M88 STS SSTS Sources Sought.pdf

SOURCES SOUGHT – M88 FOV SYSTEM TECHNICAL SUPPORT

(STS)/SUSTAINMENT SYSTEMS TECHNICAL SUPPORT (SSTS)

Distribution Statement A - Approved for Public Release

UNCLASSIFIED: Dist A. Approved for Public Release

M88 FAMILY OF VEHICLES (FOV) SYSTEM TECHNICAL SUPPORT

1. DESCRIPTION OF INTENT

This is a Request for Information (RFI) issued solely for information and planning purposes. This is NOT a Request for Proposal (RFP) or an announcement of a forthcoming solicitation.

Responses are voluntary with no reimbursement for any costs associated for providing information to this RFI or any follow-on information requests. The United States Government (USG) is not bound to this information if any solicitation is issued.

This is an important opportunity for respondents to influence the application of requirements supporting the acquisition strategy for this program. There is no formal solicitation available currently and this RFI does NOT obligate the USG to issue a solicitation.

Data submitted in response to this will not be returned. Each provider is responsible for properly marking any information considered PROPRIETARY or otherwise restricted.

2. PROPRIETARY INFORMATION

The USG acknowledges its obligations under 18 United States Code (U.S.C.) §1905 to protect information qualifying as “confidential” under this statute. Pursuant to this statute, the USG is willing to accept any PROPRIETARY (e.g. trade secret) restrictions placed on qualifying data forwarded in response to the questionnaire and to protect the data from unauthorized disclosure subject to the following:

• Qualifying data must be clearly marked “PROPRIETARY” and accompanied by an explanatory text, so the USG is clearly notified as to exactly what data so qualifies.

• Mark only data that is truly confidential.

• Do not mark data that is already in the public domain or is already in possession of the USG or third parties on an unclassified basis.

• Proprietary data transmitted electronically must have the “PROPRIETARY” legend on both the cover of the transmittal e-mail as well as at the beginning of the file.

Proprietary information contained within the correspondence shall use the legends:

"PROPRIETARY PORTION BEGINS" and "PROPRIETARY PORTION ENDS."

3. DISCLAIMER

The USG is not obligated to protect unmarked data, data in possessions of third parties, or data which is subsequently placed in the public domain by the contractor or by third parties through no fault of the USG. Should the USG need to reproduce the protected data for distribution purposes between USG offices, all such data will be reproduced with restrictive legends in place utilizing Department of Defense Instruction (DODI)

5200.48 Controlled Unclassified Information.

4. OBJECTIVE

The purpose of this RFI is to assess industry capability and readiness to provide STS/STSS services for the M88 Family of Vehicles (FOV) for the US Army and FMS Customers to meet requirements from 2025-2029.

Assumptions

The USG may not furnish a complete Technical Data Package (TDP) for the M88 FoV.

Respondents are expected to advise the USG what information is needed and provide technical reference data to accomplish each task.

The overarching STS requirements include Program Management, Engineering, Logistics, and Fielding Support for the M88 FOV as follows:

• Component obsolescence monitoring, identification and replacement

• Component and product enhancements, reliability improvements and operations and sustainment (O&S) reductions

• Configuration management and Technical Data Package (TDP) maintenance

• Engineering technical support

• Engineering Change Proposals (ECPs)/ Engineering Change Requests (ECRs)

• Environmental, Safety, Occupational Health Engineering and issue resolution

• Corrosion Prevention

• Facility vehicle maintenance and support

• Failure Analysis and Corrective Actions Resolution (FACAR)

• Human Factors Engineering (HFE)/MANPRINT

• Overseas Contingency Operations (OCO) vehicle improvements

• System design technical support of OCO

• Problem investigations

• Program, engineering and quality management

• Reliability and Maintainability Evaluations

• Software engineering

• Software management and maintenance

• System assessment testing

• Systems engineering

• Technical Reports

• Trade-off studies and business case analyses

• Technical manual development, revisions and updates

• Test Incident Report monitoring and resolution

• Packaging and Packing Preservation Engineering

• Modification Work Order (MWO) Development and Publishing

• Logistics Engineering

• Digital Engineering

The ILS for both fielded vehicles and vehicles in sustainment includes:

• Training as a result of ECPs and Maintenance Work Orders (MWOs)

• MWO efforts for hardware installation in the field

• Vehicle refresher training

• New Equipment Training (NET)

• FSRs and Field Service Engineers (FSEs)

• Material Fielding Team (MFT)

• Support to Material Fielding de-processing, training, hand-off and issue resolution

5. INSTRUCTIONS FOR RESPONDING TO THIS REQUEST FOR INFORMATION

Send responses to this Request for Information via DoD Safe Exchange. Email the Contract Specialist(s) to request a DoD Safe link: Michael Shumar (michael.w.shumar.civ@army.mil) or Katherine Berels (katherine.m.berels.civ@army.mil). Please title the response as “M88FOV STS – Industry Feedback”. Provide responses and attachments in MS Word or PDF format.

Address any requests for clarifications to the point of contact specified above.

Do not include any classified information, brochures, pamphlets, or marketing paraphernalia unnecessary to the specific questions. Responses are limited to 150 total pages (not including attachments for certifications), using Times New Roman 12 pitch, with one-inch margins. Please include only the question number (e.g. X.a) in each answer and spell out all acronyms in its first instance. Also, clearly mark any PROPRIETARY information per the guidance in section 2, above. Responses are limited to one per company.

Provide responses to the general information in section 6 and capabilities in section 7.

All transmission and/or dissemination of CUI (i.e., email and file transfers) must use NIST/NIAP-approved cryptographic products/algorithms, e.g., DoD-approved Public Key Infrastructure Certification or DoD Safe Exchange at https://safe.apps.mil/.

Responses to this RFI are due by 2359 EST, 09 September 2024. Responses received after this date are not valid.

6. INFORMATION REQUESTED FROM INDUSTRY

Company

a. Company Name:

b. Mailing Address:

c. Commercial and Government Entity (CAGE) Code:

d. Company Website(s):

e. Data Universal Numbering System (DUNS) Number:

f. North America Industry Classification System (NAICS) number:

g. Business size and eligibility under USG socio-economic programs and preference:

h. Cost system certified by the Defense Contract Audit Agency (DCAA):

i. Company size and active System for Acquisition Management (SAM) information:

Person Responding to RFI

a. Name:

b. Title:

c. Company Responsibility/Position:

d. Mailing Address:

e. Telephone Number:

f. E-Mail Address:

7. CAPABILITIES

7.1 LOGISTICS SUPPORT. The following subparts are required under logistics support:

• Depot Maintenance and Strategy Planning

• Electronic Technical Manuals, Interactive Electronic Technical Manuals, National

Maintenance Work Requirement (NMWR), and Depot Maintenance Work Requirement (DMWR) development and maintenance

• Management, maintenance, operation, and security of USG Property in the Possession of the Contractor

• Logistics Support Analysis (LSA)/Logistics Management Information (LMI) Objectives

• Fielding and De-processing using Property Book Unit Supply Enhanced (PBUSE)

• Computer Resources, Test Measurement Diagnostic Equipment (TMDE)

• MWO development, execution and reporting in MMIS (Material Management

Information System)

Logistics Support Questions:

1. What is your expertise in planning for depot level material maintenance and repair requiring the overhaul, upgrading, or rebuilding of parts, assemblies, or subassemblies and the testing and reclamation of end item/equipment thereof?

This includes aligning Maintenance Operations Metrics with Customer Outcomes.

2. Describe capability and experience in development of technical data for the operation, maintenance, testing/evaluation, Long Life Reusable Containers

(LLRC), and repair parts support of material systems provided in the last three years for any USG agency. Include processes for participation in logistics demonstrations and Provisioning conferences.

3. Describe your organization’s experience, skill, and capability of developing (1)

Logistics Product Data, (2) Logistics Product Data Summaries, (3) Logistics Management Information (LMI) using DoD adopted industry standard GEIA-STD- 0007 (Logistics Product Data) and military standard MIL-PRF-49506 (Logistics Management Information). Identify computer-based tools/systems (ADP) utilized to manage and generate these product data items.

4. Describe your experience with software development, security, calibration, interfacing and operations with Test Measurement Diagnostic Equipment, BIT/BITE, Software Loader Verifier (SLV), Maintenance Support Device (MSD), Embedded Diagnostics/Prognostics, Test Program Sets and Automatic Test Equipment (ATE) and the reduction of TMDE.

5. Describe your experience in determining the type of Modification Work Orders

(MWO), the development, reporting and fielding of MWOs.

6. Describe your company’s ability to provide on-site preventative maintenance for M88 FOV to retain the equipment in working condition in accordance with Original Equipment Manufacturer (OEM) specifications. Include availability of certified factory trained labor, maintenance supplies, tools, test equipment, repair parts and a Contractor Maintenance Plan.

7. Describe your company’s experience acquiring, installing, maintaining, replacing, repairing, preserving and dispositioning of Government owned equipment, material and property.

8. Describe capability and experience in development and validation of National Maintenance Work Requirements (NMWR) provided in the last three years for any USG agency. Describe experience and processes in Government verification of NMWR.

9. Describe your company’s capability to provide on-site Instructor & Key Personnel Training (I&KPT) for M88 FoV or other military vehicles. Describe capabilities to develop New Equipment Training (NET), Program of Instructions (POI), and experience in providing training of the POIs.

10. Describe your company’s ability to provide Packaging, Handling, Storage, and Transportation (PHS&T) for M88 FoV. Describe capabilities and experience in the 12 integrated product support elements.

7.2 ENGINEERING SUPPORT. The following subparts are required under Engineering

Support:

• Environmental, Safety and Occupational Health (ESOH)Engineering Support

• Mechanical and Electrical Obsolescence

• Quality Engineering (Qualification and Environmental Stress Screening (ESS)

Testing, Vehicle and Subcomponent Testing, and First Article Test)

• Reliability, Availability, and Maintainability (RAM)

• Mechanical Engineering

• Electrical Engineering

• Software Engineering

• Systems Engineering

• System Safety

• System Test Integration

• System Validation and MANPRINT Integration

• Digital Engineering

Engineering Support Questions:

11. Please describe any similar services in the last three years provided for any USG agency, to include but not limited to the following: examples of service(s) performed, timeframe, and location of performance.

12. Please describe how your company would manage the daily operations for each of the engineering support services (Army Team Command, Control, Communications, Computers, Cyber, Intelligence, Surveillance, and Reconnaissance (C5ISR), logistics engineering support, systems engineering support, quality engineering support, system integration with Original Equipment Manufacturer (OEM) and System Integration Laboratory (SIL).

13. Please also address your engineering experience, your technology management to handle new technologies/software, and lifecycle software management. Your process should clearly describe all software aspects: (1) resource management,

(2) requirement, (3) development, (4) reviews, (5) test and integration, (6) risk,

(7) configuration management, (8) schedule, (9) metrics, (10) quality, (11) reliable cost/estimate, (12) tools/techniques, and (13) documentation.

14. Please describe how your company would manage new emerging engineering requirements. Your process should clearly describe all aspects including: (1) resource management, (2) requirements development, (3) System Engineering reviews, (4) test and integration, (5) risk identification and mitigation, (6) configuration management, (7) schedule and cost estimation, (8) performance tracking metrics, (9) quality assurance, and (10) logistic interactions as part of engineering design cycle.

15. Describe your company’s experience provided for any USG agency, within the last three years with examples, to include but not limited to the following:

a. Powertrain systems

b. Hydraulic systems

c. Power electronic systems

d. Survivability

e. Track and suspensions systems

f. Auxiliary power generation systems

g. Recovery operation support systems

h. Fire Suppression systems

i. Human factors engineering

j. Prototyping

k. Digital Engineering

Configuration Management Questions:

16. Please describe your Configuration Management System.

17. Please describe your experience in maintaining configuration control of a fleet of vehicles.

18. Please describe your experience in providing overarching configuration coordination over production and fielded vehicles.

19. Please describe the database your company would use to track configuration management of the M88 FoV fleet.

Product Assurance and Test (PAT) Questions:

20. Please describe the quality system your company has in place.

21. Give examples of continuous improvement in accordance with a quality system.

22. Please describe how you would manage your supplier quality control.

23. Please elaborate on the process controls used by your company.

24. Do you have knowledge of the Failure Reporting and Corrective Action System (FRACAS) process? Does your company have a problem resolution tracking program?

25. Please describe your company’s experience in managing Diminishing Manufacturing Sources and Material Shortages (DMSMS). Does your company has a DMSMS program in place?

Program Management Questions:

26. Describe your company’s experience working with Defense Contract Management Agency (DCMA). Provide program names and contract numbers relating to the experience. Include the functions DCMA participated in (contract management, quality assurance, test, etc).

27. Describe your company’s experience with data rights management, Foreign Military Sales customers, International Trade Agreement Regulations compliance, and intellectual property assurance.

28. Describe your company’s experience with managing Government Furnished

Materials (GFM).