SOURCES SOUGHT
59 -- REQUEST FOR INFORMATION
- Notice Date
- 8/23/2017
- Notice Type
- Sources Sought
- NAICS
- 334419
— Other Electronic Component Manufacturing
- Contracting Office
- Department of the Navy, Naval Sea Systems Command, NSWC Dahlgren Division, 17362 Dahlgren Road, Suite 157, Dahlgren, Virginia, 22448-5100, United States
- ZIP Code
- 22448-5100
- Solicitation Number
- N0017817R4037
- Archive Date
- 10/7/2017
- Point of Contact
- Telly D. Simons, Phone: 5406534330
- E-Mail Address
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telly.simons@navy.mil
(telly.simons@navy.mil)
- Small Business Set-Aside
- N/A
- Description
- This is a Request for Information by the Naval Surface Warfare Center, Dahlgren Division(NSWCDD), is seeking information on candidate concepts and enabling technologies for a High Gain S-Band Antenna. This Request for Information (RFI) is published in accordance with FAR 15.201(e) and is for PLANNING PURPOSES ONLY. It does not constitute a Request for Proposal (RFP) or a commitment by the U.S. Government, nor should it be construed as such. Respondents are advised that NSWCDD is under no obligation to acknowledge receipt of information received or provide feedback to respondents with respect to any information submitted under this RFI. There shall be no basis for claims against the Government as a result of any information submitted in response to this RFI. The Government does not intend to award a contract on the basis of this RFI or reimburse RFI preparation costs incurred by any offeror when providing the information requested under this notice. Solutions are sought that provide High Gain S-Band Antenna options that meet or exceed a Gain requirement range of 30 to 33dBi and a power handling requirement of 4 to 10 Megawatts (MW). Solutions should have a rugged design to survive at sea stresses to include green water loading and adhere to MIL-STD-810G for variable high humidity and salt spray. The solution must not exceed 1.5 Meter x 1.5 Meter in length and width, and should not exceed 400lbs. The antenna must be able to articulate across a range of Az and El by either mechanical or electrical means. If steering is to be accomplished by mechanical means information on capabilities to incorporate the Antenna into a Pan Tilt System is also desired. If steering is to be accomplished by electrical means information on the technology used is also desired. Responses to this RFI should include as much detailed information as possible. Specifications should include; Antenna types, achievable power handling levels, associated sizes and weights of system and subcomponents and detailed Antenna specifications to include but not limited to: derived gain, radiation pattern, efficiency, bandwidth, polarization, and impedance. Responses must be submitted electronically to the following e-mail address: telly.simons@navy.mil. All correspondence sent via email shall contain a subject line that reads High Gain S-Band Antenna RFI with the RFI number and the name of your organization. Attachments with files ending in.zip or.exe are not allowable and will not get through e-mail filters. Ensure only Portable Document Format (PDF) and Microsoft Office document formats are attached to your email. All other attachments may be deleted. All communications with industry must be coordinated through the Contract Specialist, via email at telly.simons@navy.mil, call 540-653-4330. If a solicitation is released at a future date, it fill be synopsized on the Federal Business Opportunities (FBO) page located at http://www.fbo.gov. The Government may consider meeting with or requesting additional information from potential sources following the market survey. Any results of any Government analysis will not be provided. Required Submittal Format: • All submitted information should be at the unclassified level • Microsoft PowerPoint presentation • Report with requested cost, schedule and technical details • Label any information that is considered proprietary • Electronic submissions are strongly encouraged in Microsoft or Adobe PDF format • An offeror's response should include, but it should have at a minimum: Company Name and Address • Point of Contact (to include phone/fax/e-mail) • Corporate POC (to include phone/fax/e-mail) • Technical POC (to include phone/fax/e-mail) • Cage Code • NAICS Codes • Business Size and Status • Type of Small Business (if applicable, i.e. 8(a), woman-owned, HUB zone, etc.) • Capability Statement • Specific customers (for previous or similar contracts held) • Other material (relevant to establishing core competencies of the firm) NSWCDD may request further information regarding the capabilities of respondents to meet the requirements as deemed necessary. Eligible partners who may respond to this synopsis include companies, public and private foundations, non-profit organizations (including universities) and state or local government organizations. NSWCDD requests offerors' responses NO LATER THAN 12:00 PM EST 22 Sept 2017; early submissions are fine and encouraged. It is the responsibility of any potential offeror to monitor this site for additional information pertaining to this requirement. The Government will not pay for any information received. Phone call responses will not be accepted. Information received shall be treated as Business Sensitive and will not be shared outside Government activities and agencies without permission of the provider. Any information supplied under this RFI shall be provided free of charge to the Government. All responses should be unclassified. Information and materials submitted in response to this request will NOT be returned. If responses contain proprietary data, it shall be marked appropriately. It is the respondent's responsibility to clearly define to the Government what is considered proprietary data.
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