SMS CASS Establishment for P-8A Poseidon Program   3

THIS IS A REQUEST FOR INFORMATION ONLY. THERE IS NO SOLICITATION PACKAGE AVAILABLE. The following information is provided to assist the Naval Air Warfare Center Aircraft Division (NAVAIR) Lakehurst, NJ in conducting market research of industry for the establishment of Test Program Sets (TPS) developed for the Units Under Test (UUTs). These TPSs will provide support for the P-8A Poseidon Mission Systems (MS) Software Acquisition Management Plan (SAMP) and System Specification (SS). The TPSs shall be used at the I-level and D-Level maintenance activities. The TPS shall be designed to operate on the Consolidated Automated Support System (CASS) Family of Testers (FoT), specifically on CASS and eCASS stations. At this time, pending market research results, NAVAIR Lakehurst, NJ intends to negotiate on a non-competitive basis with The Boeing Company, St. Louis, Missouri. The Boeing Company is the original equipment manufacturer and only integrator of the Stores Management System (SMS) components for use on the P-8A Poseidon and the only source capable of meeting the Government's requirements to establish an organic Depot and Intermediate Level maintenance repair capability. The Government does not possess the technical data rights, design drawings, provisioning data, training documents, and equipment required to perform the organic maintenance repair capabilities.
THIS IS A REQUEST FOR INFORMATION (RFI) ONLY. This RFI is issued solely for information and planning purposes and is issued in conformance with DFARS PGI 206.302-1; it does not constitute an Invitation for Bid (IFB), a Request for Proposal (RFP), or a Request for Quote (RFQ). This RFI does not commit the Government to contract for any supply or service whatsoever. The Government WILL NOT PAY for any information received in response to this RFI, and the Government will not compensate the respondent for any cost incurred in developing the response to this RFI. Respondents are notified that a formal solicitation may not necessarily result from this RFI. Availability of any formal solicitation may be announced under a separate Federal Business Opportunities announcement. Any requests for copies of solicitations will not be addressed since this is an RFI, not an RFP. Not responding to this RFI does not preclude participation in any future RFP. Any comments provided may or may not be included in a formal solicitation. The Government will not release any information marked with a proprietary legend received in response to this RFI to any firms, agencies or individuals outside the Government without written permission in accordance with the legend. Please be advised that all submissions become Government property and will not be returned.
All interested parties should send company and descriptive literature on currently available products that meet the Navy's requirements, described above. With the response, include a point of contact, phone number, e-mail address, website information, DUNS Number, CAGE Code, and Business Size Status for the North American Industry Classification System (NAICS) code of this RFI. Any responses in reference to this RFI shall be submitted electronically to Contract Specialist, Lisa Winkler, at lisa.winkler@navy.mil with the subject line "SMS CASS Establishment for P-8A". All responses should be received no later than 12:00 PM Eastern, 17 November 2017.