ADVANCED SIGNATURES TECHNOLOGIES (AST) SUPPORT SERVICES

Update* - 8 October 2026 -RFP has been released under solicitation number N00167-26-R-3104. N00167-26-AST: Sources SoughtADVANCED SIGNATURES TECHNOLOGIES (AST) SUPPORT SERVICESSources Sought DetailsNotice ID: N00167-26-ASTPrimary Solicitation Manager: Alexander LambisSubject: ADVANCED SIGNATURES TECHNOLOGIES (AST) SUPPORT SERVICES Description: THIS IS NOT A REQUEST FOR PROPOSAL (RFP) - AWARD OF A CONTRACT WILL NOT BE MADEAS A RESULT OF THIS NOTICE. ADDITIONALLY, CONTRACTORS WILL NOT BE COMPENSATED FOR COSTS RELATED TO RESPONSE PREPARATION AND/OR SUBMITTAL. The Naval Sea Systems Command (NAVSEA) Naval Surface Warfare Center, Carderock Division, (NSWCCD) has a follow-on requirement to provide support for new and emerging software technologies related to ?Big Data? processing and ?Cloud Computing? to improve Navy system data processing architectures. The scope of services spans from advances in software standards and technologies for data processing, storage, simulation/generation, and visualization to new software capabilities being developed for Navy systems both afloat and ashore and provides signatures guidance to anti-submarine warfare (ASW) operators via increasingly complex software systems of systems subject to the rapidly expanding cybersecurity threat. Included with this sources sought notice is a draft Statement of Work (SOW), draft personnel qualifications, and a market research questionnaire for industry to review/complete. The draft SOW, and draft personnel qualifications are being provided to request comments and questions from potential offerors. The market research questionnaire is intended to assist the Government in determining the probability of small or large business prime contractors responding to a future RFP for this requirement. The Government anticipates making future decisions regarding the acquisition strategy based upon responses received from both small and large businesses that indicate an interest and demonstrate capability to perform t