N6833525RFI0518_AU RFI v2.pdf

Request for Information (RFI) Repair of the Acquisition Unit P/N 901-15160-2 Naval Air Warfare Center Aircraft Division Lakehurst

C-130 Support Equipment Program Officer

RFI Number: N68335-25-RFI-0518

Classification Code: J066 – Maintenance, Repair, and Rebuilding of Equipment- Instruments and Laboratory Equipment

NAICS Code(s): 811210 – Electronic and Precision Equipment Repair and Maintenance

REQUEST FOR INFORMATION

PURSUANT TO FAR 15.201(e) - THIS IS A REQUEST FOR INFORMATION (RFI) ONLY.

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

Responders are advised that the U.S. 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. Interested parties are responsible for adequately marking proprietary or competition sensitive information contained in their response.

Proprietary information will be safeguarded in accordance with the applicable Government regulations. Failure to respond to this RFI does not preclude participation in any future associated RFP that may be issued.

BACKGROUND/PURPOSE/TECHNICAL REQUIREMENTS

The Naval Air Warfare Center Aircraft Division (NAWCAD) Lakehurst is soliciting information and comments from industry on its ability to provide repair to the Acquisition Unit (AU), P/N 901-15160-2. This will include hardware repair, software loading/updating as required to return the unit to a Ready for Issue status.

RESPONSES

Requested Information

Section 1 of the response shall provide administrative information, and shall include the following as a minimum:

Organization name, mailing address, overnight delivery address (if different from mailing address), phone number, fax number, and name and e-mail of designated point of contact.

Business type (large business, small business, small disadvantaged business, 8(a)-certified small disadvantaged business, HUB Zone small business, woman-owned small business, very small business, veteran-owned small business, service-disabled veteran-owned small business).

Country of origin for main component(s)

Section 2 of the response shall provide technical information, and shall include the following as a minimum:

Interested parties shall respond with existing capabilities that will allow the parties to repair the AU.

If applicable and able, respondents shall include a list of Department of Defense (DoD), Department of Justice (DoJ) or Department of Homeland Security (DoHS) programs of record that employ AUs that they currently repair. It would be helpful if a sponsor POC for each program, with email address and phone number could be identified.

The Government is interested in receiving vendors’ prices lists for items they have repaired that meet the need in this RFI. Supplying price data does not imply a contractual obligation and must be provided and marked as PRICE DATA.

Respondents should include a list of authorized distributors.

ADDITIONAL INFORMATION

In response to this RFI, respondents shall submit written responses, not-to-exceed ten (10) pages in length, via electronic mail. Product specification, sketches, or listings of authorized distributors will not count toward the page limitation. The Government is interested in identification of long lead items(s), sub-systems(s), or systems(s).

The Government does not intend to award a contract on the basis of this request or to otherwise pay for the information solicited. Proprietary information will be safeguarded in accordance with the applicable Government regulations. All information received in response to the RFI that is marked PROPRIETARY will be handled accordingly. The Government will not be liable for or suffer any consequential damages for any proprietary information not properly identified.

Responses to this RFI will not be returned. Respondents will not be notified of the result of the review.

Failure to respond to this RFI does not preclude participation in any future associated RFP that may be issued. Information provided in no way binds the Government to solicit or award a contract. It is the potential vendor’s responsibility to monitor this site for the release of any follow-on information.

HOW TO RESPOND

Interested parties are requested to respond to this RFI with a PDF Document Format. Responses shall be limited to 10 pages and submitted via e-mail only to Alexander Buchan at alexander.g.buchan2.civ@us.navy.mil. Proprietary information, if any, should be minimized and must be clearly marked. Responses are due no later than 25 September 2025, 5:00 P.M. EST.

Responses to this RFI may not be returned. Respondents will not be notified of the result of the review. If a solicitation is released, it will be synopsized on the SAM website: www.sam.gov. It is the potential vendor’s responsibility to monitor this site for the release of any follow-on information.