FA2487-18-R-0064, RWR-ISS

REQUEST FOR INFORMATION (RFI)/SOURCES SOUGHT SYNOPSIS: ALR-56M/ALR-69A Radar Warning Receiver Integrated Support Stations (RWR-ISS) SYNOPSIS: The Department of Defense, United States Air Force (USAF), Air Force Test Center (AFTC), Specialized Contracting Branch (PZIE) at Eglin AFB is currently conducting market research seeking capabilities statement from potential sources, including small businesses (SB), 8(a), HUBZone, Economically Disadvantaged Woman-Owned (EDWOSB), Woman-Owned (WOSB), and Service Disabled Veteran Owned (SDVOSB) small businesses that are capable of the requirement listed below. DESCRIPTION: The contractor shall design and build the 2 (two) individual Integrated Support Stations (ISS). One ISS will contain ALR-69A Radar Warning Receiver (RWR) with 213 integration. The second ISS will contain ALR-56M RWR and ALR-69A RWR and be capable of integrating with the existing ALQ-213 ISS. Both ISS will meet the physical requirements and specifications as outlined in the Statement of Work (SOW). The contractor shall purchase the materials necessary to build the RWR ISS to meet the physical requirements and specifications defined in the SOW. Foreign participation is not permitted for this acquisition. A comprehensive draft SOW is available only to DoD contractors certified under the Defense Logistic Agencies (DLA)'s Joint Certification Program (JCP). Certification under the JCP establishes the eligibility of a U.S. contractor to technical data governed, in the U.S., by DoD Directive 5230.25. A certification is required by U.S. contractors that wish to obtain access to unclassified technical data disclosing militarily critical technology with military or space application that is under the control of, or in the possession of the U.S. Department of Defense (DoD). Contractors must submit a DD Form 2345 to the U.S. Joint Certification Office, along with a copy of the company's State/Provincial License, Incorporation Certificate, Sales Tax Identification Form or other documentation which verifies the legitimacy of the company. Comments on the draft SOW are being sought from interested qualified vendors for the purposes of clarification of the government's requirements. For copies of the SOW, contact the Contract Specialist identified below with proof of certification. Any information submitted by respondents to this sources sought is voluntary. This sources sought notice is not to be construed as a commitment by the Government, nor will the Government reimburse any costs associated with the submission of information in response to this notice. Respondents will not be individually notified of the results of any government assessments. The Government's assessment of the responses received will factor into whether any forthcoming solicitation will be conducted as a full and open competition or as a set-aside for small business, or any particular small business program. CAPABILITIES STATEMENT: All interested U.S. vendors should submit a capabilities statement that explicitly demonstrates their capability to provide/perform the requirement stated in this notice. The response should be brief and concise, yet clearly demonstrate an ability to meet the stated requirement. The response must not exceed ten (10) pages, 8.5" x 11" paper, 12 pitch, Times New Roman font, with a minimum of one (1) inch margins all around. Responses should include the company name, CAGE code, point of contact, address, and phone number. Small businesses with only partial capabilities of this requirement are encouraged to submit their response demonstrating the portion of the requirement they are capable of providing/performing. This information will allow the Government to identify areas of possible breakout or possible subcontracting opportunities. Proposals are not being requested or accepted at this time. As stipulated in FAR 15.201(e), responses to this notice are not considered offers and cannot be accepted by the Government to form a binding contract. No solicitation (Request for Proposal) exists at this time; therefore, do not request a copy of the solicitation. The decision to solicit for a contract shall be solely within the Government's discretion. The NAICS Code assigned to this acquisition is 334511 (Search, Detection, Navigation, Guidance, Aeronautical, and Nautical System and Instrument Manufacturing) with a size standard of 1,250 employees. Respondents should indicate their size in relation to this size standard and indicate socio-economic status (i.e. SB, 8(a), HUBZone, EDWOSB, WOSB, or SDVOSB). Respondents are further required to indicate their status as a Foreign-owned/Foreign-controlled firm and any contemplated use of foreign national employees on this effort. The Government reserves the right to consider a small business set-aside based upon responses hereto for any subsequent action. All prospective contractors must be registered in the System for Award Management (SAM) database to be awarded a DoD contract. No set-aside decision has been made. Note that a key factor in determining an acquisition to be a Small Business Set Aside is that small business prime contractors must perform at least 50% of the effort, as defined in FAR Clause 52.219-14. Foreign participation will not be permitted. Participation is to be restricted to U.S. contractors. Responses may be submitted electronically to the following e-mail addresses: james.pattullo@us.af.mil and erik.urban@us.af.mil . All correspondence sent via email shall contain a subject line that reads "FA2487-18-R-0064, RWR-ISS." If this subject line is not included, the e-mail may not get through e-mail filters at Eglin AFB. Filters are designed to delete emails without a subject or with a suspicious subject or attachment. Attachments with files ending in .zip or .exe are not allowable and will be deleted. Ensure only .pdf, .doc, .docx, .xsls, or .xls documents are attached to your email. All other attachments may be deleted. Package sizes greater than 5 megabytes shall be submitted via the Army's Safe Access File Exchange, located at https://safe.amrdec.army.mil/safe/. RESPONSES ARE DUE NO LATER THAN 12:00 P.M. (CST) ON 24 JANUARY 2018. Direct all questions concerning this requirement to the POC James Pattullo at james.pattullo@us.af.mil. Alternate POC is Mr. Erik J. Urban, Contracting Officer at erik.urban@us.af.mil.