DCGS-A_PMFWS_RFI_011020.docx

RFI

SOLICITATION NUMBER: W56KGY20R0001

NOTICE DETAILS

Solicitation #:

W56KGY20R0001

Procurement Type:

Sources Sought Title:

Distributed Common Ground System – Army (DCGS-A) - replacement for the Portable Multi-Functional Work Station (P-MFWS) Classification Code:

70 -- General purpose information technology equipment NAICS Code:

334111 – Electronic Computer Manufacturing Is this a Recovery and Reinvestment Act Action?:

No

RFI - Federal Business Opportunities: Notices https://www.fbo.gov/index.php?s=procurement&mode=form&id=c731c44bcdf14fe1d2a58... 11/5/2019

Response Date:

16 MAR 2020 11:59 pm Eastern

Primary Point of Contact.:

Vaishali R. Tulsulkar, Lead Contract Specialist vaishali.r.tulsulkar.civ@mail.mil Phone: 4438615388

Description:

Project Manager Distributed Common Ground System – Army (DCGS-A) - Tactical Systems.

This is a request for information (RFI) only. It is requested that all interested parties, note their interest and provide indication of their respective capabilities to perform the effort described in RFI. This RFI is for planning purposes only and shall not be considered an Invitation for Bid, Request for Task Execution Plan, Request for Quotation or a Request for Proposal. There is no obligation on the part of the Government to acquire any products or services described in this RFI. Your response to this RFI will be treated only as information for the Government to consider. You will not be entitled to payment for direct or indirect costs that you incur in responding to this RFI. This request does not constitute a solicitation for proposals or the authority to enter into negotiations to award a contract. No funds have been authorized, appropriated or received for this effort. The information provided may be used by the Army in developing its acquisition strategy. Interested parties are responsible for adequately marking proprietary, restricted or competition sensitive information contained in their response. The Government does not intend to pay for the information submitted in response to this RFI. Generic capability statements will not be accepted or reviewed. Your response must address capabilities specific to this RFI. Production representative hardware of the proposed solution must be delivered to Aberdeen Proving Ground (APG) within thirty (30) days of submission for software compliance testing.

Current Laptop Assembly Solution

To replace the Portable Multi-Functional Work Station (P-MFWS laptop)

· At least Core i7-8850H (Six Core 2.60GHz, 4.30GHz) or comparable

· At least 64 GB Memory

· At least 2 TB M.2 PCIe Class 40 Solid State Drive

· Ports to include at least

· Quantity 2 - USB 3.1 Gen 1 with PowerShare

· Quantity 2 - Type C

· mDp

· HDMI 2.0 or higher

· SD Card Reader

· At least a RJ-45 1000Base-T, preferred RJ-45 2.5GBase-T or higher.

· 17 inch Screen with a minimum resolution of UHD (3840 x 2160) preferred 4k (4096x2160)

Proposed Hardware Solution In addition to meeting/exceeding the above Current Laptop Assembly solution (above), the proposed hardware solution should also meet or exceed:

· US Army MIL-STD-810F/G requirements for Temperature, Storage, Humidity, Altitude, Vibration, and Shock.

· May NOT contain any wireless components, cameras components or microphone components

· No Near Field Communication Device (NFC)

· Smart Card reader / without finger print reader

· Hard drives must be manufactured in a TAA compliant county

· Accessible hard drive for external removal

· Trusted Platform Module (TPM) 2.0

· Must be TAA compliant

· Have no dependencies for external cooling

Requested Information The Government is requesting interested sources to provide sufficient information in the form of a product specification sheet / quote which states purposed hardware in providing the requirements described within this RFI. Please provide on the purposed product description

Name of Company Address Point of Contact(s) / Company Representative(s) including phone, fax number and email addresses

All responses must contain the following information in order to be considered for this effort, incomplete responses will not be evaluated:

· System life cycle information, in table format for each licensable component:

· Name of Software/Hardware

· End Date of Availability

· End of Extended Support for Security

· Date for Availability of Sale

· General Support Updates Available? (Y/N)

· Available pricing information for each item required to procure and support the system over its life cycle. If pricing is not available for out-years, annotate and estimate based on past pricing.

Place of Contract Performance:

Building 6006

ATTN: DCGS-A

6580 Surveillance Loop Aberdeen Proving Ground, MD 21005 United States Set Aside:

Archiving Policy:

Automatic, 15 days after response date

Allow Vendors To Add/Remove From Interested Vendors:

Yes

Allow Vendors To View Interested Vendors List:

Yes

Electronic Submission/ Responses:

Yes