REQUEST FOR INFORMATION (RFI) - PROCUREMENT OF BUILD-TO-PRINT AIR EXPENDABLE INFRARED COUNTERMEASURE (AEIRCM) SYSTEM MACHINED COMPONENTS

N0016424SNB17- REQUEST FOR INFORMATION (RFI) - PROCUREMENT OF BUILD-TO-PRINT AIR EXPENDABLE INFRARED COUNTERMEASURE (AEIRCM) SYSTEM MACHINED COMPONENTS - FSC 1680 - NAICS 332510. Issue Date: 11/22/2023 Closing Date: 12/6/2023 @ 3:00PM EST The Government is issuing this Request for Information/Sources Sought (RFI/SS) announcement to gauge industry interest, capability, pricing, and availability to provide ALE-47 Composite Tubes in support of Maritime Electronic Warfare (EW) Systems. This is a Request for Information (RFI) only, with the purpose of supporting market research. The requirement is for the machining and fabrication of build-to-print composite tubes (Part Number 3268AS107) for the Air Expendable Infrared Countermeasures (AEIRCM) AN/ALE-74 system. The Government owned technical drawing can be found as a controlled attached document to this RFI/SS announcement. Quantities will vary with each Delivery Order, but are roughly 30,000 tubes per year. Responses Interested parties are strongly encouraged to submit a Capability Statement (commonly referred to as a white paper). The white paper should not exceed 5 pages, with an executive summary (short paragraph) on the effort and may include digital copies of product brochures, spec sheets, or other technical documents. The white paper typically addresses the following: 1. Provide a technical description of the product, such as physical characteristics, operational features, or other performance data. 2. Provide production lead-time and quantity of initial delivery; delivery quantity of unites per month thereafter; and suggested quantity break points. 3. A rough budgetary cost estimate at the recommended quantity break points. Depending on the information provided and the detail included, the Government may perform further market research in the form of follow-up teleconferences or Microsoft Teams meetings to clarify items in an effort to better understand Industry responses. Responses to the RFI/Market Survey shall include the following in their submission: 1. Company Information A cover page (not included in the page count) with the heading - ALE-47 Composite Tubes including the following organization information: Organization Name Organization Street Address, City, State, Zip Code Cage Code Business Size Point of Contact (POC) POC Telephone Announcement Number: N0016424SNB17 All responses shall be unclassified. All assumptions, including any assumed USG support, shall be clearly identified. All proprietary and restricted information shall be clearly marked. All information marked as proprietary information will be safeguarded to prevent disclosures to non-government personnel and entities. 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. Contractors must be properly registered in the System for Award Management (SAM) and the Joint Certification Program (JCP) in order to receive the controlled attachments. 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. Information about the JCP is located at https://public.logisticsinformationservice.dla.mil/PublicHome/jcp/default.aspx . The controlled attachments will be posted to SAM at the same time the solicitation is posted. SAM may be accessed at https://sam.gov/.This is a RFI/SS announcement to survey the market for information only. At the current time, this RFI/SS is issued for informational and planning purposes only and does not constitute an Invitation for Bids (IFB), a Request for Quote (RFQ), or a Request for Proposal (RFP). Responses to this notice cannot be accepted as offers. The United States 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 are non-reimbursable. Responses to this RFI that indicate that the information therein is proprietary or represents confidential business information, will be received and held in confidence for U.S. Government use only. Proprietary information will be properly protected from any unauthorized disclosure. The Government will not use proprietary information submitted from any one firm to establish future capabilities and requirements. The Government will NOT be responsible for any proprietary information not clearly marked. Vendors may be requested to provide additional information if clarification is required. NSWC-CR may request further information regarding the capabilities of respondents to meet the requirements set forth in the RFI. Responses to this RFI shall be submitted electronically by email to Clayton Raber, Contract Specialist, at clayton.l.raber.civ@us.navy.mil and Casandra O'Neall, Contracting Officer, at casandra.e.oneall.civ@us.navy.mil. Responses should be received no later than 3:00 PM Eastern Time on 6 December 2023. Classified material SHALL NOT be submitted. Please include the announcement number N0016424SNB17 the subject line of e-mail questions or submissions. All drawings and documents contain information that is export controlled and are under the constraints of Distribution Statement D. Distribution is authorized to DoD and DoD Contractors only.