Inactive

**19 October 2020: Updated Response Date to 29 October 2020. SOURCES SOUGHT FOR SATELLITE TERMINAL EQUIPMENT TO SUPPORT THE TURKMENISTAN MINISTRY OF DEFENSE FOR FOREIGN MILITARY SALES (FMS) INTRODUCTI... **19 October 2020: Updated Response Date to 29 October 2020. SOURCES SOUGHT FOR SATELLITE TERMINAL EQUIPMENT TO SUPPORT THE TURKMENISTAN MINISTRY OF DEFENSE FOR FOREIGN MILITARY SALES (FMS) INTRODUCTION The U.S. Army Contracting Command, Aberdeen Proving Ground (ACC-APG) on behalf of the Communications-Electronics Command Security Assistance Management directorate (CECOM SAMD) is issuing this Sources Sought notice as a means of conducting market research to identify potential sources having an interest in, and industry technologies available to support/fulfill Foreign Military Sales (FMS) requirements for satellite terminal equipment. The result of this sources sought/market survey will contribute to determining the method of procurement, if a requirement materializes, and provide rough order magnitude (ROM) price and availability estimates. Based on the responses to this sources sought notice/market survey, this requirement may be set-aside for small businesses (in full or in part) or procured through full and open competition. Multiple awards may be made. All small business set-aside categories will be considered. Telephone inquiries will not be accepted or acknowledged, and no feedback or evaluations will be provided to companies regarding submissions. The U.S. Government requests that interested parties submit a brief description of your company, your company’s solution, and your ability to meet potential system requirements. DISCLAIMER THIS SOURCES SOUGHT IS FOR INFORMATIONAL PURPOSES ONLY. THIS IS NOT A REQUEST FOR PROPOSAL (RFP) TO BE SUBMITTED. IT 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 SOURCES SOUGHT/MARKET RESEARCH IS STRICTLY VOLUNTARY. PROGRAM BACKGROUND CECOM SAMD administers and manages FMS cases including communications requirements in partner nations. CECOM SAMD’s goal is to satisfy customer country requirements for satellite terminal equipment to support the Turkmenistan Ministry of Defense. REQUIRED CAPABILITIES The purpose of this market research/sources sought is to identify interested sources that can provide and deliver 4 each satellite antenna systems and 4 each satellite communications terminals to Turkmenistan that meets the following characteristics/requirements: 1) Antennas equivalent to the SatTrooper Satellite Antenna System 2) Satellite communications terminals equivalent to the BlackRay SATCOM Terminal 3) Operate within frequencies Ku-band LNB: 10.7-12 GHz and BUC: 12.75-12.75 GHz 4) Antenna size (diameter): 1.2-1.8 meters; prefer 1.5 meters 5) Compatible with satellite communications service provider TurkmenAlem52E/MonocoSAT 6) Compatible with Gemini SkyEdge PRO-II VSAT. Request responses include ROM price and availability (P&A) information. SPECIAL REQUIREMENTS Any resulting contract is anticipated to have a security classification level of Unclassified. Any resulting contract shall be compliant with the specialty metals restriction of the Berry Amendment (10 U.S.C. 2533a and 2533b) in accordance with DFARS clauses 252.225-7008 and 252.225-7009. ELIGIBILITY The applicable NAICS code for this requirement is 334220. The Product Service Code (PSC) is 5895. SUBMISSION DETAILS Interested sources should furnish the following information, in the format provided below: (1) Name and address of company, with Commercial and Government Entity (CAGE) Code and Data Universal Numbering System (DUNS) number. Any interested company must be registered with Central Contractor Registration (CCR). (2) Point of Contact Name, Department, phone number, and email address. (3) Identify past and current services your company offers that exactly match the capabilities specified above. (4) Address your company's capability to act as a single provider for the hardware and services defined herein. If significant subcontracting or teaming is anticipated in order to deliver technical capability, organizations should address the administrative and management structure of such arrangements. No phone or email solicitations with regards to the status of any resulting request for proposal (RFP) will be accepted prior to its release. Your response to this Sources Sought, including any capabilities statement(s), shall be electronically submitted to Contract Specialist, Andrea Seaman, in either Microsoft Word or Portable Document Format (PDF), via email Andrea.L.Seaman.civ@mail.mil no later than 4:00 p.m. Eastern Standard (ES) on 29 October 2020. Reference this sources sought/synopsis number in the e-mail subject line and on all enclosed documents. Responses shall include documented capability to deliver required radio systems and equipment. Information and materials submitted in response to this request WILL NOT be returned. DO NOT SUBMIT CLASSIFIED MATERIAL. All data received in response to this Sources Sought that is marked or designated as corporate or proprietary will be fully protected from any release outside the Government.