SOURCES SOUGHT
16 -- ATFLIR_WGDA
- Notice Date
- 8/28/2017
- Notice Type
- Sources Sought
- NAICS
- 336413
— Other Aircraft Parts and Auxiliary Equipment Manufacturing
- Contracting Office
- Department of the Navy, Naval Air Systems Command, NAVAIR HQ, Building 2272, 47123 Buse Road Unit IPT, Patuxent River, Maryland, 20670, United States
- ZIP Code
- 20670
- Solicitation Number
- ATFLIR_WGDA
- Archive Date
- 9/27/2017
- Point of Contact
- Cynthia M. Long,
- E-Mail Address
-
cynthia.long@navy.mil
(cynthia.long@navy.mil)
- Small Business Set-Aside
- N/A
- Description
- DISCLAIMER THIS SOURCES SOUGHT IS FOR INFORMATIONAL 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 Systems Command (NAVAIR) PMA 265 at Patuxent River, MD announces its intention to procure an upgrade to the existing Windscreen Gear Drive Assembly for Advanced Targeting Forward Looking Infrared (ATFLIR) systems. 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 capable of providing the 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. Each order will be synopsized on the FedBizOpps website as applicable in FAR 5.201(b). ELIGIBILITY The PSC for this requirement is 1680; the NAICS code is 336413 with a size standard of 1250 employees. All interested businesses are encouraged to respond. ANTICIPATED PERIOD OF PERFORMANCE The anticipated period of performance is 18 months. The anticipated start date is 28 February 2018. ANTICIPATED CONTRACT TYPE The contract type is anticipated to be Firm Fixed Price (FFP). PROGRAM BACKGROUND The Windscreen Gear Drive Assembly (WGDA) is installed in the Electro-Optical Sensor Unit (EOSU), part of the Advanced Targeting Forward Looking Infrared (ATFLIR) pod on the F/A-18 aircraft models A-F. In high G turns, the WGDA's existing low-speed gear contacts the Pitch Gimbal Housing creating Beryllium dust which is a hazardous material. To alleviate this issue, the Original Equipment Manufacturer (OEM), CDA InterCorp, has redesigned the low-speed gear which upgrades the WGDA from Part Number 6464380 to Part Number 6464380-1. REQUIRED CAPABILITIES The Government intends to modify the existing WGDA Part Number 6464380 to the upgraded configuration Part Number 6464380-1. The Government will turn in WGDA Part Number 6464380 for replacement of the low speed gear and testing of the upgraded WGDA returning WGDA Part Number 6464380-1. A total of 480 will be completed over 3-5 years. This effort will require the technical data required to modify the existing part within product specifications, as well as the facilities and equipment to handle, modify, and test the part in the condition in which it is returned. SUBMISSION DETAILS Interested business shall submit a brief capabilities statement package (no more than 10 (ten) 8.5 x 11 inch pages, font no smaller than 12 point, 1.5 spaced) demonstrating their ability to perform the supplies or services listed in the attached required capabilities described herein; Documentation should be in bullet format. The capability statement package shall be sent by mail to AIR 2.2.3.5 Contracts, Cynthia Long, 2.2.3.5.4, 47123 Buse Road, Building 2272, Suite 453, Patuxent River, Maryland 20670 or by facsimile to (301) 757-7054 or by email to cynthia.long@navy.mil. Submissions must be received at the office cited no later than 3:00 p.m. Eastern Standard Time on 12 September 2017. Questions or comments regarding this notice may be addressed to Cynthia Long at cynthia.long@navy.mil. All responses shall include Company Name, Company Address, Company Business Size, and Points-of-Contact (POC) including name, phone number, fax number and email address.
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- Record
- SN04650629-W 20170830/170828232449-af98a5bd2e2282130a174dab3b9f3684 (fbodaily.com)
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