Safran Airborne Instrumentation Modular Data Recorder System Hardware and Repair Services

The responses to this Sources Sought will be utilized to determine if any competitive opportunities exist for the requirement described herein. All submissions will be considered. In addition, this market research tool is being used to identify potential and eligible firms, of all sizes, prior to determining the method of acquisition and issuance of a solicitation. A Pre-solicitation Notice with regards to this requirement will be released on the SAM.gov website. It is the responsibility of the potential offerors to monitor this site for additional information pertaining to this requirement. DISCLAIMER THIS SOURCES SOUGHT IS FOR INFORMATIONAL PURPOSES ONLY. THIS IS NOT A REQUEST FOR PROPOSAL. 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. INTRODUCTION The Naval Air Warfare Center - Aircraft Division (NAWC-AD) at Patuxent River, MD announces its intention to procure, on a sole-source IDIQ basis, Safran Airborne Instrumentation Modular Data Recorder (MDR) system hardware and associated repair services in support of the Naval Air Systems Command (NAVAIR) Special Flight Test Instrumentation Pool (SFTIP) under the Prototyping, Instrumentation & Experimentation (PIE) division. THIS SOURCES SOUGHT IS NOT A REQUEST FOR PROPOSAL. It is a market research tool being used to determine potential sources capable of providing the support 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 synopsis. ELIGIBILITY The PSC for this requirement is 6010; the NAICS is 334511 with a size standard of 1,250 employees. All interested businesses are encouraged to respond. Specifically, the Government is evaluating the possibility of establishing this requirement as a competitive procurement. ANTICIPATED PERIOD OF PERFORMANCE The anticipated ordering period for this requirement is of 6 May 2022 - 6 May 2024 (2 yrs.). ANTICIPATED CONTRACT TYPE The anticipated contract type is an Indefinite Delivery, Indefinite Quantity (IDIQ) with Fixed Priced Delivery Orders. The Safran equipment shall be utilized on-site at Naval Air Station Patuxent River, MD V22 Flight Test Program. Many Navy aircraft programs have instrumentation systems that utilize Safran Data Systems (SDS) Modular Data Recorder (MDR) units. These MDR units are fully integrated SDS MDRs, the design of which is proprietary to SDS. Because SDS' products have gone through the significant environmental testing required for each program as well as flight readiness reviews prior to installation, utilizing any other type of MDR recorders would require the Navy to duplicate these efforts with regard to aircraft data system modifications in building, installing, testing, and qualifying a completely new data recording system. REQUIREMENTS See attached SOW. SUBMITTAL INFORMATION In addition to the requirements above, please note that under a Small Business Set-Aside, the small business prime must perform at least 50% of the work themselves in terms of cost of performance. Cost of performance includes direct labor costs, overhead that has only direct labor as its base, and the small business' General & Administrative rate multiplied by the labor cost. The small business prime cannot utilize the cost performance of other small businesses it utilizes as subcontractors in calculating its performance to comply with FAR Clause 52.219-14. If the prime is a joint venture, the cost of performance by both small business concerns is utilized in calculating its performance to comply with FAR 52.219-14. The successful awardee will also be required to have a Government approved accounting system upon contract award. SUBMITTAL INFORMATION It is requested that interested businesses submit to the contracting office a brief capabilities statement package (no more than 10 pages in length, single spaced, 12 point font minimum) demonstrating ability to provide the software listed in the attached Requirements List. This documentation must address, at a minimum, the following: 1. Title of the requirement you are applying to; 2. Company profile to include number of employees, annual revenue history, office location(s), DUNS number, and a statement regarding current small/large business status; 3. Prior/current corporate experience performing efforts of similar size and scope within the last three years, including contract number, organization supported, indication of whether as a prime or subcontractor, contract values, Government point of contact with current telephone number, and a brief description of how the referenced contract relates to the software described herein; 4. Resources available such as corporate management and currently employed personnel to be assigned to tasks under this effort to include professional qualifications, specific experience of such personnel, and the ability to have personnel located at the city specified; 5. Management approach to staffing this effort with qualified personnel; 6. Statement regarding capability to obtain the required industrial security clearances for personnel; 7. Company's ability to perform at least 50% of the work; and 8. Company's ability to begin performance upon contract award. The capability statement package shall be sent by email to Shannon Canada at contact@example.gov. Submissions must be received by email no later than 3:00 p.m. Eastern Standard Time on 23 November 2021. Questions or comments regarding this notice may be addressed to Shannon Canada via email at contact@example.gov. All responses must include the following information: Company Name; Company Address; Company Business Size; and Point-of-Contact (POC) name, phone number, and e-mail address.