National Airspace System (NAS) G/G Protocol Converter (GPC) Draft SIR, Part 1

8/29/2024

Purpose

This is a pre-solicitation Screening Information Request (SIR) notice for the FAA’s VoICE over IP Communication Enterprise (VoICE) Ground-to-Ground Protocol Converter (GPC) System. This notice advises industry of the FAAs intent to issue a competitive, unrestricted SIR in accordance with AMS Procurement Guidance T3.2.2.3, Complex Source Selection.

This notice serves the following purposes:

1. Solicits industry comments on the GPC pre-solicitation draft SIR 693KA8-24-PSIR-GPC-01, Sections B – K (Sections L & M will be posted at a later date);
2. Solicits industry feedback regarding potential improprieties in the SIR that are apparent prior to issuance of the final SIR; and
3. Announces FAA’s Intent to Conduct a GPC Pre-Solicitation Industry Day and One-on-Ones.

Instructions for Submittal

Industry feedback will be considered in the preparation of formal solicitations. Draft SIR Comments and FAA responses will be posted on the SAM website. No comments, questions, or inquiries shall be made to any Government person other than the point of contact identified below.

Responses must be submitted via e-mail to:

Alessha M. Mason

Contracting Officer, AFN/AAQ-320

9-AWA-VoiceInfo@faa.gov and alessha.m.mason@faa.gov

The email subject line must state the SAM.gov Notice ID followed by the company name. Responses must be submitted only in electronic format. Responses must be submitted using the attached Industry Comment Form (Excel file). Telephone calls or paper submissions will not be accepted. Any proprietary or confidential information contained in the submissions must be appropriately marked.

All submissions in response to this notice must be received no later than October 15, 2024, by 3:00 PM EDT. Submissions prior to October 15, 2024, will be accepted.

Disclaimers

This is not a screening information request (SIR) or request for proposal. The FAA is not seeking or accepting unsolicited proposals. In accordance with Acquisition Management System (AMS) Policy 3.2.1.3.8, this pre-release of the draft SIR, is an important part of communication with industry and both beneficial to industry, as well as the FAA, providing opportunity for the FAA to gauge interested sources and for industry to provide feedback.

For questions about FAA’s acquisition policies, please visit https://fast.faa.gov, which provides the FAA’s AMS Policy and Guidance as well as provisions and clauses used by the FAA in its acquisitions.

Participation in this pre-solicitation notice is voluntary and respondents may choose to respond to all or some of the requests. Submissions in response to this pre-solicitation notice announcement must be relevant to the subject of the pre-solicitation notice. Responses will be reviewed by U.S. Government employees and a limited number of FAA support contractors working under non-disclosure agreements.

All costs associated with the preparation or submission of responses is the responsibility of the potential source. The U.S. Government will not pay for an information received or costs incurred in preparing the response to the market survey. Any cost associated with the market survey submission, therefore, is solely at the interested contractor’s expense.

If this announcement is being viewed from other than the System for Award Management (SAM) website, some information or attachments may not transfer correctly. Please check the FAA’s contracting opportunities website http://sam.gov frequently for any updates and amendments to this announcement.

Full SAM notice is provided in the attached document titled "GPC Draft SIR Notice_693KA8-24-PSIR-GPC-01-Part 1_20240829"