Source Sought: Backplane Assembly

MARKET SURVEY - Sources Sought: The Naval Surface Warfare Center (NSWC), Port Hueneme Division (PHD) is seeking information from interested parties for Rolling Air Missile System Backplane Assemblies. This is a Sources Sought Notice and is for INFORMATION PURPOSES ONLY. This IS NOT a REQUEST for PROPOSALS, QUOTATIONS, or BIDS. Responses to this request will not be returned. Not responding to this Sources Sought does not preclude participation in any future and potential solicitation or contract award. It is the intent of the Contracting Office to use this information for market research purposes only. The purpose of this sources sought is to gain knowledge of potential qualified sources and their size classification (service disabled veteran owned small business, veteran owned small business, HUBZone, 8(a), small disadvantage business, small business, or large business) with experience in manufacturing within NAICS code #334412, and establish that there are adequate contractors for the following Rolling Air Missile System Backplane Assembly requirement. The U.S. Government is in no way liable to pay for or reimburse any companies or entities that respond to this announcement. Additionally, any costs incurred by interested companies in response to this announcement will NOT be reimbursed and are NOT considered allowable direct charges to other contracts or tasking. If a formal solicitation is released, it will be via the Federal Business Opportunities (http:www.fbo.gov). The envisioned work anticipated to be performed by a contractor as a result of a potential future solicitation is described below: Supply: Six (6) each LICA Backplane Assembly for Rolling Air Missile (RAM) System, Part # 025-179 (8196516). This part is source controlled and proprietary. Backplanes were specially designed for the RAM system. Manufacturer: Elma Electronic Inc. All interested business concerns may submit the following: a. Company Name, Address, CAGE code b. Information describing company capabilities, resources, experience, and product lines that demonstrate an ability to perform requirement. Information herein is based on the best information available at the time of publication, is subject to revision, and is not binding upon the Government. Notice to potential contractors: All offerors who provide goods or services to the Federal Government must be registered in the System for Award Management (SAM) located on the website https://www.sam.gov/portal/SAM/. It is incumbent upon parties providing responses to the Sources Sought to identify all data contained within that is proprietary or has limited distribution requirements. All information marked as proprietary information will be safeguarded to prevent disclosures to non-governmental personnel and entities. Following the date of response submission, the Government may contact respondents to seek clarification of submitted information. Responses to the Sources Sought are required to be received no later than 5:00 PM Pacific Time on December 10, 2014. Responses should be provided in formats compatible with Microsoft Office 2007 for Windows or Adobe Portable Document Format (pdf). Receipt of Sources Sought responses will be acknowledged.