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The Naval Oceanographic Office (NAVOCEANO), located at Stennis Space Center, Mississippi, is conducting Market Research. This is not a solicitation but rather a Request for Information to identify parties having an interest in and the resources to support this requirement for planning purposes only. The Performance Work Statement (PWS) contains Controlled Unclassified Information (CUI); therefore the document cannot be posted publicly. Interested vendors must request access to view the PWS. Request access via SAM.Gov reference notice ID GSA RFQ1599842, if a GSA contract is available; otherwise, please reference RFI number RFI-2023-003 . All requests must provide CAGE Code and UEID in the request for consideration. Request for access will be accepted until 12:00PM Central Standard Time (CST) on December 30, 2022.

The applicable North American Industry Classification System (NAICS) code assigned to this procurement is 518210, Computing Infrastructure Providers, Data Processing, Web Hosting, and Related Services. This request for capability information does not constitute a request for proposals; submission of any information in response to this market survey is purely voluntary; the Government assumes no financial responsibility for any costs incurred. Based on the responses to this RFI, this requirement may be set-aside for small businesses or procured through full and open competition. Telephone inquiries will not be accepted or acknowledged, and no feedback or evaluations will be provided to companies regarding their submissions. Questions concerning this requirement will not be accepted at this time.

If your organization has the potential capacity to perform these contract services, please provide the following information:

• A cover page with your legal business name, address, point of contact information, Contractor Unique Entity Identifier, NAICS and CAGE Code.


• If a GSA Contract holder, please indicate GSA contract number and identify contract valid through date.


• A synopsis of your company's capabilities to provide the.


• A statement of Small Business category and size standard or statement of Large Business.


• A statement if your company is domestically or foreign-owned (if foreign, please indicate the country of ownership) –


• A statement addressing your company's capability to begin performance upon award date.


• Rough Order of Magnitude or Statement of average pricing for each task.


• A statement addressing your company's current Facility Level Clearance. –


• A statement indicating your intent as a prime contractor or a subcontractor. –


• A statement indicating if you are anticipating a teaming arrangement or joint venture and with whom.

Please mark all correspondence with RFI number RFI-2023-003

Please submit PWS requests and Capability responses to Vincent B. Jones at vincent.b.jones.civ@us.navy.mil with a copy to Claudette Y. Surrento at claudette.y.surrento.civ@us.navy.mil.