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SOURCES SOUGHT SYNOPSIS

30 Meter Ellipticus Antenna

This market survey is being conducted to identify potential sources that may possess the expertise, capabilities, and experience to meet the qualification requirements to remove the current 20m Ellipticus Antenna, prepare the site, purchase and install a 30m Ellipticus Antenna for use by United States Air Force (USAF) personnel. 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 description of the Antenna requirement and a Contractor Capability Survey, which allows you to provide your company’s capability.

2. If, after reviewing this Sources Sought Synopsis, 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. The Government is interested in finding sources capable of performing the Antenna effort that adheres to the below requirements.

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 Anthony Dollard, Contracting Officer, 405-739-4810, anthony.dollard@us.af.mil

PURPOSE/DESCRIPTION

The Government is conducting market research to identify potential sources that possess the expertise, capabilities, and experience to meet qualification requirements for the 30m Ellipticus Antenna effort.

The Contractor shall provide a 30m Ellipticus Antenna in accordance with the specifications of the Statement of Work.

The objective of Antenna effort is to replace the current 20m Antenna with the specified 30m Antenna.

CONTRACTOR CAPABILITY SURVEY

30 Meter Ellipticus Antenna

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:

237130; small business size standard $39,500,000.

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

Small Business (Yes / No) Woman Owned Small Business (Yes / No) Small Disadvantaged Business (Yes / No) 8(a) Certified (Yes / No) HUBZone Certified (Yes / No) 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).

Is your company interested in possible subcontracting opportunities? If so please describe in detail what part or parts of this requirement that your company capable or interested in performing.

Submit information to Anthony Dollard at anthony.dollard@us.af.mil 405-739-4810, must be received no later than 1500 CST 26 August 2020.

Part II. Capability Survey Questions

A. General Capability Questions:

1. How long have you been in business manufacturing this type of equipment?

2. Have you been previously awarded government contracts to provide Antenna’s for other bases/organizations? If so, please briefly describe, being sure to include the base/organization type of antenna.

3. What quality assurance processes and test qualification practices does your company employ? Please provide a description of your quality program (ISO 9001, AS9100, etc.).

4. Are there specific requirements in the documentation that we provided that would currently preclude your product from being a viable solution to our requirement?

5. Have you performed any computational electromagnetics modeling and simulations to develop design requirements or validate electromagnetic field/performance characteristics?

B. Hardware Production Questions:

1. What makes your Antenna stand out from the competition? What are the key features/capabilities that your Antenna’s have as compared to the competition? What new developments are you working on that could be added to your Antenna’s in the future?

C. Commerciality Questions:

1. 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.

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