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DISCLAIMER: THIS SOURCES SOUGHT IS FOR INFORMATIONAL PURPOSES ONLY. THIS IS NOT A REQUEST FOR PROPOSAL. IT DOES NOT CONSTITUTE A SOLICITATION AND SHALL NOT BE CONSTRUED AS A COMMITMENT BY THE GOVERNME... DISCLAIMER: THIS SOURCES SOUGHT IS FOR INFORMATIONAL PURPOSES ONLY. THIS IS NOT A REQUEST FOR PROPOSAL. 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. INTRODUCTION: The Naval Air Systems Command (NAVAIR) at Patuxent River, MD announces its intention to award a contract action for the non-recurring engineering to support Chimera-X CCA integration into the AN/APR-39 D(V)2 Radar Warning Receiver (RWR) system. The Chimera-X CCA is designed to replace the existing Signal Acquisition (SigAcq) CCA and provide additional capability for detecting RF threats. This effort will include integration and testing activities, as well as the delivery of Chimera-X CCAs. Anticipated contract actions also include delivery of spare DRP-2 CCAs. THIS SOURCES SOUGHT IS NOT A REQUEST FOR PROPOSAL. It is a market research tool being used to determine potential and eligible businesses capable of providing the 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 notice. ELIGIBILITY: The Product/Service Code (PSC) most appropriate for this contract is 5841: Radar Equipment designed to passively detect an enemy's effective use of radiated Radio Frequency energy. All interested businesses are encouraged to respond. ANTICIPATED PERIOD OF PERFORMANCE: This contract is planned to have a Period of Performance of 24 months from the date of award. ANTICIPATED CONTRACT TYPE: The contract type for this contract is anticipated to be a mix of Fixed Price and Cost Reimbursable. PROGRAM BACKGROUND: The AN/APR-39D(V)2 RWR is a passive radar detection and warning system designed to provide situational awareness to aircrew of helicopters, rotorcraft, and low/slow fixed wing aircraft from RF threats. REQUIRED CAPABILITIES: Requirements include familiarity and understanding of the AN/APR-39 advanced technology to improve RF detection and warning for aircraft/aircrew survivability and aircrew situational awareness. Operational software improvements will incorporate fixes from flight test and ground test events. The Government did not procure the technical data for the AN/APR-39D(V)2, so any interested business would have to negotiate for access to and use of that data from the original supplier, in order to fulfill the potential requirement in the time required. The effort in this procurement will satisfy the Government's minimum need. INCUMBENT: This is a follow-on requirement. The incumbent contractor is: Northrop Grumman Corporation, Navigation, Targeting and Survivability, 600 S Hicks Rd, Rolling Meadows, IL 60008 SUBMISSION DETAILS: Interested business shall submit a brief capabilities statement package (no more than ten (10) 8.5 x 11 inch pages, font no smaller than 12 point, 1.5 line spaced) demonstrating their ability to perform the services described herein; Documentation should be in bullet point format. The capability statement package shall be sent by email to brittoney.k.green.civ@us.navy.mil and christopher.j.harritt.civ@us.navy.mil. Submissions must be received at the office and/or email cited no later than 3:00 p.m. Eastern Standard Time on 22 July 2022. Questions or comments regarding this notice may be addressed to Procuring Contracting Officer (PCO), Christopher J. Harritt or Contract Specialist, Brittoney Green at the above email addresses. All responses shall include Company Name, Company Address, Company Business Size, and Points-of-Contact (POC) including name, phone number, fax number and email address.