Ethernet Switches for the F-16

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Solicitation number
FA823224ETHSW
Agency
Responses due
Set-aside
No set-aside

Opportunity facts

PSC
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About this opportunity

This pre-solicitation notice seeks information from vendors capable of providing ethernet switches for installation on F-16 aircraft for the Department of the Air Force Materiel Command Lifecycle Management Center located at Hill Air Force Base. The ethernet switches must already be qualified for the F-16 and meet requirements such as non-blocking ports, power over ethernet, rapid spanning tree protocol, link aggregation, VLAN support, quality of service, and network time protocol. Responses are requested to identify experience providing ethernet switches to the military and meeting delivery schedules, with a due date of March 21, 2024 for responses.

No set-aside designation was used, with the NAICS code listed as 336413, Aerospace Product and Parts Manufacturing, and a size standard of 1,250 employees. Interested small businesses including 8(a), service-disabled, HUBZone, and women-owned firms should respond with their small business status and any teaming arrangements to conduct market research and determine if this procurement can be set aside competitively or as a total small business set-aside. The sources sought synopsis does not provide any potential award values or current contractors.

Notice text

The purpose of this Sources Sought is to conduct market research to determine if responsible sources exist to assist in determining if this effort can be competitive and/or a total Small Business Set-Aside. The proposed North American Industry Classification Systems (NAICS) Code is 336413, which has a corresponding Size Standard of 1,250 employees. The Government will use this information to determine the best acquisition strategy for this procurement. The Government is interested in all small businesses to include 8(a), Service-Disabled Veteran Owned, HUBZone, and Women-Owned small business concerns. The Government requests that interested parties respond to this notice if applicable and identify their small business status to the identified NAICS code. Additionally, please provide any anticipated teaming arrangements along with a description of similar items offered to the Government and to commercial customers for the past three years. Any responses involving teaming agreements should delineate between the work that will be accomplished by the prime and the work accomplished by the teaming partners.

For details see attached .pdf Sources Sought Synopsis titled "SSS_F16_Ethernet_Switches_06FEB2024" and "Ethernet 2.0 EMC and Environmental Specification Requirement".

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Ethernet Switches for the F-16 Latest special notice Special Notice
This notice Original Pre-Solicitation

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