58--NEW AND REPAIRED TRAVELING WAVE TUBES FOR THE AN/SLQ-32 ELECTRONIC COUNTERMEASURES SYSTEM

NAVSURFWARCEN Crane Division is seeking sources and requesting MARKET SURVEY information relative to requirement for new and repaired traveling Wave Tubes for the AN/SLQ-32 Electronic Countermeasures System. The tubes include new and repaired AN/SLQ-32 Output Traveling Wave Tubes (TWTs), NSN 5960-01-157-7009, new and repaired AN/SLQ-32 Driver TWTs, NSN 5865-01-166-3994 and new and repaired AN/SLQ-32 Sidekick Output TWTs, NSN 5960-01-377-1907. The primary purpose of this market survey is to obtain information on companies that would interested in becoming qualified to produce and repair these items and to determine what terms and conditions are considered standard to industry. Any future solicitation will be issued utilizing full and open competition procedures. A five-year indefinite quantity, indefinite delivery, fixed priced contract may result with requirements to be specified by individual delivery orders. Delivery of TWTs and data would be F.O.B. Destination as ! specified by each order. Any interested company is invited to submit written information in response to this synopsis request for information including the following: A synopsis of total system capability and system technical information; ROM unit pricing for quantity between range of 1 and 30 and any government discounts available Product Literature or Drawings; Maximum Rate of production per month; Production Lead Time for initial delivery and quantity for initial delivery; Proposed Delivery Schedule per month expressed in terms of days after delivery order award; Term of Standard Warranty Available at no additional cost to the Government; In-House Supportability / In-House capability for contractor Logistics Support; if available Mean Time Between Failures (MTBF); if available Information on training to be provided; if applicable; A summary of any relevant testing vendor has completed (i.e. submersion, shock, etc.) and what platforms were used; if any; Comments / questions / clarifications on this RFI, and drawings, if applicable. Information regarding the Commerciality of the items, services and data to be procured (i.e. if the items are considered by vendor to be COTS or modified commercial items or non-commercial items); Any other terms and conditions not mentioned standard to the industry Define in detail Best Commercial Practice for packaging, which will be utilized by your company. Potential sources should respond, in writing, to D.A. Frick, Code 0565ZN, by fax at +1 (555) 000-0000 or via e-mail to contact@example.gov NLT 4:00 p.m. 9 March 2006. Responses should refer to PIIN number N00164-06-R-8961 and include information to address the requirements listed above. Information submitted will not be returned to the source. This synopsis is being posted to both the Federal Business Opportunities (FBO) page located at http://www.eps.gov and the Navy Electronic Commerce on Line (NECO) site located at http://www.neco.navy.mil. While it is understood that FBO is the single point of entry for posting of synopsis and solicitations to the internet, NECO is the alternative in case FBO is unavailable. Please feel free to use either site to access information posted by the NSWC Division Crane. Offerors are encouraged to access information also available on the NSWC Crane Division web site at http://www.crane.navy.mil/supply/homepage.htm. This notice is a sy! nopsis, does not constitute a Request for Proposal (RFP) and it is not a commitment by the U.S. Navy to procure subject equipment. It is the responsibility of offerors to download the RFP and to submit offers to the POC at NSWC Crane to be considered.