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In accordance with Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) Acquisition Management System (AMS) Policy 3.2.1.2.1, Market Analysis, this Request for Information (RFI) solicits capabilities from vendors to... In accordance with Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) Acquisition Management System (AMS) Policy 3.2.1.2.1, Market Analysis, this Request for Information (RFI) solicits capabilities from vendors to determine the competition/participation level in the market. The FAA will use the responses to this RFI for information purposes only and will not release responses, except as required under the Freedom of Information Act (FOIA). To protect proprietary information, respondents must mark all proprietary information as such. This announcement does not guarantee procurement and will not be construed as a commitment by the Government to enter into a contract, nor is this announcement a Screening Information Request (SIR) or Request for Proposals (RFP). The FAA is neither seeking nor accepting unsolicited proposals. A potential future procurement will include adherence to appropriate AMS Buy American and Prohibition on Contracting for Certain Telecommunications and Video Surveillance Services or Equipment clauses and representations. The FAA seeks interested sources capable of providing System Engineering and Hardware/Software Development and Maintenance for the Offshore Flight Data Processing System (OFDPS) Communications Gateway (OCG) located in Honolulu, HI and Atlantic City, NJ. A draft Statement of Work is attached to this RFI. At this time, the nature of the competition has not been determined. Should adequate competition exist, the FAA may decide to do an unrestricted competition or set aside all or part of the procurement for small businesses or eligible socially and economically disadvantaged businesses that are certified by the Small Business Administration (SBA) for participation in the SBA's 8(a) Program. This RFI will assist in obtaining the information necessary to determine whether adequate competition exists to set-aside the competition among small businesses, service disabled veteran-owned small business or 8(a) certified firms. The principle North American Industry Classification System (NAICS) code for this effort is 334118 Computer Terminal and other Computer Peripheral Equipment Manufacturing, with a size standard of 1,000 employees. In order to assist with acquisition strategy development and to gain a better understanding of the commercial marketplace, the FAA requests the following information from interested vendors: Capability Statement (not to exceed three (3) pages) summarizing your firm’s capability to meet the FAA’s requirement as specified in the draft Statement of Work; Rough Order of Magnitude (ROM) estimate for budgetary purposes only; DUNS number and SAM Registration information; and Questions regarding the draft requirements. All responses to this Request for Information must be received by 5 p.m. Wednesday, August 26, 2020. The FAA will only accept submissions, including attachments emailed to the Contracting Officer, Anthony Doran (anthony.doran@faa.gov). Please include “692M15-21-R-00003: OCG Refresh & Maintenance in the subject line. Information provided is not intended for release, however mark all pages PROPRIETARY if it applies. All questions regarding the RFI will be used in the final development of the acquisition strategy. The Government will not be liable for payment of any costs attributed to the preparation and submission of information or proposals to the Contracting Officer. Any solicitation resulting from this market survey will be posted on beta.SAM.gov.