Sources Sought for the repair and Engineering Services for CN-1716A/A, Attitude and Heading Reference Unit (AHRU) and C-12712A/A Control Unit (CU)

This is a Market Survey to locate sources for the repair and retrofit of CN-1716/A AHRU NSN: 6605-01-503-5284 P/N 765100-20 and 660515-021-8777, C-12712/A CU NSN: 6605-01-519-3560 and 6605-15-012-8776 P/N 765200-20. These items were produced sole source by Northrop Grumman Italia (NGI), Via Pontina km 27,800, 00040 Pomezia, Italy, CAGE A3379. Potential source shall be able to provide engineering and field supports to investigate, develop resolutions, and provide recommendations to the Government for operation anomalies and system obsolescence. The AHRU is a self-contained strap-down, inertial reference set that provide pitch, roll, and magnetic heading, angular rate and body acceleration information to the flight instruments on the UH-60A/L Black Hawk helicopter. The CU provides the command and control of the AHRU and the interface with the avionics suite. These items contain hardware and software proprietary to NGI. Detailed technical data for this item is not available from the Army except for performance specification. Any sources capable of repairing these items must so indicate, by writing to Commander, USACERDEC, ATTN: RDER-PRA-AB, Building 6007, 3rd Floor, F3-140-90, Aberdeen Proving Ground, MD 21005. Companies must demonstrate that they had past experience of repair these items. The lead time requirement for repair these items is 6 months from the Date of the Contract. The response must demonstrate intimate knowledge of the system(s) including areas such as system design, interface requirements, test and fault isolation, product acceptance processes, projected parts/materials usage and the necessary special test equipment. The response must also demonstrate that the repaired products will be able to obtain Airworthiness certification. Successful supplier is require to warrant that the item will satisfactorily perform when used for the purpose intended by the Army. For more information contact Wai Louie, (443)395-1267, Email Address: wai.c.louie.civ@mail.mil. The deadline for response is November 9, 2018. Please complete the following questions when respond. If a question does not apply, please enter N/A or non-applicable. 1) Provide a brief summary of the company and its core competencies. 2) Please provide the following Point of Contact information on all responses: a. Company: Address: Point of Contact: Phone Number: Fax Numbers: Email Address: CAGE Code: DUNS Number: 3) Describe your Company's past performance in the manufacturing and/or supplying of CN-1716/A, C-12712/A or similar items in the past. Provide Contract Number, Point of Contact (POC), e-mail address, phone number, and a brief description of your direct support of the effort. 4) Describe the qualifications of your engineering staff, who have experience in the design, production and repair of application similar in complexity and technology as the item. 5) Describe your company's experience in identifying the test equipment for components similar in complexity and technology to what is used in the description. 6) Describe your company's experience in managing obsolescence issues. 7) Does your company maintain a Program and Assessment Tool to monitor and analyze the availability of components to allow clear and precise tracking of all obsolescence issues? If so, please elaborate on the Program and Assessment tool(s). 8) Describe your company's experience in identifying the alternatives for the unavailability of obsolete materials or components to mitigate obsolescence issues. 9) Discuss your company's capability in meeting US Government contracting delivery requirements. This Request for Information (RFI) is for planning and market research purposes only, and shall not be construed as a commitment by the Government. 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 Government will use the information, in part, to determine the best acquisition strategy for a potential procurement action and to assist in making future acquisition strategy decisions. This is NOT a Request for Quote or Proposal. The Government does not intend to award a contract on the basis of this RFI or reimburse any costs associated with the preparation of responses to this RFI.