Electrohydraulic Valve/Direct Drive Valve Test Stand

REQUEST FOR INFORMATION PURSUANT TO FAR 15.201(e) - THIS IS A REQUEST FOR INFORMATION (RFI) ONLY. This RFI is issued solely for information and planning purposes - it does not constitute a Request for Proposal (RFP) or a promise to issue an RFP in the future. This request for information does not commit the Government to contract for any supply or service whatsoever. Further, the Government is not at this time seeking proposals and will not accept unsolicited proposals. Responders are advised the U.S. Government will not pay any information or administrative costs incurred in response to this RFI; all costs associated with responding to this RFI will be solely at the interested party's expense. Interested parties are responsible for adequately marking proprietary or competition sensitive information contained in their response. The Government will not be liable for or suffer any consequential damages for any proprietary information not properly identified. Proprietary information will be safeguarded in accordance with the applicable Government regulations. Failure to respond to this RFI does not preclude participation in any future associated RFP that may be issued. If a solicitation is released, it will be synopsized on the Beta SAM website: https://beta.sam.gov/. It is the potential vendor's responsibility to monitor this site fort the release of any follow-on information. BACKGROUND/PURPOSE/TECHNICAL REQUIREMENTS The Naval Air Warfare Center Aircraft Division (NAWCAD) is soliciting information and comments from industry on its ability to provide the Government's requirement for one (1) new Electrohydraulic Valve/Direct Drive Valve Test Stand (EHVTS) for the F-18 E/F Super Hornet Platform in accordance with the Draft Statement of Work. RESPONSES Requested Information Section 1 of the response shall provide administrative information, and shall include the following as a minimum: Organization name, mailing address, overnight delivery address (if different from mailing address), phone number, fax number, and name and e-mail of designated contractual point of contact. Business type (large business, small business, small disadvantaged business, 8(a)-certified small disadvantaged business, HUB Zone small business, woman-owned small business, very small business, veteran-owned small business, service-disabled veteran-owned small business). Section 2 of the response shall provide technical information, and shall include the following as a minimum: Interested companies shall respond with existing capabilities and products that meet all or a subset of the aforementioned attributes. Please provide details on one or more like or similar test stands (no more than 5 examples from the past three (3) years) that fall within the scope of the draft SOW to demonstrate that the company has successfully executed and delivered those like or similar test stands to its customers. Respondents are requested to provide their estimated time it would take to submit a proposal After Request for Proposal release. DISCLAIMER The Government may elect not to discuss submissions received in response to this RFI with individual responders. The Government does not intend to award a Contract or Delivery/Task Order on the basis of this RFI. This RFI is issued solely for information and planning purposes and does not constitute a solicitation or a promise to issue a solicitation in the future. In accordance with FAR 15.201(e) responses to this notice are not offers and cannot be accepted by the Government to form a binding contract/agreement. Respondents are solely responsible for all expenses associated with responding to this RFI. Responses to this RFI may not be returned. Respondents will not be notified of the results of the review. ANY QUESTIONS, COMMENTS, AND RESPONSES MUST BE RECEIVED IN WRITING PER THE E-MAIL PROVIDED IN THIS RFI. RESPONSES BY PHONE OR FAX WILL NOT BE ACCPTED. NO FORMAL SOLICITATION EXISTS AT THIS TIME.