Attachment 1 - Brand Name Requirement Description.docx

This is a Brand Name Requirement Description attachment for a pre-solicitation sources sought notice issued by the United States Air Force, 99 CONS, Nellis AFB, NV. The solicitation number is F3GECA6105A001 for 59 TES Storage Canisters. The acquisition specifies proprietary Lockheed Martin equipment required for the Flight Test Instrumentation Airborne Data Recorder (FADR) used in conjunction with F-35 instrumentation data acquisition equipment. CLIN 0001 requires one RSM32T-LM 32 Terabyte removable memory module (RMM) and one LM-RSOD Removable Secure Operational Disk (RSOD). These items are essential components of the Lockheed Martin Enhanced Data Acquisition Recording and Telemetry (EDART) pod and cannot be functionally replaced.

This is a sources sought notice, not a solicitation; therefore, responses are not offers and cannot form binding contracts. The Government is inviting capability statements from potential sources, including small businesses, 8(a), HUBZone, and Service-Disabled Veteran-Owned small businesses. Firms must demonstrate technical compliance with the specifications, register in the System for Award Management (SAM) database, and indicate their business size relative to the 1,350-employee NAICS size standard for code 334511 (Search, Detection, Navigation, Guidance, Aeronautical, and Nautical System and Instrument Manufacturing). Respondents must also disclose their socio-economic status and any foreign ownership, control, or contemplated use of foreign national employees. No timeline for responses, solicitation decision, or award date is provided in this attachment.