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SOURCES SOUGHT FOR AeroStat and Tower Equipment FOR FOREIGN MILITARY SALES (FMS)

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334511 - Search, Detection, Navigation, Guidance, Aeronautical, and Nautical System and Instrument Manufacturing

Place of Performance

N/A, MD, IRQ

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NONE

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AgencyDepartment Of Defense → W6QK Acc-Apg
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OfficeABERDEEN PROVING GROU, MD, 21005-5001, USA
Office AddressABERDEEN PROVING GROU, MD, 21005-5001, USA

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SOURCES SOUGHT FOR AeroStat and Tower Equipment FOR FOREIGN MILITARY SALES (FMS)




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SOURCES SOUGHT FOR AEROSTAT AND TOWER EQUIPMENT FOR FOREIGN MILITARY SALES (FMS)



INTRODUCTION



The U.S. Army Contracting Command, Aberdeen Proving Ground (ACC-APG) on behalf of the Communications-Electronics Command Security Assistance Management directorate (CECOM SAMD) is issuing this Sources Sought notice as a means of conducting market research to identify potential sources having an interest in, industry technologies available to support/fulfill FMS requirements.
 


The result of this sources sought/market survey will contribute to determining the method of procurement, if a requirement materializes. Based on the responses to this sources sought notice/market survey, this requirement may be set-aside for small businesses (in full or in part) or procured through full and open competition. Multiple awards may be made. All small business set-aside categories will be considered. Telephone inquiries will not be accepted or acknowledged, and no feedback or evaluations will be provided to companies regarding submissions. The U.S. Government requests that interested parties submit a brief description of your company, your company’s solution, and your ability to meet potential system requirements.

DISCLAIMER



THIS SOURCES SOUGHT IS FOR INFORMATIONAL PURPOSES ONLY. THIS IS NOT A REQUEST FOR PROPOSAL (RFP) TO BE SUBMITTED. 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 SOURCES SOUGHT/MARKET RESEARCH IS STRICTLY VOLUNTARY.



PROGRAM BACKGROUND



CECOM SAMD administers and manages FMS cases including Aerostat and Tower Equipment requirements for Partner Nation (PN). CECOM SAMD’s goal is to satisfy Aerostat and Tower Equipment requirements of for the country of Iraq.



The Iraq Army Special Missions Team requests the procurement of Aerostat and Tower Equipment/Parts to assist maintaining their current Aerostat/Tower program and to support ongoing counter-terrorism operations.


REQUIRED CAPABILITIES



The purpose of this market research/sources sought is to identify interested sources that can provide/manufacture and deliver the following capabilities to the country of Iraq:

 


Number


Nomenclature


Part/Model Number


Quantity


System Type


1


RX Modem


377098-4H


15


Tower


2


Power Supply


3A / 14337A


15


Tower


3


TX Modem


SR-1002/S


20


Tower


4


W6 ARDD Cable


24605706PB/120


15


Aerostat


5


ST-ST Connector


18008F


15


Tower + Aerostat


6


Spider Connector


R4-RST4SPH3034CXX


45


Tower + Aerostat


7


ST-FC Connector


682X846


50


Aerostat


8


3A


13663440-1


15


Tower


9


CEU


3203/340364R


15


Tower + Aerostat


10


Camera + Solar Panel Mounting Arm


18876-13666849


15


Tower


11


Hydraulic Lifting Jacks


5626


20


Tower


12


3A


13653440-1


15


Aerostat


13


69W Cable


375867-49956H


15


Aerostat


14


12V Battery


01H01600D4


25


Aerostat


15


—


D1986441-1 A1


15


Aerostat


16


2A


13667312-1


15


Tower


17


Aerostat Balloon


—


2


Aerostat


18


Special 101W Spider Cable for GPS


—


2


Aerostat


19


SPS Satellite Positioning Device


822-2428-001


15


Aerostat


20


Special GPS Antenna Cable


—


15


Aerostat


21


12V Battery for Generators


—


20


Tower + Aerostat


22


Blind Cable


—


10


Tower + Aerostat


23


D-13653227 W4


—


10


Tower


24


KV5 16W Generator Power Cable


—


16


Tower


25


KV5 110W Generator Power Cable


—


16


Tower


26


110-ft Fiber-Optic Cable


—


10


Tower


27


1A UPS Complete with Case


13667314-1


10


Tower


28


80-ft White Structural Support Cables


—


36


Tower


29


80-ft Black Structural Support Cables


—


18


Tower


30


80-ft Gray Structural Support Cables


—


18


Tower


31


80-ft Red Structural Support Cables


—


18


Tower


32


1A


—


10


Tower


33


Night Zoom Motor


118730


25



34


Night Shutter Motor


118730


20



35


Night Focus Motor


118516


24



36


Day Continuous-to-Step Zoom Motor


1835766


25



37


Day Focus Motor


305049 X04


25



38


Day Continuous-to-Step Zoom Conversion Motor


305049 X04


25



39


Rotation Motor


64869-26013016 REV.B


25



40


Rotation Sensor


01039-3369


20



41


Night Imaging Sensor


500-0728-00 REV B


20



42


Night Imaging Sensor Cooler


329-0006-00


20



43


Multimeter


—


4



44


Reflector


—


1



45


Electronic Microscope


—


2



46


Oscilloscope


—


2



47


Digital Temperature-Controlled Soldering Machine


—


2



48


Soldering Iron


—


2



49


Infrared Inspection Device (AR-INFRARED)


—


2



50


Voltage Booster


—


2



51


Thermal Shrink Gun


—


2



52


12V and 24V DC Power Supply


—


4



53


Cable Tester


—


4



54


Calmeter


—


2



55


Crystal


—


2



56


Heating Plate


—


2



57


Resistors, Various Sizes


—


40



58


Capacitors, Various Types


—


40







Requested responses may include Rough Order of Magnitude (ROM) price and availability (P&A) information for the equipment described above. 





SPECIAL REQUIREMENTS



Any resulting contract is anticipated to have a security classification level of Unclassified. Any resulting contract shall be compliant with the specialty metals restriction of the Berry Amendment (10 U.S.C. 2533a and 2533b) in accordance with DFARS clauses 252.225-7008 and 252.225-7009.
 


ELIGIBILITY



The applicable North American Industry Classification System (NAICS), and Product & Service Codes (PSC) for the requirements are:


NAICS: 334511 - Search, Detection, Navigation, Guidance, Aeronautical, and Nautical System and Instrument Manufacturing


PSC: 5820 Radio and Television Communication Equipment, Except Airborne



SUBMISSION DETAILS



Interested sources should furnish the following information, in the format provided below: (1) Name and address of company, with Commercial and Government Entity (CAGE) Code and Data Universal Numbering System (DUNS) number. Any interested company must be registered with SAM.gov.


(2) Point of Contact Name, Department, phone number, and email address.


(3) Identify past and current services your company offers that exactly match the capabilities specified above.


(4) Address your company's capability to act as a single provider for the hardware and services defined herein. If significant subcontracting or teaming is anticipated in order to deliver technical capability, organizations should address the administrative and management structure of such arrangements.


(5) State whether your company is currently providing a different generation/version of this item to the US Government and if so, what is the contract number? No phone or email solicitations with regards to the status of any resulting request for proposal (RFP) will be accepted prior to its release.


(6) Please Provide if your company can do the work and/or provide the Rough Order of Magnitude (ROM)


(7) All respondents must disclose their current involvement with any other efforts that have happened in the past or are currently being performed. Specifically, you must detail whether your company is currently providing the described requirements to the government—either directly as a prime contractor or as a subcontractor on any other effort.


(8) Your response to this Sources Sought, including any capabilities statement(s), shall be electronically submitted to Contract Officer Lonny Matesky, in either Microsoft Word or Portable Document Format (PDF), via email contact@example.gov and Contract Specialist Eric Polk Via Email contact@example.gov no later than 3:00p.m. Eastern Daylight Time (EDT) on November 10th. Reference this sources sought number in the e-mail subject line and on all enclosed documents. Responses shall include documented capability to deliver required radio configurations and software. Information and materials submitted in response to this request WILL NOT be returned. DO NOT SUBMIT CLASSIFIED MATERIAL. All data received in response to this Sources Sought that is marked or designated as corporate or proprietary will be fully protected from any release outside the Government.


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