SOURCES SOUGHT FOR DIGITAL TACTICAL SWITCH 7 (DTS7), ACCESSORIES, AND SPARE PARTS FOR FOREIGN MILITARY SALES (FMS)

SOURCES SOUGHT FOR Digital Tactical Switch 7 (DTS7), Accessories, and Spare Parts 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, and industry technologies available to support/fulfill Foreign Military Sales (FMS) requirements for DTS7 switches, accessories, and spare parts. 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 customer country requests for communications systems. The country of Lebanon has a requirement for DTS7 Digital Tactical Switches, compatible DTS7 subscriber and interface cards, and other ancillary parts and equipment for switchboard operations. The DTS7 provides automated and manual switching for 32 circuits, comparable to a commercial Private Branch Exchange (PBX) used in small office environments for digital and analog voice switching providing a basic range of call features. REQUIRED CAPABILITIES The purpose of this market research/sources sought is to identify interested sources that can provide and deliver the following items. Listed spares must be form, fit, and function compatible with the DTS7 switch. Twenty (20) each DTS7 Tactical Digital Switch 7 Systems. Forty (40) each Analog Line Interface - Digital (ALID) Card - 8 Analog Subscriber Card. Forty (40) each Digital ALID Card - 6 Analog Subscriber Card. Forty (40) each Digital ALID Card - 376EX Processor Based. Forty (40) each Voice Path Connection (VPC) Card, Interactive Voice Response. Forty (40) each User Interface Component Architecture (UICA) Card, Interface Card. Forty (40) each POC Card, Power Supply. Forty (40) each DTS7 Adapter (220/18V). Eighty (80) each Operator Headset. Eighty (80) each Switchboard Keypad. Forty (40) each Primary Rate Interface (PRI) Cable. Eighty (80) each Cover for Slot. One (1) each Field Telephone Cable (Single Pair - 142,000 meters) 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 NAICS code for this requirement is 334210. The Product Service Code (PSC) is D316. 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 Central Contractor Registration (CCR). (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. No phone or email solicitations with regards to the status of any resulting request for proposal (RFP) will be accepted prior to its release. Your response to this Sources Sought, including any capabilities statement(s), shall be electronically submitted to Contract Specialist, Nathalie C. Nguyen, in either Microsoft Word or Portable Document Format (PDF), via email: nathalie.c.nguyen.civ@mail.mil, no later than 4:00 p.m. Eastern Standard (ES) on 10 March 2020. Reference this sources sought/synopsis number in the e-mail subject line and on all enclosed documents. Responses shall include documented capability to deliver helium and meet listed requirements. 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. ***This Source of Sought is hereby extended to no later than 4:00 p.m. Eastern Standard (ES) on 17 March 2020.