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Purpose The purpose of this notice is to: Provide and update to anticipated NAS VoICE near-term market research and acquisition schedules Provide draft documents and request feedback on Section 2, FAA... Purpose The purpose of this notice is to: Provide and update to anticipated NAS VoICE near-term market research and acquisition schedules Provide draft documents and request feedback on Section 2, FAA Legacy RCE and Anticipated APC: Attachment 01, Interface Requirements Document (IRD), dated July 29. 2020. This is the second release of the draft document. Attachment 02, Draft APC Specification, dated July 29, 2020. This is the second release of the draft document. Attachment 03, APC-01 Industry Comment Form - FAA Responses_20200729. This document contains adjudicated comments received from industry regarding the first release of the APC Draft specification and IRD. Updates based on industry comments are contained in Attachments 1 and 2. Comments are not attributed to any source. This document is provided for information only - the FAA is not accepting comments on this attachment. This is the first release of the document. Attachment 04, VoICE Security Requirements Document dated July 29, 2020. This is the first release of the draft document. Attachments 05-11, Security DIDs and templates all dated July 29, 2020 (see below for details) referenced in Attachment 3, VoICE Security Requirements Document dated July 29, 2020. This is the first release of the draft documents. Request market research and acquisition information specific to the Integrated Logistics Support for NAS VoICE air-to-ground protocol converter (APC) procurement (Section 3). Attachments/Links 693KA8-20-RFI-APC-02 A/G Protocol Converter (APC) Notice #2 Attachment 01, Interface Requirements Document (IRD) dated July 29, 2020 Attachment 02, Draft APC Specification dated July 29, 2020 Attachment 03, APC-01 Industry Comment Form - FAA Responses_20200729 Attachment 04, Draft VoICE Security Requirements Document dated July 29, 2020 Attachment 05, Draft APCS-XXX-NSCP DID dated July 29, 2020 Attachment 06, Draft APCS-XXX-SChD DID dated July 29, 2020 Attachment 07, Draft APCS-XXX-SHCR DID dated July 29, 2020 Attachment 08, Draft APCS-XXX-SSP DID dated July 29, 2020 Attachment 09, Draft APCS-XXX-SSP-Template dated July 29, 2020 Attachment 10, Draft APCS-XXX-NSCP-Template dated July 29, 2020 (available upon request) Attachment 11, Draft APCS-XXX-SChD-Template dated July 29, 2020 (available upon request) Attachment 12, APC-02 Industry Comments Form Link 1, RFI: FAA VoICE RFI-1, May 2019 (Notice ID: 33629) Link 2, National Airspace System VoICE Notice #2, March 2020 (Notice ID: 693KA8-20-RFI-VoICE-2). Link 3, National Airspace System (NAS) A/G Protocol Converter (APC), Release #1, April 28, 2020 (Notice ID: 693KA8-20-RFI-APC-01) Note: Attachments 10 and 11 are available upon request from Mary M. Johnson, FAA Contracting officer, AFN/AAQ-320, 9-AWA-VoiceInfo@faa.gov. Disclaimer This is not a screening information request (SIR) or request for proposal. The FAA is not seeking or accepting unsolicited proposals. The FAA is seeking interested sources that are capable of fulfilling the FAA’s requirements. In accordance with A.M.S. Policy 3.2.1.2.1, this market survey is to solicit statements of interest and capabilities from interested business concerns. This market survey also seeks to identify potential vendors for this work, including groups of business teams. For questions about FAA’s acquisition policies, please visit https://fast.faa.gov, which provides the FAA’s Acquisition Management System (AMS) Policy and Guidance as well as provisions and clauses used by the FAA in its acquisitions. Participation in this market survey is voluntary and respondents may choose to respond to all or some of the requests. Submissions in response to this market survey announcement must be relevant to the subject of the market survey and the survey questions. Responses will be reviewed by U.S. Government employees and a limited number of Government support contractors working under non-disclosure agreements. Instructions for Submittals The Government welcomes industry responses to: Section 2***, FAA Legacy RCE and Anticipated APC, Draft Interface Requirements Document (IRD) (Attachment 01), Draft APC Specification (Attachment 02), draft VoICE Security Requirements Document and associated DIDs and templates (Attachments 04-11), all dated July 29, 2020; and, Market research and acquisition information identified in Section 3 (Integrated Logistics Support follow-up questions). ***Responses to Section 2 must be submitted on the Industry Comments Form (Attachment 12). Note: The Government is not soliciting industry responses to Attachment 03, APC-01 Industry Comment Form - FAA Responses_20200729. This document is provided for information only. Responses must be submitted via e-mail to: Mary M. Johnson Contracting Officer, AFN/AAQ-320 9-AWA-VoiceInfo@faa.gov The email subject line must state the beta.SAM announcement number followed by the company name. Individual e-mail message size (i.e., email body text plus any attachments) must not exceed 10 MB. If more than one email is required to complete a respondent’s submission, then in email subject header following the company name, state which submission in the sequence is contained in the given email and the total number of email submissions being made by respondent (i.e., Email 1 of 2, Email 3 of 3, etc.) Industry feedback will be considered in the preparation of formal solicitations and it is the Government's intention that comments and responses will be distributed electronically to all potential Offerors via the SAM website. However, the Government does not commit to providing a response to any comments. The subsequent revision to the APC Specification and IRD, as well as the VoICE Security Requirements Document, based on comments received, remains solely at the Government's discretion. No comments, questions, or inquiries shall be made to any Government person other than the point of contact identified below. The Government is not responsible for any cost incurred by industry in responding to this notice. Submission of electronic files on digital data storage media (i.e., Blu-ray, DVD or CD; flash drives) will NOT be accepted. All submissions in response to this announcement must be in writing and are due by 5:00 PM EDT on September 14, 2020 (45 days after release). Submissions prior to September 14th are encouraged and will be accepted. Telephone calls or paper submissions will not be accepted. Comments and questions on the Market Survey are not considered part of the response submission. Responses must be submitted only in electronic format according to the format guidelines below. Electronic copies must be provided in Microsoft Office or Adobe PDF (portable document file) format. File names must be consistent with the structure of the Market Survey. Format guidelines: Page Size – 8.5” x 11” inches • Margins – 1 inch Spacing – single • Font – Times New Roman, 12 point Submissions must include company point(s) of contact, title(s), telephone number(s), email address(es) and mailing address. Responses will not be returned. Any proprietary or confidential information contained in the market survey submissions must be appropriately marked. If this announcement is being viewed from other than the System for Award Management (SAM) website, some information or attachments may not transfer correctly. Please check the FAA’s contracting opportunities website http://beta.sam.gov frequently for any updates and amendments to this announcement. All costs associated with the preparation or submission of responses is the responsibility of the potential source. The U.S. Government will not pay for an information received or costs incurred in preparing the response to the market survey. Any cost associated with the market survey submission, therefore, is solely at the interested vendor’s expense.