Connectors

This Sources Sought announcement is published FOR MARKET RESEARCH PURPOSES ONLY, pursuant to FAR 15.201(e) Exchanges with Industry.  No solicitation is available. In accordance with FAR 15.202, responses to this notice are NOT offers and CANNOT be accepted by the Government to form a binding contract. Portsmouth Naval Shipyard is seeking to identify sources capable of providing the following materials: Electric Plug Connector, NSN 01-694-1500 Electric Plug Connector, NSN 01-694-1498 Bulkhead Connector, NSN 01-694-1502 Bulkhead Connector, NSN 01-694-1499 To the best of the Government’s knowledge, only the following sources are approved by Navsea to provide this material: Teledyne Ametek Ocean Design Inc Sea Con/Bratner & Associates TE Connectivity Cooper Interconnect DCX Choi Enterprises Inc. NewVac, LLC BIRNS Inc. L-3 Unidyne Ducommun Texas Research Institute Austin, Inc. Thermal Spray & Machine Inc. A&A Company Inc. This sources sought notice is a market research tool being utilized to identify potential and eligible firms capable of providing these materials prior to determining the method of acquisition and issuance of a Request for Proposal (RFP). As such, all interested parties are encouraged to respond. Information received will be considered solely for the purpose of determining whether or not to conduct a competitive procurement. A determination by the Government not to compete this proposed contract based upon responses to this notice is solely within the discretion of the Government.  If your organization has the potential capacity to accomplish this requirement, please provide the following information: Organization name, address, website address, telephone number Organization point of contact, email address, telephone number Cage Code Both the size and type of ownership for the organization Tailored capability statement addressing the particulars of this effort, with appropriate documentation supporting claims or organizational and staff capability Questions regarding this requirement may be emailed to Stephen Smith at  stephen.p.smith161.civ@us.navy.mil . Telephone inquiries will not be accepted or acknowledged, and no feedback will be provided to companies regarding their submissions.  THIS NOTICE 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.