SOLE SOURCE - REQUEST FOR INFORMATION/SOURCES SOUGHT Tri-Beam Emission and Receiver Laser Transmitter (TBEAR), Power Supply Control Unit Spares and Auxiliary Equipment in Support of the Multispectral Targeting System – FSC 5855 – NAICS 334511
ID: N0016426SNB15Type: Sources Sought
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DEPT OF DEFENSEDEPT OF THE NAVYNSWC CRANECRANE, IN, 47522-5001, USA

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Search, Detection, Navigation, Guidance, Aeronautical, and Nautical System and Instrument Manufacturing (334511)

PSC

NIGHT VISION EQUIPMENT, EMITTED AND REFLECTED RADIATION (5855)

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    The Department of Defense, specifically the Naval Surface Warfare Center (NSWC) Crane Division, is seeking information from potential sources regarding the procurement of 43 units of the Tri-Beam Emission and Receiver Laser Transmitter (TBEAR) and associated equipment, including a Power Supply Control Unit and cable assemblies. This request for information (RFI) is part of market research aimed at supporting the Multi-Spectral Targeting Systems (MTS-A and MTS-B), with the intention to issue a sole source proposal to Northrup Grumman Systems Corporation due to the lack of a sufficient technical data package and the potential for duplicative costs. Interested parties are encouraged to submit their capabilities, budgetary estimates, and lead times by December 25, 2025, to Lynn Masterson-Brinegar at lynn.m.masterson-brinegar.civ@us.navy.mil, with the understanding that no funding is currently available for this effort and responses will not be reimbursed.

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