SOURCES SOUGHT
59 -- : Intent to sole-source purchase of:MC-130H Combat Talon II Signal Data Converter Low Voltage Power Supply (LVPS) NSN 6130-01-521-8466, Part Number 882630-1
- Notice Date
- 8/6/2015
- Notice Type
- Sources Sought
- NAICS
- 334511
— Search, Detection, Navigation, Guidance, Aeronautical, and Nautical System and Instrument Manufacturing
- Contracting Office
- Department of the Air Force, Air Force Material Command, PK/PZ - Robins AFB, 215 Page Rd, Robins AFB, Georgia, 31098-1611, United States
- ZIP Code
- 31098-1611
- Solicitation Number
- 6130-01-521-8466
- Archive Date
- 8/29/2015
- Point of Contact
- April M. Walls, Phone: 4789264717
- E-Mail Address
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april.walls@us.af.mil
(april.walls@us.af.mil)
- Small Business Set-Aside
- N/A
- Description
- Sources Sought LOCATION: Robins AFB, GA 31098-1813 FBO Post Title: Intent to sole-source purchase of : MC-130H Combat Talon II Signal Data Converter Low Voltage Power Supply (LVPS) NSN 6130-01-521-8466, Part Number 882630-1 SUBJECT: Market research is being conducted to identify potential sources that may possess the expertise, capabilities, and experience to meet the requirements for qualification and production of the MC-130H Combat Talon II Signal Data Converter Low Voltage Power Supply (LVPS) NSN 6130-01-521-8466, Part Number 882630-1 ITEM DESCRIPTION The Low Voltage Power Supply (LVPS) NSN 6130-01-521-8466 is installed in the Signal Data Converter (SDC), a Line Replaceable Unit (LRU) that is part of the AN/APQ-170 Multi-Mode Radar (MMR) system on board the MC-130H Combat Talon II aircraft. The APQ-170 MMR was designed and developed for the United States Air Force (USAF). The Radar was designed to support Terrain Following (TF) and Terrain Avoidance (TA) capabilities specifically for use on the Special Operations Forces (SOF) MC-130H Combat Talon II Aircraft and to provide controlled flight at very low levels and is capable of ground mapping, weather detection, terrain avoidance and beacon navigation. The LVPS provides power to the SDC which processes radar data into navigational as well as Terrain Following and Terrain Avoidance (TF/TA) video on the cockpit Video Display Terminals (VDT). Impediment to Competition: The Original Equipment Manufacturer (OEM) for this item is DRS C3 & Aviation Company, CAGE Code 66839. This item is used exclusively by the Government and specifically designed for the Radar it is used in. Because of the environment the Radar operates in and what it is designed to do, no commercial item is able to meet the user's requirements. The procured LVPS shall be qualified for use in the APQ-170 Radar. The LVPS is system critical for this Radar. It is estimated that an engineering design effort required to develop a Form, Fit, Function prototype solution, and to thoroughly test the prototype to qualify it for use in the APQ-170 Radar would far exceed the cost of acquiring this item directly from the OEM. The Government physically does not have in its possession sufficient, accurate, or legible data to purchase this part from other than the OEM. INTEREST The DLA/AWB Contracting Office intends to award a sole source contract to DRS C3 & Aviation Company, CAGE Code 66839 for the manufacture of the LVPS installed in the SDC which is an LRU of the APQ-170 MMR in support of the MC-130H Combat Talon II program. Other interested parties may identify their interest and capability to respond to the requirement no later than 14 Aug 2014 to Chris Boarman chris.boarman.1@us.af.mil or dla.dlr.proc@us.af.mil. The Government intends to procure these items using Other Than Full and Open Competition as prescribed by FAR 6.302-1, Only One Responsible Source and No Other Supplies or Services Will Satisfy Agency Requirements. DISCLAIMER T h i s s o u r c e s s ou g h t synopsis is f o r i nf or m a t i o n a l p u rpo s e s o nl y. T h i s is n o t a req u e s t f or propo s a l. I t d oe s n o t c o ns t i tu t e a s o l ic i t a t i o n, a n d s h a l l n o t be c o n s t r u e d as a c o mmi t m e n t by t he g over n m e nt. Re s p o ns e s in a n y f or m a r e n o t o ff er s, a n d t he g over n m e n t is u nd e r n o o b l i g a t i o n t o awa r d a c o nt r act as a re sul t o f t h is a nn o u n c e m e n t. N o f u n d s a r e a v ai l ab l e t o p ay f o r prep a r a t i o n o f re s po n s e s t o t h i s a nn o u n c e m e n t. A n y i nf or ma t i o n s u bm i t t e d by re s po nd e n t s t o t his t e c h n ic a l d e s c r i p t i o n is s t r ic t l y vo lu n t a r y.
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