Engineering Services for Microwave Devices with Goals to Increase Reliability, Improve Performance and Reduce Acquisition Costs

N00164-23-S-NC10– SOLE SOURCE - Engineering Services for Microwave Devices with Goals to Increase Reliability, Improve Performance and Reduce Acquisition Costs– PSC – H220 - NAICS 541330Issue date 16AUG2023 - Closing date 01SEP2023 at 02:00 PM EST (EDT)SOURCES SOUGHT (SS) - The Government is issuing this SS announcement in accordance with (IAW) DFARS 205.205-71 for the engineering services for microwave devices to support AEGIS Weapon System (AWS) and AN/SPY radars. This is NOT A SOLICITATION FOR PROPOSALS and no contract will be awarded from this SS.This SS does not constitute an Invitation for Bids (IFB), a Request for Quote (RFQ), or a Request for Proposal (RFP) and it should not be construed as a commitment of any kind by the Government to issue a formal solicitation or ultimately award a contract. The US Government is in no way liable to pay for or reimburse any companies or entities that respond to this announcement. Any costs incurred by interested companies in response to this

announcement will NOT be reimbursed.This SS is issued for the purpose of mitigating the sole-source basis cited below.Naval Surface Warfare Center (NSWC) Crane Division intends to solicit and award a five-year Basic Ordering Agreement (BOA) on an other than full and open competition basis to Communications & Power Inc. (CAGE: 99313) to procure engineering services for microwave devices. U.S. programs include the AWS and AN/SPY radars. This effort is anticipated to be conducted on a sole-source basis IAW the statutory authority 10 U.S.C. 2304(c)(1) as implemented by FAR 6.302-1. The basis for restricting competition is the anticipated substantial duplication of costs to the Government that is not expected to be recovered through competition and unacceptable delays in fulfilling the Navy’s requirements.The Government is seeking information from Contractors mitigating the sole-source basis cited above. All responsible sources may submit a capability statement which will be considered by the agency. However, a determination by the Government not to compete this proposed contract action based upon responses to this notice is solely within the discretion of the Government. Information received will normally be considered solely for the purpose of determining whether to conduct a competitive procurement. All interested parties are encouraged to submit product literature, a white paper no longer than 5 pages, and/or other pertinent information, such as a description with performance parameters and a statement of current availability, summary of prior testing, test reports, a budgetary estimate of test articles, production units, and production quantity breaks to mitigate the reason why the Government should not procure this effort on a sole-source basis as stated above, and/or identify other Government contracts with similar efforts for the Government’s consideration. The Government may contact Sources Sought respondents to obtain clarification on the information submitted.Responses to this Sources Sought Market Survey shall include the following:Contractor's NameStreet Address, City, State, Zip CodeBusiness SizePoint of Contact (POC)POC TelephoneAnnouncement Number: N00164-23-S-NC10Contractors must be properly registered in the System for Award Management (SAM). Offerors may obtain information on SAM registration and annual confirmation requirements by calling 1-866-606-8220 or via the internet at https://www.sam.gov.At the current time, NO FUNDING IS AVAILABLE for bid/proposal or contractual efforts. This RFI/sources sought does not constitute an Invitation for Bids (IFB), a Request for Quote (RFQ), or a Request for Proposal (RFP), and it should not be construed as a commitment of any kind by the Government to issue a formal solicitation or ultimately award a contract. The US Government is in no way liable to pay for or reimburse any companies or entities that respond to this announcement. Any costs incurred by interested companies in response to this announcement will NOT be reimbursed.Market Survey information may be submitted to the Point of Contact any time prior to the expiration of this announcement. The Point of Contact for this effort is Mr. Logan Wagler, Code 0241, e-mail logan.d.wagler.civ@us.navy.mil. Reference the above notice number when responding to this notice. Contractor submittals shall NOT contain classified information.All information marked as proprietary information will be safeguarded to prevent unauthorized disclosures. Your interest in the requirement is appreciated.