Sources Sought Notice, Inertial Navigation Unit

                                                      Sources Sought Notice

Noun: Tactical Advanced Land Inertial Navigator (TALIN) Inertial Navigation Unit (INU)

NOTICE Type: Sources Sought / Market Research for Tactical Advanced Land Inertial Navigator (TALIN) Inertial Navigation Unit (INU)

This is a Sources Sought Notice to request information for Government planning purposes only.  Responses will assist the Government in planning its acquisition strategy for a potential future acquisition. The Government is not committed to issue a solicitation or award a contract as a result of this announcement.  Army Contracting Command – Detroit Arsenal is seeking qualified and capable potential vendors.  Since this is a sources-sought synopsis and not a solicitation for receipt of proposals or quotations, the Government does not encourage questions concerning this market research.

This Request for Information (RFI) is for the service repair of the following:

Noun: Tactical Advanced Land Inertial Navigator (TALIN) Inertial Navigation Unit (INU): without Spare Shipping Container (SSC)

NSN: 6605-01-533-8754

Part number: HG9740AH6

Noun: Tactical Advanced Land Inertial Navigator (TALIN) Inertial Navigation Unit (INU): Comes with Spare Shipping Container (SSC)

NSN: 6605-01-578-7163

Part number: 13023681 

Noun: Artillery Tactical Advanced Land Inertial Navigator (aTALIN) Inertial Navigation System (INS): Comes with Spare Shipping Container(SSC)

NSN: 6605-01-627-6767

Part number: 13029472 

The Government is seeking to gain knowledge of interest, capabilities, and qualifications of industry, to include both small and large businesses. 

If your company is interested and can demonstrate the firm’s ability, capability, and responsibility to deliver the equipment summarized above, we encourage you to respond to this announcement with a statement of your qualifications and capability.  Add your name to the Interested Vendors list on SAM.gov under this Sources Sought Notice.  The vendor list is private, only the Contract Specialist can view the vendor list.  When updates are posted to this Notice, you should receive updates automatically.

Please provide the following information in a document via email (contact information is below):

1. Name and address of the firm

2. CAGE Code (valid System for Award Management (SAM), is mandatory.
3. Point of Contact (name, phone number, and email address).
4. Company’s business size status (small or large).  If claiming small business status, the information must be verifiable in SAM.

5. Summary of your company’s expertise in the manufacturing of the part.  Statements of your firm’s expertise should include reference to relevant contracts performed (including a description of the scope, quantity manufactured, contract number, and point of contact with phone number).

6. Summary of your company’s delivery capability.

7. Summary of the place of performance.

8. Is the NAICS Code appropriate for the items being requested?

Statements of your firm’s expertise should include reference to relevant contracts performed (including a description of the scope, quantity repaired, contract number, and point of contact with phone number).

All interested firms and manufacturers, regardless of size, may respond to this request for information.  Information submissions can include product literature and illustrations, relevant company background/experience.

Information submissions must be received no later than 15 days following posting of this notice. 

Again, this information is being requested for Government planning purposes only and does not commit the Government to any contractual agreement.  This is not a request for proposals.  The Government will not award a contract based upon responses to this announcement.  The Government will not reimburse or pay any costs for preparing or submitting information in response to this notice.

Thank you for your interest in this Sources Sought Notice.

Submit questions and the required information via email to:

Kelli Kavanagh – Contract Specialist

Kelli.a.kavanagh2.civ@army.mil