Ten (10) MUNITIONS HANDLING UNITS (MHU-83D) PN: 971480-70, NSN: 1730-01-446-2422 for Kuwait F/A-18
Closed Pre-Solicitation Posted
- Solicitation number
- N68335-25-RFI-0346
- Agency
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Naval Air Warfare Center
Naval Air Systems Command, Department of Defense
- Responses due
- Set-aside
- No set-aside
Opportunity facts
- NAICS code
- 333924 Industrial Truck, Tractor, Trailer, and Stacker Machinery Manufacturing
- PSC
- 1730 Aircraft Ground Servicing Equipment
- Place of performance
- Lakehurst, New Jersey, United States
Notice details come from SAM.gov. Updated .
About this opportunity
The Naval Air Systems Command Naval Air Warfare Center (NAWCAD) is seeking information from potential contractors regarding ten (10) Munitions Handling Units (MHU-83D), specifically for Kuwait F/A-18 aircraft support. This Request for Information (RFI) #N68335-25-RFI-0346 aims to identify industry capabilities for manufacturing these specialized ground servicing equipment units with precise performance specifications. Interested vendors are required to submit detailed responses by March 26, 2025, at 5:00 PM EDT, not exceeding ten pages in length. The RFI requests companies to provide administrative and technical information, including whether they have existing products that meet the performance requirements or potential products under development. Evaluation will focus on companies' ability to demonstrate product capabilities, technical alignment with specification requirements, and potential recommendations for improving the production performance specification.
There are no specific set-aside designations for this opportunity, and the solicitation is open to all business types, including large businesses, small businesses, and various socio-economic categories. While no specific award value is mentioned, the contract will involve the procurement of ten munitions handling units with a potential development timeline of up to 24 months. The procurement falls under NAICS code 333924 for Industrial Truck, Tractor, Trailer, and Stacker Machinery Manufacturing, with a Product Service Code (PSC) of 1730 for Aircraft Ground Servicing Equipment. The government emphasizes that this RFI is solely for information and planning purposes and does not constitute a solicitation or guarantee of future contract award. Vendors are advised to monitor SAM.gov for any follow-on solicitation information, and the government will not be responsible for any costs incurred in preparing responses to this request.
Notice text
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Update #2 · Latest ·
REQUEST FOR INFORMATION
#N68335-25-RFI-0346
Package Name: Ten (10) MUNITIONS HANDLING UNITS (MHU-83D) PN: 971480-70, NSN: 1730-01-446-2422 for Kuwait F/A-18
PSC Code: 1730 – Aircraft Ground Servicing Equipment
NAICS Code: 333924 – Industrial Truck, Tractor, Trailer, and Stacker Machinery Manufacturing
This Sources Sought/ Request for Information (RFI) notice is being posted In Accordance With (IAW) DFARS PGI 206.302-1(d). Naval Air Warfare Center Aircraft Division (NAWCAD) has a requirement for ten (10) Munitions Handling Units (MHU-83D) PN: 971480-70, NSN: 1730-01-446-2422.
This RFI is issued as part of the Government’s procurement strategy in support of ten (10) Munitions Handling Units (MHU-83D) PN: 971480-70, NSN: 1730-01-446-2422. Each responder is requested to provide detailed answers the following questions and to provide the following information:
RESPONSES
REQUESTED INFORMATION:
Section 1 of the response shall provide administrative information and shall include the following as a minimum:
- Organization name, mailing address, overnight delivery address (if different from mailing address), phone number, fax number, and name and e-mail of designated point of contact.
- Business type (large business, small business, small disadvantaged business, 8(a)-certified small disadvantaged business, HUB Zone small business, woman-owned small business, very small business, veteran-owned small business, service-disabled veteran-owned small business).
Section 2 of the response shall provide technical information, and shall include the following as a minimum:
1) Specify whether your company has an existing product that is currently available in the marketplace. Please provide narrative information, photos, drawings, illustrations, brochures, user / product manual, videos, WEB or other references that describe the product and the enabling technologies utilized in the product design.
2) If your company does not have an existing product already available in the marketplace, indicate whether your company has an existing product, a product that is currently under development, or if your company is conducting research and development for a set of enabling technologies, that with continued development could be designed into a product that could substantially meet the performance requirements and could be made available to the marketplace within 24 months. If so, provide narrative information, photos, drawings, illustrations, brochures, user / product manual, videos, WEB or other references that describe the product and / or the enabling technologies planned or utilized in the development of the future finished product design.
3) Provide specific recommendations to the government to improve the ten (10) Munitions Handling Units (MHU-83D).
4) Forward specific questions to the government to clarify any aspect of the ten (10) Munitions Handling Units (MHU-83D).
ADDITIONAL INFORMATION
The Government is seeking industry input to assist in identifying components that might meet the requirements described above. Please note that the Government will NOT be responsible for any costs incurred by interested parties responding to this RFI. THIS IS A REQUEST FOR INFORMATION ONLY. This RFI is issued solely for information and planning purposes and does not constitute a solicitation. IAW FAR 15.201(e), responses to this notice are not offers and cannot be accepted by the Government to form a binding contract. Further, the Government is not at this time seeking proposals and will not accept unsolicited proposals.
In response to this RFI, respondents shall submit written responses, not-to-exceed ten pages in length via electronic mail.
The Government does not intend to award a contract on the basis of this request or to otherwise pay for the information solicited. All information received in response to this RFI shall be safeguarded adequately from unauthorized disclosure IAW FAR 15.207, Handling Proposals and Information. The Government utilizes Contractor Support Staff (CSS) for assisting in all aspects of its acquisition process, and each of those individuals does have signed non-disclosure statements on file as condition of their employment. All information received in response to this RFI that is marked PROPRIETARY will be handled accordingly. The Government will not be liable for or suffer any consequential damages for any proprietary information not properly identified. Proprietary information will be safeguarded IAW the applicable Government regulations. Respondents will be notified of the result of the Government’s review.
Failure to respond to this RFI does not preclude participation in any future associated solicitation that may be issued. Information provided in no way binds the Government to solicit or award a contract. If a solicitation is released, it will be synopsized on the System for Award Management website: SAM.gov. It is the potential vendor’s responsibility to monitor this site for the release of any follow-on information.
HOW TO RESPOND
Interested parties shall respond within five (5) business days after release of this RFI with product information that meets all or a subset of the aforementioned attributes. Please submit your response to this RFI (not to exceed ten (10) pages) via e-mail no later than 26 March 2025, 5:00 PM EDT to Heaven’s Mulvaney at heavens.d.mulvaney.civ@us.navy.mil.
Update #1 ·
REQUEST FOR INFORMATION
#N68335-25-RFI-0346
Package Name: Ten (10) MUNITIONS HANDLING UNITS (MHU-83D) PN: 971480-70, NSN: 1730-01-446-2422 for Kuwait F/A-18
PSC Code: 1730 – Aircraft Ground Servicing Equipment
NAICS Code: 333924 – Industrial Truck, Tractor, Trailer, and Stacker Machinery Manufacturing
This Sources Sought/ Request for Information (RFI) notice is being posted In Accordance With (IAW) DFARS PGI 206.302-1(d). Naval Air Warfare Center Aircraft Division (NAWCAD) has a requirement for ten (10) Munitions Handling Units (MHU-83D) PN: 971480-70, NSN: 1730-01-446-2422.
This RFI is issued as part of the Government’s procurement strategy in support of ten (10) Munitions Handling Units (MHU-83D) PN: 971480-70, NSN: 1730-01-446-2422. All of the proposed requirements for the ten (10) Munitions Handling Units (MHU-83D), including performance requirements, physical characteristics, and performance test and evaluation requirements are included in the ten (10) Munitions Handling Units (MHU-83D) Production Specification, which is forwarded with this Request for Information (RFI). After thoroughly reviewing of the ten (10) Munitions Handling Units (MHU-83D) Production Specification, each responder is requested to provide detailed answers the following questions and to provide the following information:
RESPONSES
REQUESTED INFORMATION:
Section 1 of the response shall provide administrative information and shall include the following as a minimum:
- Organization name, mailing address, overnight delivery address (if different from mailing address), phone number, fax number, and name and e-mail of designated point of contact.
- Business type (large business, small business, small disadvantaged business, 8(a)-certified small disadvantaged business, HUB Zone small business, woman-owned small business, very small business, veteran-owned small business, service-disabled veteran-owned small business).
Section 2 of the response shall provide technical information, and shall include the following as a minimum:
1) Specify whether your company has an existing product that is currently available in the marketplace, and that substantially meets the performance requirements detailed in the ten (10) Munitions Handling Units (MHU-83D) Production Specification. Please provide narrative information, photos, drawings, illustrations, brochures, user / product manual, videos, WEB or other references that describe the product and the enabling technologies utilized in the product design.
2) If your company does not have an existing product already available in the marketplace, indicate whether your company has an existing product, a product that is currently under development, or if your company is conducting research and development for a set of enabling technologies, that with continued development could be designed into a product that could substantially meet the performance requirements detailed in the ten (10) Munitions Handling Units (MHU-83D) Performance Specification and could be made available to the marketplace within 24 months. If so, provide narrative information, photos, drawings, illustrations, brochures, user / product manual, videos, WEB or other references that describe the product and / or the enabling technologies planned or utilized in the development of the future finished product design.
3) Provide specific recommendations to the government to improve the ten (10) Munitions Handling Units (MHU-83D) Production Performance Specification.
4) Forward specific questions to the government to clarify any aspect of the ten (10) Munitions Handling Units (MHU-83D) Production Performance Specification.
ADDITIONAL INFORMATION
The Government is seeking industry input to assist in identifying components that might meet the requirements described above. Please note that the Government will NOT be responsible for any costs incurred by interested parties responding to this RFI. THIS IS A REQUEST FOR INFORMATION ONLY. This RFI is issued solely for information and planning purposes and does not constitute a solicitation. IAW FAR 15.201(e), responses to this notice are not offers and cannot be accepted by the Government to form a binding contract. Further, the Government is not at this time seeking proposals and will not accept unsolicited proposals.
In response to this RFI, respondents shall submit written responses, not-to-exceed ten pages in length via electronic mail.
The Government does not intend to award a contract on the basis of this request or to otherwise pay for the information solicited. All information received in response to this RFI shall be safeguarded adequately from unauthorized disclosure IAW FAR 15.207, Handling Proposals and Information. The Government utilizes Contractor Support Staff (CSS) for assisting in all aspects of its acquisition process, and each of those individuals does have signed non-disclosure statements on file as condition of their employment. All information received in response to this RFI that is marked PROPRIETARY will be handled accordingly. The Government will not be liable for or suffer any consequential damages for any proprietary information not properly identified. Proprietary information will be safeguarded IAW the applicable Government regulations. Respondents will be notified of the result of the Government’s review.
Failure to respond to this RFI does not preclude participation in any future associated solicitation that may be issued. Information provided in no way binds the Government to solicit or award a contract. If a solicitation is released, it will be synopsized on the System for Award Management website: SAM.gov. It is the potential vendor’s responsibility to monitor this site for the release of any follow-on information.
HOW TO RESPOND
Interested parties shall respond within five (5) business days after release of this RFI with product information that meets all or a subset of the aforementioned attributes. Please submit your response to this RFI (not to exceed ten (10) pages) via e-mail no later than 26 March 2025, 5:00 PM EDT to Heaven’s Mulvaney at heavens.d.mulvaney.civ@us.navy.mil.
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