Portfolio Acquisition Executive - Marine Corps (PAE-MC) Ground Combat Vehicle Testing, Research, and Development

*Amendment 0001: The RFI Submission Deadline has been extended by seven (7) days. Responses are now due no later than 2:00 PM local time Quantico, Virginia on 04 September 2026. *Update 26 August 2026: Industry questions and Government answers have been issued as an attachment to this Opportunity. See the Attachments/Links Section below. REQUEST FOR INFORMATION Portfolio Acquisition Executive - Marine Corps Program Manager Advanced Amphibious Assault M67854-26-I-0202 NOTE: THIS IS NOT A SOLICITATION FOR PROPOSALS. THIS IS A REQUEST FOR INFORMATION (RFI) ONLY. This RFI is for planning and informational purposes only and shall NOT be considered as a Request for Proposal (RFP) or as an obligation on the part of the Government to acquire any products or services. The Government will NOT be responsible for any costs incurred in responding to this RFI or furnishing the requested information. No entitlement to payment of direct or indirect costs or charges by the Government will arise as a result of a Contractor's submission of responses to this RFI or the Government's use of such information. The Government reserves the right to reject, in whole or in part, any Contractor's input resulting from this RFI. No contract will be awarded from this announcement. Pursuant to Federal Acquisition Regulations (FAR) 15.101(c)(2), responses to this RFI are not offers and cannot be accepted by the Government to form a binding contract. 1.0 INTRODUCTION: Program Managers within Portfolio Acquisition Executive - Marine Corps (PAE-MC) are responsible for the evaluation of emerging ground vehicle technologies, testing of candidate commercial and military ground vehicle systems, and the conduct of engineering efforts to support the life cycle management of ground vehicles. Standard engineering and testing services along with the associated test courses, facilities, ranges, and instrumentation must be available to support the Program Managers. This requirement is for the work, engineering design support and testing that must be provided in order for Program Managers within PAE-MC to succeed in the development and sustainment of the best ground vehicle capabilities for the Marine Corps and to assist other Department of Defense agencies in attaining the same success. 1.1 PURPOSE: This RFI constitutes market research in accordance with FAR Part 10 and is not an RFP. The Program Manager Advanced Amphibious Assault (PM AAA) is issuing this RFI, in support of PAE-MC, to assess the capability of businesses to provide the support described in Attachment 1, Draft Performance Work Statement (PWS) for PAE-MC Ground Combat Vehicle Testing, Research and Development, and Attachment 2, Marine Corps Mission Profile Terrain Description. 1.2 OBJECTIVE: The Government will use the data submitted in response to this RFI to assess the market potential for businesses to provide the U.S. Marine Corps with the support described in the Draft PWS and Marine Corps Mission Profile Terrain Description. 2.0 REQUESTED INFORMATION: Respondents are requested to provide information that fully demonstrates their capability to provide the support described in Attachment 1, Draft PWS for PAE-MC Ground Combat Vehicle Testing, Research and Development, and Attachment 2, Marine Corps Mission Profile Terrain Description. All capability statements must include the below information: Company Profile: Company name; company address; company business size; point-of-contact (POC) name, phone number, fax number, and e-mail address; and company profile to include number of employees, annual revenue history, annual financial report, office location(s), Unique Entity ID (UEI), and business classification (i.e., large, foreign, small disadvantaged, veteran owned, minority owned, etc.). Vendor Capabilities: Overview of Staff Composition and Management Structure specific to this RFI, to include test engineers, program management, logistics support, data management, trade study analysis, and Government Fu…