BROAD AGENCY ANNOUNCEMENT: Operational Analysis, SSN/SSGN Survivability Program (S3P), and Hull, Mechanical and Electrical (HM&E) Materials, Design Concepts, and Technologies for Future Submarine Platforms

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This publication constitutes a Broad Agency Announcement (BAA) as contemplated in Federal Acquisition Regulation (FAR) 6.102(d)(2) and 35.016. A formal Request for Proposal (RFP), solicitation, and/or additional information regarding this announcement will not be issued or further announced. This announcement will remain open for three (3) years from the date of publication unless otherwise extended. Initial responses to this announcement must be in the form of White Papers and may be submitted at any time during this three (3) year period. Proposals will be requested only from those Offerors selected as a result of the technical review of the White Papers made in accordance with the evaluation criteria specified herein. Contracts, or any other ordering vehicle identified as appropriate upon the receipt of the individual White Papers, may be awarded based on proposal evaluations and availability of funding. The Naval Sea Systems Command (NAVSEA) will not issue paper copies of this announcement. NAVSEA reserves the right to select for proposal submission all, some or none from among the White Papers submitted in response to this announcement. Issuance of an RFP is not a commitment by NAVSEA to award a contract. NAVSEA provides no funding for direct reimbursement of White Paper or proposal development costs. Technical and cost proposals (or any other material) submitted in response to this BAA will not be returned. It is the policy of NAVSEA to treat all White Papers and proposals as competition sensitive information and to disclose their contents only for the purposes of evaluation.