Inactive Total Small Business Set-Aside (FAR 19.5)

Description SOURCES SOUGHT FOR TIME AND FREQUENCY SYNCHRONIZATION INSTRUMENT WITH EMBEDDED M-CODE GROUND-BASED GLOBAL POSITIONING SYSTEM (GPS) RECEIVER APPLICATION MODULE (GB-GRAM) FOR FOREIGN MILITAR... Description SOURCES SOUGHT FOR TIME AND FREQUENCY SYNCHRONIZATION INSTRUMENT WITH EMBEDDED M-CODE GROUND-BASED GLOBAL POSITIONING SYSTEM (GPS) RECEIVER APPLICATION MODULE (GB-GRAM) 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, industry technologies available and capability to fulfill Foreign Military Sales (FMS) requirements for Time and Frequency Synchronization Instruments with embedded M-Code Ground-Based Global Positioning System (GPS) Receiver Application Modules (GB-GRAM). The result of this sources sought/market survey will contribute to determining the method of procurement, if a requirement materializes. 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 time and frequency synchronization instruments for partner nations. CECOM SAMD’s goal is to satisfy requirements for Time and Frequency Synchronization Instruments with M-Code GB-GRAMs for Qatar Air Defense Forces. REQUIRED CAPABILITIES The purpose of this market research/sources sought is to identify interested sources that are certified and able to provide ten (10) rack mount Time and Frequency Synchronous Instruments with embeddable M-Code compatible GB-GRAMs. These instruments are associated with the radar unit supporting Qatar’s Fixed Site Low, Slow Small Unmanned Aerial Vehicle Integrated Defeat System (FS-LIDS). The M-Code GB-GRAMs embedded within the Time and Frequency Synchronization Instrument shall include embedded M-Code Selective Availability Anti-Spoofing Modules (SAASM) capable of receiving current Y-Code GPS signals, as well as newer M-Code GPS signals, and be backward compatible with types I and II SAASM GPS systems. 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 codes for this requirement are 334210, Wide Area Network Communications Equipment Manufacturing; and 334220, Global positioning System (GPS) Equipment Manufacturing. The Product Service Code (PSC) Federal Supply Code is 7G21, IT and Telecom – Network: Digital Network Products (Hardware and Perpetual License Software); and 6605, Navigational Instruments. 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 Unique Entity ID 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, Thien-Trang T. Tran, in either Microsoft Word or Portable Document Format (PDF), via email thien-trang.t.tran.civ@army.mil no later than 4:00 P.M. Eastern Daylight Time (EDT) on 26 August 2022. 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.