Sources Sought NoticeProgram Executive Officer – Land SystemsProgram Manager Advanced Amphibious Assault – Amphibious Combat Vehicle StrutsM67854–26–I–006705 December 2025NOTE: THIS IS NOT A SOLICITATION FOR PROPOSALS. THIS IS A SOURCES SOUGHT NOTICE (SSN) ONLY. This SSN is for planning and informational purposes only and shall NOT be considered as a Request for Proposal (RFP) or 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 SSN 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 respondent`s submission to this SSN or the Government`s use of any such information. The Government reserves the right to reject, in whole or in part, any respondent`s input resulting from this SSN. No contract will be awarded from this announcement. Pursuant to Federal Acquisition Regulation (FAR) 15.201(e), responses to this notice are not offers and cannot be accepted by the Government to form a binding contract.1.0 Introduction:Program Manager, Advanced Amphibious Assault (PM AAA) is responsible for the development and production of the Amphibious Combat Vehicle (ACV) Fleet of Vehicles (FoV). The ACV acquisition program meets Acquisition Category Level I requirements.The ACV platform is currently being produced by BAE Systems under competitively awarded contract M67854–16–C–0006.The ship–to–shore component of the ACV Mission Profile subjects the vehicles to maritime environments for extended periods of time, unique to the ACV FoV. The vehicles are exposed to open ocean, intertidal, and brackish environments for hundreds of hours over the operational lifetime of the vehicle. The high deployment schedule combined with the high training tempo of the United States Marine Corps creates an extremely corrosive environment for the ACV not typically experienced by other vehicles.