REQUEST FOR INFORMATION (RFI)/SOURCES SOUGHT - REPAIRS, UPGRADE/MODIFICATION of DRFMU

N00164-18-S-NB31 - REQUEST FOR INFORMATION (RFI)/SOURCES SOUGHT - REPAIRS, UPGRADE/MODIFICATION of DRFMU - FSC 5895 - NAICS 334511 Issue Date: 19 December 2017 - Closing Date:5 January 2018 -2:00PM Eastern The Government is issuing this RFI/sources sought announcement as part of market research for the Digital Radio Frequency Memory Unit (DFRMU) a major assembly of the AN/SLQ-32 Legacy System. The requirement will allow for DRFMU Repairs at the assembly and subassembly level and include upgrades for the DRFMU's and DRFMU component repairs and upgrades. This market research effort also includes, the repair, upgrade, maintenance and modernization of the DRFMU test bench. Part Number Description G274350-2 Digital Radio Frequency Memory Units (DRFMU) G274350-4 Digital Radio Frequency Memory Units (DRFMU) G274350-5 Digital Radio Frequency Memory Units (DRFMU) Subassemblies G385642-1 PWA DRFM Memory G385648-1 PWA Real Time CNTRL G385646-1 PWA Control Process G385650-1 PWA Bit/RAM G254499-1 RF/IF DN Converter G254500-1 IF/RF/Up Converter G385626-1 PWA Coarse Frequency G277840-1 Down/Up Converter G277837-1 Delay Line RF G254493-1 OSC RF-Multiple Freq. G385644-1 DEFM Control G385382-1 Power Supply G385632-1 IF Digital Converter G386302-1 U17 Test Set G386305-1 U18 Test Set Naval Surface Warfare Center, Crane Division located at Naval Support Activity, Crane, IN intends to award on a sole source basis to Raytheon Technical Services Company, LLC, 6125 E. 21st St, Indianapolis, IN 46219-2058. 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, Only One Responsible Source. The basis for restricting competition is the lack of sufficient technical data, duplicative cost to the Government that is not expected to be recovered through competition, and the unacceptable delays in fulfilling the agency requirement through any other source. The Government is seeking information from companies mitigating the sole source basis listed above. The Government is seeking companies with the capabilities and facilities to provide test teardown, evaluate, repair, re-assemble, upgrade/modification, and component repair of the DRFMU or performance on other Government contracts with similar efforts for Part Numbers identified in Table 1 above. All interested parties are encouraged to submit company and 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, production quantity breaks, 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 Market Survey shall include the following: Submitter's Name Street Address, City, State, Zip Code Business Size Point of Contact (POC) POC Telephone Announcement Number: N00164-18-S-NB31 At the current time, NO FUNDING IS AVAILABLE for contractual efforts. This RFI 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, as the Government intends to issue a sole source award to Raytheon Technical Services Company. 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. Dan Arnold, Daniel.arnold@navy.mil . The mailing address is: NAVSURFWARCENDIV Crane, Attn: Mr. Dan Arnold, Code 0243, Bldg 121, 300 Highway 361, Crane, IN 47522-5001. If any part of the submittal is classified, please contact the POC for appropriate submission information. All information marked as proprietary information will be safeguarded to prevent disclosures to non-government personnel and entities. Contracting Office Address: 300 Highway 361 Building 121 Crane, Indiana 47522-5001 United States Primary Point of Contact.: Dan Arnold daniel.arnold@navy.mil