Market Research -FASST.pdf

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MARKET SURVEY OF INTEREST

Fielding Agile Supplies, Support and Training (FASST) Family of Contracts

1. Sources Sought Notice. The Army Contracting Command – Detroit Arsenal (ACC-DTA) is conducting a Market Survey to determine the level of interest among small and other-than-small business contractors to participate in a Multiple Award Indefinite Delivery, Indefinite Quantity (MA IDIQ) contract. The contract will provide supplies under the Fielding Agile Supplies, Support and Training (FASST) contract in support of Project and Product Managers under Program Executive Offices Ground Combat Systems (PEO GCS).

2. Purpose: The purpose of publicizing this market survey is to aid in the development of the new acquisition strategy, identify the number of interested small businesses and other-than-small businesses, and gather information for planning purposes about the capabilities of each industry source as defined in Federal Acquisition Regulation 15.201(e).

ACC-DTA’s vision for the overarching FASST contract is to provide supplies needed by PEO GCS program managers when transitioning existing and newly developed hardware from development to full-rate production, and support the fielding of these systems. The planned contract will be used to acquire hardware for vehicle systems and the ancillary vehicle support systems managed within the PEO GCS portfolio.

The PEO GCS portfolio consists of the Abrams Main Battle Tank, the Armored Multi-Purpose Vehicle (AMPV), the Bradley Fighting Vehicle, Foreign Military Sales (FMS), the M88A2 Heavy Equipment Recovery Combat Utility Lift and Evacuation System (HERCULES), the Mobile Protected Firepower (MPF), the Paladin Self Propelled Howitzer System, the Extended Range Cannon Artillery (ERCA) system, the Stryker Combat Vehicle, and sub-systems to include ancillary charging, testing, vehicle fault analysis, and servicing equipment used to maintain them.

ACC-DTA is requesting responses from both small and other-than-small businesses that are currently providing similar hardware and services of this nature.

The input will help ACC-DTA ascertain the interest, capability, and capacity of all potential offers. The projected ordering period for this planned contract is expected to be a minimum of five (5) years and no more than ten years.

If solicited, ACC-DTA will potentially issue one Multiple-Award, Indefinite Delivery Indefinite Quantity (MA IDIQ) RFP that will result in awards to an undetermined amount of other than small and small businesses.

3. Intended Scope of FASST: The purpose of this MA IDIQ is to create a competitive contract to streamline the acquisition process for PEO GCS. This contract vehicle will take the place of standalone procurements, and serve to competitively acquire hardware that has been developed under other contracts. This MA IDIQ contract is intended to provide existing and newly developed hardware using part numbers and/or drawings such as:

– Hardware Production, resulting from Upgrades (Engineering Change Proposals (ECPs), Material Work Orders (MWOs), Pre-Fielding failures)

– Electronic and Electrical components

– Training & Test equipment

The intention of this contract is not to provide development or services.

The following is a notional list of the types of hardware that could be part of future delivery orders. This list is for illustration purposes only.

(a) Abrams Main Battle Tank: Full-tracked, low-profile, land combat assault weapon possessing unmatched survivability, shoot-on-the-move lethality and a high degree of maneuverability.

(i) Advanced Multi-Purpose (AMP) Eyesafe Laser Rangefinder (ELRF)

(ii) Improved Fire Control Electronics Unit

(iii) Mission Control Unit

(iv) Vehicle Engine Exhaust Smoke System

(v) Mounted Family of Computer Systems (MFoCS) Integration kits

(vi) Parking Brake

(vii) Handheld, Manpack and Small Form Fit (HMS) Integration Kits

(viii) Manual Traverse Mechanism (MTM)

(ix) Plenum Box Drain

(x) Power for Timer Module

(b) Armored Multi-Purpose Vehicle (AMPV): The AMPV is the replacement for the M113 Family of Vehicles (FoV) and features three variants the General Purpose, Mortar Carrier, and Mission Command variant.

(i) Mortar Hatch Spring Pack (Army Research Labs (ARL) , Phase 2)

(ii) AMPV STS PM/PI/Log/Engineering hardware and components

(iii) 360SA – Technically updated sensors which allow the warfighter better visibility through optics and sensors of the battlefield.

(iv) Out-of-Hatch Common Operating Picture (COP)

(v) Improved Commanders Weapon Station (ICWS) Phase 2

(vi) Hybrid Skirt Armor

(vii) AMPV Skirt Armor

(c) Bradley Fighting Vehicle: The Bradley Fighting Vehicle ensures the warfighters can continue to maintain combat overmatch battlefield capabilities to include reconnaissance, fire and maneuver, and “hunter-killer” engagement opportunities.

(i) Right Angle Box shaft Redesign

(ii) Inertial Navigation Unit (INU) Alignment

(iii) Mounted Family of Computer Systems (MFoCS)

(d) Foreign Military Sales (FMS)

(i) Various hardware and electronic components

(e) M88A2 Heavy Equipment Recovery Combat Utility Lift and Evacuation System (HERCULES) – Recovers tanks, removes and replaces tank turrets and power packs, and uprights overturned heavy combat vehicles. With the A-frame boom and hoist winch the M88A2 can lift 35 tons.

(i) Fuel shutoff Push/Pull Cable

(ii) Neutral Safety Switch and Steering Lock Modification -

(iii) Light Emitting Diode (LED) Gauge Panel modification –.

(iv) Automatic Fire Extinguisher System (AFES) Enhancement kit

(v) Battery Disconnect and Power Tool Accessory System

(vi) Delta Special Tools and Container

(vii) HATZ 2G40 Auxiliary Power Unit Engine.

(f) Mobile Protected Firepower (MPF): The MPF system provides early entry forces a mobile, protected, direct fire capability to apply immediate, lethal, long-range fires in the engagement of armored vehicles, hardened enemy fortifications, dismounted personnel and represents a long-term solution to the Infantry Brigade Combat Team (IBCT) capability. The purpose of the MPF is to engage and destroy enemy personnel and neutralize enemy bunkers, machine gun positions, fortifications, strongpoints, and defeat armored combat vehicles.

(i) 105 MM Advanced Multi Purpose (AMP) /Ammunition Data Link

(ADL) Kit

(g) The M109A6 Paladin provides the primary indirect-fire support to Armored Brigade Combat Teams (ABCT), Infantry Brigade Combat Teams (IBCT) and Stryker Brigade Combat Teams (SBCT). The Extended Range Cannon Artillery (ERCA) uses the existing M109A7 chassis and modernizes the vehicle to increase range and rate of fire.

(i) Ventilation Grill Cover

(ii) Sealed Solder Switch – Inadvertent Automatic Fire Extinguisher

System (AFES)

(iii) Interior Blast Mitigation hardware

(iv) Hatch Centric Weapons Station (HCWS) Inc 1 (Riser)

(v) Underbody Armor Kits

(vi) Paladin Digital Control Unit Replacement - Replacement (PDCU)-R2

(vii) Ventilation System

(viii) Carrier Ammunition Tracked (CAT) Rear Door Stop

(ix) Block Mod V

(x) Mod Kit for Fire Control Computer- Mounted Family of Computer Systems computer (MFoCS), MFoCS display, and mounting brackets

(xi) Towing & Tie Down Upgrade

(xii) Travel Lock Mechanism

(h) Stryker Vehicle: Rapidly deployable and strategically responsive across the full spectrum of operations, The Stryker Brigade Combat Team (SBCT) is built upon a common chassis, with variants consisting of multiple Mission Equipment packages.

(i) A- Kit Hardware

List of potential North American Industry Classification System (NAICS) codes:

Definition NAICS* Code Military Armored Vehicle, Tank, and Tank Components 336992 Search, Detection, Navigation, Guidance, Aeronautical, and System and Instrument Manufacturing 334511

4. Proprietary Information. The Government acknowledges its statutory obligations under 18 U.S.C. §1905 to protect confidential information provided to the Government. Pursuant to this statute, the Government is willing to accept any trade secrets or proprietary restrictions placed upon qualifying data forwarded in response to this survey and to protect such information from unauthorized disclosure, subject to the following:

• Qualifying data must be clearly marked TRADE SECRETS or

PROPRIETARY and be accompanied by an explanatory text, stating the rationale to protect the information.

• Only mark the data that is trade secrets truly proprietary.

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

• Proprietary data transmitted electronically must have the TRADE SECRETS or 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 INFORMATION BEGINS” and “PROPRIETARY INFORMATION ENDS.”

5. Disclaimer. The Government is not responsible for marking contractor data. To ensure protection of contractor data, please ensure it is marked in accordance with Section 4 above. Additionally, marked data that is already in the public domain or in the possession of the Government or third parties, or is afterward placed into the public domain by the owner or another party through no fault of the Government, will not be protected once in the public domain. In the event the

Government needs to reproduce the protected data for distribution purposes between Governmental offices all data will be reproduced with restrictive legends in place. Additionally, prior to receiving copies of protected information, Government personnel will sign a Non- Disclosure Agreement (NDA), which both alerts personnel of the proprietary nature of the information being provided as well as the seriousness of the Government’s obligations to protect such information.

6. Clarification of this Request. This request is a Market Survey and not a

Request for Proposal (RFP) or an announcement of a forthcoming solicitation, nor is it an attempt to seek potential Offerors to be placed on a solicitation mailing list. No solicitation document exists at this time. Providing a response to this notice is completely voluntary and no reimbursement will be made for any costs associated with providing information in response to this market survey or any follow-on requests for information. The Government will not rank submittal or provide any reply to interested firms. Information provided regarding the FASST Contract as presented in this Market Survey is subject to change. Data submitted in response to this market survey will not be returned.

7. Instructions for Completing the Questionnaire. Potential vendors who deem themselves qualified and who would be interested in competing for any of the above RFP are asked to complete the following questionnaire and provide written responses electronically via email to the ACC-DTA point of contact, Mr. Chris Havrilla and Mr. John Sarti, usarmy.detroit.acc.mbx.fasst@mail.mil. ACC-DTA will not accept any telephone inquiries or comments regarding this survey. All questions, comments, and/or concerns must be submitted via email to the points of contacts listed above or included in your survey response. Responses to questions will be posted on beta.SAM.gov; accordingly, questions shall not contain proprietary or classified information. The Government will use its best effort to remove contractor identifying information when posting the question and answer.

8. Response Format. Request that electronic responses be provided in Microsoft

Word 2016 or earlier, or compatible with Adobe Acrobat PDF Reader 9.0 or earlier. Responses shall be limited to 10 pages, text in Times New Roman 12 pitch, with one-inch margins. Only one response per company will be reviewed.

The subject line shall include the Organization Name and “Response to FASST Market Survey.”

QUESTIONNAIRE

Interested Organizations are asked to complete the following questionnaire and provide electronic responses back to ACC-DTA’s POC, Mr. Chris Havrilla, no later than 1200PM EST, 13 May 2021; responses received after this date and time will not be reviewed or tallied. If desired, responses may solely address the question number so as not to repeat the question in each response. Please spell out acronyms in their first instance. Also, clearly mark any confidential information per the accompanying market survey guidance. Please answer all of the questions in this Questionnaire; avoid using “not applicable” (N/A) type answers.

a. Administrative Information

i. A brief (no more than two pages) company description, summarizing the organization’s history and pertinent industry experience. (Company Description: CAGE code, location of facilities, mailing address and website).

ii. What is the mailing address and website of the organization responding to the Survey?

iii. What is the CAGE Code for the organization responding to this survey?

iv. Are you currently registered in the System for Award Management (SAM) and the Procurement Integrated Enterprise Environment (PIEE)?

v. In addition to the two NAICS codes provided in Section 3, please list any applicable NAICS codes your organization believes applies.

Please create a similar table in your response and put an “X” in the cell(s) that are applicable, per NAICS code. List your organization’s size status for each of the NAICS code your organization provides;

each row should have an “X”, if one of the NAICS codes provided is not representative of the type of industry in which your entity does business, please place an “X” in the last column. (Please visit http://www.sba.gov/sites/default/files/files/Size_Standards_Table.pd f for more information, if needed.)

NAICS Code

Other-Than-

Small- Business

Small

Disadvantaged

HUBZone

Veteran- Owned Small

Disadvantaged, Veteran-Owned Small Business

Women- Owned

Other

This NAICS Code is not representative of the type of industry in which my entity does business.

vi. Does your organization currently have an active SECRET Facility

Clearance? If no, is your organization currently in the process of http://www.sba.gov/sites/default/files/files/Size_Standards_Table.pdf http://www.sba.gov/sites/default/files/files/Size_Standards_Table.pdf obtaining one?

vii. Has your company’s Cost Accounting System been approved by the Defense Contract Audit Agency (DCAA) for accumulating and billing costs under Government contracts? If yes, when was it last approved?

viii. Has your company’s Purchasing System been approved by the

Defense Contract Management Agency (DCMA)? If yes, when was it last approved?

b. Information pertaining to the questionnaire respondent

Note: The respondent should be an individual who is duly authorized to manage any/all technical issues and/or questions, and be an individual who is authorized to manage any/all contractual issues and/or questions.

i. What is the name of the Survey respondent?

ii. What is the position title of the Survey respondent?

iii. What telephone number(s) can the respondent be reached?

iv. What email address can be used to contact the respondent, if necessary?

v. Is the respondent duly authorized to manage both technical and contractual issues and/or concerns?

c. Technical Capability

i. FASST

1. Yes/No: Has your organization been responsible for Hardware Production, Electrical or Electronic component hardware, supplying Test & Training equipment, and Upgrade in support of a prior Government Contract?

For the purposes of this survey questionnaire, “contract” shall be defined as:

A. a single Government or Commercial contract; or, B. a single delivery order placed under a Single Award or Multiple Award

IDIQ delivery order contract (FAR 16.501-1); or, C. a single delivery order placed under a Federal Supply Schedule (FSS), (FAR 8.405-2);

D. a single delivery order placed under a Single Award or Multiple Award

Blanket Purchase Agreement (BPA) (FAR 8.405-3 or FAR 13.303); or

E. a single order placed under a Basic Ordering Agreement (BOA) (FAR 16.703).

2. Contract Number; where prior relevant experience is under a broader IDIQ, BPA, or FSS-type contract, the respondent shall not just cite the broader IDIQ, BPA, or FSS-type contract. Rather, the respondent shall include the specific individual delivery order(s), or work directive(s) which it considers to be reflective of relevant prior experience;

i. Contract type;

ii. BRIEFLY describe (< 4 sentences) the primary purpose of the contract;

3. Does your organization envision participating within the identified scope of this market survey? If YES, in what capacity do you envision, as a prime or subcontractor? Also, what role(s), manufacturer, integrator, etc? Be specific as possible with the specific types of projects or projects that are of interest above.

4. Government or commercial contracting activity’s point of contact information (telephone number and e-mail address) so ACC-DTA can validate your information.

5. Identify any issues, questions, concerns or feedback you foresee in the outlined procurement strategy?

6. Yes/No: My organization has prior recent/relevant experience performing against Hardware contracts and I therefore anticipate that my organization will submit a proposal in response to this RFP. If no, please provide a specific reason why you do not anticipate submitting a proposal.

7. Yes/No: My organization has prior recent/relevant experience in maintaining configuration control of fleet vehicles.

ii. Miscellaneous

1. Do you have any questions or concerns with the identified scope or strategy for the RFP?

2. Would attending a Virtual or In-person Industry Day mitigate those concerns?

3. Would an open question and answer session before or after a virtual or In-person Industry Day help clarify your company’s interest in participating in this contract?

4. Do you have any other pertinent information that you’d like to add that might otherwise be useful for the Government to meet the purposes of this Survey?