeframe to design, manufacture, and deliver the first Training System for prototyping efforts by 29 January 2027 with production fielding anticipated in March 2027.
3.0 Response:
Interested Vendors possessing the requisite skills, resources, and capabilities necessary to perform the stated requirements are invited to respond to this RFI via a submission of an executive summary on 8-1/2 x 11 in paper, no more than ten (10) pages in length (including cover pages), using 12-point font describing product summary, complete technical characteristics, and training and spare parts support capability. Responses over the ten-page threshold will not be considered. All responses should include the following information:
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 a page-by-page basis. Moreover, the Government does not assume any duty to contact a respondent and inquire whether any unmarked information submitted in response to this RFI is proprietary.
Please do not submit proposals at this time. The Government is only seeking sources/information for market research to determine the availability of commercial capabilities in the described areas and obtain feedback on its acquisition approach. Acknowledgement of receipt will not be made. Availability of any formal solicitation will be announced separately. Submittals will not be returned to the sender. Respondents will not be notified of any market research results. It is the interested party’s responsibility to check the System for Award Management (SAM) website at https://www.sam.gov/ to get additional data.
Responses shall be submitted via e-mail to Contracting Officer, Jessica Hathaway at jessica.hathaway@usmc.mil and Contract Specialist Sara Grau at sara.grau.civ@usmc.mil, no later than 1600 local time Quantico, VA on 15 July 2026 with the subject line “RFI M67854-26-I-0232–PM AAA Sub-Caliber Trainer.” Inquiries by telephone will not be accepted.
This RFI does NOT constitute an RFP nor a promise to issue an RFP in the future. This RFI does not commit the Government to contract for any supply or service. Further, the Government is not seeking proposals at this time and will not accept unsolicited proposals. Respondents are advised the Government will not pay for any information or administrative costs incurred in response to this RFI.
The information provided in the RFI is subject to change and is not binding on the Government. The Government has not made a commitment to procure any of the items discussed and the release of this RFI should not be construed as 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.
Sara Grau
DEPT OF DEFENSE
DEPT OF THE NAVY
USMC
MARCOR SYSCOM
COMMANDER
COMMANDER
MARCORSYSCOM
2200 LESTER STREET
QUANTICO, VA, 22134-6050
NAICS
Military Armored Vehicle, Tank, and Tank Component Manufacturing
PSC
GUNS, THROUGH 30MM