SAM #W91CRBFMSSourceSOUGHTAEROSTATANDTOWER

Market research for Iraq aerostat and tower equipment and replacement parts

The U.S. Army is surveying suppliers for parts and equipment to sustain Iraq’s aerostat and tower systems. - Buyer and end user: U.S. Army Contracting Command, Aberdeen Proving Ground (ACC-APG), for the Communications-Electronics Command Security Assistance Management Directorate (CECOM SAMD); end user is the Iraq Army Special Missions Team. - OEMs and vendors: No manufacturers, OEMs, or commercial vendors are identified by name in the notice. The listed part numbers may indicate existing equipment compatibility requirements, but no manufacturer is specified. - Requested equipment: The request covers modems, power supplies, cables, connectors, aerostat and tower components, batteries, an aerostat balloon, positioning equipment, structural support cables, imaging-system motors and sensors, and maintenance and test tools. See the line-item list for quantities and part numbers. - Notable requirements: Suppliers are asked to describe their capabilities, including their ability to deliver the required radio configurations and software; rough-order-of-magnitude pricing and availability may also be provided. Any resulting contract is anticipated to be unclassified and subject to Berry Amendment specialty-metals restrictions. - Opportunity status: This is market research, not a request for proposals or a commitment to award.

Description

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

DESCRIPTION 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:

NumberNomenclaturePart/Model NumberQuantitySystem Type 1RX Modem377098-4H15Tower 2Power Supply3A / 14337A15Tower 3TX ModemSR-1002/S20Tower 4W6 ARDD Cable24605706PB/12015Aerostat 5ST-ST Connector18008F15Tower + Aerostat 6Spider ConnectorR4-RST4SPH3034CXX45Tower + Aerostat 7ST-FC Connector682X84650Aerostat 83A13663440-115Tower 9CEU3203/340364R15Tower + Aerostat 10Camera + Solar Panel Mounting Arm18876-1366684915Tower 11Hydraulic Lifting Jacks562620Tower 123A13653440-115Aerostat 1369W Cable375867-49956H15Aerostat 1412V Battery01H01600D425Aerostat 15—D1986441-1 A115Aerostat 162A13667312-115Tower 17Aerostat Balloon—2Aerostat 18Special 101W Spider Cable for GPS—2Aerostat 19SPS Satellite Positioning Device822-2428-00115Aerostat 20Special GPS Antenna Cable—15Aerostat 2112V Battery for Generators—20Tower + Aerostat 22Blind Cable—10Tower + Aerostat 23D-13653227 W4—10Tower 24KV5 16W Generator Power Cable—16Tower 25KV5 110W Generator Power Cable—16Tower 26110-ft Fiber-Optic Cable—10Tower 271A UPS Complete with Case13667314-110Tower 2880-ft White Structural Support Cables—36Tower 2980-ft Black Structural Support Cables—18Tower 3080-ft Gray Structural Support Cables—18Tower 3180-ft Red Structural Support Cables—18Tower 321A—10Tower 33Night Zoom Motor11873025 34Night Shutter Motor11873020 35Night Focus Motor11851624 36Day Continuous-to-Step Zoom Motor183576625 37Day Focus Motor305049 X0425 38Day Continuous-to-Step Zoom Conversion Motor305049 X0425 39Rotation Motor64869-26013016 REV.B25 40Rotation Sensor01039-336920 41Night Imaging Sensor500-0728-00 REV B20 42Night Imaging Sensor Cooler329-0006-0020 43Multimeter—4 44Reflector—1 45Electronic Microscope—2 46Oscilloscope—2 47Digital Temperature-Controlled Soldering Machine—2 48Soldering Iron—2 49Infrared Inspection Device (AR-INFRARED)—2 50Voltage Booster—2 51Thermal Shrink Gun—2 5212V and 24V DC Power Supply—4 53Cable Tester—4 54Calmeter—2 55Crystal—2 56Heating Plate—2 57Resistors, Various Sizes—40 58Capacitors, 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: 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. Point of Contact Name, Department, phone number, and email address. Identify past and current services your company offers that exactly match the capabilities specified above. 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. 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. Please Provide if your company can do the work and/or provide the Rough Order of Magnitude (ROM). 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. 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 Lonny.J.Matesky.civ@army.mil and Contract Specialist Eric Polk Via Email Eric.W.Polk3.Civ@Army.Mil 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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