This announcement is not a Request for Proposals (RFP), and constitutes only a sources sought for a potential solicitation. Naval Information Warfare Center Pacific (NIWC PAC) is seeking small business firms with current relevant knowledge, experience and capability to provide Capabilities Based In-Service Engineering Agent (CB-ISEA) services for the Meteorological and Oceanographic (METOC) systems assigned to the METOC Capabilities Based (CB) ISEA, Foreign Military Sales (FMS) systems, and Expeditionary and Joint systems, projects and tasking engaged in worldwide operations, ashore and afloat. The METOC CB-ISEA is responsible for the life cycle sustainment of fielded systems through End- of-Life (EOL) and to ensure all systems are operationally capable to meet their intended mission requirements. The support will include tasks for the following services: Software Maintenance, Technical Sustainment Support, Logistics Support, Sustainment Engineering, Modernizations Support, Program Management Support, Training Services and Certification Authority. A DRAFT Statement of Work (SOW) and Information Requested by the Government can be reviewed at: https://e- commerce.sscno.nmci.navy.mil/. The potential level of effort for the requirement is approximately 45.25 Full Time Equivalent per year (1 FTE = 1,920 hours per year), for a total of five (5) years inclusive of options. The North American Industry Classification System (NAICS) Code is 541330 Engineering Services, and the Small Business size standard is $38.5 Million. Interested small business firms are invited to respond to this sources sought announcement by providing an information statement that addresses the areas of emphasis in the attached RFI for Services Procurements. The attached RFI for Service Procurements sets forth the requirements for response submission. A determination as to whether a potential acquisition will be a set-aside or full and open competition will be based upon responses to this notice. The deadline for submission of capability information is 23 August 2019, 12:00 Pacific Standard Time. Capability information is to be submitted via electronic transmission as specified in the attached RFI. NIWC PAC may not evaluate offeror submissions that do not comply with the submission instructions. NIWC PAC will evaluate offeror submissions that comply with the submission instructions as further specified in the Governments Information Request. If insufficient responsive qualified 8 (a) firms indicate interest, the Navy will review responsive qualified small business firms for issuance of a competitive small business set-aside solicitation. If insufficient qualified small business firms indicate interest, the Navy may procure the services through unrestricted full and open competition. Each respondent to this notice will be notified in writing of the set-aside or unrestricted decision made for this procurement. Please direct any questions and transmit capability information to the Contract Specialist Doug Bredesen at [email protected]. THIS NOTICE IS FOR INFORMATION AND PLANNING PURPOSES ONLY, AND IS NOT TO BE CONSTRUED AS A COMMITMENT BY THE GOVERNMENT. THIS IS NOT AN RFP AND NO CONTRACT WILL BE AWARDED FROM THIS ANNOUNCEMENT. NO REIMBURSEMENT WILL BE MADE FOR ANY COSTS ASSOCIATED WITH PROVIDING INFORMATION IN RESPONSE TO THIS ANNOUNCEMENT AND ANY FOLLOW-UP REQUESTS FOR INFORMATION.

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