ECPs 6444, 6472, and 6482 A-Kits

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 procure ECP-6444, ECP-6472, and ECP-6482 A-Kits. ECP6472 Part 2, A-Kit hardware is required to retrofit US Navy EA-18G aircraft (Qty. 147) and RAAF EA-18G aircraft (Qty. 12) in order to attach, integrate, and utilize the capabilities of the Next Generation Jammer -Mid Band Pod AN/ALQ-249(V)1 with the EA-18G platform for fleet use. 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. ELIGIBILITY The PSC for this requirement is 1680; the NAICS is 336413 with a size standard of 1500 employees. All interested businesses are encouraged to respond. ANTICIPATED PERIOD OF PERFORMANCE The anticipated period of performance is 60 months. The anticipated start date is 01 September 2020. ANTICIPATED CONTRACT TYPE The contract type is anticipated to be Firm Fixed Price (FFP). PROGRAM BACKGROUND The Next Generation Jammer - Midband (NGJ-MB) Program is an ACAT1D Program that provides airborne electronic attack jammer pods, AN/ALQ-249, to replace the AN/ALQ-99 Tactical Jamming System pods. The EA-18G Growler is the primary platform for AN/ALQ-249 carriage and employment. REQUIRED CAPABILITIES Requirements include familiarity with the design and configuration of NGJ-MB and EA-18G systems capabilities. Manufacturing knowledge, experience, and technical data are required to fulfill this procurement within the time required. The FY 2020 through FY25 efforts may include the following: production, engineering and/or technical support, and associated financial and administrative data. The Government did not procure the technical data for the EA-18G aircraft, so any interested business would have to negotiate for access to and use of that data from the original supplier, The Boeing Company, in order to fulfill the potential requirement in the time required. The effort in this procurement will satisfy the Government's minimum need. INCUMBENT This is a follow-on requirement. The incumbent contractor is: The Boeing Company, P.O. Box 516, St. Louis, MO 63166. 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 described herein; Documentation should be in bullet format. The capability statement package shall be sent by mail to AIR 2.2.3 Contracts, Cassandra Somerville, 2.2.3.5.8, 47123 Buse Road, Building 2272, Suite 453, Patuxent River, Maryland 20670 or by facsimile to (301) 995-0705 or by email to matthew.m.berkau@navy.mil and cassandra.somerville@navy.mil. Submissions must be received at the office cited no later than 3:00 p.m. Eastern Standard Time on 24 May 2018. Questions or comments regarding this notice may be addressed to LCDR Matthew M. Berkau at matthew.m.berkau@navy.mil or Ms. Cassandra Somerville at cassandra.somerville@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.