THIS SOURCES SOUGHT 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.

This Sources Sought notice is being posted to satisfy the requirement of Defense Federal Acquisition Regulation Supplement 206.302-1(d).  The Naval Air Systems Command Patuxent River (NAVAIRSYSCOM) intends to award a contract for the procurement of Dual Band Decoy (DBD) off-board countermeasures protection for the F/A-18E/F.

Interested parties shall submit questions and/or responses to Shannon Buckalew at [email protected]. A Draft Request for Proposal (RFP) is anticipated to be early-to-mid April with the possibility of a Pre-Solicitation Conference to follow. Questions with regards to the status of the RFP will not be accepted prior to its release.

Interested business should submit a brief capabilities statement package (no more than ten 8.5 x 11 inch pages, font no smaller than 10 point) demonstrating ability to perform the services/provide the products in this Sources Sought. Documentation should be in bullet format. All responses shall include Company Name, Company Address, Company Business Size, and Points of Contact (POC) including name, phone number and email address.