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THIS IS A SOURCES SOUGHT ANNOUNCEMENT (SSA) WHICH SHOULD NOT BE CONSTRUED AS A SOLICITATION ANNOUNCEMENT, INVITATION FOR BIDS, REQUEST FOR QUOTATIONS, OR A REQUEST FOR PROPOSALS. THE REQUEST FOR THIS ... THIS IS A SOURCES SOUGHT ANNOUNCEMENT (SSA) WHICH SHOULD NOT BE CONSTRUED AS A SOLICITATION ANNOUNCEMENT, INVITATION FOR BIDS, REQUEST FOR QUOTATIONS, OR A REQUEST FOR PROPOSALS. THE REQUEST FOR THIS INFORMATION BY THE GOVERNMENT IS FOR PLANNING PURPOSES ONLY. IT IS NOT TO BE CONSTRUED AS A COMMITMENT BY THE GOVERNMENT TO ACQUIRE ANY PRODUCTS OR SERVICES, NOR DOES THE GOVERNMENT INTEND TO AWARD A CONTRACT ON THE BASIS OF THIS SSA OR OTHERWISE PAY FOR THE INFORMATION SOLICITED. All responses will be treated only as information for the Government to consider. Those responding will not be entitled to payment for direct or indirect costs that they incur in developing a response to this SSA. Furthermore, this request does not constitute a solicitation for proposals or the authority to enter into negotiations to award a contract. No funds have been authorized, appropriated or received for this effort. The information provided may be used by the Army in developing its acquisition strategy, Statement of Work/Performance Work Statements and/or Statement of Objectives. Interested parties are responsible to adequately mark proprietary, restricted or competition sensitive information contained in their response accordingly. This SSA is a market survey to identify sources of supply for the U.S Government's requirements to procure spares, repairs and engineering services over a period of five years for the Satellite Communication AN/URC-145A(V)1, aka Joint Tactical Terminal - Integrated Broadcast Service (JTT-IBS), National Stock Number 5895-01-610-6535/5895-01-610-6692, Part Number (P/N) 3014-0000-03-3/3014-0000-03-3-2. This effort is to provide JTT-IBS sustainment by procuring spares for the inventory of the Standard Army Retail Supply System (SARSS). The service efforts are to include the following: repair/return of repairable items to the supply stock point, engineering studies, execute Engineering Change Proposals for obsolescence parts and host platforms/users supports. The following are the list of JTT-IBS items: IBX Receiver-Transmitter P/N 3014-0001-03-3 NSN 5820-01-610-9687 Exciter Power Amplifier P/N 3014-0001-17-2 NSN 5996-01-560-6587 IBX Mounting Tray P/N 3014-0019-03-2 NSN 5975-01-559-8238 EPA Mounting Tray P/N 3014-0020-03-2 NSN 5975-01-559-8215 IBX Chassis and Panel Assembly P/N 3014-0017-03-3 NSN 5975-01-644-2605 RCM Main Assembly P/N 3412-0001-03-1 NSN 5810-01-613-0000 TCM Main Assembly P/N 3412-0002-03-1 NSN 5810-01-613-0001 Auxiliary I/O Module P/N 111401-03-02 NSN 5998-01-669-7923 Primary Processor CIM Assembly P/N 111401-0301 NSN 5998-01-669-8527 The Government does not have the complete JTT-IBS technical data package. The current source of supply for the above items is DRS Technologies, Beavercreek, OH. CAGE Code: 0CDN3. Contractors who believe they possess the requisite experience and expertise to meet these requirements should respond by indicating their interest and provide sufficient information or documentation to indicate how the requirements would be met. Responses may include a capability statement, evidence of having developed and support of similar systems, a proposal, and/or a quotation for the effort in writing. Interested sources shall submit their responses via email addressed to all Point of Contacts (POCs) identified below and must comply with the following requirements: • Identification of contractor as a large or small business and type (HUB Zone, 8(a), Women-Owned, or Non-Disadvantaged). • Provide Production and/or Repair data on any NSNs identified above; along with associated previous contract history for these NSNs or similar NSNs, if applicable. Specify date of last production/manufacturing and/or repair efforts for these items and indicate whether a change in production line has occurred since last production run. • Provide back-up information to demonstrate availability of adequate production and/or repair facility and resources (experienced personnel with training acquired and years of experience with manufacturing and/or repairing item(s), necessary equipment and tooling, space etc.) to successfully perform and satisfy the Government's requirements within the desired delivery schedule. • Provide current quality standard certification and quality standard that would be in-place for contractual efforts; specify date certification was obtained and/or revalidated if applicable. • Provide capability statement with supporting detailed technical, logistical and managerial back-up data to demonstrate specific parts of the requirement where the contractor's interest lies. • Potential source should identify its proposed lead time from contract award to be able to produce spares and repair of the JTT-IBS items. • Specify location of production/repair facility. Indicate availability of latest technical documentation for items of interest in case such data cannot be supplied by the Government. Item(s) of interest will be manufactured and/or repaired in the Continental United States (CONUS). Responses to this SSA must be unclassified. Interested sources possessing the capability of meeting any or all of the requirements and conditions outlined above must so indicate by responding via email to all POC identified herein. All submissions must include full company names, Point of Contacts (POCs) to include, name, position, office and mobile telephone numbers and email address. The response is not to exceed 10 pages in length. Acceptable file formats for the response include Microsoft Word, text, rich text, or Adobe Acrobat. Email the response to raymond.c.lo.civ@mail.mil by 06 May 2019. No phone inquires will be accepted, either as a response to this action or for information requests. All requests for information must be emailed to the above address. raymond.c.lo.civ@mail.mil