V-22 B2C MCOI Project

The U.S. Army Futures Command, Combat Capabilities Development Command (DEVCOM) Aviation and Missile Center (AvMC), Prototype Integration Facility (PIF), at Redstone Arsenal, Alabama, is issuing this sources sought notice as a means of conducting market research to identify sources with the capability and interest to supply a Environmental Control Units, Flow Control Valves, and Environmental Control System (ECS) Controllers in support of the PIF Additive Manufacturing Lab for the V-22 platform.

BASED ON THE RESPONSES TO THIS SOURCES SOUGHT NOTICE/MARKET RESEARCH, THIS REQUIREMENT MAY BE SET-ASIDE FOR SMALL BUSINESSES (IN FULL OR IN PART) OR PROCURED THROUGH FULL AND OPEN COMPETITION, and multiple awards MAY be made. All Small Business Set-Aside categories will be considered. Telephone inquiries will not be accepted or acknowledged, and no feedback or evaluations will be provided to companies regarding their submissions. Interested businesses must submit an UNCLASSIFIED capability statement. Each capability statement shall include/address at a minimum:

(1) Small/Large Business Status: A company profile to include number of employees, annual revenue history, office location(s), DUNS Number, SAM Unique Entity Identifier (UEI), CAGE Code, and a statement regarding current small/large business status. Respondents to this notice must indicate whether they qualify as a Small, Small Disadvantaged, Small Disadvantaged Veteran Owned Small Business, Women-Owned, 8(a), Hub Zone or Service-Disabled Veteran-Owned Small Business Concern. If claiming small business status, provide an explanation of your company's ability to perform at least 50% of the work itself in terms of cost of performance.

(2) The only known capable source with the proprietary data necessary to procure this supply is the Original Equipment Manufacturer, Honeywell, Inc. The Government does not have access to or rights in this proprietary data sufficient to compete this requirement; however, any interested party wishing to demonstrate its capability must show that it currently possesses or has authorized access to the necessary proprietary data, or has a viable plan to obtain, generate, or otherwise secure authorized access to the necessary proprietary data from Honeywell.

THIS SOURCES SOUGHT IS FOR INFORMATIONAL PURPOSES ONLY. THIS IS NOT A “REQUEST FOR PROPOSAL (RFP)” TO BE SUBMITTED. IT DOES NOT CONSTITUTE A SOLICITATION AND SHALL NOT BE CONSTRUED AS A COMMITMENT BY THE GOVERNMENT. RESPONSES IN ANY FORM ARE NOT OFFERS AND THE GOVERNMENT IS UNDER NO OBLIGATION TO AWARD A CONTRACT AS A RESULT OF THIS ANNOUNCEMENT. NO FUNDS ARE AVAILABLE TO PAY FOR PREPARATION OF RESPONSES TO THIS ANNOUNCEMENT.

ANY INFORMATION SUBMITTED BY RESPONDENTS TO THIS TECHNICAL DESCRIPTION IS STRICTLY VOLUNTARY. RESPPONSES WILL NOT BE RETURNED TO THE RESPONDER. NOT RESPONDING TO THIS NOTICE DOES NOT PRECLUDE PARTICIPATION IN ANY FUTURE REQUEST FOR QUOTE (RFQ) OR INVITATION FOR BID (IFB) OR RFP, IF ANY ISSUED. IF A SOLICITATION IS RELEASED, IT WILL BE SYNOPSIZED ON THE GOVERNMENT-WIDE POINT OF ENTRY (GPE). IT IS THE RESPONSIBILITY OF POTENTIAL OFFERORS TO MONITOR THE GPE FOR ADDITIONAL INFORMMATION PERTAINING TO THIS REQUIREMENT.