Independent Questionnaire - AN_USM 459B Replacement.pdf

Independent Evaluation Plan Questionnaire For

Electronic Counter: AN/USM-459B Replacement

Company Name:

Equipment Proposed/Model/Options:

Manufacture’s Point of Contact:

Name: ________________________________________________________________________ Address: ______________________________________________________________________ Phone #: ______________________________________________________________________ Fax #: ________________________________________________________________________ E-mail: _______________________________________________________________________

Cage Code/Large or Small Business:

Date Completed:

RETURN TO:

Martha C. White Contracting Officer Army Contracting Command-Redstone Phone #: 256-876-1542 E-mail: martha.c.white8.civ@mail.mil

1. PURCHASE DESCRIPTION

a. Please fill out the Purchase Description Questionnaire.

b. Are there any requirements in the Purchase Description that you feel need further clarification?

Please provide the Purchase Description paragraph number with your response.

c. Are there any requirements that you feel are missing?

d. Are there any environmental requirements that you have not tested or have not tested to the extent specified in the Purchase Description?

2. CYBERSECURITY

a. What Operating System (OS) is used?

b. Can the OS be configured to disable non-essential capabilities?

c. How are the OS, firmware, and/or software updated? How frequent are updates?

d. Can users login to the system? Are there separate accounts for admin, guest, etc.? Is authentication or authorization required?

e. Is the device equipped with Trusted Platform Module (TPM) 2.0?

f. Are there wireless or Bluetooth capabilities?

g. Does the system have remote login capabilities?

h. What physical ports exist on the device (e.g. USB, serial, RJ-45)?

i. Does your proposed Frequency Counter have an RJ45 port or an IP stack that can be used to access the root or administrator level operating system credentials?

j. Can you provide a list of ports and protocols (communication/data services) that are used on the device?

k. Can unused ports be disabled?

l. What measures do you take to maintain a secure networking and development environment?

3. COMMERCIAL ACCEPTANCE

a. Does your proposed Frequency Counter require additional development to meet the Government’s

Purchase Description?

If so, what additional development is required?

b. Is your proposed Frequency Counter currently in production and if so, how long has it been in production?

If not, when do you estimate production will start?

c. If your proposed Frequency Counter is in production, when are you anticipating that the Frequency

Counter will become obsolete?

4. CONFIGURATION CONTROL

a. Are you willing to ensure the same hardware and software configuration throughout the expected

Army procurement cycle of seven years? (Minor changes are allowed with approval but major revisions may not be allowed.)

If the answer to the above is ‘no’, what is the expected timeframe of availability of this line or model of Frequency Counter with no changes or only minor changes of the Frequency Counter you plan to submit?

5. MAINTENANCE SUPPORT

a. What is the estimated life expectancy of the Frequency Counter you plan to submit?

b. Briefly describe your Frequency Counter product support strategy and maintenance concept.

c. What is your Frequency Counter’s Mean Time To Repair (MTTR) and Mean Time Between

Essential Function Failure (MTBEFF)?

d. Do you maintain warranty repair information that includes MTTR and MTBEFF data on all spares/repair parts?

e. Is MTTR and MTBEFF data available by vendor part number for use in calculating Frequency

Counter failure rates?

f. Are operator maintenance replaceable items such as fuses and batteries accessible externally without any major Frequency Counter disassembly?

g. Are any tools needed to replace items such as fuses and batteries?

h. Can you provide support based on the following three scenarios?

Provide interim contractor support for its Frequency Counter until such time the Government is able to establish its organic maintenance capability?

Provide full contractor support for the life of the Frequency Counter?

Integrate the product support system with the military to provide a mix of contractor and military support for the product? If so, how might this be accomplished?

i. What types of logistic data do you maintain on the Frequency Counter, and will the Government have access to this data after contract award?

6. PROVISIONING DATA

a. Are you willing to provide the Government with a list of spare/repair parts, vendor part number references, MTBEFF data, and MTTR data for each of the printed circuit cards, modules, components, and equipment accessories that comprise your Frequency Counter?

b. Are you capable of providing logistics support provisioning data in accordance with, at least, tailored

Logistics Support Analysis?

7. CALIBRATION

a. Is calibration performed automatically (software) or manually?

b. What type of equipment is required to calibrate the Frequency Counter?

c. Will you develop manual calibration procedures to support Army calibrations?

8. MANUFACTURER’S PUBLICATIONS

a. Do you provide operator and service maintenance manuals with each Frequency Counter delivered?

b. If the Government deems these manuals acceptable, will the vendor authorize the Government to reproduce the vendor’s Frequency Counter publications for Government use?

c. Does the vendor provide an Illustrated Parts Breakdown (IPB) manual (in top-down, breakdown order) for the Frequency Counter?

If the Government deems this IPB as unacceptable, will the vendor agree to produce, or have produced, an acceptable IPB to Government specification?

9. TRAINING

a. Do you provide Frequency Counter training materials to the users of your product free of charge?

If the answer to the above is ‘no’, what training materials are available and at what cost?

b. Have your customers requested OEM developed training or a training package on this Frequency

Counter and if so, was the training for operators, maintainers/calibrators, or both?

c. Does your company have any knowledge of or prior experience in training development for military use?

c. Does your company have any knowledge of or prior experience in training development using the Army Learning Policy and Systems process and the Training Development Capability data base?

d. Are there any special training requirements for operation, maintenance or calibration of the equipment?

e. Does your company have any knowledge of or prior experience in developing Interactive Multimedia Instruction training for use in Computer Based Training self-paced courses?

10. HUMAN FACTORS

a. What is the weight of your Frequency Counter with accessories, with and without a hard transit case?

b. What is the length, width, and depth of your Frequency Counter?

11. WARRANTY

a. Describe your warranty program for the Frequency Counter.

b. Since the Army may not field its test equipment immediately upon receipt from the manufacturer, are you willing to start your warranty period from the date of Army fielding?

c. What is the maximum amount of time you are willing to extend your warranty for the Frequency

Counter?

12. SUPPORT EQUIPMENT REQUIREMENTS

a. What test equipment, special tools, and standards are required to accomplish the following?

Maintenance?

Calibration?

Operator Repairs?

13. SAFETY

a. What safety standards does your Frequency Counter meet or exceed?

b. Are potential safety hazards, both internal and external, clearly marked?

c. Has your Frequency Counter been certified to meet or exceed IEC 61010-1 and if so, by whom?

14. TESTING

a. How was the performance and environmental characteristics of your Frequency Counter verified and is this data available to the Government?

b. Performance testing is done by the Government on bid samples it receives prior to the contract award phase. How would you suggest such testing be done on your Frequency Counter and what test equipment would be required?

15. MISCELLANEOUS

a. Does your Frequency Counter have a user calibration check, either built-in, utilizing kit accessories, or both?

b. Have you previously developed a logistics support package for this Frequency Counter for any branch of the military?

c. Do you or your parts suppliers perform quality assurance checks, functional tests, and/or fault diagnostics on printed circuit boards using automatic test equipment?

d. What type of battery or batteries are used on your product?

15. PRICE

a. What is your typical commercial price per unit of your Frequency Counter? If your price includes any kits/accessories, please list them.

b. What is the GSA schedule price per unit of your Frequency Counter?