DME Power Meters MSA

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Market Survey Announcement For
Commercially Available Distance Measuring Equipment (DME) Power Meters

1. Notice

a. This announcement is not a Screening Information Request (SIR) or Request for Proposals of any kind.
b. The FAA is neither seeking nor accepting unsolicited proposals. c.

The FAA will not pay for any information received or costs incurred in preparing the response to the market survey.

d. Any cost associated with the market survey submittal is solely at the interested vendor’s expense e. The FAA, at its sole discretion, may contact any or all the respondents to this market survey for further clarification or to request additional information. f.

Providing a response to this Market Survey neither qualifies respondents nor excludes respondents from responding to a resulting SIR, if any.

This Markey Survey is being issued for informational purposes only and in no way represents a formal solicitation for proposals, quotations, or bids with the intent to form binding agreements based upon results. At the agency's sole discretion, FAA may (or may not) conduct an Industry Day Event and issue a formal solicitation for this requirement at a later time. Within that vein, any descriptive requirements and information provided by FAA in this exchange are subject to change and shall in no way be treated as final or binding.

2. Introduction

The Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) is conducting this Market Survey in accordance with the FAA Acquisition Management System (AMS) Policy Section 3.2.1.2.1. The FAA is interested in gathering information regarding commercially available power meters / power sensors required to support DME installations/maintenance.
Responses to this announcement will be used as inputs to the FAA acquisition planning and strategy for future DME procurements. |

3. Purpose

The purpose of this market survey is to request input from vendors that currently offer fully developed and commercially available power meters / power sensors necessary to complete installation and maintain DME facilities. The response should address how the products compare to Performance Requirements for Power Meter and Power Sensor attachment included with this announcement. The response should