Integration of commercial off-the-shelf (COTS) agricultural global positioning system (AG GPS)
Closed Pre-Solicitation Posted
- Solicitation number
- FA8504R240911AGGPS
- Agency
-
AFLCMC Robins AFB
Lifecycle Management Center, Department of Defense
- Responses due
- Set-aside
- No set-aside
Opportunity facts
- NAICS code
- 336411 Aircraft Manufacturing
- Place of performance
- Warner Robins, Georgia 31088, United States
- Points of contact
-
- Stanley Scott stanley.scott.5.ctr@us.af.mil
- Ryan Fowler ryan.fowler.7@us.af.mil
Notice details come from SAM.gov. Updated .
About this opportunity
The Department of the Air Force Materiel Command Lifecycle Management Center at Robins Air Force Base is conducting market research to identify potential sources with the expertise, capabilities, and experience to integrate commercial off-the-shelf (COTS) Agricultural Global Positioning System (Ag-GPS) components onto EMASS-equipped C-130J aircraft. The key contract requirements include developing engineering drawings, technical orders, prototype kits, and supporting system testing and airworthiness qualification. Responses to this Request for Information (RFI) are due by October 11, 2024 and should be submitted electronically. The Government is particularly interested in responses from small, woman-owned, disadvantaged, 8(a) certified, HUBZone, veteran-owned, and service-disabled veteran-owned small businesses.
This pre-solicitation notice does not constitute a solicitation, and the Government is not committing to award a contract at this time. The Government will not reimburse respondents for any costs incurred in providing information. The contract is expected to involve the delivery of 8 production kits and 4 spare kits, but the potential award value is not specified. There are no set-aside designations, and the Government has not identified any potential incumbents or current contractors.
Notice text
The Government is conducting market research to identify potential sources that possess the expertise, capabilities, and experience to meet requirements to integrate the NextGen Agricultural Global Positioning System (Ag-GPS) components onto EMASS-equipped C-130J aircraft. The Government does not own or have access to the data for these COTS items.
This request is for planning purposes/market research only, and does not constitute a solicitation for proposals, offers, bids, and/or quotes. This notice is not a confirmation that the Government will contract any contractor for the items contained in this RFI and does not serve as a commitment on the part of the Government to award a contract. The Government shall not pay and/or reimburse respondents and/or their associates for any costs incurred to submit the requested information. Responses to this RFI will not be returned. All information received in response to this RFI that is marked proprietary; will be handled accordingly. In accordance with FAR 15.201(e), responses to this RFI are not offers and cannot be accepted by the Government to form a binding contract.
The Contractor shall perform the non-recurring engineering (NRE) required to integrate the NextGen Ag-GPS system onto the aircraft. This effort will include the development of engineering drawings, Technical Order (TO) and Time Compliance Technical Orders (TCTO), prototype kit development, trial kit installation, verification kit installation, support for system testing and airworthiness qualification, and delivery of eight (8) additional production kits and four (4) spare kits.
The Government is conducting market research to identify potential sources that possess the expertise, capabilities, and experience to meet requirements to integrate the NextGen Agricultural Global Positioning System (Ag-GPS) components onto EMASS-equipped C-130J aircraft. The Government does not own or have access to the data for these COTS items.
This request is for planning purposes/market research only, and does not constitute a solicitation for proposals, offers, bids, and/or quotes. This notice is not a confirmation that the Government will contract any contractor for the items contained in this RFI and does not serve as a commitment on the part of the Government to award a contract. The Government shall not pay and/or reimburse respondents and/or their associates for any costs incurred to submit the requested information. Responses to this RFI will not be returned. All information received in response to this RFI that is marked proprietary; will be handled accordingly. In accordance with FAR 15.201(e), responses to this RFI are not offers and cannot be accepted by the Government to form a binding contract.
The Contractor shall perform the non-recurring engineering (NRE) required to integrate the NextGen Ag-GPS system onto the aircraft. This effort will include the development of engineering drawings, Technical Order (TO) and Time Compliance Technical Orders (TCTO), prototype kit development, trial kit installation, verification kit installation, support for system testing and airworthiness qualification, and delivery of eight (8) additional production kits and four (4) spare kits.
The Government is conducting market research to identify potential sources that possess the expertise, capabilities, and experience to meet requirements to integrate the NextGen Agricultural Global Positioning System (Ag-GPS) components onto EMASS-equipped C-130J aircraft. The Government does not own or have access to the data for these COTS items.
This request is for planning purposes/market research only, and does not constitute a solicitation for proposals, offers, bids, and/or quotes. This notice is not a confirmation that the Government will contract any contractor for the items contained in this RFI and does not serve as a commitment on the part of the Government to award a contract. The Government shall not pay and/or reimburse respondents and/or their associates for any costs incurred to submit the requested information. Responses to this RFI will not be returned. All information received in response to this RFI that is marked proprietary; will be handled accordingly. In accordance with FAR 15.201(e), responses to this RFI are not offers and cannot be accepted by the Government to form a binding contract.
The Contractor shall perform the non-recurring engineering (NRE) required to integrate the NextGen Ag-GPS system onto the aircraft. This effort will include the development of engineering drawings, Technical Order (TO) and Time Compliance Technical Orders (TCTO), prototype kit development, trial kit installation, verification kit installation, support for system testing and airworthiness qualification, and delivery of eight (8) additional production kits and four (4) spare kits.
The Government is conducting market research to identify potential sources that possess the expertise, capabilities, and experience to meet requirements to integrate the NextGen Agricultural Global Positioning System (Ag-GPS) components onto EMASS-equipped C-130J aircraft. The Government does not own or have access to the data for these COTS items.
This request is for planning purposes/market research only, and does not constitute a solicitation for proposals, offers, bids, and/or quotes. This notice is not a confirmation that the Government will contract any contractor for the items contained in this RFI and does not serve as a commitment on the part of the Government to award a contract. The Government shall not pay and/or reimburse respondents and/or their associates for any costs incurred to submit the requested information. Responses to this RFI will not be returned. All information received in response to this RFI that is marked proprietary; will be handled accordingly. In accordance with FAR 15.201(e), responses to this RFI are not offers and cannot be accepted by the Government to form a binding contract.
The Contractor shall perform the non-recurring engineering (NRE) required to integrate the NextGen Ag-GPS system onto the aircraft. This effort will include the development of engineering drawings, Technical Order (TO) and Time Compliance Technical Orders (TCTO), prototype kit development, trial kit installation, verification kit installation, support for system testing and airworthiness qualification, and delivery of eight (8) additional production kits and four (4) spare kits.
Files
| File | Type | Posted |
|---|---|---|
| C-130J Ag-GPS RFI 11 Sep 24 FA850424R0911AGGPS.pdf |
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