SOURCES SOUGHT
17 -- MEC- Main Engine Cyclinder
- Notice Date
- 4/1/2016
- Notice Type
- Sources Sought
- NAICS
- 332111
— Iron and Steel Forging
- Contracting Office
- Department of the Navy, Naval Air Systems Command, Naval Air Warfare Center Aircraft Division Lakehurst, Contracts Department, Hwy. 547 Attn:B562-3C, Lakehurst, New Jersey, 08733-5083
- ZIP Code
- 08733-5083
- Solicitation Number
- N68335-16-RFI-0207
- Archive Date
- 4/25/2016
- Point of Contact
- Rhondi Bates, Phone: 732-323-4832
- E-Mail Address
-
rhondi.bates@navy.mil
(rhondi.bates@navy.mil)
- Small Business Set-Aside
- N/A
- Description
- The Naval Air Warfare Center Aircraft Division (NAWCAD) is surveying the marketplace for all interested parties, and is soliciting information and comments from industry and other interested parties. NAWCAD Lakehurst is requesting vendor sources with the capability of forging and machining a Main Engine Cylinder (MEC). The MEC is part of a piston cylinder device requiring industry standard surface finish, straightness, and tolerance requirements. Minor additional features (holes, grooves, chamfers, etc.) may be required to complete the finished products. The finished products are designated NAVAIR Critical Safety Items (CSI) and require strict quality control. The forging material will be selected from commercially available steel (i.e. HY100). Post machining heat treat may be required. Hydrostatic pressure testing will be required after final machining/heat treat. THIS IS A REQUEST FOR INFORMATION ONLY. This RFI is issued solely for information and planning purposes and does not constitute a solicitation. In accordance with FAR 15.201(e), responses to this notice are not offers and cannot be accepted by the Navy to form a binding contract. SALIENT CHARACTERISTICS: The MEC would have the following approximate dimensions: •1) Length - 18 feet •2) Inner Diameter (ID) - 1.5 feet •3) Outer Diameter (OD) - 2 feet INFORMATION REQUESTED: Interested vendors are requested to provide the following: - Company description - Pro vide manufacturing capabilities, including relevant history manufacturing similar parts and utilizing similar processes. - Provide examples of prior projects working on or with CSIs. - Provide examples and photographs of manufactured products of similar size and complexity. - Provide all applicable Federal standards, policies and regulations met. - Provide Quality Assurance systems in place, certifications, capabilities, and qualifications, especially in regards to welding. - Discussion of how many calendar days would be required to achieve a throughput requirement of 4 MECs (forged, machined, and tested). - Discussion of how many calendar days would be required to achieve a throughput requirement of 6 MECs (forged, machined, and tested). - Provide any additional information that will assist in understanding responses to this RFI. CONCLUSION All interested parties must submit written responses, preferably via electronic mail. The Navy does not intend to award a contract on the basis of this request or otherwise pay for the information solicited. While the Navy intends to use this information for future acquisition planning purposes, it will not release any information about your approach that might in any way compromise your competitive posture or proprietary information. The Navy will not use any information provided to level your company's approach relative to another competitor. All information received in response to this RFI that is marked PROPRIETARY will be handled accordingly. The Navy will not be liable for or suffer any consequential damages for any proprietary information not properly identified. Proprietary information will be safeguarded in accordance with the applicable Navy regulations. Responses to this RFI will not be returned. Respondents will not be notified of the result of the review. Failure to respond to this RFI does not preclude participation in any future associated RFP/RFQ that may be issued. Information provided in no way binds the Navy to solicit or award a contract. If a solicitation is released, it will be synopsized on the Federal Business Opportunities (FedBizOps) website: www.fbo.gov. It is the potential vendor's responsibility to monitor this site for the release:
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