Request for Information

408 SCMS/GULB
Electronic Warfare (EW) Supply Chain Management Squadron
Air Force Sustainment Center
Robins AFB, GA

AN/ALQ-172(V) Countermeasures System (CMS) Repair

3 August 2018

Note: This questionnaire/survey is for the purpose of obtaining information relative to upcoming repair efforts in the EW Supply Chain Management Squadron (408 SCMS/GULB) at Robins AFB, GA. The Services Contracting Office within the Air Force Sustainment Center will serve as the procuring organization. Companies are encouraged to provide responses to this questionnaire but are advised that their participation is voluntary and no reimbursement of any kind will be provided. The Government believes this is a sole source requirement to Harris based on proprietary data and required equipment.

Responses must be received no later than close of business on August 20, 2018. Responses must be sent electronically via AMRDEC SAFE (https://safe.amrdec.army.mil/safe/) to:

· PCO: John Middlebrooks; [email protected]

· PCO Buyer: Melanie Huckabee; [email protected]

Questions relative to this market research should be addressed to Melanie Huckabee, 478-926-9161, [email protected]

I. COMPANY INFORMATION

Company Name and CAGE Code:
Address (Including Telephone No. and E-Mail Address):
Point of Contact:
Website:

II. NAICS INFORMATION

NAICS Code tentatively identified for the requirement: 811219
Size Standard: $20.5M

Based on the above NAICS Code, state whether your company is:

Small Business (Yes / No)
Woman Owned Small Business (Yes / No)
Small Disadvantaged Business (Yes / No)
8(a) Certified (Yes / No)
HUBZone Certified (Yes / No)
Veteran Owned Small Business (Yes / No)
Service Disabled Small Business (Yes / No)
System for Award Management (SAM) (Yes / No)

Is your company domestically or foreign owned (if foreign, please indicate the country of ownership).

III. BACKGROUND AND DESCRIPTION OF SERVICES

1. This Request for Information is for repair of the following NSNs for the AN/ALQ-172 system:
5865-01-198-5144EW Counter Transmitter
5895-01-485-6252EW Countermeasure, CI
5895-01-506-9868EW Control Monitor Sub
5998-01-217-9479EW Circuit Card Assembly
5998-01-255-3299EW Circuit Card Assembly
5998-01-255-5500EW Circuit Card Assembly
5998-01-7796EW Electronic Component
5998-01-424-3960EW Circuit Card Assembly
5998-01-424-3963EW Backplane Assembly
5985-01-424-5098EW RF Switch
5998-01-424-5676EW Circuit Card Assembly
5998-01-424-7126EW Backplane Assembly
5998-01-450-6531EW Backplane Assembly
5998-01-499-7569EW Circuit Card Assembly
4920-01-213-5938EW RFIU
5998-01-302-3427EW Backplane Assembly
5895-01-557-7498EW Core Memory Unit
6625-01-574-3519 Spectrum Analyzer
5998-01-489-0712 GPIB VXI Card
5945-01-509-7551 RF Switch Assembly
6625-01-510-3605 TEST SET EMTS VXI COMP
5995-01-508-4208 Cable Assembly, CDU 1553
6625-01-508-8808 Signal Generator
6625-01-576-6001 Waveform Generator
5895-01-573-4492 High Density Multiplexer Module
5895-01-508-7214 COAX VXI Card
5998-01-598-5471 LXI VXI Card
5998-01-591-3035 Module, VXI, Driver
6625-01-476-1411 Oscope
5865-01-668-8772EW New LRU-10
5865-01-669-5621EW New LRU-12

a) The ALQ-172 LRUs, SRUs, and customized parts are integral to the complex Electronic Warfare (EW) system. Does your company have knowledge and experience in the following:
a. General EW principles
b. Electronic Countermeasures (ECM)
c. ALQ-172 theory of operation
d. The ALQ-172 NSNs listed and their role within the overall system

b) The ALQ-172 LRUs will be required to interface with existing internal and external system interfaces. Does your company have knowledge or experience with the following:
a. ALQ-172 internal bus messages with the other ALQ-172 LRUs
b. ALQ-172 external bus messages communication with the Function Status Display Enhanced Diagnostics (FFSDED)
c. ALQ-172 internal processor bus messages and protocols

c) The ALQ-172 LRUs and SRUs are tested on various test equipment. Does your company have knowledge or experience with the following:
a. AN/ALM-289 Enhanced Maintenance Test Set (EMTS) system and its interfaces
b. ALQ-172 EMTS Instrumentation and testing.

2. Does your company have any testing experience with the AN/ALQ-172 system? If so, please provide detailed information.

3. Do you anticipate the need for any GFE? If so, please provide detailed information.

4. Describe any industry certifications that your company presently holds in the area of quality assurance including Capability Maturity Model for Software and/or configuration management.

5. What is the Rough Order of Magnitude (ROM) of annual costs to execute this repair? This is for informational purposes only.
6. How will your organization address the absence of drawings, specifications, technical data, test procedures, etc. Since the Government does not own the data for this requirement?