REQUEST FOR INFORMATION (RFI)/SOURCES SOUGHT - AN/SPY-1 Radar Solid State Switch Assembly Modification Kits

N00164-19-S-NB22 - REQUEST FOR INFORMATION (RFI)/SOURCES SOUGHT - AN/SPY-1 Radar Solid State Switch Assembly Modification Kits - PSC 1285 - NAICS 334519 Issue Date 28-NOV-2018- Closing Date 14-DEC-2019 at 02:00 PM EST REQUEST FOR INFORMATION (RFI) / SOURCES SOUGHT- The Government is issuing this RFI/sources sought announcement in accordance with (IAW) DFARS 205.205-71 for assembly of modification kits in regards to AN/SPY-1 Radar Solid State Switch. 52.215-3 -- Request for Information or Solicitation for Planning Purposes. (a) The Government does not intend to award a contract on the basis of this solicitation or to otherwise pay for the information solicited except as an allowable cost under other contracts as provided in subsection 31.205-18, Bid and proposal costs, of the Federal Acquisition Regulation. (b) Although "proposal" and "offeror" are used in this Request for Information, your response will be treated as information only. It shall not be used as a proposal. (c) This solicitation is issued for the purpose of mitigating the sole-source basis cited below. Naval Surface Warfare Center, Crane Division intends to award a sole-source contract to Raytheon Company, 1001 Boston Post Rd E, Marlborough, MA, 01752. This effort will be conducted on a sole source basis in accordance with the statutory authority 10 U.S.C. 2304(c)(1) as implemented by FAR 6.302-1. The basis for restricting competition is the anticipated substantial duplicative costs to the Government to qualify another manufacturer's product for use, which are not anticipated to be recouped through competition, and the anticipated unacceptable delays in fulfilling the agency requirements through any other source. Raytheon designed, developed and manufactured the system and holds key technical data and corporate knowledge that are unique to the AN/SPY-1. The Government does not possess a full technical data package, and unacceptable delays and duplication of cost would result from sourcing this requirement from any firm other than Raytheon. The Government is issuing this RFI/Sources Sought announcement as part of market research to seek information from companies mitigating the sole source basis cited above for the Solid State Switch Assembly Modification Kits for the AN/SPY-1 Radar. NSWC Crane intends to procure four AN/SPY-1 Radar Solid State Switch Assembly Modification Kits with an option for an additional two kits. All interested parties are encouraged to submit product literature, a white paper no longer than 5 pages, and/or other pertinent information, such as a description with performance parameters and a statement of current availability, summary of prior testing, test reports, a budgetary estimate of test articles, production units, and production quantity breaks to mitigate the reason why the Government should not procure this effort on a sole-source basis as stated above, and/or identify other Government contracts with similar efforts for the Government's consideration. Responses to the RFI Sources Sought Market Survey shall include the following: Contractor's Name Street Address, City, State, Zip Code Business Size Point of Contact (POC) POC Telephone Announcement Number: N00164-16-S-NB41 Please include the purpose/explanation of the response to the Sources Sought Market Survey, i.e. to better understand the Government requirements; to potentially become a viable option for future requirement; to take exception to the anticipated sole source as your company currently meets all of the Government requirements. The Government may contact RFI respondents to obtain clarification on the information submitted. Contractors must be properly registered in the System for Award Management (SAM). Contractors 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/ At the current time, NO FUNDING IS AVAILABLE for bid/proposal or contractual efforts. This RFI/sources sought does not constitute an Invitation for Bids (IFB), a Request for Quote (RFQ), or a Request for Proposal (RFP), and it 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. Market Survey information may be submitted to the Point of Contact any time prior to the expiration of this announcement. The Point of Contact for this effort is Mr. Logan Wagler, logan.wagler@navy.mil or 812-854-1061. The mailing address is: NAVSURFWARCENDIV Crane, attention Logan Wagler, Code 0241, Bldg 121, 300 Highway 361, Crane, IN 47522-5001. If any part of the Contractor submittal is classified, please contact the POC for appropriate submission information. All information marked as proprietary information will be safeguarded to prevent unauthorized disclosures. Your interest in the response is appreciated.