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The Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) Office of Aerospace Medicine (AAM) Civil Aerospace Medical Institute (CAMI) Aerospace Medical research Division (AAM-600) has a follow requirement to establis... The Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) Office of Aerospace Medicine (AAM) Civil Aerospace Medical Institute (CAMI) Aerospace Medical research Division (AAM-600) has a follow requirement to establish a five (5) year base with four (4) renewable options Blanket Purchase Agreement (BPA) which orders can be placed for Anthropomorphic Test Devices (ATDs), Sensors, Spare Parts, Supplies/Ancillary Small Parts, Repair, Maintenance, Modification, Calibration and Training services and all related transportation/shipping and handling. The services and parts provided shall be those required to support the entire range of ATD models and associated instrumentation used to conduct AAM-630’s research outlined in the attached draft Statement of Work (SOW). This notice is a Request for Information (RFI)/ and to Sources Sought announcement only and will be used for preliminary planning purposes and to identify competition is the marketplace. This announcement is not a Screening Information Request (SIR) or Solicitation for Offerors (SFO) and should not be construed as such. The FAA is seeking Capability Statements along with a Rough Order of Magnitude (ROM) (i.e. respondent general estimate (price lists) of the projects level of effort and cost where it can. Any costs associated with the response, or any follow up information requests are solely at the interested vendor's expense. As such, the government is seeking interested parties with knowledge, capability and experience with the Federal Aviation Administration Software Security Assessment and ongoing Administration to meet the requirements outlined in the attached SOW. (ATDs, Sensors, Spare Parts, Supplies/Ancillary Small Parts, Repair, Maintenance, Modification, Calibration and Training services and all related transportation/shipping and handling.) In accordance with AMS Policy 3.2.2.31.2.1, an RFI/ sources sought notice is hereby posted on the SAMS.gov opportunities website with a draft statement of work. The acquisition strategy for the procurement has not been determined at this time. Responses to this announcement will be used to finalize the acquisition strategy. Respondents to this Announcement should note that – A. This is not a Screening Information Request or Request for Proposals of any kind. B. The FAA is not seeking or accepting unsolicited proposals. C. The FAA will not pay for any information received or costs incurred in preparing the response to the announcement; and D. Any costs associated with the announcement submittal is solely at the interested vendor’s expense. E. All vendors responding to this announcement are responsible for ensuring that documents submitted contain the appropriate proprietary marking. F. The responses to this announcement will be used for information purposes and may be used to assemble a list of potential vendors. The failure to respond to this announcement WILL NOT disqualify an entity from further consideration in connection with any future procurement. G. The FAA reserves the right to use the information received in response to this announcement to make decisions relative to defining requirements for future FAA solicitations. H. At the FAA’s discretion, respondents may be provided an opportunity to discuss information contained in its response to this announcement. The FAA, at its discretion, may determine if this opportunity will be offered to all, some, or none of the respondents. All information provided in response to this announcement may be subject to Freedom of Information Act (FOIA). Any proprietary or sensitive information should be clearly marked with appropriate restrictive language. I. This announcement is not intended to guarantee a procurement associated with the attached and must not be construed as a commitment by the Government to enter into a contract. The Government is not liable for costs associated with the preparation, submittal of inquiries or responses to this announcement and will not reimburse any firm for cost incurred in responding to this public. Announcement responses will not be returned. Since this is an RFI/sources sought announcement, no evaluation letters and/or results will be issued to the respondents. No solicitation exists at this time. If a solicitation is issued, it will be announced on the SAM.gov Contract Opportunities web page. It is the vendor’s responsibility to monitor this site for the release of the solicitation. Note: The FAA's policies and guidance published in the Acquisition Management System (AMS) references cited in SAM.gov are applicable to the FAA AMS No Phone Call Please!! If questions please send to the P.O.C.,Kimberly Sites Contracting Officer, kimberly.sites@faa.gov