Sources Sought for Spares for Guardrail Modification Precision Frequency Reference, AN/USD-9

The purpose of this market survey is to locate potential sources to produce, test, inspect and deliver assets immediately upon contract award for the NSNs outlined in the SOW as well as below. NSN: 6625015828539 Nomenclature: FREQUENCY REFERENCE Part Number: P0008732 CAGE: 8X374 Required services include, but are not limited to: produce, inspect, test, preserve, package, mark, and ship parts; satisfy Item Unique Identification (IUID) requirements; comply with security requirements, up to and including SECRET; provide on-call technical support; track, manage, and maintain any provided Government Furnished Property/Material; track part obsolescence; and provide Configuration change documentation. The contractor shall provide technical support for NSN 6625015828539 to Government and Government-support personnel within and outside of the United States. This procurement will be an Indefinite Delivery, Indefinite Quantity (IDIQ) contract for a period of performance of 5 years. The U.S. Government (USG) has the Guardrail Modernization system-level specification, but no or limited related technical data such as engineering drawings for the parts. The USG does not possess the technical data package (TDP) for the parts. The manufacturer of the parts possess the detailed and complete technical data. The last supplier of these parts or supplies is the original equipment manufacturer (OEM), Northrop Grumman (NG) Corporation, CAGE Code: 8X374. Prospective sources must be able to prove that the supplies or services to be delivered will enable the Guardrail Modernization system to satisfy the requirement in the Government's specification. No Government-Furnished Equipment (GFE) will be provided to sources to execute the contract. Sources must be able to fulfill orders upon contract award, with production lead time allowed for long lead materials and production ramp-up. Reverse engineering is not applicable to this effort. Potential sources must also resolve diminishing manufacturing sources and material shortages or obsolescence issues. All interested potential sources must prepare a response (in Microsoft Word or Adobe Acrobat) no greater than 10 pages in length, specifying their ability to provide required services for the above listed supplies as required by the USG and include the attached information, at a minimum. This is NOT a Request for Quote/Proposal or a Solicitation. The USG does not intend to award a contract on the basis of this sources sought announcement (SSA) or reimburse any costs associated with the preparation of responses to this SSA. This SSA is for planning and market research purposes only, and shall not be construed as a commitment by the USG. The information gathered from this announcement will be used to determine if responsible sources exist, and to assist in determining if this effort can be competitive and/or set aside for Small Business. Furthermore, the USG will use the information, in part, to determine the best acquisition strategy for a potential procurement action and/or to assist in making acquisition strategy decisions in the future. All proprietary information should be marked as such. The response or related questions must be sent to the Contracting Point of Contact via email at steven.c.webb14.civ@mail.mil with the subject line - MR Guardrail PRF. No phone inquiries will be accepted as a response to this action or for information or questions prior to submission of your response. The deadline for response to this notice is 05 March 2021. This survey is published in compliance with FAR Part 10, Market Research.