SPECIAL NOTICE
16 -- REQUEST FOR INFORMATION - Test Carts - Cart Specification
- Notice Date
- 2/2/2011
- Notice Type
- Special Notice
- NAICS
- 336413
— Other Aircraft Parts and Auxiliary Equipment Manufacturing
- Contracting Office
- Department of Homeland Security, United States Coast Guard (USCG), Commanding Officer, USCG Aviation Logistics Center, HU25, HH65, H60J, C130, ESD, IOD, ISD, CASA or ALD, Elizabeth City, North Carolina, 27909-5001, United States
- ZIP Code
- 27909-5001
- Solicitation Number
- HSCG38-11-Q-500007-RFI
- Archive Date
- 3/4/2011
- Point of Contact
- Claudette Y Surrento, Phone: 252-335-6644
- E-Mail Address
-
Claudette.Y.Surrento@uscg.mil
(Claudette.Y.Surrento@uscg.mil)
- Small Business Set-Aside
- N/A
- Description
- Test Cart Specification This is a request for information. This special notice is for planning purposes only and is not to be construed as a commitment by the Government. This is NOT a solicitation announcement for proposals and no contract will be awarded from this announcement. The United States Coast Guard (USCG), Aviation Logistics Center (ALC), Engineering Services Division (ESD) is requesting information to be used in developing an acquisition strategy to procure test carts to enable the complete system run-up of an aircraft electro optical sensor system (EO/IR) camera system. The USCG, ALC, ESD intends to procure a quantity of 26 test carts to be used to apply power and control to the EO/IR Camera system when removed from the aircraft for evaluation and troubleshooting. These carts are to be delivered no later than April 2011. Potential offerors with the ability to meet the requirements listed herein are requested to provide information on data for existing carts or a developmental approach for new carts. It is requested that potential offerors provide a Rough Order of Magnitude on cost, production quantity breaks, and manufacture ramp up and sustainable rate. If delivery of the requested 26 test carts by April 2011 is unattainable, please provide a best case delivery schedule. It is requested that potential offerors provide information to the following questions: (1) Is your business a large or small business? (2) If small, does your firm qualify as a small, emergent business, or a small, disadvantaged business? (3) If disadvantaged, specify under which disadvantaged group and is your firm certified under Section 8(a) of the Small Business Act? (4) Is your firm a certified "hub zone" firm? (5) Is your firm a woman-owned or operated business? (6) Is your firm a certified Service-Disabled Veteran-Owned? (7) Is your product listed on a GSA schedule? (8) Do you have other government agencies using the product, and if so which agencies, POC's and contract numbers? (9) If possible, any POC's for civilian users for general usage of product questions. Reimbursement will NOT be made for any costs associated with providing information in response to this special notice and any follow-up information requests. After the review of the responses to this RFI and if, the Government still plans to proceed with the acquisition, a solicitation announcement will be published on the Federal Business Opportunities website. Any response to this RFI will NOT be considered to be an adequate response to any future solicitation announcements. POINT OF CONTACT The USCG is publishing this Request for Information ONLY and will consider responses from responsible sources. Responses must be received at the following address no later than 4:30 p.m. Eastern Standard Time (EST) on 28 February 2011. Contracting Officer USCG Aviation Logistics Center Engineering Services Division (ESD) HSCG38-11-Q-500007-RFI Elizabeth City, NC 27909-5001 Advance copies may be sent by e-mail to claudette.y.surrento@uscg.mil including the following in the subject line - " Test Cart - HSCG38-11-Q-500007 - RFI, Company Name". Correspondence must include a company point of contact with address, phone number and email address. TELEPHONE INQUIRIES WILL NOT BE ACCEPTED.
- Web Link
-
FBO.gov Permalink
(https://www.fbo.gov/spg/DHS/USCG/USCGARSC/HSCG38-11-Q-500007-RFI/listing.html)
- Place of Performance
- Address: Department of Homeland Security, United States Coast Guard (USCG), Commanding Officer, USCG Aviation Logistics Center(ALC), ESD, MRR, MRS, SRR, LRS or ALD Support, Elizabeth City, North Carolina, 27909, United States
- Zip Code: 27909
- Zip Code: 27909
- Record
- SN02371753-W 20110204/110202234327-5588a2b3e504c068d7ea81ab439fb0d2 (fbodaily.com)
- Source
-
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