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DISCLAIMER THIS SOURCES SOUGHT IS FOR INFORMATIONAL PURPOSES ONLY. THIS IS NOT A REQUEST FOR PROPOSAL. IT IS A MARKET RESEARCH TOOL BEING used to determine potential firms capable of providing the sup... DISCLAIMER THIS SOURCES SOUGHT IS FOR INFORMATIONAL PURPOSES ONLY. THIS IS NOT A REQUEST FOR PROPOSAL. IT IS A MARKET RESEARCH TOOL BEING used to determine potential firms capable of providing the supplies 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 synopsis. THIS 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. 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 for the AN/ALQ-99 Band 5/6 Output Traveling Wave Tube (OTWT) second manufacturing source effort. ELIGIBILITY The Product Service Code (PSC) for this requirement is 5960. The North American Industry Classification System (NAICS) is 334419, with a size standard of 750 employees. PROGRAM BACKGROUND The AN/ALQ-99 Tactical Jamming System (TJS) is flown on the EA-18G and provides vital Airborne Electronic Attack (AEA) jamming capability against radar and communications targets in the suppression of enemy air defenses. This low density, high demand AEA capability is vital to the EA-18G. The program requires the qualification of a second source to produce Band 5/6 Output Traveling. ANTICIPATED PERIOD OF PERFORMANCE The anticipated period of performance will be from Fiscal Year (FY) 2020 through 2021. ANTICIPATED CONTRACT TYPE The contract type is anticipated to be Cost Plus Fixed Fee. REQUIRED CAPABILITIES This procurement will consist of providing three (3) Band 5/6 OTWTs within fifteen (15) months after contract award. The Government requirement is to obtain a second source supplier that can ultimately meet the Governments requirement to produce three (3) Band 5/6 OTWTs per month. Interested parties should have the capability to provide a complete solution for this requirement. No partial solutions will be accepted. SUBMITTAL INFORMATION Questions or comments regarding this notice may be addressed to Marisa Hughes at marisa.hughes@navy.mil.