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THIS SOURCES SOUGHT/ PRESOLICITATION 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 T... THIS SOURCES SOUGHT/ PRESOLICITATION 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 SOURCES SOUGHT. 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. NO FUNDS ARE AVAILABLE TO PAY FOR PREPARATION OF RESPONSES TO THIS ANNOUNCEMENT. ANY INFORMATION SUBMITTED BY RESPONDENTS TO THIS TECHNICAL DESCRIPTIONIS STRICTLY VOLUNTARY. The Naval Air Systems Command (NAVAIR), Program Executive Office for Unmanned Aviation and Strike Weapons (PEO (U&W) PMA 201, at Patuxent River, MD announces its intention to procure engineering and program management services to evaluate United States Government (USG) owned Multi-Application Fuze Initiation System fuzes utilized in AGM-154 missiles (Joint Standoff Weapon (JSOW)). The USG requires fuze acceptance testing on the fuzes provided by the Government so that they can be used for Hazards of Electromagnetic Radition to Ordnance (HERO) testing. The Government intends to sole source this requirement to Thales UK Limited. The Government does not own the data rights for the Multi- Application Fuze Initiation System (MAFIS) package because it was solely designed and developed by Thales UK Limited (TUL). As the sole designer, developer, and manufacturer of the Multi-Application Fuze Initiation System (MAFIS) for the AGM-154, only TUL has the knowledge, experience and access to the technical data necessary to inspect, test, and replace damaged instrumentation in the fuze. ANTICIPATED PERIOD OF PERFORMANCE The anticipated period of performance will be in FY23 for approximately 4 months after contract award. ANTICIPATED CONTRACT TYPE The contract type is anticipated to be Firm Fixed Price (FFP). SUBMITTAL INFORMATION Interested parties may submit a Capability Statement package identifying their interest and capability in response to this notice. Only capablility statements submitted by the deadline will be considered by the Government. The requested information is to assist the Government in conducting market research to determine potential business sources that have the assets, skills, experience, financial stability, qualifications, rights to technical data, and requisite knowledge required to support the requirement. A determination not to compete this proposed contract action based upon responses to this notice is solely within the discretion of the Government. Capability Statements received will be considered solely for the purpose of determining whether to conduct a competitive procurement. Capability Statements submitted should be pertinent and specific in the technical/management/business area under consideration. Responses shall be submitted electronically to the designated Contract Specialist, Kevin Simone, in Microsoft Word format or Portable Document Format (PDF) at the following email address:kevin.a.simone.civ@us.navy.mil No phone calls will be accepted. The Government may contact RFI respondents in order to seek clarification of submitted information or gain additional input. All questions must be submitted via e-mail. The Government is not committed nor obligated to pay for the information provided, and no basis for claims against the Government shall arise as a result of a response to this sources sought/presolicitation..