BRAT - Request for Information (8 Jul 2025).docx

Request For Information (RFI) Guide For FAR 6.302-1 Acquisition Efforts

8 July 2025

Benchtop Reconfigurable Automatic Tester (BRAT)

CAUTION:

The Government is conducting market research to identify potential sources that possess the repair data, expertise, capabilities, and experience to meet the qualification requirements for repair and calibration support for modules used in the Benchtop Reconfigurable Automatic Tester (BRAT). This includes, but not limited to, failure analysis of the tester and components, verification and troubleshooting, calibration, integration testing, and capability of returning tester to service, in accordance with technical specifications. The requirement is for the Automated Test System Division at Robins AFB, GA. The level of security clearance and amount of foreign participation in this requirement has not been determined.

The Government does not own rights to any technical drawings, repair data, or software for these items or for the BRAT testers themselves. The Government has determined that this system is a commercial item. Commercial item descriptions, commercial vendor catalog or price lists or commercial manuals assigned a technical manual number apply. Advanced Testing Technologies Inc. (ATTI) is the OEM and has proprietary rights to the data.

Contractor shall furnish all material, support equipment, tools, test equipment, and services. The contractor is responsible for providing, maintaining and calibrating all support equipment required at their facility or a subcontractor's facility. Contractor furnished material or parts used for replacement shall equal or exceed the quality of the original material or parts.

Contractors/Institutions responding to this market research are placed on notice that participation in this survey may not ensure participation in future solicitations or contract awards. The government will not reimburse participants for any expenses associated with their participation in this survey.

In accordance with FAR 52.215-3:

(a) The Government does not intend to award a contract on the basis of this market research or otherwise pay for the information solicited except as an allowable cost under other contracts as provided in subsection 31.205-18, Bid and proposal costs, of the Federal Acquisition Regulation.

(b) Although “proposal” and “offeror” are used in this RFI, your responses will be treated as information only. It shall not be used as a proposal.

(c) The RFI is issued for the purpose of market research.

INSTRUCTIONS:

1. The document(s) below contain a description of the BRAT requirement and a Contractor Capability Survey. The Survey allows Contractors to provide their company's capability.

2. If, after reviewing these documents, you desire to participate in the market research, you should provide documentation that supports your company's capability in meeting these requirements. Failure to provide documentation may result in the government being unable to adequately assess your capabilities. If you lack sufficient experience in a particular area, please provide details explaining how you would overcome the lack of experience/capabilities in order to perform that portion of the requirement (i.e., teaming, subcontracting, etc.)

a. Identify any areas of work your organization believes should be broken out exclusively for Small Business.

3. Both large and small businesses are encouraged to participate in this Market Research. Joint ventures or teaming arrangements are encouraged.

4. Questions relative to this market survey should be addressed to Andrea Livingston, andrea.livingston.1@us.af.mil. No phone calls will be accepted in reference to this requirement.

Benchtop Reconfigurable Automatic Tester (BRAT)

PURPOSE/DESCRIPTION

The Government is conducting market research to identify potential sources that possess the expertise, capabilities and experience to meet the requirement for obsolescence resolution, repair, calibration, hardware maintenance and software maintenance support of the BRAT. This includes repair data, analysis, problem investigation, problem resolution, validation, and integration testing. The Best Estimated Quantity (BEQ) for this requirement is the repair and calibration of 50 modules per year in support of the National Stock Numbers (NSNs) listed below in Table 1. The projected period of performance for obsolescence resolution, repair, calibration, hardware maintenance and software maintenance support would be 24 months.

The testers provide analog, digital and radio frequency testing capabilities in support of a diverse range of modules. The contractor will support up to 81 separate testers that make up eight different configurations. Advanced Testing Technologies Inc. (ATTI) is the OEM and has proprietary rights to the data. The government does not own any data, drawings or equipment relating to the BRAT.

The BRAT is made-up of a collection of Commercial-Off-the-Shelf (COTS) instruments and components, installed in multi-bay chassis. The multi-bay chassis are listed in Table 1.

All reference to the BRAT shall be based on the NSNs with corresponding Part Number (PIN) below:

TABLE 1

CONTRACTOR CAPABILITY SURVEY

Benchtop Reconfigurable Automatic Tester (BRAT) Repair and Calibration Support Part I. Business Information Please provide the following business information for your company/institution and for any teaming or joint venture partners:

· Company/Institute Name:

· Address:

· Point of Contact:

· CAGE Code:

· Phone Number:

· E-mail Address:

· Web Page URL:

· Government Proposed North American Industry Classification System (NAICS) Code: 811210 Based on the Government proposed NAICS Code, state whether your company is:

· A statement as to whether your company is domestically or foreign owned (if foreign, please indicate the country of ownership).

Electronic communication must be received no later than 12 pm EST 10 April 2025. Responses shall be limited to three (3) pages, submitted via e-mail to Andrea Livingston, andrea.livingston.1@us.af.mil, and have in the subject line the RFI title.

Part II. Capability Survey Questions A. General Capability Questions:

1. How will your organization address the absence of drawings, specifications, technical data, test procedures, etc. to perform repairs and calibration?

2. Describe your company's past experience on previous projects similar in complexity to this requirement. Include contract numbers, a brief description of the work performed, period of performance, agency/organization supported, and individual point of contact (Contracting Officer or Program Manager).

3. What is your company's current maximum capacity per month for this particular type of requirement? Provide information on any facility reserves you may possess to increase capacity in the event of an immediate need do to critical operational mission requirements.

4. What quality assurance processes and test qualification practices does your company employ? Provide a description of your quality program (ISO 9001, AS9100, etc.).

a. Provide a detailed quality plan implementing AS9100 (or equivalent).

B. Repair Questions:

1. Demonstrate and describe your ability and experience in test, evaluation, repair or maintenance of the BRAT modules or similar components, which are currently utilized in the military environment, by providing the following information on the same or similar items:

a. Contract Number

b. Procuring Agency

c. Contract Value

d. Number of assets shipped

2. How will your organization address the absence of drawings, specifications, technical data, test procedures, etc.

C. Commerciality Questions:

1. Is there established catalog or market prices for our requirement?

2. If you offer this product and/or service to both U.S. Government and commercial sources, is the same workforce used for both the U.S. Government and general public? Is our requirement offered to both under similar terms and conditions? Briefly describe any differences.