REPLACEMENT for Kestrel and Guardian Jammers Romainia Foreign Military Sales (FMS)

The US Army Communications-Electronics Command (CECOM) Security Assistance Management Directorate (SAMD) is issuing this sources-sought Request for Information as a means of conducting market research to identify replacement equivalents to Guardian and Kestrel jammers of explosive device control channels. INTRODUCTION: This is a Request for Information (RFI). This is NOT a solicitation for proposals, proposal abstracts, or quotations. The US Army Communications-Electronics Command (CECOM) Security Assistance Management Directorate (SAMD) is issuing this sources-sought Request for Information as a means of conducting market research to identify parties having an interest in, and the capability to provide equivalents or upgrades to Guardian and Kestrel jammers which are not available to CECOM SAMD for providing to Foreign Military Sales (FMS) requests. Replies from interested parties should include a brief description of capability pertinent to providing the requested equipment. The requirements are for 94 vehicle-mounted jammers and 68 manpack individual jammers. The NDR Resource Intl Guardian-200 capabilities which are desired to be duplicated are: Manpack jammer for radio electronic jamming of explosive devices control channels to protect troops on the move Cover 20-2500MHz with 10-60W power output Barrage plus Sweep jamming Operational range of jamming 50m, signal level 80dBm Omnidirectional antenna Targets at 10W: civil remote control toys, 350MHz TETRA, industrial Remote Control devices, VHF/UHF walkie-talkie, CDMA 800MHz, GSM900, GSM1800/GSM1900/PHS/CDMA, 3G1 3G2 at 2000-2500MHz, WLL. A written response citing equipment and items able to meet the above requirements are needed to inform CECOM SAMD's assessment of the market of available technology able to be offered to FMS customers. These responses, and questions in reference to this RFI, shall be submitted to the Contracting Office POC listed below. CECOM SAMD is requesting submissions by 27 September 2021 by 3:30 P.M. EST. SUBMISSION INSTRUCTIONS: INTERESTED PARTIES SHALL NOT SUBMIT PROPOSALS. INTERESTED PARTIES SHALL SUBMIT INFORMATION PAPERS/ BY THE SPECIFIED DUE DATE. No contracts will be awarded based on this announcement. If you are interested in responding to this RFI, please e-mail the Contracting Office POC listed below. Please include the following information in your e-mail: Company name; information papers your company will provide in response to this RFI; Company Cage Code. Questions can be submitted to the Contracting Office POC listed below. Information Papers/White Papers shall not exceed two (2) pages in length, one sided. Please address your company's ability to provide the required services. Proprietary Information: Respondents shall clearly identify and mark in writing all proprietary information on all documents being provided. FEDERAL ACQUISITION REGULATION (FAR): Per Federal Acquisition Regulation (FAR) 52.215-3 Request for Information or Solicitation for Planning Purposes (Oct 1997): The Government does not intend to award a contract on the basis of this RFI or to otherwise pay for the information except as an allowable cost under other contracts as provided in subsection 31.205-18, Bid and proposal costs, of the Federal Acquisition Regulation. Although, "proposal" and, "respondent" are used in this RFI, your responses will be treated as information only. It shall not be used as a proposal. POINTS OF CONTACT: Questions on the objectives should be addressed to Contracting Specialist, Charrissa Stancell via e-mail at charrissa.m.stancell.civ@mail.mil and the Subject Line must be titled: "RESPONSE FOR CECOM SAMD ROMANIA UHF SATELLITE SERVICES REQUST FOR INFORMATION" Contracting Office Address: 6515 Integrity Court, Bldg. 4310 Aberdeen Proving Ground (APG), MD 21005-3013 Contracting Point of Contact(s): Charrissa Stancell, (410) 278-5424 Is this a Recovery and Reinvestment Act Action?: No Place of Contract Performance: CECOM SAMD is requesting information only at this time. The information received from this effort will be used as market research to determine if any future procurement activity is viable. DISCLAIMER "THIS SOURCES SOUGHT IS FOR INFORMATIONAL PURPOSES ONLY. THIS IS NOT A - REQUEST FOR PROPOSAL (RFP) TO BE SUBMITTED. 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. RESPPONSES WILL NOT BE RETURNED TO THE RESPONDER. NOT RESPONDING TO THIS NOTICE DOES NOT PRECLUDE PARTICIPATION IN ANY FUTURE REQUEST FOR QUOTE (RFQ) OR INVITATION FOR BID (IFB) OR RFP, IF ANY ISSUED. IF A SOLICITATION IS RELEASED, IT WILL BE SYNOPSIZED ON THE GOVERNMENT-WIDE POINT OF ENTRY (GPE). IT IS THE RESPONSIBILITY OF POTENTIAL OFFERORS TO MONITOR THE GPE FOR ADDITIONAL INFORMMATION PERTAINING TO THIS REQUIREMENT.