Request for Information

Request for Information (RFI)
Purpose: The U.S. Coast Guard (USCG) is issuing this Request for Information (RFI) for market-research purposes to identify capable sources; available commercial solutions; current industry practices; potential acquisition approaches; and relevant technical, schedule, lifecyclesupport, and cost information for the design, engineering, fabrication, delivery, installation, integration, testing, certification/validation, and commissioning of a Joint Maritime Training Facility (JMTF) live-fire maritime/urban training system. The contemplated requirement is for a complete and operational live-fire training system at the USCG Special Missions Training Center (SMTC), Courthouse Bay, Marine Corps Base Camp Lejeune, North Carolina. The facility must support realistic, modular, multi-level tactical training, including maritime interdiction, close-quarters combat, vertical access, breaching, and related joint-service mission sets. The system must integrate ballistic containment with maritime and urban training features and be suitable for repeated use in an outdoor coastal environment. The applicable North American Industry Classification System (NAICS) code assigned to this procurement is 236220.
Disclaimer: There is no solicitation at this time. This RFI is not a request for proposals; submission of any information in response to this request is purely voluntary; the Government will not pay for any costs incurred nor is obligated to respond. All submissions become Government property and will not be returned.
After reviewing RFI responses to this RFI, and if the USCG still plans to proceed with the acquisition, a solicitation announcement may be published on the Contract Opportunities (formerly FedBizOpps) website or distributed to contract holders if a strategically-sourced vehicle is deemed appropriate. It is the responsibility of the interested parties to monitor the Contract Opportunities website.
Failure to respond or submit sufficiently detailed information may result in a company not being considered a likely offeror when making a decision on whether or how to set aside a solicitation for restricted competition. Regardless of the information submitted, the Government reserves the right to consider any arrangement as determined appropriate for this requirement. No proprietary, classified, confidential, or sensitive information should be included in your response to this RFI. The Government reserves the right to use any information provided by