Advanced Carbon Dioxide (CO2) Removal Unit (ACRU) Sorbent Canisters

Disclaimer: This pre-solicitation notice is for informal purposes only and shall not be construed as a commitment by the Government to solicit contractual offers or award contracts. The Government is not soliciting, nor will it accept, proposals as a result of this synopsis. If a solicitation is issued in the future, it will be announced via sam.gov, and interested parties must comply with that announcement.

The Government will not reimburse respondents for any questions submitted or information provided as a result of this notice. This is not a solicitation or a promise to issue a solicitation, and this information is subject to modification and in no way binds the Government to award a contract. (1) Action Code. The Naval Surface Warfare Center Philadelphia Division (NSWCPD), Code (2) Date. 3 Oct 2024 (3) Year. 2025-2026 (estimated) (4) Contracting Office ZIP Code. 19112 (5) Product or Service Code.

FSC: 4466 (Air Purification Equipment) (6) Contracting Office Address. NSWCPD, 5001 S. Broad Street, Philadelphia, PA 19112-5083. (7) Subject. Advanced Carbon Dioxide (CO2) Removal Unit (ACRU) Sorbent Canisters (8) Proposed Solicitation Number. N64498-25-R-0005 (9) Closing Response Date. 17 Oct 2024 (10) Contact Point or Contracting Officer. David Torres, david.torres22.civ@us.navy.mil, Contract Specialist, and John LaMotta, john.n.lamotta.civ@us.navy.mil, Contracting Officer.

(11) Contract Award and Solicitation Number. TBD (12) Contract Award Dollar Amount. TBD (13) Line Item Number. CLIN Structure 0001 (14) Contract Award Date. TBD, Anticipated Jan 2025 (15) Contractor. Collins Aerospace (16) Description. The Naval Surface Warfare Center Philadelphia Division (NSWCPD) has a requirement, to be awarded on a sole source basis, to Collins Aerospace (FKA Hamilton Sundstrand Corporation), as a Firm Fixed Price (FFP) contract for 6 each SAMMS® sorbent canisters, PN VA1014588.

The only drawings available to the Government for canister production are interface control documents and general assembly drawings. These do not include engineering drawings to the level of detail required for an alternate source to reproduce the current design. Detailed, production-level drawings are proprietary to Collins Aerospace subcontractor. The Navy does not have the technical capability or equipment to reverse engineer the technical data necessary to manufacture the supplies.

Without this technical data, the Navy is not able to competitively procure SAMMS® sorbent canisters. (17) Place of Contract Performance. Contractor place of performance is the contractor’s location, items will be shipped to NSWCPD. (18) Set-aside Status. This requirement is being solicited on an other than full and open competition, sole source basis to Collins Aerospace.