INTRODUCTION & PROGRAM BACKGROUND The Naval Air Warfare Center - Aircraft Division (NAWCAD) Procurement Group, Patuxent River, MD in support of Fixed and Rotary Wing aircraft, announces its intention to award a C-type contract to provide engineering and technical services for Low Probability of Intercept (LPIA) Radar Altimeters. This Market Research tool is being used to identify potential and eligible firms, of all sizes. The results of the Sources Sought notice will be utilized to determine if any business opportunity exist for the award of this contract. DISCLAIMER THIS IS A SOURCES SOUGHT NOTICE FOR INFORMATIONAL PURPOSES ONLY. THIS IS NOT A SOLICITATION FOR PROPOSALS, PROPOSAL ABSTRACTS, OR QUOTATIONS. 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. ANTICIPATED CONTRACT TYPE The contract type is anticipated to be Firm Fixed Price (FFP). ANTICIPATED PERIOD OF PERFORMANCE The resultant contract will consist of a four (4) month period of performance, with an option for an additional twenty (20) months. REQUIRED CAPABILITIES The firm must have specialized knowledge of the LPIA R/T-1805/APN Receiver/Transmitter (R/T), an advanced technology radar altimeter required by Naval Air Systems Command (NAVAIR) to improve survivability, reliability, and maintainability of fleet aircraft. The LPIA operates in the radar altimeter band of 4200 MHz to 4400 MHz. The LPIA accurately determines the aircraft's height above the terrain and incorporates techniques to achieve a very low probability of signal interception, detection, or exploitation. The LPIA R/T is a Form, Fit and enhanced Function (FFF) replacement for the AN/APN-194(V) family of receiver transmitters, RT-1015A/A and RT-1042A/A. The LPIA must conform to the current LPIA specification, waveforms, Radio Frequency characteristics and responses, interfaces, and work with antennas currently installed on aircraft that have the LPIA installed. The contractor shall provide production, engineering and logistics support, and delivery of LPIA units. ELIGIBILITY a. The Product Service Code (PSC) for this requirement is 5841 Radar Equipment, Airborne. b. The North American Industry Classification System Code (NAICS) is 334511 Search, Detection, Navigation, Guidance, Aeronautical and Nautical System and Instrument Manufacturing. All eligible parties are encouraged to respond. c. Businesses of all sizes are encouraged to respond; however, each respondent must clearly identify their business size in their capabilities statement. Note: FAR 52.219-14 Limitation on Subcontracting requires a small business prime on a Set-Aside to perform at least …