Hydraulic Fluid Particle Counter N68335-26-R-1056

The Naval Air Warfare Center, Aircraft Division (NAWCAD) Lakehurst, NJ is requesting information pertaining to the procurement of the Hydraulic Fluid Particle Counter, Part Number 4348AS1000-1, NSN 6635-01-725-8375, as it is required to support Foreign Military Sales (FMS) H-60 programs: Saudi Arabia FMS Case SR-P-GBX, Australia FMS Case AT-P-GXO, Australia FMS Case AT-P-SCO, India FMS Case IN-P-GBD, South Korea FMS Case KS-P-GST and the following Foreign Military Sales (FMS) H-1 Program: FMS Nigeria Case NI-P-SAO. The Hydraulic Fluid Particle Counter is used to verify hydraulic fluid cleanliness in aircraft and support equipment by detecting and classifying particulate contamination to ensure compliance with established contamination control standards. This is a Request for Information (RFI) notice is to solicit comments, questions and feedback from industry to meet the general requirements described above. All interested businesses are encouraged to respond and should provide information that includes previous efforts and related data to juancarlos.r.belmonte.civ@us.navy.mil, no later than the response deadline specified below. All information should reference this RFI number on the subject response line as well as on all enclosed documents. Reponses must include the company name, address, CAGE Code, points of contact name and email/phone, and company business size. Respondents may provide Rough Orders of Magnitude on any currently available product or company capabilities that will meet the Navy s requirements. Any comments provided may or may not be included in a formal solicitation. This is a Request for Information only. There is no solicitation package available. This RFI is issued solely for information and planning purposes and does not constitute as a solicitation. It is a market research tool being used to determine potential and eligible vendors capable of meeting the general requirements described above. The Government is not committed nor obligated to pay for the information provided, and no basis for claims against the Government shall arise as a result of a response to this request for information. In accordance with FAR 15.101(c), responses to this notice are not offerors and cannot be accepted by the Government to form a binding contract. All data received in response to this RFI, marked or designated as corporate or proprietary, will be fully protected from release outside the Government. Interested parties are responsible for adequately marking proprietary or competition sensitive information contained in their response. Failure to respond to this RFI does not preclude participation in any future associated Request for Proposal that may be issued. If a solicitation is released, it will be synopsized on the SAM website: www.sam.gov. It is the potential offeror s responsibility to monitor this site for release of any follow-on information. It is anticipated that any procurement that may result from this RFI will have a significantly compressed schedule for contract completion. All responses should be received no later than 4:00 PM EST, 07 April 2026. Responses should be submitted electronically in Microsoft Word format or Portable Document Formation (PDF) to the following e-mail address: juancarlos.r.belmonte.civ@us.navy.mil. Telephone inquiries will not be accepted. Contracting Office Address: Naval Air Warfare Center Aircraft Division, Procurement Department, Code BL52000, Bldg. 120, Hwy 547, Joint Base MDL, NJ 08733.

The Naval Air Warfare Center, Aircraft Division, Lakehurst, New Jersey intends to solicit and award a Fixed Price contract on a sole source basis to D-2 Incorporated (CAGE Code 4EKX8) for the purchase of the Hydraulic Fluid Particle Counter, part number 4348AS1000-1, NSN 6635-01-725-8375. This item will support the Foreign Military Sales (FMS) H-60 programs: Saudi Arabia FMS Case SR-P-GBX, Australia FMS Case AT-P-GXO, Australia FMS Case AT-P-SCO, India FMS Case IN-P-GBD, South Korea FMS Case KS-P-GST and the following Foreign Military Sales (FMS) H-1 Program: FMS Nigeria Case NI-P-SAO for maintenance operations at the O-Level of maintenance for the H-60 and H-1 aircrafts. The Government intends to solicit and negotiate with only one source under the authority of FAR 6.103-1, "Only one responsible source and no other supplies or services will satisfy agency requirements" for this action. D-2 Incorporated, as the sole developer, designer, and manufacturer of the Hydraulic Fluid Particle Counter, part number 4348AS1000-1, NSN 6635-01-725-8375, owns the proprietary data and as such is the only source with the knowledge and expertise necessary to manufacture the item listed above. The Government does not have the technical data or equipment to obtain this item from an alternate source. (THIS NOTICE IS NOT A REQUEST FOR COMPETITIVE PROPOSALS). The Government will consider all information received prior to the closing date of this notice. A determination by the Government not to compete this procurement based upon responses to this notice is solely within the discretion of the Government. The Government will not pay for any responses received. There are no commitments by the Government to issue any solicitations, make an award or awards, or to be responsible for any monies expended by any interested parties before award of a contract for the efforts mentioned above. For information, contact Juan Carlos Belmonte via e-mail juancarlos.r.belmonte.civ@us.navy.mil.