EFB Sources Sought .pdf

DEPARTMENT OF THE AIR FORCE

763D ENTERPRISE SOURCING SQUADRON

SCOTT AIR FORCE BASE ILLINOIS

SOURCES SOUGHT ANNOUNCEMENT

The 763rd Enterprise Sourcing Squadron (763 ESS) Flight PKA, is seeking sources for

Electronic Flight Bags (EFB) for the 763d ESS Program Management Office (PMO).

CONTRACTING OFFICE ADDRESS: 763 ESS, 510 POW/MIA Drive, Scott AFB, IL

62225-5022

INTRODUCTION:

This is a SOURCES SOUGHT NOTICE to determine the availability and technical capability of large and small businesses (including the following subsets, Small

Disadvantaged Businesses, HUBZone Firms; Certified 8(a), Service-Disabled Veteran-

Owned Small Businesses and Woman Owned Small Business) to provide the required products and/or services.

The 763 ESS is seeking information for potential sources for Electronic Flight Bags

(EFB). With the rapid expansion and proliferation of electronic media products during many daily activities and environments, the U.S. government is seeking to harness these electronic media capabilities in an effort to reduce paper consumption and distribution costs. An EFB is an electronic display system that includes the hardware, software, and connectivity to support flight operations. Electronic Flight Bag devices can display a variety of aeronautical and mission data, interface with multiple mission essential stakeholders, and perform aircraft calculations for aircrew use during mission execution.

An EFB shall be able to exceed the utility of paper references during mission preparation, all phases of flight, and post-flight aircrew duties.

DISCLAIMER:

THIS SOURCES SOUGHT IS FOR INFORMATIONAL PURPOSES ONLY. THIS IS

NOT A REQUEST FOR PROPOSAL. IT DOES NOT CONSTITUTE A

SOLICITATION AND SHALL NOT BE CONSTRUED AS A COMMITMENT BY

THE GOVERNMENT. RESPONSES IN ANY FORM ARE NOT OFFERS AND THE

GOVERNMENT IS UNDER NO OBLIGATION TO AWARD A CONTRACT AS A

RESULT OF THIS ANNOUNCEMENT. NO FUNDS ARE AVAILABLE TO PAY

FOR PREPARATION OF RESPONSES TO THIS ANNOUNCEMENT. ANY

INFORMATION SUBMITTED BY RESPONDENTS TO THIS TECHNICAL

DESCRIPTION IS STRICTLY VOLUNTARY.

CONTRACT/PROGRAM BACKGROUND:

Contract Number: FA4452-19-F-A061

Contract Type: FFP

Incumbent and their size: Red River Computer Co., Inc.; Small

Method of previous acquisition: NETCENTS-2 Product IDIQ Contract, Small Business

Set-Aside, Firm Fixed Price, Brand Name Only

This requirement was for the purchase of:

- 603 iPad Mini 5 brand name only (BNO)

- 27 iPad Air 3 (BNO)

- CradlePoint AP-22 Router

- Apple Macbook

- Lightning to USB Cable (1m)

- Apple 12W USB Power Adapter

- iMac pro 3.5GHZ 6-Core with 12MB of L3 Cache 16 GB (4X4GB) of 1866MHZ

DDR3 ECC Dual AMD Fire Pro D500 GPUS with 3GB of GDDR5 VRAM

- Mophie Powerstation XL External Battery

- Apple Lightning Cable (1M)

- Apple 12W USB Power Adapter

- Apple IMac

- 405 Otterbox Defender Series iPad Mini 5 Case

- 17 Otterbox Defender Series iPad Air 3 Case

- Appareo Stratus 3 GPS/ADS-B

- Samsung UR59C

REQUIRED CAPABILITIES:

The 763d is seeking potential sources capable of providing the following requirements listed below.

- Touch screen capability

- USB-C for charging and power

- Built-in rechargeable battery

- Approximate 10 hours of surfing the web on Wi‐Fi or watching video on single charge

- Multiple size options for the devices that use the Apple iPadOS operating system.

- Small devices should have around an 8” screen size with dimensions around 8”x5”

- Large devices should have around an 11” screen size with dimensions around 10”x7”

- Max weight of around 1.1 lbs (500 grams) without case.

- Minimum internal memory of 256 GB with no expandable or removable media slots

- Available third-party protective cases compatible with PIVOT brand aircraft quick mounts or RAM adjustable mounting equipment.

- Device enrollment with manufacturer and direction to enrollment into Enterprise

Management system out of the box and after full device data erasure and reset without administrative handling.

- Operating system compatible with remote configuration and management for

DISA Security Technical Implementation Guide (STIG) cybersecurity requirements.

NORTH AMERICAN INDUSTRY CLASSIFICATION SYSTEM (NAICS) CODE:

The anticipated North American Industry Classification System Code (NAICS) for this requirement is 334111 - Electronic Computer Manufacturing, with the corresponding size standard of 1,250 Employees.

SUBMISSION DETAILS:

Responses should include:

1) Business name and address;

2) Name of company representative, business title and email;

3) Business Size for NAICS 334111;

4) Commercial and Government Entity (CAGE) Code;

5) Unique Entity Identifier (UEI) Number;

6) Other contract vehicles that would be available to the Government for the procurement of the products (This information is for market research only and does not preclude your company from responding to this notice.)

7) Please provide any questions or concerns you have on information within this notice and/or the NAICS code provided.

8) Interested businesses should submit a brief capabilities statement package (no more than 2 pages) demonstrating their interest and ability to provide the products listed in the Required Capabilities section of this notice.

Vendors who wish to respond to this should send responses via email No Later Than

(NLT) 20 September 2024 10:00 AM Central Time (CT) to Mr. Hunter Ottensmeier, Contract Specialist, hunter.ottensmeier@us.af.mil and Ms. Susanne Sparrowk, Contracting Officer, susanne.sparrowk@us.af.mil.

Proprietary information and trade secrets, if any, must be clearly marked on all materials.

All information received that is marked Proprietary will be handled accordingly. Please be advised that all submissions become Government property and will not be returned.

All government and contractor personal reviewing sources sought responses will have signed non-disclosure agreements and understand their responsibility for proper use and protection from unauthorized disclosure of proprietary information as described 41 USC

423. The Government shall not be held liable for any damages incurred if proprietary information is not properly identified.

mailto:hunter.ottensmeier@us.af.mil mailto:susanne.sparrowk@us.af.mil