M67854-24-I-0154 RFI.pdf

REQUEST FOR INFORMATION

M67854-24-I-0154

U.S. Marine Corps Sustaining Engineering and Logistics (SELS) Support Capability

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 Introduction:

The Ground/Air Task Oriented Radar (G/ATOR) Program is an Acquisition Category IC program providing a single material solution with multiple operational capabilities. Air Defense/Surveillance Radar (AD/SR) G/ATOR provides capabilities in the Short-Range Air Defense (SHORAD), Tactical Air Operations Center (TAOC) and Expeditionary Airport Surveillance Radar (EASR) mission profiles. The Ground Weapons Locating Radar (GWLR) G/ATOR provides Counter-fire Targeting mission capabilities. The G/ATOR, or AN/TPS-80, provides real-time radar measurement data to the United States Marine Corps’ Common Aviation Command and Control System (CAC2S), Composite Tracking Network (CTN), and Advanced Field Artillery Tactical Data System (AFATDS). All G/ATOR systems share a common hardware and operating system software baseline, excluding Government Furnished Equipment (GFE), to satisfy the warfighter's expeditionary needs across the Marine Air Ground Task Force (MAGTF) with a single MAGTF solution. The strategy for the multi- mission capability is to produce the G/ATOR systems in a standard hardware configuration. User-selected software loads will be installed in the standard hardware for each mission.

Program Executive Officer Land Systems (PEO LS) is seeking to assess industry's capability to provide sustaining engineering and logistics for G/ATOR systems being operated by the warfighter operating in both Continental United States (CONUS) and Outside Continental United States (OCONUS). The G/ATOR program is currently being provided sustaining engineering and logistics for G/ATOR systems by Northrop Grumman Systems Corporation (NGSC) under Basic Ordering Agreement (BOA) M67854-20-G-0032. BOA M67854-20-G- 0032 was awarded to NGSC on a sole-source basis under statutory authority 10 U.S.C Section 2304(c)(1), as implemented by FAR 6.302-1(a)(ii) “Only One Responsible Source and No Other Supplies or Services Will Satisfy Agency Requirements”, and in accordance with approved Class Justification and Approval (J&A) 20,036. Class J&A 20,036 was approved to provide the services necessary for resolution of warfighter reported problems, and engineering and logistics issues.

These services include:

Engineering changes Contractor logistics support Software development Diminishing Manufacturing Sources and Material Shortages support Technical refresh Studies and analyses Spares and retrofit kit hardware procurement

Class J&A 23,134 was approved to continue to acquire the services described above.

Additionally, it provides for operational spares buys, software development for current and future radar systems and the 5G America’s Mid-Band Initiative (AMBIT) Spectrum accommodation.

The Government has limited rights in technical data and restricted rights to use computer software for some aspects of the G/ATOR and does not own a comprehensive G/ATOR Technical Data Package (TDP); therefore, the G/ATOR design TDP cannot be provided to industry.

1.1 Purpose:

This RFI constitutes market research in accordance with FAR Part 10 and is not an RFP. The Marine Corps Systems Command is issuing this RFI, in support of PEO LS, to determine if more than one vendor has the capability to provide the support described in the Introduction listed above.

1.2 Objective:

Data submitted in response to this RFI will be used to assess the marketplace environment for businesses capable of providing the U.S. Marine Corps with the support described above.

2.0 Requested Information:

Interested firms are requested to provide information that identifies their capability and ability to: 1) assist in Depot Facilitation, 2) assist in the resolution of warfighter reported problems, 3) Develop Engineering changes to correct Warfighter reported problems, 4) incorporate changes into the G/ATOR system to correct problems, 5) provide configuration management and status accounting, and 6) identify any alternative sources of supply recommendation of individual parts and assemblies with the intention to improved overall G/ATOR readiness and reduce sustainment cost to the Fleet Marine Forces. Responses must also incorporate the following:

• Describe its experience and capability in repairing AN/TPS-80 G/ATOR Lowest Replaceable Units (LRUs), to include prioritized LRUs within 90 days.

• Describe its ability to provide Field Service Representative Support for AN/TPS-80 G/ATOR troubleshooting in the field.

• Describe its experience and capability in addressing System Software Problem Reports and providing consistent and timely Software maintenance for AN/TPS-80 G/ATOR.

• Describe its experience and capability in developing and executing Engineering Change Proposals, both hardware and software related, for the AN/TPS-80 G/ATOR.

• Describe its experience and capability developing software and hardware modifications for the AN/TPS-80 G/ATOR. Specifically address experience and capability with each of the hardware and software configuration items in the system.

• Describe its ability and experience performing mission and requirements analysis for the AN/TPS-80 G/ATOR, incorporating new technologies and capabilities.

• Describe its ability to perform modifications and integration of new capabilities to the

AN/TPS-80 G/ATOR.

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 8-1/2 x 11 in paper, no more than 15 pages in length, using 12-point font describing product summary, complete technical characteristics, and spare parts support capability. All responses must include the following information:

• Company name, address, email, telephone number, point(s) of contact

• Commercial and Government Entity (CAGE) Code and Unique Entity Identification

(UEI) number

• Size of business pursuant to North American Industrial Classification System

(NAICS) code 334511

• White paper providing capabilities and relevant past performance.

Proprietary information shall be clearly marked as such on a page-by-page basis. The Government will not assume that any of the information provided by a respondent is proprietary unless it is conspicuously marked on a page-by-page 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.

Classified documents shall not be included in your response.

Please do not submit proposals at this time. The Government is only seeking sources and 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.

Telephone inquiries will not be accepted or acknowledged. Email inquiries not pertaining to submission interest and DoD SAFE requests will not be acknowledged. Respondents will not be notified of the results of the evaluation. It is the contractor’s responsibility to check the System of Award Management (SAM) website at https://sam.gov/ to get additional data.

This RFI does NOT constitute an RFP nor a promise to issue an RFP in the future. This RFI does not commit the USG to contract for any supply or service. Further, the USG is not seeking proposals at this time and will not accept unsolicited proposals. Contractors are advised the USG will not pay for any information or administrative costs incurred in response to this RFI. All submissions become USG property and will not be returned.

Contractors shall submit written notification of their interest in responding to this RFI to Kimberly Dunn, at kimberly.dunn1@usmc.mil, and Kelvy Donovan, kelvy.donovan2@usmc.mil, by no later than 4:00pm Eastern Time (ET), August 27, 2024. The email subject should read: Sustaining Engineering and Logistics (SELS) Support Capability RFI

– YOUR COMPANY NAME (CAGE CODE). Kimberly Dunn or Kelvy Donovan will send you a Department of Defense (DoD) Safe Access and File Exchange (SAFE) website (https://safe.apps.mil) drop-off code required to submit your RFI response.

Submissions are due no later than 4:00 pm ET on September 3, 2024. Documents shall be submitted electronically via the DoD SAFE website (https://safe.apps.mil). Utilize the Drop-off code provided by Ms. Dunn or Mr. Donovan for your submission and use the following distribution email addresses as prompted by the site: kimberly.dunn1@usmc.mil and kelvy.donovan2@usmc.mil. The subject line for the SAFE submission should read: G/ATOR Support Capability RFI - YOUR COMPANY NAME (CAGE CODE). No hard copy or fax responses will be accepted. If a late submittal is received, acceptance of such will be at the discretion of USG.