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SOURCES SOUGHT FOR COLLINS AEROSPACE RADIO NAVIGATION AND COMMUNICATION PRODUCTS FOR FOREIGN MILITARY SALES (FMS) CASES GENERAL INFORMATION Contract Opportunity Type: Sources Sought (Original) CLASSIF... SOURCES SOUGHT FOR COLLINS AEROSPACE RADIO NAVIGATION AND COMMUNICATION PRODUCTS FOR FOREIGN MILITARY SALES (FMS) CASES GENERAL INFORMATION Contract Opportunity Type: Sources Sought (Original) CLASSIFICATION Original Set Aside: Product Service Code: 5895 - MISCELLANEOUS COMMUNICATION EQUIPMENT NAICS Code: 334290 - Other Communications Equipment Manufacturing Place of Performance: Various FMS Partner Country Nations (for any required services, up to and including operations and maintenance (O&M) training, field service representative (FSR) support, site survey/ site preparation, system(s) installation, maintenance support, program management, etc. DESCRIPTION SOURCES SOUGHT FOR RADIO NAVIGATION AND COMMUNICATION PRODUCTS FOR FOREIGN MILITARY SALES (FMS) CASES INTRODUCTION The United States (U.S). Army Contracting Command- Aberdeen Proving Ground (ACC-APG) is issuing this Sources Sought notice on behalf of the Communications-Electronics Command Security Assistance Management Directorate (CECOM SAMD). The intent of the notice is to conduct market research and identify potential sources of supplies and services with an interest and capability to fulfill Foreign Military Sales (FMS) requirements to provide select Collins Aerospace (Rockwell Collins) electronic Radio Navigation and Communication hardware, spares and ancillary product(s), and related services. Vendor responses to this sources sought/ market survey will support source-selection and procurement strategy if a contract materializes. The requirements expressed herein may be set-aside for small businesses (in full or in part) or procured through sole-source and/ or 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 are anticipated. The U.S. Government requests that interested parties submit a brief description of your company, your company’s solution(s), and your ability to meet ALL potential 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 Foreign Military Sales (FMS) cases which include the procurement of communications-electronics hardware, and related spares, ancillaries product(s), and services. SAMD’s goal is to satisfy specific system(s) functional and performance requirements of customer countries, so that allies and nations partnered with the U.S. can succeed in their operational missions. Tactical radio navigation and communication systems serve a vital role in support of these operational missions by providing commanders and soldiers the means by which to issue operational orders, exchange administrative and tactical data, and coordinate operational movements and actions. Foreign nations acquire fleets of tactical radio systems with compatible physical, functional, and technical characteristics to ensure field interoperability of all elements of a communications network, and to minimize training, maintenance, and logistics support costs of these networks. Allies and partner nations require these radio fleets to be supported with compatible accessories and spares, and require that newly formed units and communications networks possess the same compatible characteristics. This Sources Sought notice seeks any vendor(s) that can provide non-developmental radio systems that are fully compatible with currently fielded Collins Aerospace (Rockell Collins) systems, AND fulfill ANY any related services on said Collins Aerospace (Rockwell Collins) systems, up to and including operations and maintenance (O&M) training, field service representative (FSR) support, site survey/ site preparation, system(s) installation, maintenance support, and program management. CONTRACT PRICE CEILING AND ITEM DEMAND QUANTITIES SHOULD A CONTRACT MATERIALZE: The Government anticipates that Delivery Orders (DOs) will be issued under an Indefinite-Delivery Indefinite-Quantity (IDIQ) contract with a price ceiling of $50M over a period of performance (PoP) of five (5) years. Procurement of individual items is not guaranteed and may vary between one or more requisitions per year. DELIVERY AND WARRANTY REQUIREMENTS SHOULD A CONTRACT MATERIALIZE: the anticipated schedule requirement for delivery of items will be 210 days After Receipt of Order (ARO) or after contract award. It is anticipated that a no-cost twelve (12) month warranty covering workmanship and materials for all items will be required and which will extend to the final FMS customer. REQUIRED CAPABILITIES The purpose of this market research/sources sought is to identify interested sources that are certified and able to provide/ manufacturer the following communications-electronics systems to include their associated spares ancillary items, accessories and OEM operating manuals, and any/ all required services detailed above.: RADIO NAVIGATION PRODUCTS UP TO AND INCLUDING THE FOLLOWING, BUT NOT NECCESSARILY LIMITED TO THE FOLLOWING: AN/ARN 147 AN/ARN 149 AN/ARN 153 TCN-500 RADIO COMMUNICATION PRODUCTS UP TO AND INCLUDING THE FOLLOWING, BUT NOT NECCESSARILY LIMITED TO THE FOLLOWING: ARC-210 AN/ARC-220 to include RT-1749(C) TALON AIRBORNE RADIO V/UHF VRC-100 (HF Communication System) 721S V/UHF (Ground) HF 9000 HF 9500 URG III (Complete System 1kW) HFM PMO DTU-71000 (Data Transfer Unit) CDU-7000 (Control Display Unit) AN/PRC-162 Ground Radio LINK 16 TACNET™ TACTICAL RADIO (TTR) / MIDS HARDWARE Allies and Partner Nations (PN) have established radio system fleets that include the characteristics listed above. FMS cases supporting these countries will require radio systems, spares, repair(s), ancillary parts, and related services that meet the compatibility characteristics listed above and are interoperable with already fielded Collins Aerospace radio products and networks. The Government does not have and thus cannot provide any Technical Data related to the proprietary Collins Aerospace radio products or waveforms/networks, training event(s), etc. NON-DEVELOPMENTAL ITEMS The required HF, VHF, UHF, and Multiband radio family of products identified above are intended to be non-developmental items. The Government desires systems with minimal maintenance and inspection requirements at the organizational level. Systems should also be easily repairable for deployed units. SPECIAL REQUIREMENTS Any resulting contract is anticipated to have a security classification level of Unclassified (controlled unclassified information/ CUI). 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 North American Industry Classification System (NAICS), Product & Service Codes (PSC), and Federal Supply Codes (FSC) for the requirements are as follows: NAICS Code 334220: Radio and Television Broadcasting and Wireless Communications Equipment Manufacturing PSC 5895: Miscellaneous Communication Equipment PSC R425: Support- Professional: Engineering/Technical FSC 5810: Communications Security Equipment and Components FSC 5826: Radio Navigation Equipment, Airborne SUBMISSION DETAILS Interested sources should furnish the following information, in the format(s) 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. (3a) Describe your company’s manufacturing and/or supply capabilities in terms of stock on hand, minimum lead time notification periods, minimum production order requirements, price breaks for volume purchases on a percentage basis, what a full rate production rate is, and how long it takes to achieve it after contract award. If initial production can be expedited for a fee, provide any additional cost for expediting production (Rough Order of Magnitude), and the expedited production lead time(s). (4) Address your company's capability to act as a single provider for the hardware 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 ACC-APG Contract Specialist Andrew (Andy) Mitchell, in either Microsoft Word or Portable Document Format (PDF), via email address Andrew.C.Mitchell1.civ@army.mil no later than 3:30 p.m. Eastern Standard (ES) on 12 January 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 and services. 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.