Sources Sought Announcement (SSA) for Procurement of Tactical Fiber Optic Cable Assembly-II (TFOCA-II) with NSN 6020-01-581-1092 used in the WIN-T INC 1 system.

This Sources Sought Announcement (SSA) shall NOT be construed as an Invitation for Bid or Request for Proposal (RFP) or as an obligation on the part of the U.S Government (USG) to acquire any products or services. It is for planning purposes only. Responses to this SSA will be treated as information only and may be used by the U.S Army in developing its acquisition strategy, Performance Work Statement, etc. if a firm requirement is identified. No entitlement to payment of direct or indirect costs or charges to the USG shall arise as a result of a Contractor or Source submission of information with responses to this SSA or the USG use of such information. NO funds have been authorized, appropriated, or received for award of a contract at this time.

USG CANNOT guarantee specific requirement for production of Line Replaceable Units (LRUs). It is highly encouraged that interested sources capable of supplying these items submit their best economic range quantity to achieve manufacture cost savings as part of responses to this announcement.

Detailed data for repair and/or manufacturing, inspections and test procedures and other documentation pertaining to the existing design are not available from the Army.

The Defense Logistics Agency-Aberdeen, on behalf of the Army Integrated Logistics Supply Center (ILSC) – Supply Chain Management Directorate (SCMD) – Strategic Sourcing Directorate (SSD), intends to acquire Parts to support the Warfighter Information Network – Tactical Increment 1 (WIN-T INC 1).

Requirements Description:

The CABLE ASSEMBLY, FIBER OPTIC, BRANCHED, is an essential element to the WIN-T INC 1 fleet of systems as it is a TFOCA-II cable with four branched multimode conductors needed to attenuate a signal of 44 decibels from the modem for a wavelength 1300 nanometers to branched media convertors.

The Government does not possess the technical data package (TDP) for the parts. The TDP is not available for release.

The following additional NAICS apply:
335921

Items and/or Services to Be Procured:

NSN: 6020-01-581-1092 

NOMENCLATURE: CABLE ASSEMBLY, FIBER OPTIC, BRANCHED

PART NUMBER: 09-2799481-301

CAGE: 67032

N/A

Requested Response Information:

We request that sources who can manufacture or supply the listed parts to submit information to show their capability to manufacture or supply the same or similar parts. At a minimum the support information you submit should include, but is not limited to, the following types of documentation: Questionnaire.

In your response, please include your company name, CAGE code, and a technical point of contract with email address and telephone number.

Notice, Response Due Date, and Points of Contact:

This is NOT a Request for Quote or Proposal. The Government does not intend to award a contract on the basis of this SSA or reimburse any costs associated with the preparation of responses to this SSA. This Sources sought announcement (SSA) is for planning and market research purposes only and shall not be construed as a commitment by the Government. The information gathered from this announcement will be used to determine if responsible sources exist, and to assist in determining if this effort can be competitive and/or set aside for Small Business.  Furthermore, the Government will use the information, in part, to determine the best acquisition strategy for a potential procurement action and/or to assist in making acquisition strategy decisions in the future.

All SSA responses should be emailed to the Technical and Competition Advocate Points of Contact at the email addresses listed below. No phone inquiries will be accepted, either as a response to this action or for information requests.  All requests for information must be submitted via email to the Technical Point of Contact and the Competition Advocate.

Please submit responses by 12/20/2024

Technical Point of Contact: C5ISR ESI - joseph.weisenberger3.ctr@army.mil

DLA Aberdeen Small Business: smbizlandcols@dla.mil