P-8A and E-7A Inlet Cowl Assembly Units

P-8A and E-7A Inlet Cowl Assembly Units 1.0 Purpose/Scope This Presolicitation Notice is to seek additional sources and notify industry of the Government’s intent to negotiate with only one source for the procurement of Inlet Cowl Assembly units (PN 314-2100-5) for Naval Air Systems Command (NAVAIR) Maritime Patrol and Reconnaissance Aircraft (MPRA) Program 290 (PMA-290) Domestic and Foreign Military Sales (FMS) and the United States Air Force E-7A. The Inlet Cowl Assembly units are considered to be commercial items. The intended source is Collins Aerospace Aerostructure (Rohr, Inc), a division of Collins Aerospace. The Government is pursuing this acquisition on a sole source basis under the statutory authority of 10 U.S.C. 3204(a)(1) as implemented by the Federal Acquisition Regulation (FAR) 6.103-1, only one responsible source and no other supplies or services will satisfy agency requirements. As part of its market research, NAVAIR, is issuing this Sources Sought and Notice of Intent to determine if there exists an adequate number of interested and qualified contractors capable of performing the requirement as described. The Government may use the responses to this Sources Sought for information and planning purposes. The technical specifications describe only the currently contemplated possible specifications and may vary from the actual specifications identified in final Product Descriptions included in any Request for Quote (RFQ). THIS NOTICE IS NOT A REQUEST FOR PROPOSAL. It is a market research tool being used to determine potential and eligible businesses capable of providing the supplies described herein prior to determining the method of acquisition and issuance of a Request for Proposal. The Government is not obligated to and will not pay for any information received from potential sources as a result of this Notice. 2.0 Objectives of the Sources Sought Understand the level of interest and availability of potential vendors that could provide the requested