New Manufacture of AN/SPS-48E Serpentines

REQUEST FOR INFORMATION (RFI)/SOURCES SOUGHT – The government is issuing this RFI/sources sought announcement as a part of market research for Electronic Warfare.

SPECIAL NOTICE – REQUEST FOR INFORMATION(RFI)/Sources Sought: Naval Surface Warfare Center (NSWC), Crane Division, has a requirement for companies with the capability and facilities to manufacture multiple serpentine assembly variations for the AN/SPS-48E serpentines and intends to award a 5-year, firm fixed price, sole source IDIQ follow-on contract to N0016423DWP84. Companies with the capability and facilities to provide these types of supplies and services as well as the experience/expertise are invited to submit information pertaining to their capability to fulfill this requirement.

The proposed contract action is for the supplies or services for which the Government intends to solicit and negotiate with one source, Loughmiller Tool and Design, Loogootee, IN, CAGE Code 1G8N9.  This action is anticipated to be conducted under the authority of FAR 6.103-1(c)(2). The requirement is being solicited on a sole source basis because competition could result in substantial duplication of cost to the Government, which are not anticipated to be recovered through competition, or could cause unacceptable delays in fulfilling the requirement through any other source. Loughmiller has acceptable designed the prototype and delivered the above mentioned serpentines. The applicable NAICS code for this requirement is 334511. The Product Service Code (PSC) is 5840 – Technical Representation Services: Communication, Detection, and Coherent Radiation Equipment. Anticipated Period of Performance will be FY29-FY34.

All responsible sources may submit a capability statement, as appropriate, which will be considered by the agency. However, a determination by the Government not to compete this proposed contract based upon responses to this solicitation is solely within the discretion of the Government. Information received will normally be considered solely for the purpose of re-evaluating the justification for sole source or limitation of sources and making a determination to change the acquisition strategy to a competitive procurement. The solicitation and amendments for this sole source action will not be posted to Sam.gov and are available only from the POC identified below.

All interested parties may submit company and product literature, a capability statement no longer than 2 pages, and/or other pertinent information.

Responses to this RFI/Sources Sought shall include the following:

1. Company Name, Address, CAGE Code, Business Size
2. Company Point of Contact including name, telephone number, and email address.
3. Information describing the Company’s capabilities, resources, and experience that demonstrate an ability to perform this effort.
4. Purpose/explanation of the response to the sources sought, i.e. to better understand the Government requirement; to potentially become a viable option for a future requirement; to take exception to the anticipated sole source based on your company’s capabilities to meet all Government requirements.

The Government may contact Sources Sought respondents to obtain clarification on information submitted.

Contractors must be properly registered in the System for Award Management (SAM). Offerors may obtain information on SAM registration and annual confirmation requirements by calling 1-866-606-8220 or via the internet at https://www.sam.gov.

All information received in response and marked as proprietary information will be safeguarded to prevent disclosures to non-government personnel and entities.  NSWC Crane makes no implied or in fact contracts by issuing this RFI. Acknowledgement of receipt of responses will not be made, nor will respondents be notified of the NSWC Crane’s view of the information received. Do not send any material that requires a non-disclosure agreement or identify information that is business sensitive. Responses to this notice will not be returned. Telephone calls/questions or inquiries will not be accepted. All information provided becomes U.S. Navy property and will not be returned. All proprietary information will be treated appropriately. Your interest in this RFI/Sources Sought announcement is appreciated.

At current time, no funding is available for contractual estimates. This RFI/sources sought does not constitute an Invitation for Bids (IFB), a Request for Quote (RFQ), or a Request for Proposal (RFP) and should not be construed as a commitment of any kind by the government to issue a formal solicitation or ultimately award a contract.  The US Government is in no way liable to pay for or reimburse any companies or entities that respond to this announcement.  Any costs incurred by interested companies in response to this announcement will NOT be reimbursed.

Contractors must be properly registered in the System for Award Management (SAM). Offerors may obtain information on SAM registration and annual confirmation requirements by calling 1- 866-606-8220 or via the internet at https://www.sam.gov.

The technical data package may contain information that is export controlled. Only those companies that have completed DD Form 2345 and are certified under the Joint Certification Program (JCP) in an active status are authorized to receive export-controlled information.

Additional information is available at http://www.dlis.dla.mil/jcp/

NSWC Crane will accept only electronic unclassified submission of responses. All responses must be submitted to the Points of Contact (POC) any time prior to the expiration of this announcement.  The POCs for this effort are Jennifer Madison and Marissa Graber, Code 0212 via email jennifer.n.madison.civ@us.navy.mil and marissa.l.graber.civ@us.navy.mil.  The mailing address is:

Naval Surface Warfare Center, Crane Division (NSWC Crane)

Code 0212, Bldg. 3373

300 Highway 361

Crane, IN 47522-5001

All information marked as proprietary information will be safeguarded to prevent disclosures to non-government personnel and entities.   

Reference announcement number N0016427RLL20 in all correspondence and communications.