ECP 6497R1 INCORPORATION OF THE INFRARED SEARCH AND TRACK SYSTEM FOR AUSTRALIA

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) at Patuxent River, MD announces its intention to obtain twelve (12) Infrared Search and Track (IRST) systems for the Royal Australian Air Force (RAAF). 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 contract action will be synopsized on the FedBizOps website as applicable in FAR 5.201(b). ELIGIBILITY The PSC for this requirement is 1680; the NAICS is 336411 with a size standard of 1500 employees. All interested businesses are encouraged to respond. ANTICIPATED PERIOD OF PERFORMANCE The anticipated period of performance is 36 months. ANTICIPATED CONTRACT TYPE The contract type is anticipated to be Fixed Price Incentive Fee (FPIF). PROGRAM BACKGROUND Incorporation of IRST onto RAAF aircraft will leverage the design developed for incorporation of IRST onto USN aircraft. REQUIRED CAPABILITIES Requirements include familiarity with the design, configuration and integration of IRST systems. Manufacturing knowledge, experience, and technical data are required to fulfill this procurement within the time required. The Government did not procure the technical data for the IRST systems, so any interested business would have to negotiate for access to and use of that data from the original supplier, Boeing, in order to fulfill the potential requirement in the time required. The items acquired in this procurement will satisfy the Government's minimum need. SUBMISSION DETAILS Interested business shall submit a brief capabilities statement package (no more than 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, Tamiko Blackson, 2.2.3.5.3, 47123 Buse Road, Building 2272, Suite 453, Patuxent River, Maryland 20670 or by facsimile to (301) 995-0705 or by email to tamiko.blackson@navy.mil. Submissions must be received at the office cited no later than 3:00 p.m. Eastern Standard Time on 14 October 2019. Questions or comments regarding this notice may be addressed to Tamiko Blackson at tamiko.blackson@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.