Sources Sought Announcement (SSA) for Procurement of Line Replaceable Unit (LRU) NSNs: 5998-01-693-0306 (CCA, XDR Modem) and 5998-01-693-0313 (CCA, XDR Baseband) used on the Secure Mobile Anti-Jam Reliable Tactical-Terminal (SMART-T) system

DESCRIPTION:

The Defense Logistics Agency-Aberdeen, on behalf of the Army Integrated Logistics Supply Center (ILSC), intends to acquire Circuit Card Assemblies (CCAs), NSN: 5998-01-693-0306 and 5998-01-693-0313 to support the Secure Mobile Anti-Jam Reliable Tactical-Terminal (SMART-T) program.

A minimum projection for these Line Replaceable Unit (LRU) is currently estimated at a total quantity of 50 units per each LRU. The U.S. Government cannot guarantee specific requirement for production or supply of LRU’s. Interested sources capable of supplying these items submit their best economic range quantity to achieve manufacture cost savings as part of responses to this announcement.

Requirements Description:

Both Circuit Card Assemblies (CCAs) (XDR Modem and XDR Baseband) are essential elements to the SMART-T by providing digital signal processing capabilities to the terminal.

The Government does not possess the technical data package (TDP) for the parts. The TDP is owned by the manufacturer. Detailed data for repair and/or manufacturing, inspections and test procedures and other documentation pertaining to the existing design are not available from the Army.

Name: CCA, XDR Modem

NSN: 5998-01-693-0306

P/N: D1968556-1

CAGE: 49956

QTY: 50

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Name: CCA, XDR Baseband

NSN: 5998-01-693-0313

P/N: D0983250-1

CAGE: 49956

QTY: 50

Sources that can manufacture or supply the listed parts are requested to submit information to show capability to manufacture or supply the same parts. At a minimum, information submitted should include but is not limited to the following and the questionnaire at the end of this document.

In your response, please include your company name, CAGE code, and a technical point of contract with email address and telephone number.  This information should be provided in the Contractor Questionnaire which is contained within or in an attachment form as part of this sources sought announcement.

Notice, Response due Date, and Points of Contact:

This is NOT a Request for Quote or Proposal. The Government does not intend to award a contract on the basis of this SSA or reimburse any costs associated with the preparation of responses to this SSA. This Sources sought announcement (SSA) is for planning and market research purposes only, and shall not be construed as a commitment by the Government. The information gathered from this announcement will be used to determine if responsible sources exist, and to assist in determining if this effort can be competitive and/or set aside for Small Business.  Furthermore, the Government will use the information, in part, to determine the best acquisition strategy for a potential procurement action and/or to assist in making acquisition strategy decisions in the future.

All SSA responses should be emailed to the Technical and Competition Advocate Points of Contact at the email addresses listed below. No phone inquiries will be accepted, either as a response to this action or for information requests.  All requests for information must be submitted via email to the Technical Point of Contact and the Competition Advocate.

Please submit responses by November 24th, 2022

Technical Point of Contact: Rodolfo.galindo6.civ@army.mil

Competition Advocate Point of Contact: DLA-Aberdeen – Bradley.Holtzapple@dla.mil