APPROVED(PRAS-00212) PL EA-Airborne EW RFI.pdf

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Request for Information (RFI)

Title: Airborne Electromagnetic Warfare (EW)

GENERAL INFORMATION

Document Type: Sources Sought

Notice ID: W56KGY-25-R-KC03

Classification Code: 58 – Communications, Detection and Coherent Radiation

NAICS Code: 334511 – Search, Detection, Navigation, Guidance, Aeronautical, and Nautical System and Instrument Manufacturing

Set Aside: N/A

Agency: Department of the Army

Office: Army Contracting Command

Command Location: ACC-APG (W56KGY) Division C 6631 Cyber Street, Bldg. 5100 Aberdeen Proving Ground, Maryland 21005-1846

THIS IS A REQUEST FOR INFORMATION (RFI) ONLY. In accordance with FAR 15.201(e), responses to these notices are not offers and cannot be accepted by the Government to form a binding contract. This RFI is issued solely for information and planning research purposes;

it does not constitute a Request for Proposal (RFP) or promise to issue an RFP in the future. This RFI does not commit the Government to contract for any supply or service whatsoever. Further the Army is not at this time seeking proposals and will not accept unsolicited proposals.

Responders are advised that the Government will not pay for any information or administrative costs incurred in response to this RFI; all costs associated with responding to this RFI will be solely at the interested party’s expense. Not responding to this RFI does not preclude participation in any future RFP, if any is issued. If a solicitation is released, it will be synopsized on SAM.gov website.

It is the responsibility of the potential offerors to monitor these sites for additional information pertaining to this requirement.

Requirements:

Description: The Government is exploring potential sources of demonstrated, available, and operational state-of-the-art Airborne Electromagnetic Warfare (EW) solutions that provide EW Situational Awareness & Electromagnetic Attack capabilities. The Government requests industry partners to define specific capabilities, technology maturity, and specify any additional

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development and integration required. Additionally, the Government requests industry partners to identify technical growth opportunities and utilization of open system architectures.

White Paper: The Government requests that interested parties submit white papers that fully describe their system capabilities in detail. The white paper should NOT contain information that exceeds a Controlled Unclassified Information (CUI) level. If respondents possess higher-level information relevant to the RFI, they should indicate this in the white paper to be discussed via a one-on-one meeting if the Government elects to do so. The white paper shall detail:

1. Technical specifications

a. Performance parameters and capabilities as specified in the CUI requirements. A copy of the CUI requirements may be provided upon request.

2. System Readiness

a. Integration, certification, demonstration, and production information as specified in the CUI requirements. A copy of the CUI requirements may be provided upon request.

3. Provide non-binding cost and schedule for:

a. Integration of system onto aerial platform to demonstrate capability.

b. Procurement of 1, 5 and 10 systems, and any non-recurring engineering as necessary.

The Government may elect to conduct one-on-one discussions up to the SECRET level at Aberdeen Proving Ground, MD based on its analysis of the RFI response, to include the quality of submission and level and scope of the information provided. Such discussions would only be intended to gather further clarification of potential capability in the development of requirements.

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Response Guidelines:

Responding to this RFI Interested parties shall submit a white paper of their capability, including any technical data, qualification and certification test data, logistics documentation and/or past performance data, in response to this RFI via Department of Defense Secure Access File Exchange (DoD SAFE) no later than 4:00 PM Eastern Daylight Time on 10 June 2025. The response date denoted on SAM.Gov shall hold precedence.

A copy of the CUI requirements may be provided through DoD SAFE upon request. All requests for the draft requirements must be made no later than 03 June 2025.

Responses shall be submitted via encrypted and password protected DoD SAFE link for submissions not to exceed CUI level.

DoD SAFE link and a copy of CUI requirements may be requested by the Company Point of Contact from the following:

Contract Specialist: Ms. Kellie Clavijo, kellie.r.clavijo.civ@army.mil Technical Mailbox: usarmy.apg.peo-iews.mbx.plea-industry@army.mil

Requests and submissions related to this RFI shall include the following subject line:

Airborne Electromagnetic Warfare – “Your Company Name”

Response Format Responses shall be submitted in Microsoft Word Office compatible format using a 12-point font size or larger. White paper submissions cannot exceed 10 pages, including cover and administrative pages. Responses must specifically describe the interested party’s capability to meet the requirements outlined in this RFI and include the following:

• Company name

• Address

• DUNS Number

• CAGE Code

• Point of Contract (POC)

• Email address

• Telephone number

Additionally, please state if your company is foreign owned, either directly or indirectly.

mailto:kellie.r.clavijo.civ@army.mil mailto:usarmy.apg.peo-iews.mbx.plea-industry@army.mil

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Questions:

The Government will not address any questions from industry related to the RFI, other than submission instructions, at this time.

Disclaimer:

This RFI is not an RFP and is not to be construed as a commitment by the Government to issue a solicitation or ultimately award a contract. Responses will not be considered as proposals, nor will any award be made as a result of this synopsis.

The Government does not intend to pay for information received in response to this RFI.

Responders to this invitation are solely responsible for all expenses associated with responding to this RFI. This RFI will be the basis for collecting information on capabilities available. This RFI is issued solely for information and planning purposes. Proprietary information and trade secrets, if any, must be clearly marked on all materials. All information received in this RFI that is marked “Proprietary” will be handled accordingly. Please be advised that all paper submissions become Government property and will not be returned.

NOTE THE GOVERNMENT IS UNDER NO OBLIGATION TO CONDUCT

DISCUSSIONS OR REQUEST DEMONSTRATIONS, NOR IS IT LIABLE FOR ANY

COSTS OR EXPENSES INCURRED IN RESPONDING TO THIS RFI.