SOURCES SOUGHT
16 -- : Intent to sole-source purchase of 5841-01-567-5716CY, APX-124 Identification Friend or Foe (IFF) Radar Transponder (RT)
- Notice Date
- 11/23/2015
- 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 Materiel Command, PK/PZ - Robins AFB, 215 Page Rd, Robins AFB, Georgia, 31098-1611, United States
- ZIP Code
- 31098-1611
- Solicitation Number
- FD20601600318
- Archive Date
- 12/17/2015
- Point of Contact
- April M. Walls, Phone: 4789264717
- E-Mail Address
-
april.walls@us.af.mil
(april.walls@us.af.mil)
- Small Business Set-Aside
- N/A
- Description
- Sources Sought Template (Intent to Purchase on Sole-Source Basis) FROM: Keith Capra/407 SCMS/GULBD TO: DLA Aviation Procurement Operations at Warner Robins (SPRWA1) LOCATION: Robins AFB, GA 31098-1813 FBO Post Title: Intent to sole-source purchase of 5841-01-567-5716CY, APX-124 Identification Friend or Foe (IFF) Radar Transponder (RT) 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 APX-124 IFF RT NSN 5841-01-567-5716CY, PN 1072925G-2. ITEM DESCRIPTION The APX-124 IFF RT is only used on the Air Force F-16 aircraft and is an identification system designed for command and control. It enables military and national (civilian-located ATC) interrogation systems to identify aircraft, vehicles, or forces as friendly and to determine their bearing and range from the interrogator. Impediment to Competition: The original equipment manufacturer for this item is BAE (CAGE 80249), which maintains its configuration by part number and software version. The Government does not own any data, drawings, schematics, or any other releasable technical data in support of this requirement. As a result, BAE is the only known source with adequate knowledge of the APX-124 system performance requirements and possession of the required technical data and capabilities needed to produce this item and ensure compatibility of the equipment. INTEREST The DLA/AWB Contracting Office intends to award a sole source contract to BAE for the manufacture of the APX-124 IFF RT in support of the F-16 aircraft. Other interested parties may identify their interest and capability to respond to the requirement no later than 2 Dec 2015 to Keith Capra via email keith.capra.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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