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Borescope and Borescope Accessories for Foreign Military Sales International Engine Management Program (IEMP)
THERE IS NO SOLICITATION AVAILABLE AT THIS TIME. REQUESTS FOR A SOLICITATION WILL NOT RECEIVE A RESPONSE. This Sources Sought Synopsis (SSS) is in support of Market Research being conducted by the United States Air Force to identify potential borescope and borescope accessory manufacturing sources to determine if this effort can be competitive or a Small Business Set-Aside. This is not a Request for Proposal (or solicitation) or an indication that a contractual commitment will exist for this requirement. The government does not intend to award a contract on the basis of this market research. No funds are available to fund the information solicited.
The AFLCMC/LPSIB organization located at Tinker Air Force Base is requesting information, pursuant to FAR PART 10, in support of Market Research to identify potential sources that can manufacture state-of-the-art borescope and borescope accessories, utilizing the latest and greatest technological advances currently available; that can meet or exceed the performance parameters identified below. The Government will use this information to determine the best future acquisition strategy for this procurement, inclusive of the need to do an Industry Day and/or Pre-solicitation Conference.
The proposed North American Industry Classification Systems (NAICS) Code is 336412, which has a corresponding Size Standard of 1,500 employees. The Government is interested in all businesses to include, Large Business, Small Business, Small Disadvantaged Businesses 8(a)s, Service-Disabled Veteran-Owned Small Businesses, Hub-zone Businesses, and Women-Owned Small Businesses. The Government requests that interested parties respond to this notice if applicable and identify your small business status to the identified NAICS code. Additionally, please provide any anticipated teaming arrangements, along with a description of similar services offered to the Government and to commercial customers for the past three years. Any responses involving teaming agreements should delineate between the work that will be accomplished by the prime and the work accomplished by the teaming partners.
The contractor shall be capable of furnishing all required labor, material, facilities and equipment to accomplish acquisition and packaging of completely serviceable units. Contractor will be responsible for supply chain management, logistics, forecasting of parts, long-lead parts procurement, reparable forecasting, obsolescence issues and delivery of serviceable assets. The Government requests that interested parties respond to this notice in writing including details of your ability to either provide a copy of the OEM manuals or licensee agreement certifying your business is approved by the OEM to manufacture this equipment and associated accessories. Contractors must be an approved source, via the Source Approval Requirement process or have an approved Commercial Item Determination (CID) or the ability to obtain source approval/CID by the cognizant engineering authority.
The manufacturing performance parameters that should be met or exceeded is identified as follows:
Operating Temperature
Insertion tube -25ºC to 100ºC (-13ºF to 212ºF).
System 0 to 40 °C (32 to 104 °F)
Relative Humidity 0 - 90%
Waterproof Insertion tube and tip to an equivalent 5 m (16.4 ft.) in depth or greater
System
System Dimensions from 17.1 x 19.7 x 38.1 cm (6.75 x 7.75 x 15”) up to 320 mm x 310 mm x 180 mm (12.6 in. x 12.2 in. x 7.1 in.)
System weight not to exceed 22.6 kg (50 lbs) in case
LCD Monitor included
Joystick Control
Button to access user functions, measurement, and digital functions
Internal Memory SSD for user data storage
Brightness Control Auto and Variable
Illumination Type White LED
Long Exposure capable
White Balance Factory default or user defined
Power
Battery capable
Power Supply
AC 100-240 VAC, 50-60 Hz, <1.5 A RMS
Standards Compliance and Classifications
MIL-STD-810G United States Department of Defense Environment Tests Sections 506.5, 507.5, 509.5, 510.5, 511.5, 514.6,
516.6, 521.3
MIL-STD-461 U.S. Department of Defense – Electromagnetic Compatibility with RS103 – ABOVE DECK
Software
Operating System Embedded multi-tasking operating system
User Interface Menu-driven and soft button operation; menu navigation using either buttons, touchscreen, joystick or any combination.
File Manager Embedded file manager supports the following operation on files and folders: copy, cut, paste, create, rename, delete, filter, sort, and image recall.
USB and internal flash storage
Audio recording capable
Image Control Brightness, Long Exposure, Invert, Single View, Illumination, Color Saturation Control
Digital Zoom Capable
Image Formats Bitmap (.BMP) and/or JPEG (.JPG)
Video recording capable
Text Annotation Built-in on screen text overlay generator with selectable font size
Graphic Annotation User placement of arrows
Articulation Control User-selectable steer and Steer-and-Stay* articulation; tip “Home” return to neutral forward-tip
orientation
4mm. These are minimums
Tips FOV (deg), DOF mm (in).
Forward View
no adapter 80, 35-inf (1.38-inf)
115, 4-inf (.16-inf)
Side View
100, 1-30 (.04-1.18)
120, 6-inf (.24-inf)
Stereo Measurement
55/55-FWD 5-inf (.20-inf)
50/50-SIDE 4-inf (.16-inf)
6 mm tips. These are minimums
FOV (deg), DOF mm (in).
Forward View
50, 50-inf (2.36-inf)
80, 20-inf .79”-inf
120, 5-120 (.20-4.72)
120, 20-inf .79”-inf
Side View
120, 4-100 (.16-3.94)
Stereo Measurement
60/60-FWD, 4-80 (.16-3.15)
50/50-SIDE, 2-50 (0.8-1.97)
Insertion tube: 4.0 mm (.150 to .157)in & 6 to 6.1 mm (.236 to .240)in
Length: 3.5 m
Exterior: High-durability tungsten braid
Direction of view: Selectable by optical tip adaptor
Field of view: Selectable by optical tip adaptor
Illumination: High-intensity diode
Articulation: 4mm; Up/Down 130° min, Left/Right 130° minimum. 6mm Up/Down 160° min, Left/Right 160° minimum
The specified requirement for this effort is found in the table below. The items are for the manufacture of borescope and borescope accessories.
Noun Quantity
Borescope and Borescope accessories Basic year BEQ: 46 ea
Borescope and Borescope accessories Option year 1 BEQ: 46 ea
Borescope and Borescope accessories Option year 2 BEQ: 46 ea
Borescope and Borescope accessories Option year 3 BEQ: 46 ea
Borescope and Borescope accessories Option year 4 BEQ: 46 ea
Please e-mail your response advising if the requirements stated above can be met to the following address: [email protected]. This SSS is issued solely for informational and planning purposes. No funds are available to fund the information requested. The information in this notice is current as of the publication date but is subject to change and is not binding to the Government. Oral submissions of information are not acceptable.
Submit the following information also:
Provide any recommendations and/or concerns.
Responses and/or questions to this synopsis will be posted through beta.SAM.gov.
Respond (along with the requested information) directly to: [email protected]
Primary Point of Contact:
Dawn Purtle
Contracting Officer
Phone: 405-734-8487