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Description This Sources Sought Notice is issued in accordance with FAR 15.201(e) as part of market research for a potential future procurement. NAVSEA is conducting market research to determine industry capability and interest in supporting FY26–FY30 Standard Missile (SM) Solid Rocket Motor (SRM) requirements. NAVSEA is especially interested in determining small business capability and interest. The Government is seeking responses from sources capable of manufacturing and assembling Solid Rocket Motors with capabilities similar to those currently utilized in the Navy’s SM program (e.g., Dual Thrust Rocket Motors and Booster). Requirements include conducting acceptance testing in accordance with the Government’s Technical Data Package (TDP), administering regrain processes, performing parts disposition, and storing accepted Government Furnished Equipment (GFE) until shipment to the prime contractor responsible for assembling the SM All-Up-Rounds. NAVSEA has provided an outline of anticipated work under the SM SRM section of this sources sought notice. The Government anticipates that any future solicitation may include a combination of cost-plus-fixed-fee CLINs (for labor efforts) and fixed-price CLINs (for supplies). Final contract type(s) will be determined following completion of market research and acquisition planning. What/Where to Submit: Interested companies should submit, on company letterhead, a response that includes: Company information (name, address, website, POC details). Business size status under NAICS 336611. A capability statement addressing questions 1–6 below (limit to 5 pages). (Optional) A white paper addressing Section 3.0; the white paper is not included in the 5-page limit. Responses shall be submitted electronically via email to the Contracting Officer (roy.h.yim2.civ@us.navy.mil) and Contract Specialist (joseph.r.strain4.civ@us.navy.mil) with the subject line: “FY26–30 SM SRM Sources Sought N00024-26-R-5461 Response.” Proprietary Information must be clearly marked and transmitted via DoD SAFE (safe.apps.mil). Do not submit hardcopies, zip files, encrypted files, or password-protected files. Is your company a small or large business as defined by the Small Business Administration (SBA) under NAICS code 336611 (a small business must have 1,000 or less employees)? How many employees does your company have? Does your company have a website? If so, what is your company’s website address? Does your company have a satisfactory performance record for the type of work required? Please provide examples of relevant and recent (within three years) past performance. Does your company have the necessary organization, experience, accounting and operational controls, and technical skills, or the ability to obtain them (including, as appropriate, such elements as production control procedures, property control systems, quality assurance measures, and safety programs applicable to materials to be produced or services to be performed by t