Boresight Equipment Modification
Added: Nov 21, 2016 12:29 pm THIS IS NOT A NOTICE OF SOLICITATION ISSUANCE, BUT RATHER A SOURCES SOUGHT that will allow the Government to identify interested sources capable of meeting the requirement. The information sought herein is for planning purposes only and shall not be construed as a request for quote (RFQ), Request for proposal (RFP), Invitation for Bid (IFB), or as an obligation or commitment on the part of the Government to acquire any product or service. There shall be no basis for claims against the Government as a result of information submitted in response to the Sources Sought. The Government does not intend to award a contract on the basis of this Sources Sought, or otherwise pay for any information submitted by respondents to this request. This notice is for market research purposes only and is not indicative of a full requirement.The United States Special Operations Command (USSOCOM), Technology Application Contracting Office (TAKO) is interested in identifying potential vendors who have the necessary capabilities for the development and delivery of personality modules, software, fixtures/hardware and procedures to modify/enable four (4) Textron Advanced Boresight Equipment (ABE) 410As to be used to align/realign electro-optical sensors/mechanisms on rotary-wing aircraft. The Textron ABE 410A is a gyro-stabilized, electro-optical angular measurement system designed to align systems on land, sea and air vehicles.Potential sources are requested to submit a brief summary of their capabilities.This Sources Sought is the initiation of market research under Federal Acquisition Regulation (FAR), Part 10, and does not constitute a Request for Proposal (RFP) or a promise to issue an RFP in the future. The information collected may be used by the Government to explore acquisition options and strategies. All information received in response to this Sources Sought that is properly marked as "proprietary" will be protected as proprietary information. Such information will be reviewed by a team comprised of Government as well as contractor personnel hired to provide technical assistance for the Government's preparation of an acquisition strategy.All members of the team will be reminded of their obligation to protect such information to the maximum extent permitted or required by the Economic Espionage Act, 18 U.S.C. 1831 et seq., and other applicable statutes or regulations. In addition, Government members will be reminded of their obligations to afford protection under the Trade Secrets Act, 18 U.S.C. 1905. All contractor members are required to protect the information by the terms of their contracts. The Government will make a determination whether or not contractor personnel have organizational conflicts of interest that could adversely affect protection of the information. In an effort to ease the coordination for potential need of nondisclosure agreements between multiple parties as part of the Government's market research, the Government will treat all notice responses as proprietary and to disclose the contents only for the purpose of Government market research and acquisition planning activities. All proprietary information is submitted with the above understanding that these contractor technical experts will have access and should be marked accordingly. The Government shall not be liable for, or suffer any consequential damages, for any proprietary information not properly identified.All interested, capable, and responsible sources that would like to respond to this sources sought are encouraged to provide a statement of interest along with supporting data via email to Carol Wilkinson, Contract Specialist (carol.a.wilkinson10.civ@mail.mil) no later than 11:00 am EST on 30 November 2016. Once the sources sought requirement has closed, the Government will contact individual responders for any further information required. H92241-17-R-0004 United States Special Operations Command
11/21/16, 12:29 PM Boresight Equipment Modification
Added: Aug 24, 2017 12:59 pm H92241-17-R-0004 United States Special Operations Command
8/24/17, 12:59 PM Boresight Equipment Modification
Added: Dec 08, 2016 4:07 pm The United States Special Operations Command (USSOCOM), Technology Application Contracting Office (TAKO) intends to procure services for the development and delivery of personality modules, software, fixtures/hardware and procedures to modify/enable four (4) Textron Advanced Boresight Equipment (ABE) 410As to be used to align/realign electro-optical sensors/mechanisms on rotary-wing aircraft. The Textron ABE 410A is a gyro stabilized, electro-optical angular measurement system designed to align systems on land, sea and air vehicles.The intended source for this procurement is AAI Corporation, DBA Textron Systems, 124 Industry Lane, Hunt Valley, MD 21030-3342. The intended award will result in a Firm Fixed Price (FFP) Contract consisting of a one (1) year period of performance. The associated NAICS code is 336413.The proposed contract action is for supplies or services for which the Government intends to solicit and negotiate with only one source under the authority of the FAR 6.302-1, Only one responsible source and no other supplies or services will satisfy agency requirements. Interested persons may identify their interest and capability to respond to the requirement or submit proposals. This notice of intent is not a request for competitive proposals However, all capabilities statements or proposals received within the closing date set in this synopsis will be considered by the Government. A determination by the Government not to compete with this proposed contract based upon responses to this notice is solely within the discretion of the Government. Information received will normally be considered solely for the purpose of determining whether to conduct a competitive procurement.All interested, capable, and responsible sources that would like to respond to this presolicitation synopsis are encouraged to provide a statement of interest along with supporting documentation to Contract Specialist Carol Wilkinson via email at carol.a.wilkinson10.civ@mail.mil no later than 11:00 am Eastern Time on 22 December 2016. H92241-17-R-0004 United States Special Operations Command
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