SOURCES SOUGHT SYNOPSIS REFERENCE SOLICITATION # FA8212-25-R-0003 F-16 TEST STATION POWER SUPPLY NSN 6130-01-373-0561WF DPAS RATING “DO” Posting Time 33 Days: Wednesday 2/19/2025 – Monday 3/24/2025 1:00 PM MST 1. NOTICE: This is not a solicitation but rather a Sources Sought Synopsis (SSS) to seek new qualified manufacturers. 2. SMALL BUSINESS MANUFACTURES: a. Per the Federal Acquisition Regulation (FAR) Subpart 19.201, General Policy, “(a) It is the policy of the Government to provide maximum practicable opportunities in its acquisitions to small business, veteran-owned small business, service-disabled veteran-owned small business, HUBZone small business, small disadvantaged business, and women-owned small business concerns. Such concerns must also have the maximum practicable opportunity to participate as subcontractors in the contracts awarded by any executive agency, consistent with efficient contract performance.” Based on the responses from the SSS, the Government intends to award a single Indefinite Delivery/ Indefinite Quantity (IDIQ), Firm-Fixed Price (FFP) contract type. The purpose of the SSS is to conduct market research to determine if such responsible sources exist. This market research is for planning purposes only to develop the best acquisition approach. b. Class Deviation 2023-O0001 Verification of Eligibility of Small Business Joint Ventures “A small business joint venture offeror must submit, with its offer, the representation required in paragraph (c) of FAR solicitation provision 52.212-3, Offeror Representations and Certifications-Commercial Products and Commercial Services, and paragraph (c) of FAR solicitation provision 52.219-1, Small Business Program Representations, in accordance with 52.204-8(d) and 52.212-3(b) for the following categories: Small business; (Service-disabled veteran-owned small business; Women-owned small business (WOSB) under the WOSB Program; Economically disadvantaged women-owned small business under the WOSB Program; or (E) Historically underutilized business zone small business. These procedures implement the final rule for FAR case 2017-019, Policy on Joint Ventures, published on September 23, 2022, at 87 FR 58219, and effective on October 28, 2022, which added new representations to paragraph (c) of FAR solicitation provisions 52.212-3 and 52.219-1 for small business joint ventures for the socioeconomic categories listed above.” c. Proposed NAICS Code : 335931, Current-Carrying Wiring Device Manufacturing d. Small Business Size Standard: 600 Employees 3. REQUIREMENT DESCRIPTION: a. Part/Item Name: F-16 Test Station Power Supply b. NSN: 6130-01-373-0561WF c. P/N: 2215058-001 d. FSC: 6130, Current-carrying wiring device, fuel power supply e. Quantity: 1EA First Article and Test Report if a new manufacturer or if not manufactured in the past 3 years (SEE Attach_13_FA_Requirements); 21EA Production Articles; and 1EA Counterfeit Prevention Plan f. Commercial: NO g. Critical Safety Item: NO h. Highe…