SOURCES SOUGHT SYNOPSIS (Not a Notice of Solicitation)

The United States Air Force, LCMC/Operational Contracting Branch, Wright-Patterson AFB, Ohio is seeking potential sources, including small business (SB), 8(a), HUBZone, and Service-Disabled Veteran-Owned small businesses, that are capable of providing 6 precision rotary resolvers. The precision rotary resolver provides an electrical millivolt signal to indicate the angle of a vane in a variable turbo machinery. Firms responding shall specify that their products meets the specifications provided below and provide detailed product information to show clear technical compliance. Additionally, sales history including recent commercial companies sold to shall be included to determine commerciality.

The specific technical requirements are as follows:
The precision rotary resolver shall:
1. Minimum 150 degrees F to Maximum 450 degrees F
2. Accurate degree reading of +/- 7 minutes.
3. Adapt to existing reference power supply of 400Hz at 26 volts.
4. Shaft diameter of 0.25 inches to mate with existing couplings.
5. 1.062 inch diameter body to mate with existing adaptive electrical/hardware
All interested firms shall submit a response demonstrating their capabilities to produce the requested equipment to the Primary Point of Contact listed below. As stipulated in FAR 15.201, responses to this notice are not considered offers and cannot be accepted by the Government to form a binding contract. No solicitation exists; therefore, do not request a copy of the solicitation. The decision to solicit for a contract shall be solely within the Government's discretion.
The NAICS Code assigned to this acquisition is 335312, with a 1,000 employee size standard, Firms responding should indicate their size in relation to this size standard, and indicate socio-economic status (SB, 8(a), HUBzone, SDVO). Also indicate if you are the manufacturer, or provide the name and size of the manufacturer of the product(s) you will be supplying. Respondents are further requested to indicate their status as a Foreign-owned/foreign-controlled firm and any contemplated us of foreign national employees on this effort. The Government reserves the right to consider a small business set-aside based upon responses hereto for any subsequent acquisition.
Any information submitted by respondents to this sources sought synopsis is voluntary. This sources sought notice is not to be construed as a commitment by the Government, nor will the Government reimburse any costs associated with the submission of information in response to this notice. Respondents will not be individually notified of the results of any government assessments. The Government's evaluation of the capability statements received will factor into whether any forthcoming solicitation will be conducted as a full and open competition or as a set-aside for small businesses, or any particular small business designation (e.g. SDVOSB, HUBZone, 8(a), SDB, WOSB, VOSB, etc.).
Capabilities package: All interested firms shall submit a capabilities package that explicitly demonstrates company capabilities-indicating examples of commercial sales-and product specifications related to this effort. Responses may be submitted electronically to the following e-mail address: [email protected]. All correspondence sent via email shall contain a subject line that reads "FA8601-13- T-0187-SS Rotary Resolver." If this subject line is not included, the email may not get through email filters at Wright-Patterson AFB. Filters are designed to delete emails without a subject or with a suspicious subject or attachments. Attachments with files ending in .zip or .exe are not allowable and will be deleted. Ensure only .pdf, .doc, or .xls documents are attached to your email. All other attachments may be deleted. Responses may be submitted electronically to the following e-mail address: [email protected] in a Microsoft Word compatible format or mailed to AFLCMC/PKZIOAA POC: A1C Charles Bowers, 1940 Allbrook Drive, Room 109, Wright-Patterson AFB, OH 45433-5309 to be received no later than Monday, 20 May 2013 at 2:00 pm EST. Direct all questions concerning this acquisition to A1C Charles Bowers at [email protected] .