DISCLAIMER

THIS SOURCES SOUGHT IS FOR INFORMATIONAL PURPOSES ONLY.  THIS IS NOT A REQUEST FOR PROPOSAL. 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 TECHNICAL DESCRIPTION IS STRICTLY VOLUNTARY.

INTRODUCTION

The Naval Air Systems Command (NAVAIR) at Patuxent River, MD announces its intention to retrofit and deliver fully functioning  Weapons Replaceable Assembly (WRAs) identified as nonfunctional following baseline testing during the Engineering Change Proposal (ECP) 6279 upgrade performed at the Original Equipment Manufacturer, This effort is in support of the AN/APG-79 Active Electronic Scanned Array (AESA) Radar system.

THIS SOURCES SOUGHT IS NOT A REQUEST FOR PROPOSAL. It is a market research tool being used to determine potential and eligible small business firms capable of providing the services described herein prior to determining the method of acquisition and issuance of a Request for Proposal. The Government is not obligated to and will not pay for any information received from potential sources as a result of this synopsis.  Each order will be synopsized on the FedBizOps website as applicable in FAR 5.201(b).  

ELIGIBILITY

The PSC for this requirement is 1680; the NAICS is 336413 with a size standard of 1500 employees.  All interested businesses are encouraged to respond.

ANTICIPATED PERIOD OF PERFORMANCE

The anticipated period of performance is 18 months.  The anticipated start date is 30 September 2017.

ANTICIPATED CONTRACT TYPE

The contract type is anticipated to be Firm Fixed Price (FFP).

PROGRAM BACKGROUND

ECP 6279 funding includes retrofitting four out of thirty WRAs from the AN/APG-79(V)1 Configuration "A" to the AN/APG-79A(V)1 Configuration "B" system.  These WRAs are required for ECP 6279 retrofit radars to be functional and meet Fleet operational requirements.

REQUIRED CAPABILITIES

The USN has procured the design, development, integration, test (laboratory and flight) and verification of several improvements to the AN/APG-79 Active Electronic Scanned Array (AESA) Radar system.  Collectively these improvements are referred to as the Radar Producibility Enhancement (ECP 6279) and represent part of continuing growth and evolution of the AN/APG-79 Radar.

 INCUMBENT

This is a follow-on requirement. The incumbent contractor is: The Raytheon Company, 2000 E. El Segundo Blvd., El Segundo CA, 90245-3507.

SUBMISSION DETAILS

Interested business shall submit a brief capabilities statement package (no more than ten 8.5 x 11 inch pages, font no smaller than 12 point, 1.5 spaced) demonstrating their ability to perform the supplies or services listed in the attached required capabilities described herein; Documentation should be in bullet format. The capability statement package shall be sent by mail to AIR 2.2.3.5 Contracts, LCDR Matthew M. Berkau, 2.2.3.5.7, 47123 Buse Road, Building 2272, Suite 453, Patuxent River, Maryland 20670 or by facsimile to (301) 995-0705 or by email to [email protected].  Submissions must be received at the office cited no later than 3:00 p.m. Eastern Standard Time on 28 April 2017.  Questions or comments regarding this notice may be addressed to LCDR Matthew M. Berkau at [email protected]. All responses shall include Company Name, Company Address, Company Business Size, and Points-of-Contact (POC) including name, phone number, fax number and email address.