P-8A and E-7A Inlet Cowl Assembly Units

P-8A and E-7A Inlet Cowl Assembly Units

1.0 Purpose/Scope

This Presolicitation Notice is to seek additional sources and notify industry of the Government’s intent to negotiate with only one source for the procurement of Inlet Cowl Assembly units (PN 314-2100-5) for Naval Air Systems Command (NAVAIR) Maritime Patrol and Reconnaissance Aircraft (MPRA) Program 290 (PMA-290) Domestic and Foreign Military Sales (FMS) and the United States Air Force E-7A. The Inlet Cowl Assembly units are considered to be commercial items. The intended source is Collins Aerospace Aerostructure (Rohr, Inc), a division of Collins Aerospace. The Government is pursuing this acquisition on a sole source basis under the statutory authority of 10 U.S.C. 3204(a)(1) as implemented by the Federal Acquisition Regulation (FAR) 6.103-1, only one responsible source and no other supplies or services will satisfy agency requirements.

As part of its market research, NAVAIR, is issuing this Sources Sought and Notice of Intent to determine if there exists an adequate number of interested and qualified contractors capable of performing the requirement as described. The Government may use the responses to this Sources Sought for information and planning purposes. The technical specifications describe only the currently contemplated possible specifications and may vary from the actual specifications identified in final Product Descriptions included in any Request for Quote (RFQ).

THIS NOTICE IS NOT A REQUEST FOR PROPOSAL.  It is a market research tool being used to determine potential and eligible businesses capable of providing the supplies 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 Notice.

2.0 Objectives of the Sources Sought

Understand the level of interest and availability of potential vendors that could provide the requested turnkey solution.

• Identify issues, roadblocks, and barriers to successful solution implementations.
• Obtain vendor feedback on if the vendor will utilize any subcontractors or teaming arrangements.
• Identify if a total solution can be provided via open market contractors.
• Provision of other benefits of leveraging a turnkey solution.
• Comments regarding any ambiguities or needed clarifications of the draft technical specifications.
• Obtain vendor feedback on any other pre-existing contracts that might meet this need.

3.0 Sources

The Sources Sought and Notice of Intent will be posted to SAM.gov.

4.0 Draft Technical Specifications

• Inlet Cowl Assembly (PN 314-2100-5)

5.0 Notes to Responders

All information received in response to this Sources Sought marked “Proprietary” will be protected and handled accordingly. Interested parties are responsible for adequately marking proprietary or competition sensitive information contained in their response. Responses to the Sources Sought will not be returned. Responders are solely responsible for all expenses associated with responding to this Sources Sought. NAVAIR will not pay for information received in response to this Sources Sought. There is no commitment by the Government to issue an RFQ, make an award or awards, or to be responsible for any monies expended by industry responses to this Sources Sought.

Please limit responses or capability statement to three pages. Review the objectives under Section 2.0 and include any concerns, possible issues, comments, or suggestions relative to those points in the statement. Any format is acceptable. Also, include contract number, relevant information on the company, and, if available, brief descriptions of recent and relevant projects for products similar to that described in the draft technical specifications.

Do not submit pricing information in response to this Sources Sought.

Submit Sources Sought responses to the Contracting Officer via email by the close date specified in SAM.gov. Contact information is listed below.