MK 66 Mod 0 Heavyweight Undersea Training Targets (HUTT), engineering services for future upgrades and enhancements, and support equipment kits

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This pre-solicitation notice is prepared in accordance with FAR 5.2. Proposals are not being requested at this time. This pre-solicitation notice shall remain posted until the formal solicitation is issued.

The purpose of this pre-solicitation notice is to inform prospective offerors that the Naval Undersea Warfare Center Division, Newport, RI (NUWCDIVNPT) intends to award a single award, Indefinite Delivery Indefinite Quantity (IDIQ) contract for MK 66 Mod 0 Heavyweight Undersea Training Targets (HUTT), engineering services for future upgrades and enhancements, and support equipment kits.

The MK 66 HUTT system is a modular, scalable, and easily configurable Autonomous Underwater Vehicle (AUV) system that acts as an artificial acoustic target for Anti-submarine Warfare (ASW) training for on range and open ocean use.

The resultant contract will contain provisions for delivery and task orders to be awarded on a Firm Fixed price (FFP) or Cost Plus Fixed Fee (CPFF) and include cost only provisions. It is anticipated the single award IDIQ will have an ordering period from the date of contract through sixty (60) months after date of award and contain an option to extend the ordering period for one (1) additional year.

This requirement is a sole source follow-on production contract to an Other Transaction Authority (OTA) in accordance with 10 U.S.C. § 4022 (Authority of the Department of Defense to carry out certain prototype projects) & DFARS 206.001-70 (Exception for prototype projects for follow-on production contracts). The incumbent from the OTA is SAAB Inc. (CAGE Code 1EG52). The agreement N666041890001/N666042493202 was competitively awarded through the Undersea Technology Innovation Consortium (UTIC) 23-01-003.

The anticipated release date of the RFP N66604-25-R-0593 is expected to be the end of July 2025 or August 2025. The specific evaluation criteria will be outlined in the solicitation. The closing date for receipt of proposals will be established in the RFP.

The applicable North American Industry Classification System (NAICS) Code for this requirement is 336612 – Boat Building.

This issuance will not restrict the Government as to its ultimate acquisition approach. There is no final solicitation available at this time. The Government will neither award a contract solely based on referenced draft documents nor pay for any information that is submitted by respondents as a result.