AH-64 Apache Fire Control Radar

This Sources Sought Notice is to research the number of large and small businesses capable and interested in the prospective procurement. The United States Government (USG) Army Contracting Command – Redstone Arsenal (ACC-RSA) is seeking qualified sources to provide depot repair and sustainment support for the AH-64 Apache Fire Control Radar (FCR). The Contractor shall provide supply support and depot level maintenance of highly complex, electrical components of the FCR system. The Contractor will be required to provide all hardware, software, logistical support services, and engineering services deemed necessary to support and sustain the Apache FCR Program. Sustainment encompasses all necessary depot-level support elements, system components, test equipment, and the supply/retrograde infrastructure up to and including the Contractor Supply Support Activities. This effort also requires the Contractor to cover stock, storage, and issuance of the Legacy and Generation2 Radio Frequency Interferometer components and depot repair at the Line Replaceable Module and Line Repairable Unit level within a specified performance time limit. Sources shall be required to provide the Original Equipment Manufacturer (OEM) cooperation with the USG technical engineers in combating the adverse impacts of obsolescence, diminishing manufacturing sources, and modifications resulting from obsolescence. This acquisition is anticipated to be awarded in accordance with (IAW) Federal Acquisition Regulation (FAR) 15, Contracting by Negotiation. The resulting contract is anticipated to be a Firm-Fixed Price (FFP) and Cost-Plus Fixed Fee performance-based contract with a one-year base period and four additional one-year options. This is a sources sought notice. No contract award will result from this notice, and it does not constitute a commitment by the Government. Responses to this sources sought notice will be used by the Government in making an appropriate acquisition decision. The Government does not own the Technical Data Package (TDP) for this action. The TDP is held by Longbow Limited Liability Company (LBL). Interested offerors responding to this notice must be able to demonstrate that they have access to the TDP or how the requirements can be accomplished without having this data available and without incurring significant additional costs. This notice does not constitute a Request for Proposal (RFP) or a promise to issue a RFP in the future. This notice does not commit the Government to contract for any supply or service whatsoever. No reimbursement will be made for any costs associated with providing information in response to this notice or any follow up information requests. All costs associated with responding to this notice will be solely at the responding party’s expense. Not responding to this notice does not preclude participation in any future RFP, if any are issued. Responses to this notice are not offers and cannot be accepted by the USG to form a binding contract. All interested sources are encouraged to submit a response via email to Meagan Melton, Contract Specialist, at [email protected] and Jessica Mangum, Contracting Officer, at [email protected]. No telephone inquiries will be accepted or acknowledged, and no feedback or evaluations will be provided to companies regarding their submissions.