12633 VDATS: Support Equipment (National Instruments)

Title: 12633 VDATS: Support Equipment (National Instruments)

A. BACKGROUND

The purpose of this RFI is to conduct Market Research regarding a contracting effort to procure kits required to assemble the Versatile Diagnostic Automated Test Station (VDATS) stations. The VDATS is an organically designed test station with Open Architecture and Virtual Modular Equipment (VME) Extensions for Instrumentation (VSI) technology for the 581th Software Engineering Squadron (581 SWES).

B. PROGRAM REQUIREMENTS

The Contractor shall provide National Instruments Corporation products and Instrument kit requirements, as defined by the Equipment List (EL).

Section 1: Company Profile (please limit this section to a single page)

1. Please describe your company’s general experience providing the software and hardware for military Automatic Test Stations (ATS).

2. Describe similar products offered to the Government.

3. What is your business size and type (i.e., small, woman-owned, veteran-owned, etc.) assuming NAICS code 334515 (Instrument Manufacturing for Measuring and Testing Electricity and Electrical Signals)?

Section 2: Capability (please limit this section to no more than two pages)

5. Is your company an authorized reseller of National Instruments Corporation products?

Section 3: Proposed Approach (please limit this section to a single page)

7. Would you recommend a different NAICS Code than 334515?

8. This will be a firm-fixed price contract.

9. Please provide a simple outline and schedule (lead time) for this effort.

10. If subcontracting is a part of the solution, what percentage will be subcontracted?

11. Can you provide a total cost estimate for this contract?

Section 4: Additional Comments/Information (please limit this section to a single page)

12. Please provide any comments/questions regarding this effort.

13. Interested vendors must request documents from the Contracting Officer, Valerie Evans, valerie.evans.1@us.af.mil or Contract Specialist, Jonathon VanBrunt, jonathon.vanbrunt@us.af.mil. Documents will be distributed only to SAM.gov registered DOD contactors.