KAF SH-F/A-18E/F Engine Life Used Indices (LUI) Software

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. REQUESTING AGENCY: Naval Air Systems Command (NAVAIR) PMA-265 F/A-18 PURPOSE: Intend to award a sole source contract to the Canadian Commercial Corporation (CCC), 50 O'Connor Street Suite 1100 Ottawa, KIA OS6, Canada as the prime contractor and MXi / IFS World, 175 Terence Matthews Cres., Ottawa, ON K2M 1W8, Canada as the subcontractor, for the development and procurement of Life Used Indices (LUI) software for the Kuwait F/A-18 F414-GE-400-1A (F414) engines. The Navy does not own the technical documents needed to develop the software and the software must be supplied from one vendor. Any interested party that feels it can satisfy this requirement must identify in writing its interest, experience and capability to satisfy the requirement no later than 04 October 2018. This acquisition is being pursued on a sole source basis under the statutory authority 10 USC 2304 (C)(1) as implemented by Federal Acquisition Regulation (FAR) 6.302-1. REQUIRED CAPABILITES: 1. Ability to develop F414-GE-400-1A Life Used Indices (LUI) software. 2. Boeing Gold ESP Interface capability. 3. Capability to develop software within 06 months from date of contract award. ELIGIBILITY: North American Industry Classification System (NAICS) Code: 541511 Custom Computer Programming Product Service Code - L070 - Technical Representative ADP Equipment/Software/Supplies/Support Equipment SUBMISSION DETAILS: Submit no later than 5:00 PM 04 October 2018 to: Amanda Jones Contract Specialist Naval Air Systems Command 47123 Buse Road. Suite 453 Patuxent River, MD 20670-1547 Amanda.jones2@navy.mil Page Limit - 5 pages (8.5x11 inch), one-sided, font no smaller than 10 point Times New Roman Email - Microsoft WORD format OR U.S. Mail - provide 2 paper copies and 2 CDs THIS SOURCES SOUGHT IS FOR INFORMATION 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.