SAM #N68335-26-RFI-1194

NAWCAD market research for an F/A-18F and EA-18G aircraft ground servicing brace

The Department of the Navy’s Naval Air Warfare Center Aircraft Division (NAWCAD) is gathering market information on a ground servicing brace for the Royal Australian Air Force (RAAF) F/A-18F and EA-18G program. - Government buyer: Department of the Navy, Naval Air Warfare Center Aircraft Division (NAWCAD); the specific contracting office is not provided. - Requested product: Aircraft Ground Servicing Brace, part number 74D110613-1007, NSN 1730-01-473-3572; quantity is not specified. - Program use: Support for the RAAF F/A-18F and EA-18G aircraft program. - Market information sought: Products that are commercially available and substantially meet performance requirements, or products and enabling technologies that could meet requirements and become available within 24 months. - Respondent input requested: Product information and supporting documentation, recommendations for improving the brace, and questions for the Government. - OEMs and vendors: None are identified in the provided notice.

Description

REQUEST FOR INFORMATION

#N68335-26-RFI-1194

Package Name: BRACE, AIRCRAFT GROUND SERVICING

PSC Code: 1730 – Aircraft Ground Servicing Equipment

NAICS Code: 332710 – Machine Shops

This Sources Sought/ Request for Information (RFI) notice is being posted In Accordance With (IAW) DFARS PGI 206.302-1(d). Naval Air Warfare Center Aircraft Division (NAWCAD) has a requirement for BRACE, AIRCRAFT GROUND SERVICING (Part Number (P/N): 74D110613-1007, National Stock Number (NSN): 1730-01-473-3572) in support of the Royal Australian Airforce (RAAF) F/A-18F & EA-18G Program.

This RFI is issued as part of the Government’s procurement strategy in support of BRACE, AIRCRAFT GROUND SERVICING for the RAAF F/A-18F & EA-18G Program.  Each responder is requested to provide detailed answers to the following questions and to provide the following information:

RESPONSES

REQUESTED INFORMATION:

Section 1 of the response shall provide administrative information and shall include the following as a minimum:

Organization name, mailing address, overnight delivery address (if different from mailing address), phone number, fax number, and name and e-mail of designated point of contact. Business type (large business, small business, small disadvantaged business, 8(a)-certified small disadvantaged business, HUB Zone small business, woman-owned small business, very small business, veteran-owned small business, service-disabled veteran-owned small business).

Section 2 of the response shall provide technical information, and shall include the following as a minimum:

Specify whether your company has an existing product that is currently available in the marketplace, and that substantially meets the performance requirements. Please provide narrative information, photos, drawings, illustrations, brochures, user / product manual, videos, WEB or other references that describe the product and the enabling technologies utilized in the product design. If your company does not have an existing product already available in the marketplace, indicate whether your company has an existing product, a product that is currently under development, or if your company is conducting research and development for a set of enabling technologies, that with continued development could be designed into a product that could substantially meet the performance requirements and could be made available to the marketplace within 24 months. If so, provide narrative information, photos, drawings, illustrations, brochures, user / product manual, videos, WEB or other references that describe the product and / or the enabling technologies planned or utilized in the development of the future finished product design. Provide specific recommendations to the government to improve the BRACE, AIRCRAFT GROUND SERVICING. Forward specific questions to the government to clarify any aspect of the BRACE, AIRCRAFT GROUND SERVICING.

ADDITIONAL INFORMATION

The Government is seeking industry input to assist in identifying components that might meet the requirements described above. Please note that the Government will NOT be responsible for any costs incurred by interested parties responding to this RFI. THIS IS A REQUEST FOR INFORMATION ONLY. This RFI is issued solely for information and planning purposes and does not constitute a solicitation. IAW FAR 15.201(e), responses to this notice are not offers and cannot be accepted by the Government to form a binding contract. Further, the Government is not at this time seeking proposals and will not accept unsolicited proposals.

In response to this RFI, respondents shall submit written responses, not-to-exceed ten pages in length via electronic mail.

The Government does not intend to award a contract on the basis of this request or to otherwise pay for the information solicited. All information received in response to this RFI shall be safeguarded adequately from unauthorized disclosure IAW FAR 15.207, Handling Proposals and Information. The Government utilizes Contractor Support Staff (CSS) for assisting in all aspects of its acquisition process, and each of those individuals does have signed non-disclosure statements on file as condition of their employment. All information received in response to this RFI that is marked PROPRIETARY will be handled accordingly. The Government will not be liable for or suffer any consequential damages for any proprietary information not properly identified. Proprietary information will be safeguarded IAW the applicable Government regulations. Respondents will be notified of the result of the Government’s review.

Failure to respond to this RFI does not preclude participation in any future associated solicitation that may be issued. Information provided in no way binds the Government to solicit or award a contract. If a solicitation is released, it will be synopsized on the System for Award Management website: SAM.gov. It is the potential vendor’s responsibility to monitor this site for the release of any follow-on information.

HOW TO RESPOND

Interested parties shall respond within five (5) business days after release of this RFI with product information that meets all or a subset of the aforementioned attributes. Please submit your response to this RFI (not to exceed ten (10) pages) via e-mail no later than 13 October 2026, 5:00 PM EDT to Heaven’s Kelly at heavens.d.kelly.civ@us.navy.mil.

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