***UPDATED ON 24 APRIL 2025*** The RFI Questionnaire Q&A document is now attached to this notice. Please see Attachments section below. ********************************************************************** ***UPDATED ON 4 MARCH 2025*** For those who submitted a signed Terms of Use Agreement (TOUA) document prior to the deadline of 17:00EST on 4 February 2025, the date to submit the completed questionnaire has been revised from 17:00EST on 28 February 2025 to 17:00EST on 26 March 2025. Please email the completed questionnaire to Stacy Noble at stacy.e.noble.civ@us.navy.mil as originally requested. ********************************************************************** Naval Undersea Warfare Center (NUWC) Division Keyport intends to issue a solicitation for the production of AN/SLQ-25E Hardware Configuration Item (HWCI) Units based on Build-To-Print (BTP) Level 3 Technical Data Packages (TDPs) as specified in the Statement of Work (SOW). The AN/SLQ-25 system (NIXIE) is a multi-function torpedo countermeasure system that employs an underwater towed acoustic projector, deployed astern by a fiber optic tow cable and provides persistent torpedo defense when deployed. The Government anticipates award of one (1) Firm-Fixed-Price (FFP) Indefinite-Delivery Indefinite-Quantity (IDIQ) type contract, with Cost-Plus-Fixed-Fee (CPFF) Engineering and Technical (E&T) Services. Offerors are required to provide Free On Board (FOB) Destination pricing to In-Service Engineering Agent (ISEA) at Norfolk. This Request For Information (RFI)/Presolicitation Notice is being issued in accordance with Federal Acquisition Regulation (FAR) 5.204 for non-commercial items procured in accordance with FAR Part 15 – Contracting by Negotiation. This is a RFI/Presolicitation Notice only. Do not submit a proposal in response to this notice. The solicitation closing date is anticipated to be approximately 30-45 days after the issuance of Solicitation N0025325R7004; the actual closing date and time will be identified in the solicitation. Requirements and evaluation procedures will be documented in the solicitation, which will be required to be completely filled out and submitted before the solicitation closes. Offerors must have a current registration and completed representations and certifications in the System for Award Management (SAM) at website https://sam.gov/, a Federal Government owned website. Access to unclassified export controlled technical data is required during performance of this contract. To gain access to the unclassified export controlled technical data, contractors must meet the following criteria: Have a minimum Confidence Level rating of Basic in the National Institute of Standards and Technology Special Publication (NIST SP) 800-171 Assessment Compliance Report posted within the Supplier Performance Risk System (SPRS). For more information regarding NIST SP 800-171, please go to https://www.sprs.csd.disa.mil/. Have an active certificate in the Defense Logistics A…