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1. NOTICE: This is not a solicitation, but rather a Sources Sought Synopsis to determine potential sources for information and planning purposes only. 1.1 The purpose of this Sources Sought is to cond... 1. NOTICE: This is not a solicitation, but rather a Sources Sought Synopsis to determine potential sources for information and planning purposes only. 1.1 The purpose of this Sources Sought is to conduct market research to determine if responsible sources exist, to assist in determining if this effort can be competitive and/or a total Small Business Set-Aside. The proposed North American Industry Classification Systems (NAICS) Code is 336413, which have a corresponding Size standard of 1,250 employees. The Government will use this information to determine the best acquisition strategy for this procurement. The Government is interested in all small businesses to include 8(a), Service-Disabled Veteran Owned, Hubzone, and Women-Owned small business concerns. The government requests that interested parties respond to this notice if applicable and identify your small business status to the identified NAICS code. Additionally, please provide any anticipated teaming arrangements, along with a description of similar items offered to the Government and to commercial customers for the past three years. Any responses involving teaming agreements should delineate between the work that will be accomplished by the prime and the work accomplished by the teaming partners. 2. Program Details: The U.S. Government is requesting information in an effort to identify vendors with the expertise, capabilities, and experience to successfully develop a replacement for the current Global Positioning System (GPS) Fixed Reception Pattern Antenna (FRPA) on the USAF F-16 Blocks 40/42/50/52 D-Model aircraft. Participating vendors shall meet the following requirements: United States GPS antenna manufacturer with past experience on GPS Controlled Reception Pattern Antenna (CRPA) development. The manufacturer’s development and production facilities are located within the United States. The manufacturer’s production facilities have sufficient maturity to support a minimum of 5 Engineering & Manufacturing Development (EMD) antenna upgrades or replacements from Fiscal Year (FY) 23 – FY24 and a maximum of 200 production antenna upgrades or replacements from FY27 – FY30. The projected production quantities are in a range of 1 to 30 upgrades per year. The U.S. Government requires variable pricing for an Indefinite Delivery/Indefinite Quantity contract. The manufacturer must meet US DoD security protection requirements. The contractor must have a solution that meets the following minimum requirements: a. Operate within M-Code frequencies and bandwidths. b. Support L1, L2, & L5 frequencies at a minimum. c. Have a Technology Readiness Level of 6 or higher that is ready for integration and final development starting in FY25. d. Capable of completing development and entering production by FY27. e. Meets U.S. Government Cyber-Security (Information Assurance) requirements. f. Qualified for use throughout the complete F-16 operational environment. g. Must fit in the current FRPA mounting space and location. Approximate space details: circular in shape, 6.125 inches in overall diameter, 4.14 inches diameter exposed antenna space extruded 0.100 inches, 1.81 inches deep. Shall meet canopy contour F-16 D-model aircraft. h. Must contain a minimum of 3 elements up to a maximum of 7 elements. Provide a proposed delivery schedule for EMD, Low Rate Initial Production (LRIP), and Production hardware. Contractors are encouraged to provide budgetary estimates for EMD and Production unit costs. Provide strategy and schedule estimate for depot support (Contractor Logistics Support, contractor depot, or organic depot). Contractors are encouraged to provide budgetary estimates for organic depot standup. Provide a list of documentation, Government Furnished Equipment, and Government Furnished Information the contractor requires from the U.S. Government, as well as the dates by which they are needed. Demonstrate how your company will acquire antenna design source data, ICD information, specifications, and drawings, if required. The Antenna must require marking with UID. Quality Assurance Plan a. The Contractor shall have a Quality Assurance Plan that complies with SAE AS9100 and AS9102. This program, as a minimum, shall include inspection, validation, evaluation, corrective action and procedures necessary to effect quality of all products provided under this contract. b. The program shall allow inspection by the Government and shall be applicable to all subcontractors and members of the contractor's team, as appropriate. c. Quality Assurance shall demonstrate that the government’s designs are adhered to and that material used conforms to the approved designs/drawings provided by the government. Delivery Requirements a. For each DAEU requirement, the government may request a Rough Order of Magnitude (ROM) from the contractor at no cost to establish costing and budget requirements to procure the DAEU and Integration support. b. A Delivery Order (DO) will be issued to the contractor to delineate the Governments requirements and standards. c. Delivery Requirements will be specified on each solicitation and delivery order placed against this contract. d. A Status Report shall be provided documenting the effort towards achieving the contract objectives and subsequent Delivery Order (D.O.) objectives. Parts a. Parts ordered via this contract will be in units of 1 to 730 each and will be determined by each delivery order. 3. This Is A Sources Sought Synopsis (SSS) Only 4. This SSS is issued solely for information and planning purposes – it does not constitute a Request For Proposal (RFP) or a promise to issue an RFP in the future. This SSS does not commit the U.S. Government to contract for any supply or service whatsoever. This is a sources sought only, which, as part of market research, is being issued in accordance with (IAW) Federal Acquisition Regulation (FAR) subpart 15.201(e). 5. The Air Force is not, at this time, seeking proposals and will not accept unsolicited proposals. Respondents are advised that the U.S. Government will not pay for any information or administrative costs incurred in responding to this SSS. All costs associated with responding to this SSS will be solely at the interested parties’ expense. 6. This is a request for information seeking sources capable of meeting the requirements listed above. When responding please include: a. Company Name and Cage code. b. A POC's email address and phone number. c. Experience with regards to the manufacturing of aircraft wiring harnesses and harness kits. Also, describe how you would address the requirements in Section 3 of this Sources Sought. d. Experience in meeting strict delivery schedules. e. Suggested NAICS Code. f. Business Size Classification for NAICS and qualifications if any and any sub-category. g. Type of Small Business Classification (ex. Small Business, 8(a), Service-Disabled Veteran Owned, Hubzone, and Women-Owned, etc.) per NAICS Code 336413. Provide an electronic response/attachments through e-mail to Eric Dumpert, Ben Price, Patty Yacks, and CC Stephen Dorko within 30 days of this request. On the e-mail subject line include “F-16 GPS Antenna SSS Response – Company Name”. Place of Performance: Contractor facilities United States Primary Point of Contact: Eric Dumpert Contracting Officer eric.dumpert.1@us.af.mil Phone: 801-777-5964 Secondary Point of Contact: Benjamin Price Contracting Officer benjamin.price.12@us.af.mil Phone: 801- 775-5338 Secondary Point of Contact: Patty Yacks Contract Specialist patricia.yacks@us.af.mil Phone: 801- 777-7530 Program Manager: Stephen Dorko Stephen.dorko.1@us.af.mil Phone: 801-586-3435