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This Sources Sought/ Request for Information (RFI) notice is being posted In Accordance With (IAW) DFARS 206.302-1(d). The Naval Air Warfare Center Aircraft Division (NAWCAD) Webster Outlying Field (W... This Sources Sought/ Request for Information (RFI) notice is being posted In Accordance With (IAW) DFARS 206.302-1(d). The Naval Air Warfare Center Aircraft Division (NAWCAD) Webster Outlying Field (WOLF), Combat Integration and Identification Systems (CI&IDS) Division has a requirement to provide depot level repair and maintenance activities for the AS-2188/U, AS-4328/U, AS-177B/UPX, and AS-2189/U antennas. As such, the CI&IDS Division is responsible for the fabrication and assembly of new antennas as well as the refurbishment of antennas returned from the fleet back to ready for issue status. The AS-2188/U, AS-4328/U, AS-177B/UPX, and AS-2189/U antennas are used in conjunction with Interrogator Sets to provide Identification Friend or Foe (IFF) capabilities. This RFI is issued as part of a procurement strategy for the fabrication and assembly of new antennas and refurbishment of AS-2188/U, AS-4328/U, AS-177B/UPX, and AS-2189/U parts and components shall require the following capabilities. Metal cutting up to 10 feet Metalwork Sandblasting Painting Chemical conversion surface treatment finishing Cadmium (CAD) plating Silver Plating (including over electroless Nickel) Soldering Fabrication and refurbishment must be conducted in accordance with the following standards and specifications: MIL-C-5541E, Military Specification: Chemical Conversion Coatings ON Aluminum AND Aluminum Alloys (30 November 1990) MIL-DTL-5015H, (SUPPLEMENT 1), Detail Specification: Connectors, Electrical, Circular Threaded, AN Type, General Specification For (18 May 2000) MIL-S-901D, Military Specification: Shock Tests. H.I. (High-Impact) Shipboard Machinery, Equipment, and Systems, Requirements For (17 March 1989) MIL-P-15024E, Military Specification: Plates, Tags, and Bands for Identification of Equipment, General Specification For (29 January 1993) MIL-STD-461E, Department of Defense Interface Standard: Requirements for the Control of Electromagnetic Interference Characteristics of Subsystems and Equipment (20 August 1999) MIL-STD-1310H, Department of Defense Standard Practice: Shipboard Bonding, Grounding, and Other Techniques for Electromagnetic Compatibility, Electromagnetic Pulse (EMP) Mitigation, and Safety (17 September 2009) MIL-STD-1399 (SECTION 300) PART-1, Department of Defense Interface STANDARD, SECTION 300, Part 1, Low Voltage Electric Power, Alternating Current (25 September 2018) MIL-STD-1399 (SECTION 300), PART-2, Department of Defense Interface Standard: Section 300, Part 2, Medium Voltage Electric Power, Alternating Current (25 September 2018) MIL-STD-1399/300B (NOTICE-1), Department of Defense Interface Standard: (SECTION 300B) Electric Power, Alternating Current (25 September 2018) ASME Y14.100 Engineering Drawing Practices ASME Y14.24 Types and Applications of Engineering Drawings ASME Y14.34 Parts Lists, Data Lists, and Index Lists: Associated Lists ASME Y14.35 Revision of Engineering Drawings and Associated Documents SAE AMS-QQ-P-416A Type II, Class 3: Plating, Cadmium (Electrodeposited) QQ-S-365 Silver Plating, Electrodeposited: General QQ-S-571 Solder, Electronic (96 to 485 Degrees) RESPONSES Requested Information Section 1 of the response shall provide administrative information and shall include the following as a minimum. Organization name, mailing address, overnight delivery address (if different from mailing address), phone number, fax number, and name and e-mail of designated point of contact. Business type (large business, small business, small disadvantaged business, 8(a)-certified small disadvantaged business, HUB Zone small business, woman-owned small business, very small business, veteran-owned small business, service-disabled veteran-owned small business). Section 2 of the response shall provide technical information, and shall include the following as a minimum. Interested parties shall respond with existing capabilities or products that meet all or a subset of the aforementioned attributes. Reponses that include information detailing potential tradeoffs or alternative solutions is encouraged. Respondents shall include product specifications and sketches with submission. Product specification and sketches are not included in the final page count. If applicable, respondents shall include a list of Department of Defense (DoD), Department of Justice (DoJ) or Department of Homeland Security (DoHS) programs of record that currently employ their solution. Include a sponsor Point of Contact (POC) for each program, with email address and phone number. The Government is interested in receiving vendors’ price lists for items they believe meet the need in this RFI. Supplying price data does not imply a contractual obligation and must be provided and marked as PRICE DATA. Respondents should include a list of authorized distributors. ADDITIONAL INFORMATION The Government is seeking industry input to assist in identifying components that might meet the requirements described above. Please note that the Government will NOT be responsible for any costs incurred by interested parties responding to this RFI. THIS IS A REQUEST FOR INFORMATION ONLY. This RFI is issued solely for information and planning purposes and does not constitute a solicitation. IAW FAR 15.201(e), responses to this notice are not offers and cannot be accepted by the Government to form a binding contract. In response to this RFI, respondents shall submit written responses, not-to-exceed ten pages in length via electronic mail. Respondents should include product specifications with submission and proof of certifications. Product specification, sketches, or listings of authorized distributors do not to count as part of the page count. The Government is interested in receiving vendors’ price lists for items they believe meet the need in this RFI. Supplying price data does not imply a contractual obligation and must be provided as a separate document, marked as PRICE DATA. The Government does not intend to award a contract on the basis of this request or to otherwise pay for the information solicited. All information received in response to this RFI shall be safeguarded adequately from unauthorized disclosure IAW FAR 15.207, Handling Proposals and Information. The Government utilizes Contractor Support Staff (CSS) for assisting in all aspects of its acquisition process, and each of those individuals does have signed non-disclosure statements on file as condition of their employment. All information received in response to this RFI that is marked PROPRIETARY will be handled accordingly. The Government will not be liable for or suffer any consequential damages for any proprietary information not properly identified. Proprietary information will be safeguarded IAW the applicable Government regulations. Responses to this RFI may not be returned. Respondents may not be notified of the result of the review. Failure to respond to this RFI does not preclude participation in any future associated solicitation that may be issued. Information provided in no way binds the Government to solicit or award a contract. It is the potential vendor’s responsibility to monitor this site for the release of any follow-on information. HOW TO RESPOND Interested parties shall respond within five (5) days after release of this RFI with product information that meets all or a subset of the aforementioned attributes. Please submit your response to this RFI (not to exceed ten (10) pages) via e-mail no later than 03 April 2023 to Truman Harris at truman.b.harris3.civ@us.navy.mil.