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**4/6/2026 UPDATE: Updated posting, response timeframe, and POCs. **3/24/26 UPDATE: The Government is working an update to this posting and will be extending the repsonse timeframe. Once the update is published, the Government may consider extending the response timeframe further. PURPOSE: The Department of the Navy is hereby issuing a combined Request for Information (RFI) and sources sought notice on behalf of NAVSEA 03 and Naval Information Warfare Systems Command (NAVWAR) Program Executive Office (PEO) Command, Control, Communications, Computers and Intelligence (C4I) and Cybersecurity Program Office (PMW 130). NAVSEA is requesting information from industry and is conducting market research to identify potential sources that possess the capability to accomplish potential future requirements for a potential hardware production contract for the Situational Awareness, Boundary Enforcement and Response (SABER) Mid-Tier Acquisition (MTA). The Government invites all interested potential sources, including small business concerns, to submit written information sufficient to demonstrate the respondent's ability to fulfill the requirements and/or responses to the request for information. DESCRIPTION: The Navy intends to procure computing platforms from industry to host the software operating environment and other cybersecurity computer program applications, this equipment is the SABER Computing Hardware suite. The SABER Computing Hardware is required to be produced for four different types of SABER equipment suite units: Situational Awareness, Boundary Enforcement & Response (SABER) racks Boundary Defense Capability (BDC)/Distributed Packet Collector (DPC) Variant "A" units with built-in displays Boundary Defense Capability (BDC)/Distributed Packet Collector (DPC) Variant "B" units without built-in displays, Out of Band Network Switch (OOBNS) Units The Government is seeking sources capable of providing up to 60 SABER equipment suite units over a five (5) year period. This RFI covers the production of units after 2027. The SABER system includes a single Grade B shock hardened electronic equipment rack and ancillary hardware that is installed in shipboard spaces to provide Defensive Cyber Operations capabilities for fleet assets. This includes integration of commercial-off-the-shelf (COTS) electronics into a rack that meets shipboard requirements for mission essential equipment, engineering support and potential re-design or system hardware upgrades. INFORMATION SOUGHT: Interested parties are free to submit any information which may assist the Navy in its market research. Companies without SABER experience are welcome to submit responses regarding analogous programs. There is no page requirement/limit and a detailed proposal is not requested. Submission in PDF format is required Drawings sized to 8.5”x11” or 11”x17.” All other documentation sized to 8.5”x11.” Capability Statements Interested parties should summarize their capabilities and to …

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