2025 Market Survey for FANS.pdf

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MARKET SURVEY ANNOUNCEMENT

1. Introduction/Purpose

This Market Survey is issued in accordance with the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) Acquisition Management System (AMS) Section 3.2.1.2.1.

The Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) has a requirement to provide support for the Reduced Vertical Separation Minima (RVSM) for Future Air Navigation Systems (FANS) and is seeking potential vendors to achieve important goals of problem resolution, system performance assurance, and planning and testing of operations for the Regional Groups.

The purpose of this Market Survey is to:

1) Collect Business Capability information for potential vendors;

2) Seek market interest and gain knowledge of potential approaches for meeting FANS requirements;

3) Determine the capabilities and interest of vendors to support the FANS.

2. Background

The primary monitoring responsibility in the oceanic environment is analyzing and pursuing resolutions to Future Air Navigation System (FANS) data link problem reports from stakeholders (typically aircraft operators and air navigation service providers) in the South Pacific, North and Central Pacific, and North Atlantic regions. The Air Navigation Service Provider (ANSP) Regional Group member data link service providers, satellite communications service providers, airframe operators, avionics manufacturers, and air frame manufacturers are responsible for submitting systems problem reports and performance data. The Regional Groups have a requirement to evaluate, investigate, and recommend the disposition of problems to stakeholders in order that solutions can be formulated.

The ANSP Regional Groups have designated the Contractor as the Central Reporting Agency (CRA) or North Atlantic Data Link Monitoring Agency (NAT DLMA). The Regional Group's member data link service providers, satellite communications service providers, airframe operators, avionics manufacturer’s airframe manufacturers, and ANSPs will submit system problem reports and performance data to the Contractor. The Contractor must be responsible for the evaluation, investigation, and recommendation of the disposition of problems to stakeholders in order that solutions can be formulated.

The Contractor must also analyze and collate performance data, when submitted, in the evaluation and recommendation of disposition of problem reports. The Contractor must support FAA activities as directed by the COR in support of the Regional Group meetings. The contemplated period of performance of the requirement is five (5) years, which consists of one (l) base year and four (4) option years.

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1. Nature of Competition

The acquisition strategy for the anticipated procurement has not been determined at this time. This market survey will assist the FAA in determining an acquisition approach that may include inter-governmental resources and/or competitive processes utilizing unrestricted competition, small business or other socio-economic designation set-aside options.

2. Incumbent Contractor (if applicable)

The incumbent contractor for this procurement is Boeing Co., Seattle, WA, Contract #

693KA7-21-C-00010.

3. Standard Language

The notice is for informational and planning purposes only. This is not a Screening Information Request or Request for Proposals of any kind. The FAA is not seeking or accepting unsolicited proposals. The FAA will not pay for any information received or costs incurred in preparing the response to the market survey and any costs associated with the market survey submittal is solely at the interested vendor’s expense.

4. North American Industry Classification System (NAICS) Code

The NAICS code projected for this procurement is 541990, all other professional, scientific and technical services, with an applicable size standard of $19,500.000.00.

5. Capability Statement

The FAA requests a capability statement from all respondents that addresses the following (in order):

a) Type of services provided by your firm (including teammates or subcontractors) that demonstrate the knowledge, capability, and experience described above.

b) Experience working with government agencies or private industry that provide similar or like services. (Include contract numbers)

Please limit your capability statement to five pages.

6. Submittal Requirements for Market Survey

To be considered responsive to this market survey, respondents are requested to provide responses as directed below. You are encouraged to submit nonproprietary information to the greatest extent possible; however, if you do submit proprietary information, please mark all proprietary information included in the responses as such. As a follow-up to this market survey, the Contracting Officer (CO) may contact some, all or none of the respondents, for one-on-one meetings to obtain additional information regarding their response.

This market survey is being issued as an initial attempt to seek industry insight and may result in more industry outreach activities. Interested vendors must respond with

Market Survey Announcement 08_06_2025 3 information that describes their knowledge, experience, and capabilities to meet the requirements set forth in Attachment A-Statement of Work (SOW). The FAA intends to review all response submittals to gain an understanding of the knowledge, experience, and capabilities of participants in the subject market. Any vendor responding to this notice must also complete and submit Attachment B, the Business Declaration Form.

7. Delivery of Submittals Responses to this market survey shall be submitted to the FAA via e-mail to chontice.boykin@faa.gov no later than 12p.m. EDT, August 27, 2025. The point of contact for questions or clarifications pertaining to this market survey is Chontice Boykin at chontice.boykin@faa.gov. No telephone inquiries will be accepted. The responses to this request are to be provided with a cover letter on company letterhead. Responses are limited to six (6) pages at 12-point font. (The cover letter, Business Declaration form and capability statement do not count toward the (6) page count.)

Responses and completion of the following attachments are required with the submittal of the Vendor’s information.

1) Capability Statement

2) Completed Business Declaration form (Attachment B)

8. Attachments

(a) Draft Statement of Work/Specification,

(b) Business Declaration Form