FY23-25 AEA ASE B-Kits and LBDRs   3

DISCLAIMER

THIS SOURCES SOUGHT IS FOR INFORMATIONAL PURPOSES ONLY. THIS IS NOT A REQUEST FOR PROPOSALS. 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.

THIS SOURCES SOUGHT IS NOT A REQUEST FOR PROPOSAL. It is a market research tool being used to determine potential sources capable of providing the supplies and/or 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 sources sought. Each contract action will be synopsized on the System for Award Management at www.SAM.gov as applicable in FAR 5.201(b).

INTRODUCTION

The Naval Air Systems Command (NAVAIR) at Patuxent River, MD announces its intention to continue the upgrade to the EA-18G Airborne Electronic Attack (AEA) system through the AEA System Enhancement (ASE) project effort to provide additional processing capacity and infrastructure to accommodate planned functionality needed to address advanced threats and platform interoperability with Next Generation Jammer (NGJ). As a part of this effort, NAVAIR intends to procure additional retrofit kits for all current EA-18G aircraft.

ELIGIBILITY

The PSC for this requirement is 1560; 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 for the contract is 56 months. The anticipated start date is September 2023.

ANTICIPATED CONTRACT TYPE

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

PROGRAM BACKGROUND

ECP 6482 EA-18G AEA ASE is for the design, development, integration, and production of modifications to the AEA System on the United States Navy (USN) and Foreign Military Sales (FMS) EA-18G aircraft.

REQUIRED CAPABILTIES

Requirements include familiarity with the design and configuration of AEA systems capabilities. Manufacturing knowledge, experience, and technical data are required to fulfill this procurement within the time required. The FY 2023 through FY 2025 efforts may include the following: production, engineering and/or technical support, and associated financial and administrative data. Navy APN-5 and APN-6 appropriations for FY 2023 through FY 2025 will be used for these efforts. The items acquired in this procurement will satisfy the Government's minimum need.

INCUMBENT

This is a follow-on requirement. The incumbent contractor is: Northrop Grumman Systems Corporation, 1580A W Nursery Road, Linthicum Heights, MD 21090.

SUBMISSION DETAILS

Interested businesses shall submit a brief capabilities statement package (no more than 10, 8.5 x 11 inch pages, font no smaller than 12 point, 1.5 spaced) demonstrating their ability to provide the supplies or services listed in the required capabilities described herein. Documentation should be in bullet format and clearly explain why you are capable of meeting the requirements. All responses shall include Company Name, Company Address, Company CAGE Code, Company Business Size under NAICS code 336413, and Points-of-Contact (POC) including name, phone number, fax number, and email address.

In addition, the documentation shall include whether you intend to pursue the opportunity as a prime contractor or a subcontractor, whether any joint venture or teaming arrangements will be used (provide as much detail as possible at this time), and whether you are a manufacturer or non-manufacturer (per FAR 19.102(f)). If you are a manufacturer, teaming or subcontracting with a large business, provide information on your planned compliance with FAR clause 52.219-14 Limitations on Subcontracting.

Lastly, the documentation shall include a demonstration that your company currently possesses or has authorized access to the necessary technical data, or has a viable plan to obtain, generate, or otherwise secure authorized access to the necessary technical data, and that it will be maintained throughout the duration of the effort being sought. You must highlight unique data generation techniques used by your company, and areas where modifications can be performed without technical data provided by the Government or OEM. You must also demonstrate examples where your company has generated similar technical data to modify aircraft of this type and scale.

The capability statement package shall be sent by email to patrick.h.abell.civ@us.navy.mil. Classified material SHALL NOT be submitted. Submissions must be received at the email address cited no later than 3:00 pm Eastern Daylight Time on Monday, 8 May 2023. Questions or comments regarding this notice may be addressed to Patrick Abell at patrick.h.abell.civ@us.navy.mil.