SOURCES SOUGHT
10 -- Request for Interested Manufacturers of 1095-01-523-5767GG High Bandwidth Assembly (HBA) for the Bomb Release Unit (BRU)-57
- Notice Date
- 7/18/2018
- Notice Type
- Sources Sought
- NAICS
- 336413
— Other Aircraft Parts and Auxiliary Equipment Manufacturing
- Contracting Office
- Department of the Air Force, Air Force Materiel Command, PK/PZ - Robins AFB, 215 Page Rd, Robins AFB, Georgia, 31098-1611, United States
- ZIP Code
- 31098-1611
- Solicitation Number
- FD20601900105
- Archive Date
- 8/17/2018
- Point of Contact
- April M. Walls, Phone: 4789264717
- E-Mail Address
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april.walls@us.af.mil
(april.walls@us.af.mil)
- Small Business Set-Aside
- N/A
- Description
- Sources Sought Template (Request for Interested Manufacturers) FROM: Lisa Michelle Smith/409 SCMS/GUME TO: DLA Aviation Procurement Operations at Warner Robins (SPRWA1) LOCATION: Robins AFB, GA 31098-1813 FBO Post Title: Request for Interested Manufacturers of 1095-01-523-5767GG High Bandwidth Assembly (HBA) for the Bomb Release Unit (BRU)-57 SUBJECT: Market research is being conducted to identify potential sources that may possess the expertise, capabilities, and experience to meet the requirements for qualification and production of HBA, NSN 1095-01-523-5767GG, MT57M1165-1. ITEM DESCRIPTION The HBA for the BRU-57 is used on the F-16C and F-16D. The BRU-57 is a MIL-STD-1760 capable, multiple-carriage, vertical-ejection BRU. Two USAF standard BRU-46/A bomb ejector racks are utilized on the BRU-57/A. The BRU-57/A is used to provide side-by-side carriage and release of two 14-inch suspension stores. The BRU-57/A accommodates the MIL-STD-1760 mission stores, allowing for communication between the aircraft Stores Management System (SMS) and the weapon/store. These mission stores include, but are not limited to, Joint Standoff Weapon (JSOW) and the Wind Corrected Munitions Dispenser (WCMD). Impediment to Competition: The original equipment manufacturer for this item is EDO LLC (CAGE 82340). The Government does not own any data, drawings, schematics, or any other releasable technical data in support of this requirement. As a result, EDO is the only known source with adequate knowledge of the BRU-57 performance requirements and possession of the required technical data and capabilities needed to produce these items and ensure compatibility of the equipment. INTEREST The DLA/AWB Contracting Office intends to award a sole source contract to EDO for the manufacture of the BRU-57 in support of the F-16C/D program. Other interested parties may identify their interest and capability to respond to the requirement no later than 2 Aug 2018 by emailing lisa.smith.39@us.af.mil and/or dla.dlr.proc@us.af.mil. The Government intends to procure these items using Other Than Full and Open Competition as prescribed by FAR 6.302-1, Only One Responsible Source and No Other Supplies or Services Will Satisfy Agency Requirements. DISCLAIMER T h i s s o u r c e s s ou g h t synopsis is f o r i nf or m a t i o n a l p u rpo s e s o nl y. T h i s is n o t a req u e s t f or propo s a l. I t d oe s n o t c o ns t i tu t e a s o l ic i t a t i o n, a n d s h a l l n o t be c o n s t r u e d as a c o mmi t m e n t by t he g over n m e nt. Re s p o ns e s in a n y f or m a r e n o t o ff er s, a n d t he g over n m e n t is u nd e r n o o b l i g a t i o n t o awa r d a c o nt r act as a re sul t o f t h is a nn o u n c e m e n t. N o f u n d s a r e a v ai l ab l e t o p ay f o r prep a r a t i o n o f re s po n s e s t o t h i s a nn o u n c e m e n t. A n y i nf or ma t i o n s u bm i t t e d by re s po nd e n t s t o t his t e c h n ic a l d e s c r i p t i o n is s t r ic t l y vo lu n t a r y.
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