N00164-16-S-NB14 - REQUEST FOR INFORMATION / SOURCES SOUGHT - REUSABLE SHIPBOARD CONTAINERS TO SHIP/STORE AEGIS SWITCH TUBES - FSC 8145 - NAICS 326150 Anticipated Issue Date 28 JAN 2016 - Closing Date 25 FEB 2016 - 4:00 PM EDT REQUEST FOR INFORMATION (RFI) / SOURCES SOUGHT - The Government is issuing this RFI / sources sought / market survey announcement as part of market research for Reusable Shipboard Containers to ship and store AEGIS Switch Tubes, 10kW Traveling Wave Tubes (TWT), Crossed Field Amplifiers (CFA), and Continuous Wave Illuminator Traveling Wave Tubes (TWT). This sources sought is being posted to the Federal Business Opportunities (FBO) website located at http://www.fbo.gov, FBO is the primary point of entry to be used to access synopses and solicitations from the World Wide Web. Naval Surface Warfare Center, Crane Division located at Naval Support Activity, Crane, IN 47522 has a requirement for Reusable Shipboard Containers to ship and store AEGIS microwave tubes. A Statement of Work and Drawings will be available within the issued solicitation. Inspection and acceptance will be at destination by a team consisting of NSWC Crane technical evaluators. This solicitation will utilize full and open competition procedures as a proposed 5-year Firm Fixed Price, Indefinite Delivery-Indefinite Quantity contract. The Government intends to award to the responsible contractor whose offer is the best value to the Government considering price and past performance related factors. The evaluation factors for the award decision are Past Performance (more important) and price. Contractors must be properly registered in the System for Award Management (SAM) and the Joint Certification Program (JCP) in order to receive any controlled attachments. Offerors may obtain information on SAM registration and annual confirmation requirements by calling 1-866-606-8220 or via the internet at https://www.sam.gov. Information about the JCP is located at http://www.dlis.dla.mil. The controlled attachments will be posted to FedBizOps at the same time the solicitation is posted. FedBizOps may be accessed at http://www.fbo.gov. The solicitation will be available on or about 28 JAN 2016 at the FBO website listed above; no hard copies of the solicitation will be mailed. The solicitation closing date will be on or about 25 FEB 2016. When the solicitation is available, all responsible parties may submit a proposal for this procurement which will be considered by the Government. This is not a Request for Proposal. If any interested parties have questions concerning this Government procurement please contact Mr. Terry Jenkins, Contract Specialist, at the following points of contact: Phone Number: 812-854-3627; Email Address:
[email protected]. Responses should include availability, budgetary cost estimate, and lead time of the solution, as well as, whether a demonstration unit can be provided to expedite the Government decision making process. All interested parties are encouraged to submit company and product literature, a white paper no longer than 5 pages, and/or other pertinent information, such as a description with performance parameters and a statement of current availability, summary of prior testing, test reports, a budgetary estimate of test articles, production units, and production quantity breaks and identify other Government contracts with similar efforts for the Government's consideration. Responses to the RFI Sources Sought Market Survey shall include the following: Submitter's Name Street Address, City, State, Zip Code Business Size Point of Contact (POC) POC Telephone Announcement Number: N00164-16-S-NB14 Please include the purpose/explanation of the response to the Sources Sought, i.e. to better understand the Government requirements; to potentially become a viable option for future requirement as your company currently meets all of the Government requirements. The Government may contact RFI respondents to get clarification on the information submitted. At the current time, NO FUNDING IS AVAILABLE for contractual efforts. This RFI/sources sought does not constitute an Invitation for Bids (IFB), a Request for Quote (RFQ), or a Request for Proposal (RFP) and it should not be construed as a commitment of any kind by the Government to issue a formal solicitation or ultimately award a contract. The US Government is in no way liable to pay for or reimburse any companies or entities that respond to this announcement. Any costs incurred by interested companies in response to this announcement will NOT be reimbursed. Market Survey information may be submitted to the Point of Contact any time prior to the expiration of this announcement. The Point of Contact for this effort is Terry Jenkins, e-mail:
[email protected] or Telephone: 812-854-3627. The mailing address is: NAVSURFWARCENDIV Crane, attention Terry Jenkins, Code 0241 Bldg 121, 300 Highway 361, Crane, IN 47522-5001. If any part of the submittal is classified, please contact the POC for appropriate submission information. All information marked as proprietary information will be safeguarded to prevent disclosures to non-government personnel and entities. Your interest in the response is appreciated.