5 year indefinite delivery indefinite quantity contract for procurement of electron tubes used in support of the aegis weapons system

PRE-SOLICITATION NOTICE:  THE GOVERNEMENT IS PLANNING TO SOLICIT FOR A 5 YEAR INDEFINITE DELIVERY/INDEFINITE QUANTITY (IDIQ) CONTRACT IN SUPPORT OF THE AEGIS WEAPONS SYSTEM.  ITEMS TO BE PROCURED ARE ELECTRON TUBES, NSN 7H 5960-01-322-8417, P/N 6155761 AND NSN 7H 5960-01-605-9921, P/N 2912476-2.  REQUEST FOR PROPOSAL (RFP) TO BE RELEASED AND POSTED TO BETA.SAM ON OR ABOUT 2 APR 2021.

AMC CODE 1B - This part must be acquired from a manufacturing source(s) specified on a source control or selected item drawing as defined by the current version of DoD-STD-100.  Suitable technical data, Government data rights, or manufacturing knowledge are not available to permit acquisition from other sources, nor qualification testing of another part, nor use of a second source part in the intended application.  Although, by DoD-STD-100 definition, altered and selected items shall have an adequate technical data package, data review discloses that required data or data rights are not in Government possession and cannot be economically obtained.                   

CURRENT APPROVED SOURCES OF SUPPLY -                                          

Communication & Power Industries (Cage 88236)                                
L-3 Communications (Cage 89146)                                              

Interested parties may obtain copies of Military and Federal Specificationsand Standards, Qualified Products Lists (QPLs), Qualified Product Databases (QPDs), Military Handbooks, and other standardized documents from the DoD Single Stock Point (DODSSP) at Document Automation and Production Service  (DAPS) in Philadelphia, PA   

NOTE: Patterns, Drawings, Deviation Lists, Purchase Descriptions, etc. are NOT stocked at DODSSP. 
Most documents are available in Adobe PDF format from ASSIST-Online at:  http://quicksearch.dla.mil/.  Users may use ASSIST-Quick Search to search for and download availabledocuments directly using standard browser software.         

Documents that are not available for downloading from ASSIST-Quick Search can be ordered from the DODSSP website using the ASSIST Shopping Wizard after obtaining a DODSSP Customer Account by following the registration procedures.                                                                                

Users who do not have access to the internet may contact the DODSSP ASSIST Help Desk at 215-697-6396 (DSN: 442-6396), or mail their request to DLA Document Services, Bldg. 4/D, 700 Robbins Avenue, Philadelphia PA 19111-5094.     
                                                                            
The proposed contract action is for supplies or services for which the Government intends to solicit and negotiate with a limited number of sources under the authority of FAR 6.302-1.  All responsible sources may identify their interest and capability to respond to the requirement or submit proposals, quotations or capability statements.  This notice of intent is not  a request for competitive proposals.  However, all proposals received within 45 days (30 days if award is issued under an existing Basic Ordering Agreement (BOA) after date of publication of this synopsis will be considered by the Government.  A determination by the Government not to compete with this proposed contract based upon responses to this notice is solely within the discretion of the Government.  Information received will normally be  considered solely for the purpose of determining whether to conduct a competitive procurement. 

Based upon market research, the Government is not using the policies contained in FAR Part 12, Acquisition of Commercial Items, in its solicitation for the described supplies or services. However, interested persons may identify to the contracting officer their interest and capability to satisfy the Government's requirement with a commercial item within 15 days of this notice.