National Industrial Security Program Operating Manual (NISPOM) Windows 11 Phase One Upgrade

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 SOURCES SOUGHT IS STRICTLY VOLUNTARY. 

This Sources Sought notice is being posted to satisfy the requirement of Defense Federal Acquisition Regulation Supplement PGI 206.103-170. The effort will include but not limit the scope of work to upgrade 25 Depot and Production test stations computer Operating System (OS) for NISPOM Windows 11 compliance as mandated by DCSA. The upgrades are required to keep APG-79 test stations compliant for DCSA Authorization to Operate (ATO) as they are used by Industry in the testing of production and repaired AESA APG-79(V)1, (V)4 and FMS radars and radar components. The station upgrades are for three (3) phases containing 5-11 stations per phase. Upgrades to Capital stations include program specific software changes, test procedure updates, and Integration / Verification & Validation with the Radar / WRAs.  All stations reside at Raytheon and prospective contractors are responsible for gaining access to Raytheon facilities and obtaining the proprietary data necessary to support the system upgrades. 

DISCLAIMER: THIS SOURCES SOUGHT NOTICE ANNOUNCEMENT IS NOT A REQUEST FOR PROPOSAL (RFP), BUT RATHER A REQUEST FOR INFORMATION (RFI) FROM INDUSTRY THAT WILL ALLOW THE GOVERNMENT TO IDENTIFY INTERESTED SOURCES CAPABLE OF MEETING THE REQUIREMENTS. This RFI is issued solely for market research, planning and information purposes and is not to be construed as a commitment by the Government to enter into a contractual agreement, nor will the Government pay for information solicited hereunder. There is no commitment by the Government to issue a solicitation, make an award, or be responsible for any monies expended by any interested parties in support of the effort mentioned above.  

All data received in response to this RFI, marked or designated as corporate or proprietary, will be fully protected from release outside the Government. Failure to respond to this RFI does not preclude participation in any future associated RFP that may be issued. Information provided herein is subject to change and in no way binds the Government to solicit or award a contract. If a solicitation is released, it will be synopsized on the System for Award Management (SAM) website: www.sam.gov. It is the potential offeror’s responsibility to monitor this site for the release of any follow-on information. 

Submission Instructions 

Interested parties are requested to submit a capability statement of no more than one (1) page in length (8.5 x 11-inch pages, font no smaller than 12-point, 1.5 line spaced) demonstrating their ability to provide the specified components. The capability statement should be in bullet point format and should include, at a minimum, the following: 

1. Company Name, Company Address, Company Business Size, CAGE code, UEI number and Point-Of-Contact (POC) information to include POC’s name, phone number, and email address. 

2. The type of work your company has performed in the past 3 years in support of same/similar requirement(s) 

3. Evidence of access to the required technical data and specifications for the listed  

    upgrades. 

4. A description of the company's quality assurance processes and certifications. 

5. Any other relevant information that demonstrates the company's ability to meet the  

    Government's requirements. 

Responses shall be submitted electronically to the designated Contract Specialist, Roslynn Herbert, in Microsoft Word format or Portable Document Format (PDF) at the following email address: contact@example.gov 

All responses, including capability statements, shall be submitted no later than 5:00 PM EST, 17 November 2026. All information submitted should be unclassified.