SOURCES SOUGHT
J -- ARC-234 Upgrade Services
- Notice Date
- 3/10/2020 12:40:03 PM
- Notice Type
- Sources Sought
- NAICS
- 811213
— Communication Equipment Repair and Maintenance
- Contracting Office
- FA8307 AFLCMC HNCK C3IN SAN ANTONIO TX 78243-7007 USA
- ZIP Code
- 78243-7007
- Solicitation Number
- FA8307-20-R-0063
- Response Due
- 3/17/2020 1:00:00 PM
- Archive Date
- 04/01/2020
- Point of Contact
- Ms. Rachel J. Sexton, Phone: 210-925-5138, Traci Hughes, Phone: 210-925-1410
- E-Mail Address
-
rachel.sexton@us.af.mil, traci.hughes.1@us.af.mil
(rachel.sexton@us.af.mil, traci.hughes.1@us.af.mil)
- Description
- This Request for Information (RFI) is in accordance with Federal Acquisition Regulation (FAR) clause 52.215-3 (Request for Information or Solicitation for Planning Purposes � Oct 1997) and is published to obtain information for use by the Air Force Cryptologic and Cyber Systems Division (CCSD), Joint Base San Antonio-Lackland, Texas, for market research and planning purposes only. This RFI is NOT a Request for Proposal, Invitation for Bid, or announcement of a solicitation.� It is intended for information or planning purposes only.� There is no bid package or solicitation document associated with this announcement.� Response to this RFI is strictly voluntary and will not affect any potential offeror's ability to submit an offer if a solicitation is released.� Any requests for a solicitation package will be disregarded.� The Government does not intend to award a contract on the basis of this RFI or otherwise pay for the information solicited.� No entitlement to payment of direct or indirect costs or charges by the Government will arise as a result of preparing submissions in response to this RFI and the Government's use of such information.� Respondents of this RFI may be requested to provide additional information/details based on their initial submittals. The Government is seeking comment from Industry partners to retrofit the ARC-234 Receiver Transmitters (RT) with a GFM Baseband Input/Output (BBIO) subassembly and repair services in support of the Air Force Life Cycle Management Center, Air & Ground COMSEC Products Branch (AFLCMC/HNCC) cryptographic modernization effort. The scope of this task is to provide production, installation, repair, training and engineering services in support of the cryptographic modernization of the ARC-234 radio. Work is required to be performed at Industry�s facility. All personnel are required to be US citizens and have security clearances at the SECRET level or higher. The primary objective of this task is to replace the current ARC-234 radio's BBIO subassembly/ module with a new subassembly/module incorporating a Programmable Cryptographic Module capable of accepting encryption algorithms via a software download. This activity will update the ARC- 234's serial, built-in human-machine interface, as well as update the ARC-234's interface for independent, platform-generated MIL-STD-1553B bus controllers for the new CM functions.� All interested, capable, and responsible sources that wish to respond to this RFI are required to electronically supply their capability responses (.doc or .pdf format) to rachel.sexton@us.af.mil and traci.hughes.1@us.af.mil, no later than 3:00PM CST, 17 March 2020.� ""ARC-234 Upgrade Services RFI Response"" must be included in the subject line.�Telephonic responses will not be accepted.
- Web Link
-
SAM.gov Permalink
(https://beta.sam.gov/opp/d1f33d7bd9c748d098734b4c6c7db18a/view)
- Place of Performance
- Address: San Antonio, TX 78243, USA
- Zip Code: 78243
- Country: USA
- Zip Code: 78243
- Record
- SN05584977-F 20200312/200310230200 (samdaily.us)
- Source
-
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