SUBJECT:
Market research is being conducted to identify potential sources that may possess the expertise, capabilities, and experience to meet the requirements for qualification and production of the Multipurpose Display (MPD) Control Panel Assembly, Part Number PC82040-4, NSN 1290-01-395-2696FX.
ITEM DESCRIPTION:
The Control Panel is installed on the F-15E MPD; the MPD is considered the Next Higher Assembly (NHA). There are four MPDs installed in each aircraft. The Control Panel must meet power, function, and physical requirements in accordance with Kaiser Electronics (now Rockwell Collins) Drawing PC82040 and applicable USAF technical orders. These requirements are for a tactical aircraft display and include environmental and optical performance parameters that are not part of any commercial display system. The Control Panel allows pilot interaction with the system by means of push buttons. In addition, continuous and initiated built-in test (BIT) status of the system is also displayed on the Control Panel. The MPD is presently in service in the F-15E model. The F-15E is currently used by ACC, USAFE, and AFMC.
Impediment to Competition:
The Control Panel has been purchased from Symbolic Displays Inc., Transicoil LLC, and Rockwell Collins historically. The Government does not own any data, drawings, schematics, or any other releasable technical data in support of this requirement. Any vendor that has not produced this product in the last 36 months will be required to perform first article testing (FAT). According to the Source Control Drawing PC82040, the part must be obtained from either Rockwell Collins Aerospace, Symbolic Displays Inc. or Transicoil LLC. Rockwell Collins Aerospace, Symbolic Displays Inc. and Transicoil LLC are the only known sources with adequate knowledge of the F15E Control Panel Assembly performance requirements and possession of the required technical data and capabilities needed to produce this item and ensure compatibility of the equipment.
INTEREST:
The DLA/AWB Contracting Office intends to award a single contract effort for the manufacture of the Multipurpose Display (MPD) Control Panel Assembly, Part Number PC82040-4, NSN 1290-01-395-2696FX in support of the F-15E model to one of the approved sources below:
Rockwell Collins Aerospace CAGE: 84T51
Symbolic Displays, Inc CAGE: 19565
Transicoil LLC CAGE: 82686
Other interested parties may identify their interest and capability to respond to the requirement no later than 08 October 2024 to DLA Buyer Vanessa Moes, vanessa.moes.1@us.af.mil or SCMS POC Taylor Huff, taylor.huff@us.af.mil The Government intends to procure these items using Other Than Full and Open Competition as prescribed by FAR 6.302-1, Only One Responsible Source and No Other Supplies or Services Will Satisfy Agency Requirements.
DISCLAIMER:
This sources sought synopsis is for informational purposes only. This is not a request for proposal. 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.
