B01- Request for Information (RFI) LDSS.docx

REQUEST FOR INFORMATION

Army Aberdeen Proving Ground (APG)

DESCRIPTION. Project Manager Tactical Network in support of Product Lead Commercial Satellite Terminals Program (PdL CSTP) is seeking information on how an interested contractor could provide Logistical Depot Support Services (LDSS).

THIS IS A REQUEST FOR INFORMATION (RFI) ONLY. This RFI is issued solely for information and planning purposes – it does not constitute a Request for Proposal (RFP) or a promise to issue an RFP in the future. This request for information does not commit the Government to contract for any supply or service whatsoever. Further, the Army is not at this time seeking proposals and will not accept unsolicited proposals. Respondents are advised that the U.S. Government will not pay for any information or administrative costs incurred in response to this RFI; all costs associated with responding to this RFI will be solely at the interested party’s expense. Not responding to this RFI does not preclude participation in any future RFP, if any is issued. Please note, the information received from this RFI is used to help the Government refine the requirement and help identify areas of ambiguity so that, if released, the RFP is well defined. Any feedback/questions as a result of this RFI, will not be responded to directly and will be addressed in the final RFP if the Government deems necessary.

BACKGROUND. This requirement for Logistical Depot Support Services (LDSS) is to provide on-going shipping, receiving, warehouse and storage services to support Product Lead (PdL) Commercial Satellite Terminal Program (CSTP) programs and customers to include but not limited to the Satellite Communications (SATCOM) Maintenance Center (SMC). The scope of this requirement is to provide tracking for all assets, operational or spared, worldwide as well as logistical warehouse support for multiple programs to include but not limited to Deployable Ku Earth Terminal (DKET), Secure Internet Protocol Router and Non-classified Internet Protocol Router (SIPR/NIPR) Access Point (SNAP), Tactical Edge Communication Kit – Very Small Aperature Terminal (TECK-V), Micro Very Small Aperture Terminal (VSAT), Inflatable SATCOM Antenna (ISA) and Transportable Tactical Command Communications (T2C2). The PdM SATCOM LDSS will support these programs by coordinating replacement and repair parts, shipping, configuration management, and Item Unique Identification (IUID) implementation. In addition, part of the LDSS function will be to provide a contractor facility for the SMC. The SMC coordinates the repairs and replacement items, which includes procuring items and funding repairs, and will store, ship those items to and from the LDSS throughout offices located at Aberdeen Proving Ground, MD 21005, along with overseas (OS) full time logistician support in Kuwait, Ramstein Germany, and some In-Theater temporary duty maintenance support.

REQUESTED INFORMATION

STANDARD QUESTIONS.

1. Please provide any questions, comments and feedback on the Logistical Depot Support Services (LDSS) PWS and its contents.

2. State if your company has a Defense Contract Audit Agency (DCAA) approved accounting system.

3. Is there anything listed in the PWS that would be considered restrictive or suggestive? Please provide any comments/feedback for the PWS.

RESPONSES. Interested parties are requested to respond to this RFI. Responses shall provide the following minimum administrative information: Name, mailing address, phone number, and e-mail of designated point of contact.

Responses are due no later than July 03, 2024 by 12:00 pm EDT. Proprietary information, if any, should be minimized and MUST BE CLEARLY MARKED. To aid the Government, please segregate proprietary information (included in the page limit). Please be advised that all submissions become Government property and will not be returned.

Respondents may provide supplemental information such as product brochures, specification sheets, photographs, illustration and technical descriptions that describe your company’s current products that most closely match these capabilities described above. Contractors are encouraged not to include marketing informational materials that do not relate to the products recommended for consideration, as they will be discarded. However, responses may include universal resource locater (URL) links to technical documentation materials (i.e., technical data sheet).

SUMMARY. THIS IS AN RFI ONLY to identify sources that can provide Logistical Depot Support Services (LDSS). The information provided in the RFI is subject to change and is not binding on the Government. The Army has not made a commitment to procure any of the items discussed, and release of this RFI should not be construed as such a commitment or as authorization to incur cost for which reimbursement would be required or sought. All submissions become Government property and will not be returned.