CAT-F Sources Sought - 24OCT23.pdf

COMMON ARMAMENT TESTER FOR FIGHTER (CAT-F)

SOURCES SOUGHT: FA8533-23-S-CATF

The Government is conducting market research under the North American Industry Classification System (NAICS) Code 334515 and Product Supply Code (PSC) 4920 to identify potential sources that possess products and innovative technological solutions to meet United States Air Force (USAF) requirements for a Common Armament Tester (CAT-F). The CAT-F shall possess capabilities to execute pre-load and fault isolation testing across the F-16, F-15, and A-10 fighter aircraft platforms. The CAT-F will accomplish armament pre-load and fault isolation testing at the Organizational Level (O-LVL) flightline and Intermediate Level (I-LVL) back shop replacing the legacy testers in Table 1 - Legacy Armament Testers. The associated Alternate Mission Equipment (AME) to be tested under the CAT-F are identified in Attachment A. The Government provides CAT-F draft requirements for industry review and comment in Attachment B, Draft CAT-F Requirements.

Weapon System Legacy Armament Tester Quantity F-16 Armament Circuits Preload Test Set (ACPTS) 177

F-16 Stores Systems Tester (SST) Fault Isolation 214

F-15 Stores Management Subsystem Test Set (SMSSTS) (T-197) Fault Isolation

F-15 Stores Management System Test Set (SMSTS) (T-198) 120

F-15 Armament Circuits Preload Test Set (ACPTS) (T-199) 59

A-10 Portable Automatic Test Set (PATS-70/A) Armament 38

A-10 Stray Voltage Tester (SVT) / Digital Voltage Detector (DVD) 91

Table 1: Legacy Armament Testers

Attachment A - Alternate Mission Equipment (AME) Listing

Attachment B - Draft CAT-F Requirements

Attachment C - Contractor Capability Survey Contractor Capability is to provide your company’s responses to the Capability Survey Part I and Part II.

The Government requests a single point of contact be provided should the Government require further inquiry on information provided. All capability question responses should be submitted in a clear and concise format. Respondents should indicate which portions, if any, of their response are proprietary and should mark them accordingly. Marketing material is considered an insufficient response to this information request All responses shall be submitted shall be transmitted in a word document or adobe pdf format. Attachments shall not exceed 10 MB per email and multiple are determined acceptable. Request responses to this capability survey to be received no later than Thursday, 16 Nov 2012: 1200 EST. Submit responses to all personnel listed below.

Daniel E. Bennett Program Manager daniel.bennett.28@us.af.mil Sandra E. Harvey Contracting Officer sandra.harvey.2@us.af.mil Charles D. Roberts Program Manager charles.roberts.21.ctr@us.af.mil

While industry sources are requested to provide full and comprehensive responses to the questionnaire, all information is voluntary, and the Government will not reimburse sources in any way for responses provided.

Likewise, a company’s participation in the market research via the Contractor Capability Survey does not obligate the Government to enter into any contractual agreement, either formally or informally with a company.

COMMON ARMAMENT TESTER FOR FIGHTER (CAT-F)

SOURCES SOUGHT: FA8533-23-S-CATF

In accordance with Federal Acquisition Regulation (FAR) 52.215-3:

(a) The Government does not intend to award a contract on the basis of this market research or to otherwise pay for the information solicited except as an allowable cost under other contracts as provided in subsection 31.205- 18, Bid and proposal costs, of the FAR.

(b) Although "proposal" and "offeror" are used in this Sources Sought Synopsis, your response will be treated as informational only. It shall not be used as a proposal.

(c) This Sources Sought is issued for the purpose of market research.