Electronic Attack Unit (EAU) Surrogate Processor (ESP)

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. 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 order will be synopsized on the FedBizOps website as applicable in FAR 5.201(b). INTRODUCTION The Naval Air Systems Command (NAVAIR) at Patuxent River, MD announces its intention to procure the EA-18G Electronic Attack Unit (EAU) Surrogate Processor (ESP), non-recurring and recurring requirements for the United States Navy. ELIGIBILITY The PSC for this requirement is 1510; 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 10 months. The anticipated start date is 20 September 2019. ANTICIPATED CONTRACT TYPE The contract type is anticipated to be Cost Plus Fixed Fee (CPFF). PROGRAM BACKGROUND The Electronic Attack Unit (EAU) is a Weapons Replaceable Assembly (WRA) within the Airborne Electronic Attack (AEA) suite of the EA-18G aircraft. It was developed and integrated to manage the AEA system performance in performing spectrum dominance operations within various electromagnetic environments. REQUIRED CAPABILITIES AEA subsystem configuration change incorporations are required to support ESP capability. The FY 2019 through FY 2020 efforts may include the following: integration efforts, engineering and/or technical support, trade studies, integrated logistics support for program and technical reviews, and associated technical, financial, and administrative data. Navy Research, Development, Test and Evaluation (RDT&E) will be used for these efforts. 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 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 cassandra.somerville@navy.mil. Submissions must be received at the office cited no later than 3:00 p.m. Eastern Standard Time on 28 January 2018. Questions or comments regarding this notice may be addressed to 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.