SOURCES SOUGHT
16 -- Honeywell Combination Flight Data/Cockpit Voice Recorder
- Notice Date
- 8/8/2012
- Notice Type
- Sources Sought
- NAICS
- 336413
— Other Aircraft Parts and Auxiliary Equipment Manufacturing
- Contracting Office
- National Transportation Safety Board, National Transportation Safety Board, Acquisition Division, 490 L'Enfant Plaza East, SW, Washington, District of Columbia, 20594, United States
- ZIP Code
- 20594
- Solicitation Number
- NTSB-Q-12-0021
- Archive Date
- 8/30/2012
- Point of Contact
- BRYAN J. MOY, Phone: 202-314-6282
- E-Mail Address
-
bryan.moy@ntsb.gov
(bryan.moy@ntsb.gov)
- Small Business Set-Aside
- N/A
- Description
- THIS IS NOT A REQUEST FOR PROPOSALS, AN INVITATION FOR BIDS, OR A REQUEST FOR QUOTATIONS. FURTHER, IT DOES NOT REPRESENT A COMMITMENT BY THE GOVERNMENT TO PAY FOR COSTS INCURRED IN PREPARATION AND SUBMISSION OF DATA OR ANY OTHER COSTS INCURRED IN RESPONSE TO THIS ANNOUNCEMENT. This is a Sources Sought Notice (NTSB-Q-12-0021) with the intent to award a sole source contract to Honeywell International, Inc. (Honeywell) under the authority of FAR 6.302 based on their unique technical qualifications as the only known company authorized to provide the Honeywell HFR5 combination flight data/cockpit voice recorder and associated accident investigation readout kit. The Safety Board knows of no other sources for these items. Notice is provided as information to the marketplace, market research, and is an invitation for any other qualified companies to express their interest in and demonstrate their capability to provide hardware/software that performs the required work. Background The National Transportation Safety Board (NTSB) is an independent Federal agency with the primary missions of investigating civil aviation accidents in the United States and significant accidents in the other modes of transportation -- railroad, highway, marine and pipeline -- and issuing safety recommendations aimed at preventing future accidents. To successfully readout damaged solid-state flight data and cockpit voice recorders the NTSB Laboratory needs to have a surrogate unit that is operational. The memory from a damaged accident unit is transplanted into the surrogate identical recorder for playback and downloads. The surrogate unit must be identical and configured as an accident investigation tool to successfully download and recover data from a standard "in-service" recorder after an aircraft accident. In this instance the lab is seeking to purchase a Honeywell HFR5 combination flight data/cockpit voice recorder and associated accident investigation readout kit to act as the lab's surrogate unit if and when the lab receives a damaged Honeywell HFR5 Combination flight data/cockpit voice recorder after an accident. Required Capabilities Specific items to be purchased: Quantity: 1, HFR5 CVR 980-6032-001 Full HFR5 CVR. Can swap out w/-006 SCPS PWA and memory PWA to use as FDR recovery chassis (using Front Ethernet cable and CVR power cable to power chassis) Quantity: 1, SCPS Controller PWA 69000044-006 Comes loaded w/FDR code - swap out in CVR chassis for FDR downloads using front Ethernet cable and CVR power cable to power chassis (note: FDR functional testing would not be supported) Quantity: 1, Memory PWA, HFR5 69000048-001 Can be formatted as FDR for FDR download checks Quantity: 4, Memory Flex, HFR5 69000090-001 For use with Memory PWA above or double as a recovery flex Quantity: 1, Front Ethernet Download Cable, HFR5 704-2864-041 Quantity: 1, CVR Power Cable 69000894-001 Sources capable of fully satisfying the above requirements are invited to submit capability statements/expressions of interest providing the Government the necessary information to determine actual capability. At a minimum, this information, which must be prepared specifically in response to this notice should, must include: (1) identification of company or organization; (2) an assertion of existing, full capability to meet proposed requirements; (3) business/contracts/marketing office point(s) of contact; (4) notification of business size and /or special status; and (5) any additional information that may be useful to the successful procurement of the requirements, if solicited. These expressions of interest shall adhere to a five (5)-page submission limit plus web links and any specialized product descriptions. The statement of qualifications should include only information that clearly demonstrates the respondent's capabilities, expertise, and experience to provide the requirements described in this notice. General marketing material should not be included. The NTSB prefers that companies do not submit proprietary material. However, the Government recognizes that proprietary data may be a part of your submittal. If so, clearly mark such restricted or proprietary data and present it as an addendum to the non-restricted/non-proprietary information. Information received will be considered solely for the purpose of determining whether to conduct a competitive procurement. A determination by the Government not to compete the proposed contract based upon responses to this notice is solely within the discretion of the Government. All responsible sources may submit a capability statement, which shall be considered by NTSB. Parties must submit information within seven (7) days of publication of this notice. NTSB will not return capability statements and the supporting documentation submitted in response to this notice. Telephone responses and inquiries will not be accepted.
- Web Link
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FBO.gov Permalink
(https://www.fbo.gov/spg/NTSB/CMS/WashingtonDC/NTSB-Q-12-0021/listing.html)
- Place of Performance
- Address: Contractor's Facility, United States
- Record
- SN02831430-W 20120810/120809000439-ae58a0bc42faaebfe88a317d8e6813fb (fbodaily.com)
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