MHC Block 2 Procurement of Uncrewed Underwater Vehicles (UUVs)

Description

The Early Market Engagement Notice/Request For Information linked within this DSP Opportunity Notice provides industry advance notice of the Authority's proposed procurement of up to 24 Uncrewed Underwater Vehicles (UUV) and 8 Launch and Recovery Systems (LARS) for mine hunting and seabed surveillance purposes, and seeks to gain feedback from potential suppliers via the completion of a set of specific requirement-related questions. This requirement is part of the Defence Equipment & Support (DE&S) Mine Hunting Capability (MHC) Block 2 programme. Suppliers who do not submit a response to this Preliminary Market Engagement Notice/RFI will not be precluded from participating in any subsequent MHC Block 2 UUV competitive procurement process. Suppliers should note that following the conclusion of this RFI the Authority may, at its sole discretion, decide to proceed with the MHC Block 2 UUV procurement as planned, via a different procurement route or not to proceed. The purpose of this Early Market Engagement Notice/RFI is for the Authority to gather information and is not a commitment to future procurement activity. For further information and participation instructions, please access the link to the Authority's AWARD Portal below and following registration (if no existing AWARD account) refer to the attachment titled 'DSP Preliminary Market Engagement Notice-MHC Block 2 UUVs-O' within the Documents section of the Portal. https://award.commercedecisions.com/dsp/web/project/a91085a3-2acc-4aad-8803-7a924220eb28/register