NON-RECURRING ENGINEERING AND PROCUREMENT OF AN OPERATIONAL TRAINER CAPABILITY FOR E-4B LOW FREQUENCY TRANSMIT SYSTEM (LFTS)

NON-RECURRING ENGINEERING AND PROCUREMENT OF AN OPERATIONAL TRAINER CAPABILITY FOR E-4B LOW FREQUENCY TRANSMIT SYSTEM (LFTS) INTERESTED SOURCES MUST SELECT "ADD ME TO INTERESTED VENDORS" BUTTON ABOVE OR BELOW TO BE CONSIDERED PARTICIPANTS IN THIS MARKET RESEARCH EFFORT BY THE "CLOSING DATE" IN THIS NOTICE. THERE IS NO SOLICITATION AVAILABLE AT THIS TIME. REQUESTS FOR A SOLICITATION WILL NOT RECEIVE A RESPONSE. INSTRUCTIONS 1. Below is a document containing a description of the Low Frequency Transmit Trainer requirement and a Contractor Capability Survey, which allows you to provide your company's capability. 2. If, after reviewing these documents, you desire to participate in the market research, you should provide documentation that supports your company's capability in meeting these requirements. Failure to provide documentation may result in the government being unable to adequately assess your capabilities. If you lack sufficient experience in a particular area, please provide details explaining how you would overcome the lack of experience/capabilities in order to perform that portion of the requirement (i.e., teaming, subcontracting, etc.) a. Identify any areas of work that your organization believes should be broken out exclusively for Small Business. 3. Both large and small businesses are encouraged to participate in this Market Research. Joint ventures or teaming arrangements are encouraged. 4. Questions relative to this market survey should be addressed to Tonya Kirk, E-4B Procurement Contracting Officer, at Tonya.Kirk@us.af.mil PURPOSE This Sources Sought Synopsis (SSS) is in support of market research being conducted by the United States Air Force (USAF). This market research is being conducted to increase competition for this requirement by identifying potential sources and to gauge small business interest to determine whether or not this requirement can be satisfied with a Small Business Set-Aside. The Government will use the information gathered through publication of this SSS to determine the best acquisition strategy for this requirement. The Government is interested in all potential sources including Small Businesses, Small Disadvantaged Businesses, 8(a) businesses, Service-Disabled Veteran-Owned Small Businesses, HUBZone Small Businesses, Women-Owned Small Businesses, etc. Potential sources shall be capable of furnishing all labor, materials, facilities and equipment required to accomplish the procurement of the item(s) listed below. Generally, the work to be accomplished includes non-recurring engineering, procurement, testing, preservation, packaging, and installation, delivering this capability to the operational organization. Additionally, potential sources may be responsible for supply chain management, logistics planning, forecasting production requirements, long-lead time parts procurement, diminishing manufacturing sources and material shortage issues, and shipping serviceable assets for this effort in the future. Potential sources may be responsible for nonrecurring engineering costs associated with becoming an approved source. DESCRIPTION North American Industry Classification System (NAICS) Code: 541330 Engineering Services SBA Size Standard: $38.5 Million, Engineering Services, Military and Aerospace Equipment and Military Weapons Requirement Information: NON-RECURRING ENGINEERING AND PROCUREMENT OF AN OPERATIONAL TRAINER CAPABILITY FOR E-4B LOW FREQUENCY TRANSMIT SYSTEM (LFTS) PRODUCTION INFORMATION The service requirements are for the non-recurring engineering, manufacture/procurement, testing, documentation, delivery and installation of an E-4B LFTS trainer. LFTS trainer shall consist of one to four virtualized Wire Operator Console stations as well as an instructor console. The LFTS trainer shall give AF instructors an interactive system to train LFTS mission personnel/data operators. See attached Performance Work Statement (PWS) amendment. d ESTIMATED SOLICITATION INFORMATION Estimated Solicitation Date: April 2018 Estimated Solicitation Closing/Response Date: May 2018 PR#: TBD CONTRACTOR CAPABILITY SURVEY & TECHNICAL DATA The work specified in this SSS does not have any associated technical data available for distribution. Potential sources for this effort shall be companies who have a current license or agreement with the OEM Rockwell Collins, Inc, CAGE Code 95105, to complete the work described in this SSS. Companies interested in performing the work specified, and have met the requirements stated above, should submit this information (i.e. license or agreement information) to the Contracting Officer at the following address: Tonya.Kirk@us.af.mil NOTE: Potential sources should only submit questions regarding this post to the above email address. DO NOT CONTACT THE ORIGINATOR OF THIS POST WITH QUESTIONS. Disclaimer: This SSS is issued solely for informational and planning purposes. It does not constitute a solicitation (Request for Information, Request for Proposal, or Request for Quotation) or a promise to issue a solicitation in the future. The information in this notice is based on current information as of the publication date. The information in this notice is subject to change and is not binding to the Government. If changes are made, updated information will be provided in future notices and will be posted on the Federal Business Opportunities website at www.fbo.gov. Responses to this SSS may or may not be returned. Contractors not responding to this SSS will not be precluded from participation in any future solicitation.