Air Route Surveillance Radar Version 4 - Hawaii (ARSR4R-HI)

In accordance with Federal Acquisition Regulation (FAR) 52.215-3, this is a Request for Information (RFI) only, which is part of market research and solely for information and planning purposes. This is not a solicitation/Request for Proposal, a Request for Quotation, an Invitation for Bids, a solicitation, and no contract shall be resultant from this RFI. Respondents are advised that the Government will not pay for any information or administrative costs incurred in response to this RFI; all costs associated with responding to this RFI will be solely at the interested party's expense. This request is for United States (US) Industrial Based companies only. If a solicitation is released, it will be synopsized on the sam.gov website. It is the responsibility of the potential respondents to monitor these sites for additional information pertaining to this announcement.

The Government requests your ability to meet the classified requirements as well as the unclassified requirements identified in this RFI.

This is an RFI as defined in FAR 15.201(e). This RFI is issued to identify industry partners to replace the current Hawaii Air Route Surveillance Radar version 4 (ARSR-4). The program requires delivery of a single radar replacement system to be delivered/installed in Fiscal Year (FY) 25/26 with Full Operational Capability (FOC) to occur in FY27.

The Department of Defense (DoD), Air Force Life Cycle Management Center's (AFLCMC) Digital Directorate, Aerospace Management Systems Division (HBA), Global Air Traffic Systems (GATS) Branch (HBAG) in partnership with the Department of Transportation (DOT), Federal Aviation Administration (FAA), henceforth referred to as the Government Team, intends to stand up a cross-agency program titled Air Route Surveillance Radar v4 Replacement - Hawaii (ARSR4R-HI). The ARSR4R-HI Program will acquire a new detection, discrimination, and tracking system for a single site for a DoD Mission and shared Federal use. The DoD will serve as the ARSR4R-HI program acquisition agency.

This Sources Sought RFI is the initial step to engage industry and foster a collaborative relationship between the Government Team and vendors to share perspectives on future ARSR4R-HI acquisition. To the maximum extent possible, please submit nonproprietary information. Any proprietary information submitted should be identified as such and will be handled accordingly and protected from disclosure. Proprietary information will be safeguarded in accordance with the applicable Government regulations. The Government shall not be liable for damages related to proprietary information that is not properly identified. The Air Force reserves the right to use any non-proprietary technical information in any resultant solicitation(s). Please be advised that all submissions become Government property and will not be returned.

Any submissions in response to this RFI constitutes consent for that submission to be reviewed by Government personnel, including but not limited to Federally Funded Research and Development Center (FFRDC) Contractor employees, and Advisory & Assistance Services (A&AS) Contractor employees supporting the AFLCMC/HBA -- unless the respondent clearly objects in writing to the release of this information to Contractor employees supporting AFLCMC/HBA in a cover letter accompanying the respondent's submission. All Government and Department of Defense (DoD) contractor personnel reviewing RFI responses understand their responsibility for proper use and protection from unauthorized disclosure of proprietary information. Employees of these companies have standard Non-Disclosure Agreements (NDA) available to the Government contracting offices.

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