SOLE SOURCE - REQUEST FOR INFORMATION (RFI)/SOURCES SOUGHT - CAMERA - IMAGER ASSEMBLY FOR THE MULTI SPECTRAL TARGETING SYSTEM (MTS)

N00164-16-S-NB29 - SOLE SOURCE - REQUEST FOR INFORMATION (RFI)/SOURCES SOUGHT - CAMERA - IMAGER ASSEMBLY FOR THE MULTI SPECTRAL TARGETING SYSTEM (MTS) - FSC 5836 - NAICS 334220 Issue Date: 16 DEC 2015 - Closing Date: 22 JAN 2016 - Time: 4:00 PM Eastern The Government is issuing this RFI/sources sought announcement as part of market research/market survey for the repair, replenishment and/or procurement of Camera - Imager Assembly, Part Numbers 4977091-1 / 309400-500, 4977091-2 / 309400-502, 4977091-3 / 309400-503, 4977091-4 / 309400-504 as incorporated and qualified components in MTS systems. Naval Surface Warfare Center, Crane Division located at Naval Support Activity, Crane, IN intends to award a sole source contract to Ball Aerospace, 13993 located in Boulder, CO. 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 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 repair Government property Camera - Imager Assembly and components, certify them as Ready for Issue (A-Condition) and provide replacement components that are qualified for use in the MTS systems. Please provide information of performance on other Government contracts with similar efforts. In an effort to expedite the decision making process, responses should include availability, budgetary cost estimate, and lead time of the solution for items indicated as follows: Support/Test Equipment/Tool Requirements (Type and Budgetary Cost) Facility Requirements. (Square Ft, Special Handling/Clean Room, Power/Temperature Requirements, ESD) Annual Calibration and Maintenance of Support Equipment (Requirements/Budgetary Cost) Test Procedures/Special Software/Firmware Requirements. Training Requirements for Repair and Test Processes. Drawing and Technical Instructions (Requirement/Budgetary Cost) Estimated Parts and Other Material to Support Repair. Other Miscellaneous Information or Budgetary Cost Associated with Repair Capability Start-Up. Current Average Budgetary Repair Cost. Current New Part Budgetary Cost. 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: N00164-16-S-NB29 Contractors must be properly registered in the Government System for Award Management database (SAM). Contractors may obtain information on SAM registration and annual confirmation of requirements by calling 1-866-606-8220, or via the internet at www.sam.gov. Contractors may need to be properly registered in the Joint Certification Program (JCP) in order to receive the controlled attachments. Contractors may obtain information on JCP via the Internet at http://www.dlis.dla.mil. At the current time, NO FUNDING IS AVAILABLE for 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 or questions shall be submitted to NSWC Crane Technical POC Donald Bex, Email: donald.bex@navy.mil. Mailing address is NAVSURFWARCENDIV Crane, Code JXQL, Bldg 3291, Attn: Donald Bex, 300 Highway 361 Crane, IN 47522-5000. Please reference N00164-16-S-NB29 in the subject line of emails. Responses received after 22 January 2016 may not be considered in the Government's market research. Any questions related to the process for submission of information should be submitted to the NSWC Crane Contracting POC Michael Allen by 4:00 PM Eastern, Time 22 January 2016, at michael.t.allen1@navy.mil. Responses received after 22 January 2016 may not be considered in the Government's market research. If any part of the submittal is classified, please contact the Contracting POC for appropriate submission information. All information marked as proprietary information will be safeguarded to prevent disclosures to non-government personnel and entities. Your interest in the response is appreciated. Reference announcement number N00164-16-S-NB29 in all correspondence and communications.