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FBO DAILY - FEDBIZOPPS ISSUE OF DECEMBER 08, 2017 FBO #5859
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99 -- Data Communication Equipment (DCE) Modernization Market Survey - Attachment

Notice Date

12/6/2017
 

Notice Type

Attachment
 

NAICS

334418 — Printed Circuit Assembly (Electronic Assembly) Manufacturing
 

Contracting Office

FEDERAL AVIATION ADMINISTRATION, AAQ-210 WA - FAA Headquarters (Washington, DC)
 

Solicitation Number

28771
 

Response Due

1/31/2018
 

Archive Date

1/31/2018
 

Point of Contact

Krystalyn Stuhr, krystalyn.stuhr@faa.gov, Phone: 202-267-0642
 

E-Mail Address

Click here to email Krystalyn Stuhr
(krystalyn.stuhr@faa.gov)
 

Small Business Set-Aside

N/A
 

Description

1. Introduction/Purpose: The Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) has identified the need to modernize the Airport Surveillance Radar “ Model 9 (ASR-9) Data Communication Equipment (DCE). This market survey is issued in accordance with FAA Acquisition Management System (AMS) Section 3.2.1.2.1. The purpose of this market survey is for the Government to gain an understanding of the marketplace to identify large and small businesses capable of providing the subject requirement. Interested offerors are encouraged to respond to this market survey in accordance with the instructions herein. Due to obsolescence issues, legacy serial synchronous data modems and modem switching control equipment are being replaced with Commercial-Off-The-Shelf (COTS)/Modified COTS Internet Protocol (IP) based equipment. Two of the five elements of the DCE modernization effort are applicable to this market survey. The DCE Modernization effort from a vendor perspective consists of mechanical and electronic assembly work, as well as, procuring, grouping, and packaging into two kits (Base Installation Kit and Remote Installation Kit). A œkit  is defined as an assembly consisting of multiple components/parts that, when assembled and integrated as a unit, meet specific physical, functional and performance parameters. The vendor is anticipated to procure ancillary parts to include modules and sub-assemblies, perform mechanical and electronic assembly, package into kits, and ship them to the FAA Logistics Center after FAA approval of First Article units. The use of Commercial-Off-The-Shelf (COTS) components will be required to the maximum extent practicable. This market survey announcement applies to the following two (2) kits: 1.Local Installation Base Kit: 140 each 2.Remote Installation Base Kit: 174 each 2. Incumbent Contractor: There is no contractor currently supplying this requirement to the Government. 3. Nature of Competition: The Government has not determined the acquisition strategy for the procurement at this time; however, either an unrestricted competition or a set-aside will be chosen depending on the responses to the market survey. 4. Standard Language: Interested industry respondents are advised that: (a)This is not a Screening Information Request or Request for Proposals of any kind; (b)The Government is not seeking or accepting unsolicited proposals; (c)The Government will not pay for any information received or costs incurred in preparing the response to the market survey; and (d)Any costs associated with the market survey submittal is solely at the interested vendor ™s expense. 5. North American Industry Classification System (NAICS) Code: The NAICS code projected for the procurement is: 334418 6. Submittal Requirements for Market Survey: In addition to the format instructions for responses contained in the next section, interested industry respondents must respond to each of the questions below: Does your company have electronic assembly and mechanical assembly experience with electronic, electrical, mechanical, and network/IT devices to include mounting, integration of modules, sub-assemblies, power supplies, and cable assemblies into mechanical cabinet frames or housings such as sub-racks? Provide three (3) past performance examples of technical expertise and/or experience to include: customer name, type of electronic and mechanical assembly work performed, quantities manufactured, and period of performance. Does your company have experience kitting of electronic assemblies and selected electrical components which also may include repackaging of components? Provide three (3) past performance examples of technical expertise and/or experience to include: customer name, type of kit(s), quantities manufactured, and period of performance. Do you have a current Quality Assurance Plan (QAP) and use a QA process? Provide a copy of your QAP and a certificate documenting your Quality Assurance process in place. Describe your company supply chain management process. Specifically, how does your company ensure that customer-defined requirements translate into sourcing, tracking, and delivery of required components. Does your company have experience performing electronic assembly for the U.S. Government? If so, describe the nature of such experience and identify the agency or military branch, program name, contract number, and period of performance. Provide a Rough Order of Magnitude (ROM) to include a unit price estimate for First Article, and Production deliverables for Government planning purposes only. The ROM at a minimum must separately itemize First Article and Production Unit costs for: material and parts (see Section 10, Attachments), labor, overhead, and profit Identify any warranty policies and quantity discounts offered The Government required delivery schedule for both kits consists of the following: 1.First Article deliverable: 90 calendar days after Contract Award 2.Production deliverable: 60 calendar days after Government acceptance of First Article deliverable Can the Offeror meet the Government ™s required delivery schedule? Provide a brief (maximum 3 pages) plan for achieving the First Article and Production delivery schedules. 7. Questions and Comments Submit any written questions or comments, which must be limited to aspects of this announcement, via email to the Contracting Officer at Craig.Mayo@faa.gov and Contract Specialist at Krystalyn.Stuhr@faa.gov. Verbal communication will not be entertained. Please use Market Survey Comments and Questions Matrix (Attachment 4) to submit comments or questions on the Market Survey which are due by 5:00PM EST on December 20, 2017. The FAA will post responses to industry questions by 5:00PM EST on January 05, 2018. Any questions and responses provided will be posted on the FAACO website. It is the responsibility of the interested offeror to monitor the site for applicable questions and responses that the FAA will post. You are encouraged to submit nonproprietary information to the greatest extent possible; however, if you do submit proprietary information, please clearly mark all proprietary information included in the responses as such. Please find a detailed schedule outlined in Section 8 below. Comments and Questions on the Market Survey are not considered part of the response submission page limit. 8. Delivery of Submittals: The electronic response submitted by interested offerors should be in a Portable Document Format (PDF) or Microsoft Word format. Submission should not exceed fifteen (15) pages in length and the pages should be single-sided. The Business Declaration Form is NOT included as part of the 15 double-spaced, single-sided pages. Page size must be 8-1/2 by 11 inches with one (1) inch margins. The text font must be in Times New Roman twelve (12) point or larger. Please note that the FAA email server restricts file sizes to 10 MB per email. Larger files must be submitted in more than one email. Interested vendors are requested to provide their responses by no later than 5:00PM EST on TBD, 2018 via email to the Contracting Officer, Craig.Mayo@faa.gov and Contract Specialist, Krystalyn.Stuhr@faa.gov. Vendor response must also include: A completed Business Declaration Form (see Attachment 1), and Company Point(s) of Contact (POC), telephone number(s), email and mailing addresses. Please find the following schedule with applicable due dates for each phase of the Market Survey: December 06, 2017 “ Market Survey Released. December 20, 2017 by 5 PM EST “ Offerors to provide Comments and/or Questions to FAA January 05, 2018 by 5 PM EST “ FAA posts response to Offeror Comments and/or Questions on the FAACO website Market Survey # TBD, 2018 by 5 PM EST “ Offeror to submit Response with completed Business Declaration form no later than 5pm 9. Other: Vendor responses will not be returned and shall remain the property of the FAA. Vendors will not be notified of the results of this Market Survey. For questions and requests for additional information regarding this Market Survey contact the aforementioned individuals via email only utilizing the provided Comments and Question Matrix as referenced herein by the specified date in Section 8. Verbal communication will not be entertained. 10. Attachments: 1)Business Declaration Form 2)Local Installation Base Kit 3)Remote Installation Base Kit 4)Comments and Questions Matrix If you're viewing this announcement from a source other than Federal Aviation Administration Contract Opportunities (FAACO), visit https://faaco.faa.gov/index.cfm/announcement/view/28771 to view the original announcement.
 

Web Link

FBO.gov Permalink
(https://www.fbo.gov/spg/DOT/FAA/HQ/28771/listing.html)
 

Document(s)

Attachment
 

File Name: Attachment 1 Business Declaration Form (pdf) (https://faaco.faa.gov/index.cfm/attachment/download/84295)

Link: https://faaco.faa.gov/index.cfm/attachment/download/84295

 

File Name: Attachment 2 Local- Base Kit Parts List (xlsx) (https://faaco.faa.gov/index.cfm/attachment/download/84296)

Link: https://faaco.faa.gov/index.cfm/attachment/download/84296

 

File Name: Attachment 3 Remote Base Kit Parts List (xlsx) (https://faaco.faa.gov/index.cfm/attachment/download/84297)

Link: https://faaco.faa.gov/index.cfm/attachment/download/84297

 

File Name: Attachment 4 DCE Market Survey Comments and Questions Matrix (docx) (https://faaco.faa.gov/index.cfm/attachment/download/84298)

Link: https://faaco.faa.gov/index.cfm/attachment/download/84298

 

File Name: DCE Market Survey (docx) (https://faaco.faa.gov/index.cfm/attachment/download/84299)

Link: https://faaco.faa.gov/index.cfm/attachment/download/84299

 

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Record

SN04758663-W 20171208/171206231146-b509f41413eb55995eb24f44c75fd824 (fbodaily.com)
 

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