Sources Sought Smart Display.doc

F-15C/D Sniper Passive Attack Display

CAUTION:

This market survey is being conducted to identify potential sources that may possess the expertise, capabilities, and experience to meet the requirements for qualification and production of a ‘smart’ display for use on Sniper-modified F-15C/D aircraft. The level of security clearance and amount of foreign participation in this requirement has not been determined. Contractors/institutions responding to this market research are placed on notice that participation in this survey may not ensure participation in future solicitations or contract awards. The Government will not reimburse participants for any expenses associated with their participation in this survey.

INSTRUCTIONS:

1. Below is a section containing a top-level description of the requirement, and a specification for this requirement is attached, for the Passive Attack Display (PAD) and a Contractor Capability Survey, which allows you to provide your company’s capability.

2. If, after reviewing these documents, you desire to participate in the market research, you should provide documentation that supports your company’s capability in meeting these requirements. Failure to provide documentation may result in the Government being unable to adequately assess your capabilities. If you lack sufficient experience in a particular area, please provide details explaining how you would overcome the lack of experience/capabilities in order to perform that portion of the requirement (i.e., teaming, subcontracting, etc.)

3. Both large and small businesses are encouraged to participate in this market research. Joint ventures or teaming arrangements are encouraged.

4. Questions relative to this market survey should be addressed to Ken Burke, (478) 926-5871.

REQUIREMENTS DESCRIPTION

Passive Attack Display

PURPOSE/DESCRIPTION

We are conducting market research to identify potential sources that may possess the expertise, capabilities, and experience to meet the requirements for qualification and production of a new display for the right instrument panel of F-15C/D fighter aircraft. Detailed requirements are provided in the attachment, but the display must satisfy the following general requirements:

a. Be suitable for use in a bubble-canopy, high-performance fighter environment.

b. Have viewing area 8” x 6” (landscape).

c. Be not more than 10.25” wide by 8” tall by 3” deep (depth applies to right side only).

d. Require only 28VDC for main power and 5VAC for bezel lighting.

e. Include buttons around the bezel.

f. Include 2 channels of MIL-STD-1553 interface.

g. Include one 1000BASE-T Ethernet interface.

h. Include 3 NTSC video inputs and one NTSC video output.

i. Be able to apply graphic overlays onto video inputs.

j. Be able to resize, reformat and place video inputs into four windows on the display.

k. Provide not less than 16 discrete input/output lines (mix of 28VDC/open/ground).

l. Provide a custom serial interface to the legacy electronic warfare system on the jet.

This is a build to spec acquisition (spec is attached). Our acquisition strategy is a three-year contract (basic plus two option years) and may continue through FY14. The projected quantities are one per jet (250 installs) plus spares. The procurement is currently funded by the Air National guard (ANG), with active duty requirements projected for the later years.

CONTRACTOR CAPABILITY SURVEY

Passive Attack Display Part I. Business Information

Please provide the following business information for your company/institution and for any teaming or joint venture partners:

Company/Institute Name:

Address:

Point of Contact:

CAGE Code:

· Phone Number:

· E-mail Address:

· Web Page URL:

Size of business pursuant to North American Industry Classification System (NAICS) Code: 334511 Size standard 750 employees

Based on the above NAICS Code, state whether your company is:

· Small Business

(Yes / No)

· Woman Owned Small Business

(Yes / No)

· Small Disadvantaged Business

· 8(a) Certified

· HUBZone Certified

· Veteran Owned Small Business

(Yes / No)

· Service Disabled Veteran Small Business (Yes / No)

Central Contractor Registration (CCR).

(Yes / No)

A statement as to whether your company is domestically or foreign owned (if foreign, please indicate the country of ownership).

Written responses only accepted, no facsimiles or e-mails please, must be received no later than close of business 09 January 2012. Please mail two (2) copies of your response to:

WR-ALC/SB

Attn: Ken Burke

Bldg 205

50 Richard Ray Boulevard Robins AFB GA 31098-1600 Questions relative to this market research should be addressed to Ken Burke, (478) 926-5871.

Part II. Capability Survey Questions General Capability Questions:

1. Describe briefly the capabilities of your facility and the nature of the goods and/or services you provide. Include a description of your staff composition and management structure.

2. Describe your company's past experience on previous projects similar in complexity to this requirement, particularly involving military fighter displays, and requiring a peculiar hardware interface.

3. Please identify specific requirements in the provided documentation that would currently preclude your product from being a viable solution to our requirement, or make it difficult for you to provide a viable solution.

Engineering Services and Software Development Questions:

4. This task will require a fair amount of software development. Organic support of the software is a strong desire of the Government. What will be the development language and environment? Will you consider selling the rights to the software to the Government to enable organic support in the future?

5. From the details of the custom interface provided in the attached document and for our planning purposes, please estimate the time you might require to develop the interface and be ready for integration testing in the Government systems integration lab.

6. Our plan for selection of the winning proposal is to evaluate evidence of compliance to certain key requirements in the specification such as environmental, standard interfaces and video processing, and then evaluate your plans to develop the custom interface. Please provide your opinion of this plan and propose alternates as desired.

Repair Questions:

7. Please provide your willingness to provide repair services for your product. If your designs are modular, please provide your willingness to supply parts for field repair of your product.

Commerciality Questions:

8. Are there established catalog or market prices for our requirement? If you offer this product and/or service to both U.S. Government and commercial sources, is the same workforce used for both the U.S. Government and general public? Is our requirement offered to both under similar terms and conditions? Briefly describe any differences.

9. Describe your standard warranty and return process for goods and services furnished to the Government for items similar in nature to this requirement.