The Department of the Army, via the ACC-RSA, is soliciting proposals for Fire Control Radar (FCR) logistics support. The contractor will provide support management and logistics services associated with aircraft manufacturing components. This procurement features a place of performance in Alabama under NAICS code 336411. Interested parties must submit their proposals to the primary contact, Tamesha Jordan, at tamesha.d.jordan.civ@army.mil, or the secondary contact, Ben Henson, at ben.a.henson.civ@army.mil.

This Sources Sought Notice is to research the number of large and small businesses capable and interested in the prospective procurement. The United States Government (USG) Army Contracting Command – Redstone Arsenal (ACC-RSA) is seeking qualified sources to provide depot repair and sustainment support for the AH-64 Apache Fire Control Radar (FCR).

The Contractor shall provide supply support and depot level maintenance of highly complex, electrical components of the FCR system. The Contractor will be required to provide all hardware, software, logistical support services, and engineering services deemed necessary to support and sustain the Apache FCR Program. Sustainment encompasses all necessary depot-level support elements, system components, test equipment, and the supply/retrograde infrastructure up to and including the Contractor Supply Support Activities. This effort also requires the Contractor to cover stock, storage, and issuance of the Legacy and Generation2 Radio Frequency Interferometer components and depot repair at the Line Replaceable Module and Line Repairable Unit level within a specified performance time limit. Sources shall be required to provide the Original Equipment Manufacturer (OEM) cooperation with the USG technical engineers in combating the adverse impacts of obsolescence, diminishing manufacturing sources, and modifications resulting from obsolescence.

This acquisition is anticipated to be awarded in accordance with (IAW) Federal Acquisition Regulation (FAR) 15, Contracting by Negotiation. The resulting contract is anticipated to be a Firm-Fixed Price (FFP) and Cost-Plus Fixed Fee performance-based contract with a one-year base period and four additional one-year options.

This is a sources sought notice. No contract award will result from this notice, and it does not constitute a commitment by the Government. Responses to this sources sought notice will be used by the Government in making an appropriate acquisition decision.

The Government does not own the Technical Data Package (TDP) for this action. The TDP is held by Longbow Limited Liability Company (LBL). Interested offerors responding to this notice must be able to demonstrate that they have access to the TDP or how the requirements can be accomplished without having this data available and without incurring significant additional costs.

This notice does not constitute a Request for Proposal (RFP) or a promise to issue a RFP in the future. This notice does not commit the Government to contract for any supply or service whatsoever. No reimbursement will be made for any costs associated with providing information in response to this notice or any follow up information requests. All costs associated with responding to this notice will be solely at the responding party’s expense. Not responding to this notice does not preclude participation in any future RFP, if any are issued. Responses to this notice are not offers and cannot be accepted by the USG to form a binding contract.

All interested sources are encouraged to submit a response via email to Meagan Melton, Contract Specialist, at meagan.m.melton.civ@army.mil and Jessica Mangum, Contracting Officer, at jessica.t.mangum.civ@army.mil. No telephone inquiries will be accepted or acknowledged, and no feedback or evaluations will be provided to companies regarding their submissions.

AH-64 Apache Fire Control Radar

The United States Government (USG) Army Contracting Command – Redstone Arsenal (ACC-RSA) is seeking qualified sources to provide depot repair and sustainment support for the AH-64 Apache Fire Control Radar (FCR).

The Contractor shall provide supply support and depot level maintenance of highly complex, electrical components of the FCR system. The Contractor will be required to provide all hardware, software, logistical support services, and engineering services deemed necessary to support and sustain the Apache FCR Program. Sustainment encompasses all necessary depot-level support elements, system components, test equipment, and the supply/retrograde infrastructure up to and including the Contractor Supply Support Activities. This effort also requires the Contractor to cover stock, storage, and issuance of the Legacy and Generation 2 Radio Frequency Interferometer components and depot repair at the Line Replaceable Module and Line Repairable Unit level within a specified performance time limit. Sources shall be required to provide the Original Equipment Manufacturer (OEM) cooperation with the USG technical engineers in combating the adverse impacts of obsolescence, diminishing manufacturing sources, and modifications resulting from obsolescence.

The system is a propriety system developed by LONGBOW LIMITED LIABILITY COMPANY (LBL), and the Government does not possess the technical data package for this system. Therefore, this service is restricted to LBL, Cage Code 04WF2. The Statutory Authority permitting Other than Full and Open Competition for this action is 10 U.S.C. 3204(a)(1), as implemented by Revolutionary Federal Acquisition Regulation Overhaul (RFO) 6.103-1 entitled “Only One Responsible Source and No Other Supplies or Services will Satisfy Agency Requirements.

Nomenclature: AH-64 Apache Fire Control Radar

Delivery Schedule: 60-month period of performance with five-priced ordering periods.

Acquisition Method: This acquisition is anticipated to be awarded in accordance with (IAW) RFO 15, Contracting by Negotiation.

Contract Type: The resulting contract is anticipated to be a performance-based hybrid Indefinite Delivery Indefinite Quantity (IDIQ) contract utilizing Firm Fixed Price (FFP) and Cost-Plus Fixed Fee (CPFF) task/delivery orders.

Offerors are advised: THE GOVERNMENT FULLY INTENDS TO EVALUATE PROPOSALS AND AWARD THE CONTRACT WITHOUT DISCUSSIONS WITH OFFERORS. Therefore, initial proposals should be submitted containing offerors’ most favorable terms.

The is a presolicitiaton notification, NOT a solicitation. No proposals or bids shall be submitted as a result of this notice. The closing date annotated is an estimate date and may be adjusted dependent upon the date of release of the solicitation; however, the solicitation will not close prior to the closing date stated above. The solicitation will be offered in electronic format only. No hard copies will be provided. The solicitation will be available on the PIEE Solicitation module at https://piee.eb.mil/. This will be the only method of amendment distribution; therefore, it is the OFFERORS’ RESPONSIBILITY TO CHECK THE WEBSITE PERIODICALLY FOR ANY AMENDMENTS. Prospective Offerors must be registered in the System for Award Management (SAM) system at http://www.sam.gov/ in order to participate in this procurement.

This is NOT an invitation for Bids.

Apache Fire Control Radar

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