Advanced Payload Module Strongbacks, Upender, All Up Round + Cannister Upender and Other Hardware

Amendment 0002 – This amendment notifies industry that the required performance location will be expanded from the 100-mile radius to within a 250-mile radius of Crane, IN. The Government is NOT requesting responses from industry at this time.

Amendment 0001 – This amendment adds information on SAM.gov and JCP certification requirements needed for access to controlled attachments.

This Sources Sought Notice is being issued by the Naval Surface Warfare Center, Crane Division (NSWC-CR) located in Crane, Indiana.  NSWC-CR is conducting market research for vendors with the capabilities and facilities to provide Pier Side Support Equipment (PSSE) for the procurement of All Up Round + Canister (AUR + C) Upender for the loading and unloading of the Advanced Payload Module (APM).  Efforts will include procurement of components and fabrication for APM Upending Fixtures (Drawing {Dwg.} # 8880357), AURC Upending Fixtures (Dwg. # 8939761), and APM Strongbacks (Dwg. # 8880354).  The Government is requesting market information from industry for the services and supplies as described within.

Naval Surface Warfare Center, Crane Division located at Naval Support Activity, Crane, IN intends to award this requirement as Commercial, Small Business Set-Aside, Firm-Fixed price (FFP), Indefinite-Delivery, Indefinite-Quantity (IDIQ) with multiple award contracts (MAC) with a five-year ordering period.

This sources sought notice is intended for planning purposes only and is issued solely for conducting market research in accordance with FAR Part 10. This does NOT constitute a Request for Proposal (RFP). The Government is NOT seeking or accepting unsolicited proposals. This notice shall NOT be construed as a contract, a promise to contract, or a commitment of any kind by the Government. If a solicitation is issued in the future, it will be announced via the SAM.gov website, and interested parties must comply with that announcement. The Government will not reimburse respondents for any questions submitted or information provided as a result of this sources sought notice.

Response Requirements:

General. All interested parties are encouraged to submit company and product literature, a white paper no longer than 10 pages to the Contract Specialist, Maggie Riser, margaret.j.riser.civ@us.navy.mil, by the closing date and time of this sources sought notice. The subject field of the email should contain “APM/AURC MAC RFI Response.” Responses should provide sufficient detail for assessment of potential contracting strategies and company interest. Failure to provide a response does not preclude participation in any possible future RFP, if issued.

Please be advised that all submissions in response to this sources sought notice will become Government Property and will not be returned. Submitters should properly mark their responses with appropriate restrictive markings. Information that is proprietary or competition sensitive will be protected from disclosure under the public records law only if properly labeled as such. Specific responses to the approaches will not disqualify or have an impact on participation and evaluation on future solicitations.

Questions regarding this announcement shall be submitted in writing via e-mail to the Contract Specialist’s email address. Verbal questions will not be accepted. Questions shall not contain classified information.

Content.  Responses shall be organized into the following sections with the following information:

Cover Sheet – Sources sought notice number and title, date of submission, company name, company address, and technical point of contact containing a printed name, title, email address, and telephone number

Company Profile – Include the following information:

Company Name

Company Address

Commercial and Government Entity (CAGE) Code

Point of Contact

E-mail Address

Website address

Telephone Number

Business Category/Size (e.g., large, small disadvantaged, veteran, woman owned, etc.)

General Response Information – The Navy requests a capability statement or product literature which addresses the following:

Detailed description of relevant industry experience or past performance as it relates specifically to Payload and Launching System Support.

Any other pertinent information relevant to assess capabilities/approach such as a description with performance parameters and a statement of current availability, summary or prior production and/or testing, test reports, a budgetary estimate and lead times for production and repair of these components, or other available data to provide support to this system.

Contractors must be properly registered in the Government System for Award Management database (SAM). Contractors may obtain information on SAM registration and annual confirmation of requirements by calling 1-866-606-8220, or via the internet at www.sam.gov.

Classification.  Any proprietary information submitted must be clearly and separately identified and marked and will be appropriately protected. The Government will NOT be responsible for any proprietary information not clearly marked.  Respondents may include information that is not within the scope of this request for submissions but must be relevant to the overall goals.  

In addition, if responses include technical requirements that have been identified as CUI in accordance with NIST SP 800-171, the documents shall be identified with the appropriate category markings. See https://www.archives.gov/cui/registry/category-marking-list for guidance.

Deadline. Respondents must submit program/idea/concept white paper(s) for review and consideration to NSWC Crane Points of Contact identified above no later than 12:00PM ET 26 May 2026. 

No additional forms or other materials are needed.

Any changes or updates to this announcement can be found at the Government Point of Entry SAM.gov.   Individual notifications will not be sent to respondents.  It is the respondents’ responsibility to monitor and respond accordingly to Government announcements.

Contractors must be properly registered in the System for Award Management (SAM) and the Joint Certification Program (JCP) in order to receive controlled attachments. Offerors may obtain information on SAM registration and annual confirmation requirements by calling 1-866-606-8220 or at https://www.sam.gov. Information about the JCP is at https://www.dla.mil/logistics-operations/services/joint-certification-program/. The controlled attachments will be posted at the same time the solicitation is posted.

Disclaimer:

This Sources Sought Announcement is issued solely for information and market research purposes and does not constitute a contractual solicitation or a promise to issue a solicitation in the future or ultimately award a contract. NSWC Crane is under no obligation to acknowledge receipt of submissions or of the information received, or to provide feedback to respondents with respect to any information submitted under this request for submissions.

In accordance with RFO FAR 15.101(c)(2), responses to this notice are not offers and cannot be accepted by the Government to form a binding contract. Responders are solely responsible for all expenses associated with responding to this request for submissions. The Government intends to use the information received in response to this Sources Sought Notice for planning purposes. The Government will not award a contract directly on the basis of this Sources Sought Notice or to otherwise pay for the information solicited.