SOURCES SOUGHT
R -- Communications, Navigation and Surveillance (CNS) and Air Traffic Management Systems (ATMS)
- Notice Date
- 4/15/2013
- Notice Type
- Sources Sought
- NAICS
- 541330
— Engineering Services
- Contracting Office
- Department of Transportation, Research and Innovative Technology Administration, Volpe National Transportation Systems Center, 55 Broadway, Kendall Square, Cambridge, Massachusetts, 02142-1093
- ZIP Code
- 02142-1093
- Solicitation Number
- DTRT57-13-SS-00005
- Point of Contact
- Jeremy Barrasso, Phone: 6174942282, Carl Chin, Phone: 6174942072
- E-Mail Address
-
jeremy.barrasso@dot.gov, carl.chin@dot.gov
(jeremy.barrasso@dot.gov, carl.chin@dot.gov)
- Small Business Set-Aside
- Total Small Business
- Description
- Synopsis: 1.0 Background The U.S. Department of Transportation (U.S. DOT), Research and Innovative Technology Administration, John A. Volpe National Transportation Systems Center (Volpe Center), Cambridge, MA, is conducting market research to identify small business concerns in the Communications, Navigation and Surveillance (CNS) and Air Traffic Management Systems (ATMS) functional area. This Sources Sought does not constitute a solicitation and is not to be construed as a commitment by the Government. The Government will not pay for any effort expended in responding to this notice. 2.0 Description Contractors will be responsible for supporting the Government in the following five (5) work areas: 1. Traffic Management, including air, surface, space, and marine traffic management and control systems. Tasks may include developing new traffic management systems and modifying existing traffic management systems to achieve goals that may include improved efficiency, increased capacity, increased fuel efficiency, improved collaboration, and improved prediction accuracy 2. National Airspace System Engineering and Implementation, including planning, coordination, site surveys, assessment, interface and transition engineering, site preparation and installation to support joint Federal Aviation Administration (FAA)/Department of Defense (DOD) NAS systems 3. NextGen Concepts and Systems Engineering, including work to support a variety of NextGen and NextGen-related efforts. Support for this work requires extensive familiarity with the NextGen program/portfolio and the NextGen Implementation Plan 4. Air Traffic Safety including analysis in accordance with FAA Safety Management System (SMS) standards 5. Airport and Terminal Operations including systems engineering support to facilitate the investment decision process for FAA terminal and surveillance systems 3.0 Submission Instructions Interested small business concerns must submit a written Statement of Capabilities of sufficient detail demonstrating their experience and have the ability to provide said services at multiple, simultaneous sites, nationwide as it relates to relevant past performance (previous or current experience for the past five (5) years). Capability information shall include: Contract number; Customer (Government agency, private industry); Contracting Officer's Representative (COR) name, telephone and fax numbers; contract value and type of contract; period of performance; and description of product/services. Information provided shall be detailed and shall show technical capabilities, knowledge, and expertise so the Government can assess the ability to provide the described services in each of the above stated work areas. Additionally, small business concerns shall show knowledge of the FAA's operational domains (e.g., surface, terminal, en route), and knowledge of FAA automation systems, processes, and procedures. All of the information sought should be conveyed in no more than five (5) pages. Page size is set at 8 X 11 and text should be no smaller than 11 point. Each response must reference the Sources Sought title. Interested small businesses shall indicate whether their socio-economic small business size status (Total Small Business, 8(a) business development, Historically underutilized Business Zone, veteran-owned small business, service disabled veteran owned, small disadvantaged or woman owned small business) in the appropriate NAICS code. As a result of recent changes to the Federal Acquisition Regulation (FAR) Part 19, small business concerns must ensure that their status certifications are up to date. Interested parties must respond to this announcement in writing by April 29, 2013 at 4:00 pm Eastern Time. Telephone requests will not be honored. All responses must be submitted via e-mail to Jeremy Barrasso at Jeremy.Barrasso@dot.gov. Electronic attachments to the e-mail should be submitted in Microsoft Office 2007 (or later) productivity application formats, or any format that can be imported by Microsoft Office. 4.0 Information Availability THIS NOTICE IS NOT A REQUEST FOR PROPOSAL. This notice is for information and planning purposes only, and is a market research tool to determine the availability and adequacy of potential small business sources prior to determining the method of acquisition and possible issuance of a Request for Proposal. The notice does not constitute a solicitation for bids, quotations, and proposals, and is not to be construed as a commitment by the Government. The information provided herein is subject to change and in no way binds the Government to solicit for or award a competitive contract. The Government is not obligated to and will not pay for any information received from potential sources as a result of response to this Sources Sought notice. The Government will not pay for any materials provided in response to this synopsis and submittals will not be returned to the sender. Submissions must be disclosable to the public or the submitter should provide a summary statement that can be disclosed to the public with fuller supporting information that is clearly marked as restricted. The Government will use customary means to safeguard proprietary information, but only when such information is (1) clearly marked as proprietary; (2) is, in fact, information that could not have been obtained from another party or source; and (3) is otherwise deserving of such treatment under standards and processes described in the Freedom of Information Act (FOIA) and Executive Order 12600. For information about the Volpe Center refer to the Volpe Center website at http://www.volpe.dot.gov.
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