LVSR Transfer Case Sensor-- Sources Sought_FINAL.pdf

Request For Information

Development of Logistics Vehicle System Replacement (LVSR) Transfer Case Sensor

NOTE: THIS IS NOT A SOLICITATION FOR PROPOSALS. THIS IS A REQUEST FOR

INFORMATION (RFI) ONLY. This RFI is for planning and informational purposes only and shall NOT be considered as a Request for Proposal (RFP) or as an obligation on the part of the

Government to acquire any products or services. The Government will NOT be responsible for any costs incurred in responding to this RFI or furnishing the requested information. No entitlement to payment of direct or indirect costs or charges by the Government will arise as a result of a Contractor's submission of responses to this RFI or the Government's use of such information. The Government reserves the right to reject, in whole or in part, any Contractor's input resulting from this RFI. No contract will be awarded from this announcement. Pursuant to

Federal Acquisition Regulations (FAR) 15.201(e), responses to this RFI are not offers and cannot be accepted by the Government to form a binding contract.

1.0 Background:

Program Manager (PM) Medium and Heavy Tactical Vehicle (MHTV) falls under Portfolio

Manager Logistics Combat Element Systems within Commander Marine Corps Systems

Command. PM MHTV is responsible for total life-cycle management of Logistics Vehicle

System Replacement (LVSR). Marine Corps Systems Command (MARCORSYSCOM) United

States Marine Corps (USMC) is gathering / seeking information to identify interested vendors that have the technical capability in developing LVSR Transfer Case Sensor prototype.

The Logistic Vehicle System Replacement (LVSR) is a family of heavy-duty military logistics vehicles of the United States Marine Corps (USMC) based on a common 5-axle ten-wheel drive

(10x10) chassis. The vehicles vary in individual configuration by mission requirements, with six variants in service: a cargo armored and unarmored, a wrecker armored and unarmored, and a tractor armored and unarmored. The LVSR was designed and is manufactured by Oshkosh

Defense, LLC.

PM MHTV identified a requirement to notify a LVSR operator, while vehicle is in use, when a transfer case is approaching critical temperature and allow for the operator to stop operation of the LVSR prior to transfer case failure. The Program Management Office (PMO) determined that development of transfer case solution would be appropriate in providing a predictive maintenance capability and prevent extensive damage to the transfer cases and vehicle during operation among the six variants mentioned above.

The Government does not own and will not provide a technical data package for the existing

LVSR Family-of-Vehicle (FoV) in support of this effort.

MARCORSYSCOM is seeking interested sources capable of performing the following tasks:

Provide technical capability in developing LVSR transfer case sensor using technology that may be commercially available

Provide technical capability in outlining the feasibility approach in developing LVSR transfer case sensor prototype

Provide technical capability in Testing & Optimization of the LVSR transfer case sensor prototype.

Provide technical capability in technical data and interfaces of the LVSR transfer case sensor prototype.

Provide technical capability in current USMC maintenance capabilities and resources for implementation of transfer case sensor.

Provide technical capability in sustainment documentation to include but not limited to:

provisioning, installation, fault diagnostics, and maintenance of the LVSR transfer case sensor.

The vendor shall have extensive background in the production of LVSR transfer case sensor, but not limited to:

Production operations

Integration of Engineering Change Proposals (ECPs)

Production Quality Management

1.1 Purpose:

This RFI constitutes market research in accordance with FAR Part 10 and is not an RFP.

MARCORSYSCOM is issuing this RFI to determine if more than one (1) vendor has the capability to provide the support described in the 1.0 Introduction listed above.

1.2 Objective:

Data submitted in response to this RFI will be used to assess the marketplace environment for businesses to provide the USMC with the support described above.

2.0 Requested Information:

Respondents who are interested are requested to provide the information that identifies their capability to provide the support described in the 1.0 Background listed above.

3.0 Responses:

Vendors possessing the requisite skills, resources, and capabilities necessary to perform the stated requirements are invited to respond to this RFI via a submission of an executive summary on 8 ½ x 11 in paper, no more than five (5) pages in length, using 12 point font. All responses must include the following information:

(1) Name and address of applicant/company (Corporate/Principal Office)

(2) Name, telephone number, fax number, and e-mail address of point of contact

(3) General Service Administration (GSA) contract number (if applicable)

(4) CAGE Code and DUNS Number

(5) Business Size (under NAICS 33621)

(6) White paper providing capabilities and relevant past performance.

Please be advised that any proprietary information must be marked as such on a page-by-page and paragraph by paragraph basis. The Government will not assume that any of the information provided by a respondent is proprietary unless it is conspicuously marked on this basis.

Moreover, the Government does not assume any duty to contact a respondent and inquire whether any unmarked information submitted in response to this RFI is proprietary.

Please do not submit proposals at this time. The Government is only seeking sources/information for market research to determine the availability of commercial capabilities in the described areas. Acknowledgement of receipt will not be made. Availability of any formal solicitation will be announced separately. Submittals will not be returned to the sender.

Respondents will not be notified of the results of the evaluation. It is the Contractor’s responsibility to check SAM.Gov) to get additional data.

Responses shall be submitted via e-mail to francesca.deza@usmc.mil, no later than 1400 Eastern

Standard Time (EST) on 8 April 2022 (intend to give 45 days from posting). Telephone replies will not be accepted.

3.1 Questions:

Questions or comments regarding this notice may be addressed to Francesca Deza, francesca.deza@usmc.mil, by email only. No questions will be accepted after 8 April 2022, at

1400 EST. The Government intends to respond to as many questions as practicable and will respond to questions via an amendment to this RFI posted to Beta.Sam.Gov so that all interested parties will benefit from the same information. It is industry’s responsibility to monitor the site for the release of any amendment to this announcement; however, if some of the answers to industry’s question include Controlled Unclassified Information (CUI), only vendors who have provided the Government with their U.S. Postal mailing address and valid CAGE code will be provided such information.

4.0 Additional Information:

Product Service Code (PSC) – L023 Technical Representative- Ground Effect Vehicles, Motor Vehicles, Trailers, and Cycles

NAICS Code – 336111 - Automobile Manufacturing mailto:francesca.deza@usmc.mil