National Airspace System (NAS) G/G Protocol Converter (GPC) Draft Specifications

This is a presolicitation market survey. Please see attachments and links for the complete announcement. 

Purpose

The purpose of this notice is to:

1. Provide an update to anticipated NAS VoICE near-term market research and acquisition schedules.
2. Provide draft documents and request feedback on Section 2, FAA Anticipated GPC:
   1. Attachment 01, Draft GPC System Specification, dated February 13, 2023. This is the third release of the draft document.
   2. Attachment 02, Draft GPC Analog Interphone Interface Requirements Document (IRD), dated February 13, 2023. This is the third release of the draft document.
3. Request feedback on Section 3, GPC Capabilities and Transition Strategies.
4. Request feedback on Section 4, Sources Sought/Solicitation of Interest.

Attachments/Links:

1. Attachment 01, Draft GPC Specification dated February 13, 2023
2. Attachment 02, Draft GPC Analog Interphone IRD dated February 13, 2023
3. Attachment 03, GPC Capabilities and Transition Strategies dated March 30, 2023
4. Attachment 04, FAA NAS VoICE Public Announcements dated March 30, 2023
5. Attachment 05, Industry Comments Form
6. Link 1, RFI: FAA VoICE RFI-1, May 2019 (Notice ID: 33629)
7. Link 2, National Airspace System VoICE Notice #2, March 2020 (Notice ID: 693KA8-20-RFI-VoICE-2).
8. Link 3, National Airspace System (NAS) G/G Protocol Converter (GPC), Nov 2020 (Notice ID: 693KA8-21-RFI-GPC-01).
9. Link 4, National Airspace System (NAS) G/G Protocol Converter (GPC) Draft System Specification and IRD, March 2021 (Notice ID: 693KA8-21-RFI-GPC-02).

Disclaimer

This is not a screening information request (SIR) or request for proposal. The FAA is not seeking or accepting unsolicited proposals. The FAA is seeking interested sources that are capable of fulfilling the FAA’s requirements.

In accordance with A.M.S. Policy 3.2.1.2.1, this market survey is to solicit statements of interest and capabilities from interested business concerns. This market survey also seeks to identify potential vendors for this work, including groups of business teams.

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

Participation in this market survey is voluntary and respondents may choose to respond to all or some of the requests. Submissions in response to this market survey announcement must be relevant to the subject of the market survey and the survey questions. Responses will be reviewed by U.S. Government employees and a limited number of Government 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 vendor’s expense.

Instructions for Submittals

See notice provided as attachment.