HUMMWV ABS-ESC Upgrade Sources Sought Notice.docx

SOURCES SOUGHT NOTICE

HUMMWV ABS/ESC Upgrade

INTRODUCTION

Army Contracting Command, Red River Army Depot is issuing this Sources Sought Notice as a means of determining which parties have an interest in and the resources to support the requirement for HMMWV re-manufacturing. The future intention is to procure these services on a competitive basis, NAICS 336120 “Heavy Duty Truck Manufacturing” and Product Service Code J023.

Location % On-Site Government - 100% % Off-Site Contractor – 0% Camp Carrol and Camp Humphrey, South Korea

DISCLAIMER

THIS SOURCES SOUGHT NOTICE IS FOR INFORMATIONAL PURPOSES ONLY. THIS IS NOT A “REQUEST FOR PROPOSALS/QUOTES (RFP/RFQ)” TO BE SUBMITTED. IT DOES NOT CONSTITUTE A SOLICITATION AND SHALL NOT BE CONSTRUED AS A COMMITMENT BY THE GOVERNMENT.

RESPONSES IN ANY FORM ARE NOT OFFERS AND THE GOVERNMENT IS UNDER NO OBLIGATION TO AWARD A TASK ORDER CONTRACT AS A RESULT OF THIS ANNOUNCEMENT.

NO FUNDS ARE AVAILABLE TO PAY FOR PREPARATION OF RESPONSES TO THIS ANNOUNCEMENT.

ANY INFORMATION SUBMITTED BY RESPONDENTS TO THIS SOURCES SOUGHT NOTICE IS STRICTLY VOLUNTARY AND RESPONSES WILL NOT BE RETURNED TO THE RESPONDER.

NOT RESPONDING TO THIS NOTICE DOES NOT PRECLUDE PARTICIPATION IN ANY FUTURE RFQ OR RFP, IF ANY ISSUED.

PROGRAM BACKGROUND

The United States Army has a requirement to upgrade Anti-lock Brakes System (ABS) and Electronic Stability Control (ESC) on the entire fleet of HMMWVs. RRAD has received the requirement and has determined it to be more economical to send personnel to the individual units rather than transporting them to RRAD for the upgrades or contract local small businesses to the complete the workload. There are approximately 800 HMMWVs requiring the upgrades in the ROK with an estimated 32,000 direct labor hours.

REQUIRED/CAPABILITIES

The contractor shall be responsible for providing all tools, personnel, supervision, and personal protective equipment to complete the requirement. The contractor shall meet all requirements for working in the Republic of Korea (ROK). The contractor personnel must be able to legally gain access to US government locations in the ROK to complete the requirement. The contractor shall always have no less than one (1) employee present that can read, write and speak English. The contractor will receive a standard HMMWV and install the Anti-Lock Braking System/Electronic Stability Control Accessory Kit (ABS/ESC) in accordance with the Modification Work Order 9-2320-387-50-1. The contractor shall supply labor augmentation in the form of qualified mechanics who will remove the standard brake system components and replacing those with the new ABS/ESC components including the wiring and vehicle modifications to run the wiring and operate in accordance with the Maintenance Work Order (MWO). Upon completion of the modification, the contractor will test drive the finished HMMWV to ensure the proper operation.

If your organization has the potential capacity to perform these contract services, please provide the following information: 1) Organization name, address, email address, Web site address, telephone number, and size and type of ownership for the organization; and 2) Tailored capability statements addressing the particulars of this effort, with appropriate documentation supporting claims of organizational and staff capability. If significant subcontracting or teaming is anticipated to deliver technical capability, organizations should address the administrative and management structure of such arrangements. The Government will evaluate market information to ascertain potential market capacity to: 1) provide services consistent, in scope and scale, with those described in this notice and otherwise anticipated; 2) secure and apply the full range of corporate financial, human capital, and technical resources required to successfully perform similar requirements; 3) implement a successful project management plan that includes: compliance with tight program schedules; cost containment; meeting and tracking performance; hiring and retention of key personnel and risk mitigation; and 4) provide services under a performance based service acquisition contract.

ADDITIONAL INFORMATION AND SUBMISSION DETAILS (SITE VISIT) - ACC-RRAD does not intend to hold a site visit.

ADDITIONAL INFORMATION AND SUBMISSION DETAILS (CAPABILITIES STATEMENT) - A draft Performance Based Statement of Work (PBSOW) and draft Personnel Qualifications Description are attached for review. (Attachment 1) The anticipated period of performance consists of one year. The contract type is anticipated to be Firm Fixed Price. The source selection methodology will be in accordance with FAR Subpart 13.5 – “Simplified Procedures for Certain Commercial Products and Commercial Services”. A Best Value Tradeoff approach based upon the relative importance of significant factors and subfactors including price/cost will be utilized.

Interested parties are requested to submit a capabilities statement of no more than ten (10) pages in length in Times New Roman font of not less than 10 pitch. The deadline for response to this request is no later than 2 pm, CST, 31 July 2024. All responses under this Sources Sought Notice must be e-mailed to Michael.s.brown224.civ@army.mil and aeron.p.miller.civ@army.mil.

This documentation must address at a minimum the following items:

1. What type of work has your company performed in the past in support of the same or similar requirement?

2. Can or has your company managed a task of this nature and scope in an OCONUS environment? If so, please provide details.

3. What specific technical skills does your company possess which ensure capability to perform the tasks in the PWS?

Your response to this Sources Sought, including any capabilities statement, shall be electronically submitted to the Contract Specialist, Michael Brown and Aeron Miller in either Microsoft Word or Portable Document Format (PDF), via email to Michael.s.brown224.civ@army.mil and aeron.p.miller.civ@army.mil. All data received in response to this Sources Sought that is marked or designated as corporate or proprietary will be fully protected from any release outside the Government.

No phone calls will be accepted.

All questions must be submitted in writing via email to the contract specialist at Michael.s.brown224.civ@army.mil. 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 Sources Sought.