Comprehensive Support Services for the Electro/Optical/Infra-Red (EO/IR) sensor systems (ESS) for the USCG

SYNOPSIS:

This is not a solicitation announcement. This is a sources sought synopsis only. This is NOT a request for proposals and in no way obligates the Government to award any contract. The purpose of this sources sought synopsis is to gain knowledge of commercially available products that may be of interest to the United States Coast Guard (USCG).

The USCG Aviation Logistics Center is conducting market research to determine repair sources described as follows:

BACKGROUND:

The United States Coast Guard (USCG) Aviation Logistics Center (ALC) is conducting market research to find a vendor capable of providing Electro-Optical Infrared Sensor System Display units along with repair services for these units. The requirements for the display units are listed in Attachment 1.

The USCG does not own, nor can it provide specifications, plans, drawings or other technical data. These items will be solicited by Original Equipment Manufacturer (OEM) part number thus no substitutions will be given consideration. Reconditioned/Used Material is not acceptable. Vendors shall be able to provide necessary certifications including traceability to the OEM, or OEM approval to ensure parts meet the USCG's requirements and they are capable of providing the requested services. Traceability means that the supplier must be able to show clear, documented, auditable paper trail for ownership and transfer of each part from the OEM to the final vendor.

Please provide a full capabilities statement of your product with your response to this RFI. Please indicate whether or not your product meets, does not meet, or exceeds the requirements listed in Attachment 1. Additionally, please provide any OEM certifications or approvals you may have stating your facility is an OEM approved repair facility. If your product exceeds the minimum requirements, please indicate in detail how it exceeds.

REPLIES:

Responses to this notice should include company name, address, and telephone number, point of contact (POC), details on company quality systems and include documentation that provides traceability to the OEM for each part, complete product details, brochures, etc., which will allow the USCG to understand your product, configurations, auxiliary equipment and options. Please state the approximate lead-time for acquiring your product and the details and terms of any standard warranty included with the product. Responses can be for all or for a few of the part numbers listed.

Please provide the details and terms of any standard warranty included with the product. Please respond to the following questions:

(1) Does your company make an EO/IR display unit that meets all criteria listed in Attachment 1?

(2) Is your product readily available for purchase in the commercial market?

(3) Would your company be willing to loan the USCG a display for testing under an executed Bailment Agreement?

(4) Is your business a large or small business and how many employees?

(5) If small, does your firm qualify as a small, emergent business, or a small, disadvantaged business? (3) If disadvantaged, specify under which disadvantaged group and is your firm certified under Section 8(a) of the Small Business Act?

(6) Is your firm a certified hub zone firm?

(7) Is your firm a woman-owned or operated business?

(8) Is your firm a certified Service-Disabled Veteran-Owned?

(9) Is your product listed on a GSA schedule?

(10) Do you have other government agencies using the product, and if so which agencies, POCs and contract numbers?

(11) If possible, any POCs for civilian users for general usage of product questions. After the review of the responses to this sources sought announcement, and if the USCG still plans to proceed with the acquisition, a solicitation announcement will be published on the SAM.GOV website.

(12) Are there any subcontracting opportunities?

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After review of the responses to this sources sought announcement, and if the USCG decides to proceed with an acquisition, a solicitation announcement will be published on the SAM.GOV website. Again, this is not a request for proposals and in no way obligates the Government to award any contract. Responses to this sources notice shall be emailed to Logan.J.Brown3@uscg.mil. TELEPHONE RESPONSES WILL NOT BE ACCEPTED. Responses must be received no later than 31 July 2026 at 12:00PM EST. Firms responding to this announcement that fail to provide all of the required information cannot be used to help the USCG make the appropriate acquisition decisions which is the intent of this sources sought notice. This notice is to assist the USCG in identifying potential sources only. All firms responding to this sources sought notice are advised that their response to this notice is not a request to be considered for a contract award. All interested parties must respond to any subsequent solicitation announcement separately from the responses to this announcement. Responses to this sources sought notice are NOT a request to be added to a prospective offerors list or to receive a copy of the solicitation.

THE GOVERNMENT DOES NOT INTEND TO AWARD A CONTRACT ON THE BASIS OF THIS SOURCES SOUGHT NOTICE OR TO OTHERWISE PAY FOR THE INFORMATION SOLICITED. This request for information is for planning purposes only and shall not be considered as an Invitation for Bid (IFB), Request for Quotation (RFQ), or Request for Proposal (RFP), or as an obligation on the part of the Government to acquire any products or services. Your responses to this sources sought will be treated as informational only. No entitlement to payment or direct or indirect costs or charges by the Government will arise as a result of contractor submission of responses to this sources sought or Government use of such information. The Government reserves the right to reject, in whole or part, any contractor input resulting from this sources sought. The information resulting from this sources sought may be included in one or more RFP's, which may be released via the SAM.GOV portal.