SOURCES SOUGHT
16 -- Sources Sought for ELT
- Notice Date
- 6/20/2007
- Notice Type
- Sources Sought
- NAICS
- 336413
— Other Aircraft Parts and Auxiliary Equipment Manufacturing
- Contracting Office
- Department of Homeland Security, United States Coast Guard (USCG), Commanding Officer, USCG Aircraft Repair & Supply Center, HU25, HH65, H60J, C130, EISD, 130J or ALD Support, Elizabeth City, NC, 27909-5001, UNITED STATES
- ZIP Code
- 00000
- Solicitation Number
- Reference-Number-HSCG38-07-S-H00004
- Response Due
- 7/16/2007
- Archive Date
- 7/31/2007
- Description
- Sources Sought for Aircraft Emergency Locating Transmitter, 406MHz capable. This is not a solicitation announcement. This is a sources sought synopsis only. This is not a request for proposals and in no way obligates the Government to award any contract. The purpose of this sources sought synopsis is to gain knowledge of commercially available products that may be of interest to the USCG. The United States Coast Guard Aircraft Repair and Supply Center is conducting market research to determine manufactures and suppliers of 406MHz capable Emergency Locating Transmitters as described follows: The USCG is looking for products that will allow the HC-130H ?Hercules? aircraft to be capable of transmitting an emergency signal, if the need ever arises, on a 406MHz satellite channel for rapid response and recovery of downed aircrew and aircraft. The product will need to be able to transmit last known GPS position utilizing ARINC 575 or ARINC 429 protocol. At a minimum, the emergency locating transmitter should be capable of the following: Search & Rescue (SAR) Frequencies: 121.5 MHz, 243.0 MHz, 406.025 MHz (ARGOS & COSPAS- SARSAT) Modes of operation: Manual activation. Automatic activation. The product shall be capable of being activated via a remote control by flight deck personnel. The product will also need to be easily removable to aid escaping aircrew in the event of an emergency. The product shall be self contained once removed from the aircraft by providing its own power supply and antenna. Responses to this notice should include company name, address, telephone number, point of contact (POC), and complete product details, brochures, and etc. which will allow the USCG to understand your product, configurations, auxiliary equipment, and options. Also, state approximate lead-time for acquiring your product. Please respond to the following questions: (1) Is your business a large or small business? (2) If small, does your firm qualify as a small, emergent business, or a small, disadvantaged business? (3) If disadvantaged, specify under which disadvantaged group and is your firm certified under Section 8(a) of the Small Business Act? (4) Is your firm a certified "hub zone" firm? (5) Is your firm a woman-owned or operated business? (6) Is your firm a certified Service-Disabled Veteran-Owned? (7) Is your product listed on a GSA schedule? (8) Do you have other government agencies using the product, and if so which agencies, POC?s and contract numbers? (9) If possible, any POC?s for civilian users for general usage of product questions. After the review of the responses to this sources sought announcement, and if the Government still plans to proceed with the acquisition, a solicitation announcement will be published in the CBD. Responses to this sources sought synopsis are not adequate response to any future solicitation announcement. All interested offerors will have to respond to the solicitation in addition to responding to this sources sought synopsis. Again, this is not a request for proposals and in no way obligates the Government to award any contract. Responses to this sources sought notice shall be mailed to AET1 Earl Johns at 1060 Consolidated Rd., Elizabeth City, North Carolina, 27909-5001 or e-mailed to earl.d.johns@uscg.mil. Telephone responses will not be accepted. Responses must be received no later than 16 July at 13:00 p.m. PST. Firms responding to this announcement that fail to provide all of the required information cannot be used to help the Government make the appropriate acquisition decisions which is the intent of this sources sought notice. This notice is to help the USCG in determining potential sources only. All firms responding to this sources sought notice are advised that their response to this notice is not a request to be considered for a contract award. All interested parties must respond to that solicitation announcement separately from the responses to this announcement. Responses to this sources sought synopsis are NOT a request to be added to a prospective offerors list or to receive a copy of the solicitation.
- Record
- SN01323407-W 20070622/070620220625 (fbodaily.com)
- Source
-
FedBizOpps Link to This Notice
(may not be valid after Archive Date)
| FSG Index | This Issue's Index | Today's FBO Daily Index Page |