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SAMDAILY.US - ISSUE OF JANUARY 14, 2023 SAM #7718
SOURCES SOUGHT

58 -- AN/USQ-140(V) Multifunctional Information Distribution System (MIDS) Low Volume Terminal (LVT) Program

Notice Date

1/12/2023 6:21:43 AM
 

Notice Type

Sources Sought
 

NAICS

811 —
 

Contracting Office

FA8539 AFSC PZABA ROBINS AFB GA 31098-1670 USA
 

ZIP Code

31098-1670
 

Solicitation Number

FA8539-23-AN-USQ-140-V-MIDS-LVT
 

Response Due

1/23/2023 2:00:00 PM
 

Point of Contact

Sharyka Gurley
 

E-Mail Address

sharyka.gurley.1@us.af.mil
(sharyka.gurley.1@us.af.mil)
 

Description

***** THIS SERVES AS A REQUEST FOR INFORMATION ONLY***** The MIDS LVT are currently repaired by ViaSat Inc under contract FA8539-18-D-0002. The RMC/ RMSC code for the MIDS LVT program is R3/D. The �R� indicates the data or the rights to use the data needed to purchase this part from additional sources are not owned by the Government. The Repair Suffix Code (RMSC) is a ""D"" which indicates that data needed to compete for contract repair is not physically available. �This service has been performed multiple times by Data Link Solutions LLC, which is the original manufacturer of the MIDS LVT program. The technical data required to organically repair or compete the repair is not owned by the Government, and is uneconomical to acquire the data by purchase or to reverse engineer the item. No samples are available for potential suppliers to evaluate. Contractor shall furnish all material, support equipment, tools, test equipment, and services. �The contractor is responsible for providing, maintaining, and calibrating all support equipment required at their facility or a subcontractor�s facility.� Contractor furnished material or parts used for replacement shall equal or exceed the quality of the original material or parts. L3HARRIS (CAGE:�06401 ) is the equipment manufacturer of the MIDS LVT program and the sole source of repair for the National Stock Numbers (NSNs) listed in this RFI. Contractors/Institutions responding to this market research are placed on notice that participation in this survey may not ensure participation in future solicitations or contract awards.� The government will not reimburse participants for any expenses associated with their participation in this survey. FAR 52.215-3, Request for Information or Solicitation for Planning Purposes (Oct 1997) applies to this request for proposal: (a) The Government does not intend to award a contract on the basis of this request or to otherwise pay for the information solicited except as provided in subsection 31.205-18 Bid and Proposal (B&P) Costs, of Federal Acquisition Regulation (b) Although ""proposal"" and ""offeror"" are used in this Request for Information, your response will be treated as information only.� It shall not be used as a proposal. (c) This solicitation is issued for the purpose of: informational planning and budgetary forecasting by the government.
 

Web Link

SAM.gov Permalink
(https://sam.gov/opp/e692789a7ad34b228abd6fff2109e71d/view)
 

Place of Performance

Address: Carlsbad, CA 92009, USA

Zip Code: 92009

Country: USA
 

Record

SN06563538-F 20230114/230112230113 (samdaily.us)
 

Source

SAM.gov Link to This Notice
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