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PURSUANT TO FAR 15.201(e) - THIS IS A REQUEST FOR INFORMATION ONLY. THERE IS NO SOLICITATION PACKAGE AVAILABLE. The following information is provided to assist the Naval Air Warfare Center Aircraft Di... PURSUANT TO FAR 15.201(e) - THIS IS A REQUEST FOR INFORMATION ONLY. THERE IS NO SOLICITATION PACKAGE AVAILABLE. The following information is provided to assist the Naval Air Warfare Center Aircraft Division (NAWCAD) Lakehurst, New Jersey in conducting market research of industry on its ability to provide the Government’s requirement of Upgrade of the Kemen Test Cell ProTECS 3.2 in support of Fleet Support Team (FST) located at Fleet Readiness Center SouthEast (FRCSE), Jacksonville, Florida. FRCSEis an industrial facility that reworks, repairs, and overhauls various aircraft, engines, and components. Engine testing is currently performed in FRCSE’s Kemen test cell for various aircraft engines and requires upgrades to integrate capability to test J-85 engines. This integration capability involves upgrades to existing test cell software, data acquisition systems, and hardware including two existing master and slave load cells. The existing test cell operates on ProTECS 3.2 software; this software does not currently have capability to test J-85 engines. Upon completion of the required upgrades, FRCSE will attain ability to integrate J-85 engines into the Kemen Test Cell. NAWCAD Lakehurst, New Jersey intends to negotiate on a noncompetitive basis with Sytronics Inc., the Original Equipment Manufacturer (OEM) of the Kemen Test Cells ProTECS. The Kemen Test Cells, as designed and commissioned by Sytronics, are unique and complex hardware and software system specifically designed to test numerous jet and turbofan engines. Sytronics owns the proprietary information required to update the installed version of ProTECS and is the sole owner of all intellectual property, which includes the technical manuals and software, as well as the basic design engineering data necessary for the Government’s requirement. THIS IS A REQUEST FOR INFORMATION (RFI) ONLY. This RFI is issued solely for information and planning purposes and is issued in conformance with DFARS PGI 206.302-1; it does not constitute an Invitation for Bid (IFB), a Request for Proposal (RFP), or a Request for Quote (RFQ). This RFI does not commit the Government to contract for any supply or service whatsoever. The Government WILL NOT PAY for any information received in response to this RFI, and the Government will not compensate the respondent for any cost incurred in developing the response to this RFI. Respondents are notified that a formal solicitation may not necessarily result from this RFI. Availability of any formal solicitation may be announced under a separate beta.sam announcement. Any requests for copies of solicitations will not be addressed since this is an RFI, not an RFP. Not responding to this RFI does not preclude participation in any future RFP. Any comments provided may or may not be included in a formal solicitation. The Government will not release any information marked with a proprietary legend received in response to this RFI to any firms, agencies or individuals outside the Government without written permission in accordance with the legend. Please be advised that all submissions become Government property and will not be returned. All interested parties should send company and descriptive literature on currently available products that meet the Navy's requirements, described above. With the response, include a point of contact, phone number, e-mail address, website information, DUNS Number, CAGE Code, and Business Size Status for the North American Industry Classification System (NAICS) code of this RFI. Any responses in reference to this RFI shall be submitted electronically to the Contract Specialist, Ryan Reale, at ryan.reale@navy.mil with the subject line "N68335-20-RFI-0275 Kemen Test Cell Upgrades”.