SOURCES SOUGHT
15 -- AN/APG-73 Radar System Replacement
- Notice Date
- 3/20/2018
- Notice Type
- Sources Sought
- NAICS
- 334511
— Search, Detection, Navigation, Guidance, Aeronautical, and Nautical System and Instrument Manufacturing
- Contracting Office
- Department of the Navy, Naval Air Systems Command, Naval Air Warfare Center Aircraft Division Pax River, Building 441, 21983 Bundy Road Unit 7, Patuxent River, Maryland, 20670, United States
- ZIP Code
- 20670
- Solicitation Number
- 22006-18
- Archive Date
- 4/21/2018
- Point of Contact
- Christopher Harritt,
- E-Mail Address
-
christopher.harritt@navy.mil
(christopher.harritt@navy.mil)
- Small Business Set-Aside
- N/A
- Description
- DISCLAIMER THIS SOURCES SOUGHT IS FOR INFORMATIONAL PURPOSES ONLY. THIS IS NOT A REQUEST FOR PROPOSAL. IT DOES NOT CONSTITUTE A SOLICITATION AND SHALL NOT BE CONSTRUED AS A COMMITMENT BY THE GOVERNMENT. RESPONSES IN ANY FORM ARE NOT OFFERS AND THE GOVERNMENT IS UNDER NO OBLIGATION TO AWARD A CONTRACT AS A RESULT OF THIS ANNOUNCEMENT. NO FUNDS ARE AVAILABLE TO PAY FOR PREPARATION OF RESPONSES TO THIS ANNOUNCEMENT. ANY INFORMATION SUBMITTED BY RESPONDENTS TO THIS TECHNICAL DESCRIPTION IS STRICTLY VOLUNTARY. INTRODUCTION The Naval Air Systems Command (NAVAIR) at Patuxent River, MD announces its intention to procure a replacement to the existing AN/APG-73 radar system for United States Marine Corps (USMC) F/A-18 C/D aircraft. THIS SOURCES SOUGHT IS NOT A REQUEST FOR PROPOSAL. It is a market research tool being used to determine potential and eligible business firms capable of providing the services described herein prior to determining the method of acquisition and issuance of a Request for Proposal. The Government is not obligated to and will not pay for any information received from potential sources as a result of this sources sought. ELIGIBILITY The PSC for this requirement is 5841; the NAICS is 334511 with a size standard of 1,250 employees. All interested businesses are encouraged to respond. ANTICIPATED PERIOD OF PERFORMANCE The anticipated period of performance is 48 months. The anticipated start date is 01 October 2018. ANTICIPATED CONTRACT TYPE The contract type is to be determined. PROGRAM BACKGROUND The AN/APG-73 is installed on F/A-18 C/D aircraft. The APG-73 has been subject to ongoing maintainability, supportability, and readiness issues. To alleviate these issues, the USMC is pursuing a replacement to the APG-73. Active Electronically Scanned Array (AESA) solutions are required due to the increased reliability and sustainability requirements as well as the associated capability improvements. In order to meet fleet readiness requirements, retrofit installations will begin in 4 th Quarter 2020 and complete in 4 th Quarter 2022, for fielding of a total of 98 systems (7 fleet squadrons retrofitted with 14 replacement radars each. REQUIRED CAPABILITIES Requirements include expertise in the design and integration of AESA radar systems, specifically on F/A-18 C/D platforms to ensure size, weight, power, and cooling requirements are met with no change to the established aircraft interfaces. Familiarity with F/A-18 C/D mission computer interfaces will be required to meet the retrofit schedule stated above. AESA development and manufacturing knowledge and experience are required to fulfill this procurement within the time required. The effort will include the following: non-recurring engineering for integration of the avionics hardware with the platform, software development and test to support required development test and integration requirements. Hardware commonality with existing USN and/or USMC radar programs of record is required in order to reduce support and sustainment costs. SUBMISSION DETAILS Interested businesses shall submit a brief capabilities statement package (no more than ten 8.5 x 11 inch pages, font no smaller than 12 point, 1.5 spaced) demonstrating their ability to perform the supplies or services listed in the Required Capabilities paragraph above. Documentation should be in narrative format. The capability statement package shall be sent by mail to AIR 2.2.3.5 Contracts, Christopher Harritt, 47123 Buse Road, Building 2272, Suite 453, Patuxent River, Maryland 20670, by facsimile to (301) 757-7112, or by email to christopher.harritt@navy.mil. Submissions must be received at the office cited no later than 3:00 p.m. Eastern Standard Time on 06 April 2018. Questions or comments regarding this notice may be addressed to the above. All responses shall include Company Name, Company Address, Company Business Size, and Points-of-Contact (POC) including name, phone number, fax number and email address.
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