SOURCES SOUGHT
58 -- Deplyable Special Forces Headsets - Draft Specifications
- Notice Date
- 7/27/2017
- Notice Type
- Sources Sought
- NAICS
- 334220
— Radio and Television Broadcasting and Wireless Communications Equipment Manufacturing
- Contracting Office
- Department of Homeland Security, United States Coast Guard (USCG), C4IT (C3CEN), Coast Guard Blvd, Portsmouth, Virginia, 23703, United States
- ZIP Code
- 23703
- Solicitation Number
- HSCG44-17-I-RFI069
- Archive Date
- 8/23/2017
- Point of Contact
- Jessica Coltz, Phone: 7576866846
- E-Mail Address
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jessica.l.coltz@uscg.mil
(jessica.l.coltz@uscg.mil)
- Small Business Set-Aside
- N/A
- Description
- Draft Specifications Request for Information for Commercially Available Solutions for Deployable Specialized Forces Headsets HSCG44-17-I-RFI069 Disclaimer and Important Notes: This posting is a Request for Information (RFI) from interested vendors and is issued solely for informational and planning purposes. This posting is not a Request for Proposals or a Request for Quotations, and it is not considered to be a commitment by the Government to award a contract nor is the Government responsible for any costs incurred in furnishing information provided under this RFI. No basis for claim against the Government shall arise as a result from a response to this RFI or Government use of any information provided. Further, the Coast Guard is not at this time seeking proposals and will not accept unsolicited proposals. No proprietary, classified, confidential, or sensitive information should be included in your response to this RFI. The Government reserves the right to use any information provided by respondents for any purpose deemed necessary and legally appropriate, including using technical information provided by respondents in any resultant solicitation. Responses will assist the Government in determining the availability of potential solutions and commercial products in the market. At this time no solicitation exists; therefore, Do Not Request a Copy of the Solicitation. It is the responsibility of the potential offerors to monitor this site for additional information pertaining to this requirement. Requirement: The Department of Homeland Security, U.S. Coast Guard (USCG) Command, Control, and Communications Engineering Center (C3CEN) requests information on a commercially viable solution for a modular maritime communications headset that meets the requirements identified in enclosure 1 Deployable Specialized Forces Modular Maritime Communications Headset (USCG Headset Requirement). Submission of Information: Interested parties are encouraged to submit a response which supports the company's claim that it presently has a commercial solution that provides the technology, performance, and functionality required to satisfy the requirements or submit a response which identifies areas in the system requirements your company can not meet. The Coast Guard's requirement may be refined based on knowledge gained from RFI submissions. Specifically, any interested parties are requested to provide the following information: 1. Name of Company and DUNS number 2. Point of contact and phone number 3. Size of Business according to North American Industry Classification System (NAICS) Code 334220. 4. Positive statement of your interest in this procurement as a prime contractor 5. Description of your product that might fill this requirement: a. What type of products do you offer that might fill this requirement? b. Provide a description of your product's system capabilities and performance, environmental specifications, physical dimensions, power requirements, and remote communications capabilities. c. Also include information regarding scalability of the system for use on fixed and rotary aircraft platforms. d. Provide information on your product's capability to manage classified information. e. Provide information how your product is suitable for a maritime environment which may include exposure to salt spray, salt water immersion, salt fog, high humidity, shock and vibration. f. Do you offer these products commercially? (Is this item under a current GSA Schedule or do you currently have a contract for this product/service with any other Federal Agency?) g. Do you offer a commercial product that could be modified to fulfill this need? h. Do you believe there is a better method of fulfilling this requirement? If so, provide an alternative solution. i. Do you offer quantity or other discounts to your customers? j. Do you have licensing requirements? k. What are your warranty terms, if any? l. Provide information for any additional charges for special packaging and marking? m. Do you have a commercial catalog for a related group of products or services? n. What is your average delivery lead time for this type of product? o. Do you provide operation and maintenance manuals? p. Provide a list of any proprietary data/components or embedded components for this product or data associated with this item? q. Existing technical documentation and brochures are welcome as attachments as well as product catalogs and price lists. r. Provide information on prior Government and commercial purchases of the same type (pricing, performance, and customer satisfaction data) s. Provide description of any built in test feature, a flow chart of the system analysis, and a list of the circuit card or assembly level bit resolution. t. What is your operational life cycle? u. What is your repairable life cycle? v. Please provide how your product meets our requirements and if modifications are required. Are modified versions currently sold in the commercial market? w. Please provide available documentation that demonstrates compliance with the attached specifications. x. Noted comments on the Documents are encouraged. Comments/questions/concerns are encouraged and should be sent in writing to D05-SMB-C4ITSC-CPD-C3CEN-TeamC@uscg.mil. Upon receiving feedback, the Coast Guard will assess all input and its impact on the development of the final specifications. Contractors doing business with the Government are required to register in the System for Award Management (SAM) database before they can be awarded a contract. A template containing the information for registration can be found at: https://www.sam.gov/portal/public/SAM/ Responses must be no longer than fifteen pages in length. Technical documentation, brochures, if included, do not count in the fifteen page maximum. Submit your response by 3:00 PM EST on August 8, 2017 to D05-SMB-C4ITSC-CPD-C3CEN-TeamC@uscg.mil.
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