The responses to this Sources Sought will be utilized to determine if any competitive opportunities exist for the requirement described herein. All submissions will be considered. In addition, this market research tool is being used to identify potential and eligible firms, of all sizes, prior to determining the method of acquisition and issuance of a solicitation.

A Pre-Solicitation Notice with regards to this requirement will be released on the SAM.gov website. It is the responsibility of the potential offerors to monitor this site for additional information pertaining to this requirement.

DISCLAIMER

THIS SOURCES SOUGHT IS FOR INFORMATION PURPOSES ONLY. THIS IS NOT A REQUEST FOR PROPOSAL. IT DOES NOT CONSTITUTE A SOLICITATION AND SHALL NOT BE CONSTRUED AS A COMMITMENT BY THE GOVERNMENT. RESPONSES IN ANY FORM ARE NOT OFFERS AND THE GOVERNMENT IS UNDER NO OBLIGATION TO AWARD A CONTRACT AS A RESULT OF THIS ANNOUNCEMENT. NO FUNDS ARE AVAILABLE TO PAY FOR PREPARATION OF RESPONSES TO THIS ANNOUNCEMENT. ANY INFORMATION SUBMITTED BY RESPONDENTS TO THIS TECHNICAL DESCRIPTION IS STRICTLY VOLUNTARY.

INTRODUCTION

The Naval Air Warfare Center - Aircraft Division (NAWC AD) Procurement Group at Patuxent River, MD announces its intention to procure, on an IDIQ basis, High Speed Data Acquisition System (HSDAS) hardware and associated repair services in support of the Naval Air Systems Command (NAVAIR) Special Flight Test Instrumentation Pool (SFTIP) under the Prototyping Instrumentation and Experimentation (PIE) Division.

THIS SOURCES SOUGHT IS NOT A REQUEST FOR PROPOSAL. It is a market research tool being used to determine potential and eligible small business firms or any other sources capable of providing the required HSDAS hardware and associated repair services described herein prior to determining the method of acquisition and issuance of a Request for Proposal. The Government is not obligated to and will not pay for any information received from potential sources as a result of this synopsis.

ELIGIBILITY

The PSC for this requirement is 6610; the NAICS is 334511 with a size standard of 1,350 employees. All interested businesses are encouraged to respond. Specifically, the Government is evaluating the possibility of establishing this requirement as a competitive procurement.

ANTICIPATED PERIOD OF PERFORMANCE

The anticipated ordering period for this requirement is 16 November 2024 to 15 November 2029 (5 yrs.).

ANTICIPATED CONTRACT TYPE

The contract type is anticipated to be an Indefinite Delivery, Indefinite Quantity (IDIQ) with Fixed Price Delivery Orders.

This HSDAS equipment shall be utilized on site at Naval Air Station Patuxent River MD. The SFTIP maintains an inventory of flight test instrumentation that consists of solid-state recorders, high speed sampling devices, signal conditioners and power supplies. This equipment comes together to form completed airborne instrumentation data acquisition systems used on F/A-18, P-8, V-22, F-35, C130, Triton and Fire Scout aircraft, various helicopter platforms, and the Central Test and Evaluation Investment Programs (CTEIP) for the Navy. Curtis Wright – Teletronics, a Curtis Wright company is the sole manufacturer and seller of the required Airborne Instrumentation hardware that is currently in use by the NAVAIR SFTIP. Many Navy aircraft programs have instrumentation systems that utilize this equipment; the HSDAS design of which is proprietary to Curtis Wright – Teletronics, a Curtis Wright company. Because these products have gone through significant environmental testing required for each program as well as flight readiness reviews prior to installation, utilizing any other type of equipment would require the Navy to duplicate these efforts with regard to aircraft data system modifications in building, installing, testing, and qualifying a completely new data recording system.

REQUIREMENTS

For additional information, see attached SOW. The equipment being procured must be form fit function compatible (electrically & mechanically) with existing hardware from Curtis Wright. The existing equipment installed on the aircraft is of modular design so one hardware chassis must be capable of supporting multiple different signal type modules as drop in replacements. The system must be configurable using Curtis Wright TTCWare software.

SUBMITTAL INFORMATION

In addition to the requirements above, please note that under a Small Business Set-Aside, the small business prime must perform at least 50% of the work themselves in terms of cost of performance. Cost of performance includes direct labor costs, overhead that has only direct labor as its base, and the small business’ General & Administrative rate multiplied by the labor cost. The small business prime cannot utilize the cost of performance of other small businesses it utilizes as subcontractors in calculating its performance to comply with FAR Clause 52.219-14. If the prime is a joint venture, the cost of performance by both small business concerns is utilized in calculating its performance to comply with FAR 52.219-14.

SUBMITTAL INFORMATION

It is requested that interested businesses submit to the contracting office a brief capabilities statement package (no more than 10 pages in length, single spaced, 12 point font minimum) demonstrating ability to provide the hardware listed in the attached Statement of Work. This documentation must address, at a minimum, the following:

1. Title of the requirement you are applying to;

2. Company profile to include number of employees, annual revenue history, office location(s), Unique Entity ID number, and a statement regarding current small/large business status;

3. Examples of prior contracts, by contract number, where the required hardware and support services have been provided. Also, for each contract, provide contract values, Government point of contact with current email address and telephone number, and a brief description of how the referenced contract relates the requirements in the SOW.

4. An explanation showing how the proposed hardware meets the requirements of the SOW and compatibility requirements described above.

5. Is the proposed hardware commercially available? If so, provide the commercial catalog showing the proposed hardware.

6. Prior/current corporate experience performing efforts of similar size and scope within the last five years, including contract number, organization supported, indication of whether as a prime or subcontractor, contract values, Government point of contact with current telephone number, and a brief description of how the referenced contract relates to the software described herein.

The capability statement package shall be sent by email to Nicole Barnhill at nicole.m.barnhill.civ@us.navy.mil. Submissions must be received by email no later than 2:00 PM Eastern Time on Friday, 22 December 2023. Questions or comments regarding this notice may be addressed to Nicole Barnhill via email at nicole.m.barnhill.civ@us.navy.mil. All responses must include the following information: Company Name; Company Address; Company Business Size; and Point of Contact (POC) name, phone number, and email address.

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