GEN II AS AJ Modems PAAWNS Modem Production

W52P1J-15-D-0005

Synopsis:

SOURCES SOUGHT FOR A POTENTIAL REQUIREMENT FOR THE PRODUCTION, AND SUSTAINMENT OF GENERATION II (GEN II) ANTI-SCINTILLATION/ANTI-JAM (AS/AJ) MODEMS.

THIS IS A SOURCES SOUGHT NOTICE ONLY. THIS NOTICE IS ISSUED SOLELY FOR INFORMATION AND PLANNING PURPOSES AND DOES NOT CONSTITUTE A REQUEST FOR PROPOSAL (RFP) OR A PROMISE TO ISSUE A RFP IN THE FUTURE. THE INFORMATION PROVIDED IN THIS NOTICE IS SUBJECT TO CHANGE AND IS NOT BINDING ON THE GOVERNMENT.

1.0  Purpose:

Product Manager Wideband Enterprise Satellite Systems (PdM WESS), Fort Belvoir, Virginia, is seeking information from large and small businesses (including the following subsets: Small Disadvantaged Businesses, Certified 8(a), Service-Disabled Veteran-Owned Small Businesses, HUBZone Small Businesses and Woman Owned Small Businesses) to provide the required products and services.

2.0 Required Capabilities

PdM WESS is seeking information from potential offerors for the contemplated Production of GEN II Anti-Scintillation/Anti-Jam (AS/AJ) Modems, and their sustainment support. The required Gen II AS/AJ Modems are components of the Protected Anti-Scintillation Anti-Jam Wideband Net-Centric System (PAAWNS). The PAAWNS, which is primarily intended to support the protected (anti-scintillation and anti-jamming) satellite communications (SATCOM) needs of the Missile Defense Agency (MDA), is deployed to Department of Defense (DoD) SATCOM facilities worldwide as well as to MDA deployed locations with transportable SATCOM terminals. This production acquisition pertains to the PAAWNS AS/AJ Modem component only.  PdM WESS is tentatively planning to acquire up to 40 GEN II AS/AJ Modems in support of the MDA mission to provide protected communication for the US Government. 

The required Generation II AS/AJ Modems are currently supplied by the L3Harris Corporation, Melbourne, FL. The Government does not own the drawings and software documentation for this equipment and certain Generation II AS/AJ Modem components are proprietary to the L3Harris Corporation.

The Government tentatively plans to issue a solicitation for the following:

1. 1. Production of the Generation II AS/AJ Modem Part Number A3384694
   2. Production of RF Module Assembly Part Number A3384690-1
   3. Produce KGV-91 Part Number (0N856710)
   4. Provide sustainment for Generation II AS/AJ Modem, RF Module Assembly, and KGV-91.

 

The North American Industry Classification System Code (NAICS) for this requirement is 811213: Communication Equipment Repair and Maintenance.

The estimated date of award will be 4th Quarter 2022.

 3.0 Requested Information

Responses should include:

1. Business Name and address
2. Point of Contact (Name, address, phone number, and e-mail)
3. Business Size
4. Facility Clearance level
5. Commercial and Government Entity (CAGE) code
6. Your contract vehicles that would be available to the Government for the procurement of the product and/or service, to include ENCORE III, SETI, NIH, NASA SEWP, ITES-3H, General Service Administration (GSA): OASIS, ALLIANT II, VETS, STARS II, Federal Supply Schedules (FSS) (including applicable SIN(s)), or any other Government Agency contract vehicle that allows for decentralized ordering. (This information is for market research only and does not preclude your company from responding to this notice.)
7. Current capabilities your company offers which most closely match the capabilities specified in the attached Specification and PWS. 
8. An identification of your company’s past and current customers to which your company provided similar services, including a customer/company name and point of contact, phone number, and address/e-mail where they can be contacted. 
9. Contractors shall identify any proprietary information.                                       

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4.0 Submission Instructions

Questions shall be submitted via email in written form only in Adobe Acrobat Portable Document Format (PDF) or compatible with Microsoft Office 2013/2016 suite of software.  All questions should be directed to the Primary Point of Contact below:

Shelly Hitt

Contracting Officer

shelly.a.hitt.civ@army.mil  

309-782-0875

Responses to this sources sought announcement are due no later than 02 September 2022, 0800 Central Standard Time (CST).  All responses shall be sent via email to the Primary Point of Contact below:

Shelly Hitt

Contracting Officer

shelly.a.hitt.civ@army.mil    

309-782-0875

DISCLAIMER: This Sources Sought does not constitute a Request for Proposals (RFP) or an Invitation for Bids (IFB), nor does its issuance restrict the Government as to its ultimate acquisition approach. The Government will neither award a contract solely on the basis of this notice, nor pay for any information that is submitted by respondents to the sources sought request. The Government reserves the right to contact the submitting parties, on an as required basis, for further clarification on material provided.