MAP Extension Market Survey June2020.docx

Abrams Main Battle Tank Systems (MBTS)

Manufacturing Analysis and Planning (MAP)

Market Survey

DESCRIPTION OF INTENT

The Program Executive Office Ground Combat Systems (PEO GCS), Product Director Main Battle Tank Systems (PD MBTS) is conducting a market survey to collect written information from industry to determine the current market capability to provide for Manufacturing Analysis and Planning (MAP) efforts to support up to a potential one year period of performance

MAP includes special projects, analyses, and evaluations of manufacturing processes for the Abrams series of vehicles at Abrams production facility Joint System Manufacturing Center Lima (JSMC-L) and Scranton Defense Plant (SDP). This effort may also extend to other facilities that contain Government owned industrial property used in the production of the Abrams series of vehicles. Such projects will be related to future production planning, manufacturing processes, and procedures for the Abrams series of vehicles. Effort shall be directed toward tasks only when such requirements are implemented in a Work Directive.

The contractor shall develop, maintain and deliver a six year forecasting plan that contains recommendations that will assist the Government in planning the rehabilitation, replacement, sustainment, and maintenance of Government Furnished Property (GFP) and facility improvements. The plan will provide recommendations for the property and facility requirements for the Government-Owned Contractor-Operated (GOCO) JSMC-L, and GFP requirements at SDP located in Scranton, PA.

The contractor shall provide qualitative and quantitative technological analysis of facilities requirements. Some examples as provided below:

a. Develop a six year plan for both facilities to include equipment rehabilitation and replacement, equipment replacement performed under direction of DLA Aviation (formerly Defense Supply Center Richmond), minor facility maintenance, repair, and construction as well as major construction performed under the direction of the Army Corps of Engineers.

b. Provide production planning when transitioning from one combat vehicle configuration to another configuration.

c. Conduct engineering investigation to develop and provide recommended courses of action for facility and equipment improvement projects at JSMC-L.

d. Evaluate and develop manufacturing problem resolution and work around solutions related to GFP failure or out of service condition.

e. The contractor shall perform studies, as required, to:

1) Show prime and /or sub-tier supplier fragility and production impacts through industrial base analyses.

2) Improve vehicle production activities to reduce production activities to reduce production time and /or costs through productivity enhancement analyses.

3) Improve Abrams vehicle and /or component quality and inspection techniques.

4) Process improvement studies to conduct and produce Productivity enhancement analyses and analyses to improve Abrams vehicle and/or component quality and inspection techniques at JSMC-L.

GENERAL INFORMATION

The Government intends to utilize the information submitted in response to this market survey for planning purposes only, and is not to be construed as a commitment by the Government to procure any items/services described herein, or for the Government to provide payment for the information received.

Respondents are required to provide responses for all the questions listed in the Market Survey in order to be deemed a complete Market Survey. The Government will not review incomplete Market Survey submittals.

Potential responders are required to be a United States (US) company, and possess the means to properly store and work on information and hardware classified at the SECRET/No Foreign Nationals (NOFORN) level.

Participation in this market survey is strictly voluntary and the Government will not reimburse a contractor for any cost incurred for its participation in this survey. All information is to be submitted at no cost or obligation to the Government.

This is NOT a pre-solicitation notice. This notice does not constitute an Invitation to Bid or Request for Proposal and is not to be construed as a solicitation, and no award shall be made on the basis of this notice. There is no formal solicitation available at this time, no solicitation will be issued against this notice, and this request for information does not obligate the Government to issue a solicitation.

Respondents to this market survey are specifically instructed to refrain from submitting any type of proprietary data, trade secrets, or other business sensitive information. All responses marked proprietary will not be reviewed.

Data submitted in response to this market survey will not be returned.

The market survey is NOT a request to seek contractor interest in being placed on a solicitation mailing list.

Respondents shall not be notified of the results of the survey or results of information submitted.

Telephone or email inquiries will not be honored.

INSTRUCTIONS FOR COMPLETING THE QUESTIONNAIRE

The survey response shall NOT exceed 5 pages. Submittal will be in text format only. Do not send pictures, graphics, etc.

· All questions must be addressed.

· Font size no smaller than 12.

· Responses must include the question number associated with the applicable answer.

· Spell out acronyms in their first instance.

· Do not reply with proprietary information.

· Please include the following administrative information:

· Company Name

· Point of Contact including email and phone number

· Mailing Address

· DUNS/Cage Code

· Company NAICS Code

· Ownership

· Number of Years in Business

· Type of Business (Large or Small, include category if Small)

· Company web-site

· Location of facilities

· Number of Employees

Please send the Market Survey response to ________________ _, email address ___________________ and____________________, email address,___________________ No telephone, hand delivered, faxed or mail delivered responses will be accepted.

Responses are due no later than 5pm EST on 17 June 2020.

MARKET SURVEY QUESTIONNAIRE

1) Describe your company’s experience with combat vehicle production lines and production forecasting for a facility similar to JSMC-L and SDP.

2) Describe your company’s experience and knowledge of the JSMC-L facility and GFP equipment used in the production of Heavy Combat Vehicles.

3) Describe your company’s experience in evaluating and developing manufacturing problem resolution and work around solutions related to GFP failure or out of service condition.

4) Describe your company’s experience in conducting an industrial base analysis for a military vehicle production line.