REQUEST FOR INFORMATION - SOURCES SOUGHT FOR
EMALS CVN80 NGL Charging Panel, Part Number 628308-1

NAVAL AIR WARFARE CENTER AIRCRAFT DIVISION (NAWCAD) LAKEHURST, NJ

INTRODUCTION

This Request for Information (RFI) is for information and planning purposes only and does not constitute a Request for Proposal and should not be construed as a commitment by the Government to award a contract as a result of this request for information. 

NAWCAD Division Lakehurst, NJ is seeking sources for the procurement of NGL Charging Panels, Part Number 628308-1 for Aircraft Launch and Recovery Equipment Electromagnetic Aircraft Launch System (EMALS) in support of CVN80 construction.

ELIGIBILITY

The applicable NAICS code for this procurement is 333998 (All Other Miscellaneous General Purpose Machinery Manufacturing). The PSC for this requirement is 1720 (Aircraft Launch Equipment). In addition, small businesses are required to provide the following information to enable the Government to determine eligibility.

1. Company ability to perform at least 50% of the tasking described in the requirements.
2. Company classification. For example; large business or qualify as a Small, Small Disadvantaged, Small Disadvantaged Veteran Owned Small Business, Women-Owned, 8(a), Hub Zone or Service Disabled Veteran-Owned Small Business Concern.

REQUIREMENTS

A requirement exists to procure and deliver a quantity of four (4) NGL Charging Panels (Part Number 628308-1), to include one (1) First Article Test unit and three (3) production units, engineering test reports, and an Integrated Master Schedule in support of CVN80. The required NGL Charging Panels are Critical Safety Items (CSIs) with a Required in Yard Date of 20 Oct 2025.  The NGL Charging Panels house a series of pressure gauges and valves which allow operators to monitor and adjust hydraulic pressure in various parts of the NGL system.  Due to the CSI designation any departure from the requirements could result in loss in life, serious personnel injury, loss of a combat system and/or the loss of the aircraft.  In addition the subsystem requires highly specialized manufacturing processes to include welding, non-destructive testing, magnetic particle testing, workmanship, and material certification.  Items are Critical Safety Inspection items that will require manufacturing and testing compliances and reports to be delivered to the Navy. 

CAPABILITY PACKAGE SUBMITTAL INFORMATION AND INSTRUCTIONS

It is requested that interested businesses submit to the contracting office a brief product information package demonstrating manufacturing and testing capabilities for manufacturing the required NGL charging panels in accordance with Government-owned technical data drawings which contain technical data whose export is restricted by the Arms Export Control Act. In order to receive the Government-owned technical data / drawings, interested vendors must forward a current, approved DD Form 2345 "Military Critical Technical Data Agreement" to Kelly Gray, Contract Specialist, via the email specified in this solicitation. A submitted DD Form 2345 will be validated as being current with the Defense Logistics Agency's Logistics Information Service – Joint Certification Program. For DD Form 2345 information, visit the DLIS website at http://www.dlis.dla.mil/jcp. 

This documentation should address the following:

1. Company Name; Company Address; Cage Code; Company Business Size; and Point-of-Contact (POC) name, phone number, fax number, and e-mail address.
2. Product information (existing product brochures and/or datasheets acceptable) for requested charging panels.

Please note that this Request for Information 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 Government is not obligated to award a contract as a result of this announcement. Respondents are notified that a formal solicitation MAY NOT necessarily result from this RFI. The Government will not reimburse the respondent for any costs associated with the information submitted in response to this request, nor will the Government compensate any respondent for any costs incurred in developing the information provided to the Government. The Government will not release any information marked with a Proprietary Legend, received in response to this RFI, to any firms, agencies, or individuals outside of the Government without written permission in accordance with the legend.

HOW TO RESPOND

Interested companies shall respond within five (5) days after release of this RFI with product information that meets all or a subset of the aforementioned attributes.  Please submit your response to this RFI via e-mail no later than 3 April 2023, 5:30 PM EDT to Contract Specialist, Ms. Kelly Gray at [email protected].