IRCM Test Support

Small Business Sources Sought The Technology Application Program Office (TAPO) is conducting market research in support of the requirement described in this announcement. The objective of this market research is to identify potential sources and if there are Small Business sources capable of performing the requirement. Potential Small Businesses are requested to submit a summary of their capabilities. The Government will use the information received for acquisition planning purposes. Sources responses will assist the Government in the development of its acquisition strategy for a possible Request for Proposal (RFP), to be issued later, and in determining whether any type of small business set-aside is possible for this procurement or whether full and open competitive procedures should be utilized. This notice shall not be construed as an RFP or as any commitment or obligation on the part of the Government to issue a solicitation. The Government does not intend to award a contract based on this request, so proposals will not be considered. No reimbursement will be made for any costs associated with providing information in response to this synopsis or any follow-up information requests. Response is strictly voluntary - it is not mandatory to submit a response to this notice to participate in any formal RFP process that may take place in the future. However, it should be noted that information gathered through this notice may significantly influence the Government's acquisition strategy. All interested parties will be required to respond separately to any solicitations posted because of this source sought notice. Requirement: This Sources Sought Synopsis (SSS)/Request for Information (RFI) Market Survey is being conducted to identify potential sources that may possess the expertise, capabilities, and experience to meet the qualification requirements to provide; (1) Flight Test Engineering, Data Acquisition, and Data Reduction/Analysis support for rotary wing aircraft specifically to test Infrared (IR) Missile Warning System (MWS), IR Countermeasure (IRCM) systems and Hostile Fire Indication (HFI) systems and (2) technical expertise in IR missile technology, missile warning systems technology, IR missile countermeasures technology and HFI technology as applied to the integration on rotary-wing aircraft. NAICS Code: NAICS code 541330, Engineering Services, Exception 1: Military and Aerospace Equipment and Military Weapons Interested sources please provide answers to the following questions. Please provide as much detail in your responses as possible. A. COMPANY INFORMATION 1. Company Name: 2. CAGE Code: 3. Address: 4. Points of Contact (Including telephone number and E-Mail Address): 5. Size of business pursuant to North American Industry Classification System (NAICS) Code: 541330, Engineering Services, Exception 1: Military and Aerospace Equipment and Military Weapons 6. Based on the above NAICS Code, state whether or not your company is: - Small Business Woman Owned Small Business Small Disadvantaged Business - 8(a) Certified - HUBZone Certified Veteran Owned Small Business Service-Disabled Veteran Small Business System for Award Management (SAM) registered 7. Is your company domestically or foreign owned (if foreign, please indicate the country of ownership)? B. GENERAL COMPANY INFORMATION 1. Describe your company's primary business product/service line. 2. What kind of facility security clearance does your company maintain? Describe highest level of processing capability. a. Individual personnel clearances. b. Be able to provide Department of Defense Instruction (DODI) 8570 certifications for Information System Security Manager (ISSM). At a minimum, must have Information Assurance Manager (IAM) level II. c. Be able to provide Defense Counterintelligence Security Agency (DCSA) accreditation. 3. Describe your company's previous experience (contract, DOD customer, and systems tested) providing professional services as specified in the requirement. C. TECHNICAL CAPABILITIES 1. Provide detailed description of your company's experience with the following: a. Design and build of flight data acquisition systems specifically for testing technology as described in the requirement section: (1) IR MWS (2) IIRCM systems (3) HFI systems b. Installation of data acquisition systems on rotary wing aircraft to acquire data necessary to analyze the performance of systems/technology as specified in the requirement section. c. Facilities and capabilities to store and analyze flight test data of IR MWS, IRCM and HFI systems. d. Flight Test Engineering capabilities and experience testing systems/technology as specified in the requirement section. e. Expertise and capability to analyze the performance of the systems/technology specified in the requirement section. All interested, capable, and responsible sources that would like to respond to this sources sought are encouraged to provide a statement of interest along with supporting documentation to Ms. Patricia M. Fischer, Contract Specialist at patricia.e.fischer.civ@socom.mil, and Ms. Hope A. McClean no later than 12:00 pm Eastern Time on June 1, 2022.