Market Survey MTRRS Follow on Production.docx

Distribution Statement A. Approved for Public Release.

Sources Sought Notice Mobile Tactical Retail Refueling System (MTTRS)

DESCRIPTION OF INTENT

This is a SOURCES SOUGHT NOTICE/MARKET RESEARCH SURVEY to request information for Government planning purposes only. The Army Contracting Command – Detroit Arsenal (ACC-DTA) is seeking to gain knowledge regarding the interest, capabilities and qualifications of industry, to include both small and large businesses, for production of the item identified below. Responses to this Sources Sought Notice/Market Research Survey will assist ACC-DTA in planning its acquisition strategy for a potential future acquisition.

ESTIMATED QUANTITY EACH

MTRRS will serve as a bulk fuel carrier and retail dispenser for military vehicles and ground support equipment, providing fuel at the maneuver level in all operational environments. It replaces refueling operations currently performed by the aging Tank & Pump Unit (TPU) and the Tank Unit Liquid Dispensing (TULD). The MTRRS allows for different configurations and transport platforms including cargo trucks, trailers, and Load Handling System (LHS) flat-racks. The system can be removed from the transport platform, using Material Handling Equipment (MHE), and operated on the ground. The MTRRS provides fuel storage, filtration, and unit-level retail capabilities to refuel ground vehicles, ground equipment, and fuel containers.

The MTRRS is the key enabler for company size units to receive, store and issue fuel to internal assets. The multiple transport modes enable units to utilize internal assets and issue fuel in accordance with Mission, Enemy, Terrain and weather, Troops and support available, Time available and Civil considerations (METT-TC).

NOTE: All survey input is voluntary, and no compensation will be made for your firm’s participation. Since this is a Sources Sought Notice, and not a solicitation for receipt of proposals or quotations, the Government does not encourage questions concerning this market research. Furthermore, the Government is not obligated to issue a solicitation or award a contract as a result of this announcement.

INSTRUCTIONS FOR COMPLETING THE SURVEY

1. You may respond in total, or in part, to this survey. However, all responses must be received no later than August 24, 2026, at 5:00pm.

2. All completed surveys shall be sent via e-mail to:

Thomas Bashur Contract Specialist, ACC-DTA E-mail: Thomas.d.Bashur.civ@army.mil Subject Line: MTRRS Production

Rebecca Bernock Procurement Specialist, PM E2S2 E-mail: Rebecca.k.Bernock.civ@army.mil Subject Line: MTRRS Production

3. Relevant sales media and product manuals may be included as attachments with your submission. Please clearly mark all proprietary information. The front page of your response package should state "PROPRIETARY INFORMATION CONTAINED WITHIN" (all caps), if applicable. Also, please provide a release statement indicating that the proprietary information may be distributed to Army personnel involved with this survey.

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QUESTIONNAIRE / SURVEY

A) Vendor Profile. Please complete the yellow-highlighted fields below:

1.

COMPANY NAME:

MAILING ADDRESS:

CAGE CODE:

POC NAME / TITLE:

PHONE NUMBER:

E-MAIL ADDRESS:

WEBSITE:

2. Business type for NAICS 333914 – Measuring, Dispensing, and Other Pumping Equipment Manufacturing (Please check all that apply).

8(a)

Small Disadvantaged

HUBZone

Women-owned

Large Business

None of the Above. Please Explain: ________________

Service-disabled Veteran-owned

Small Business

*If claiming small business status, the information must be verifiable in SAM.gov

3. Please indicate if the NAICS code selected is appropriate, if not, please explain why.

4. Nonmanufacturer Rule. To qualify as a small business concern for a set-aside or sole source supply contracts, a small business must meet at least one of the qualifications listed below. Please indicate which qualification, if any, applies to your firm:

Manufacture the product itself; or

Supply a product manufactured by another small business if it is a nonmanufacturer; or

Supply the product of any sized manufacturer if the Small Business Administration has granted a waiver to the nonmanufacturer rule.

5. A current DD 2345, Military Critical Technical Data Agreement, must be on file with the Defense Logistics Information Service (DLIS) to access and view the TDP associated with this procurement. Does your firm have a current DD 2345 on file with DLIS?

Yes

No

Approval Pending. Application submitted on: [MM/DD/YYYY]

B) Requirement-specific Information. Please complete the questions below:

General Business Information

1. Are you currently producing any fuel or water distribution and storage products? If yes, are the products utilizing similar production processes that would be required for MTRRS production? If no, describe what production processes are currently available to be used. Is your firm currently capable of manufacturing this item?

2. If your firm was awarded a contract for this item, where would production take place?

3. Does your firm have experience with FAT or PVT? If so, please provide a brief summary of the experience and if it was Government led testing or contractor facilitated.

4. Please identify your firm’s current quality management system. Also, is your firm independently certified in that system? Does the firm have any manufacturing certifications to accredit themselves (i.e. ISO 9001, 2015 or higher certifications)?

5. What type of warranty does your firm offer? Does your firm offer customizable warranty terms?

6. Does your firm have an area to store a system(s) the size of a MTRRS if there is a gap in between Government acceptance and shipping? If so, how many systems can be stored at a given time? (Dimensions of a MTRRS listed below for reference):

Dimensions Overall:

Height 69.5 in. (176.53 cm) Length 132.1 in. (335.4 cm) Width 78.6 in. (199.64 cm) Weights:

Curb Weight (empty) 2,910 lbs. (1,320 kg)

Cost and Schedule

7. Identify the time you will require to prepare your production facility for production of the MTRRS. Identify the estimated time to complete and validate tooling, production lead-time to complete initial systems, and estimated time to reach the required notional production quantities identified below.

8. Given the definition of production lead time as the time between the Government placing an order and first delivery of product to the customer, please estimate the production lead-time for one initial system that will be used for test and the production lead-time for future procurements.

9. What would be your minimum and maximum yearly production rate? What is your maximum monthly production volume?

10. What is the anticipated MTRRS unit cost for the initial system used for testing?

11. What is your estimated Average Unit Manufacturing Cost (AUMC), by year, for the notional MTRRS quantities identified below? These notional quantities are estimates developed by the Government for use in evaluating responses to this announcement and may not represent actual procurement quantities.

12. Is there a minimum order quantity or quantity discount threshold?

Technical Requirements

MIL-STD-31000 defines a Level (3) Product Level TDP as follows:

A product level TDP shall consist of those TDP elements necessary to provide the design, performance requirements, engineering, manufacturing, inspection, packaging, and quality assurance provision information necessary to fully define the item and enable the procurement or manufacture of an item. The product shall be defined to the extent necessary for a competent manufacturer to produce an item, which duplicates the physical, interface, and functional characteristics of the original product, without additional design engineering effort or recourse to the original or current design activity. Product data shall reflect the approved, tested, and accepted configuration of the defined delivered item.

13. Has your company ever produced a system following a Government or other customer provided detailed design, such as a Level (3) Product Level TDP as defined by MIL-STD-31000? Describe your company’s quality process for ensuring parts produced within your company’s facilities conform to a technical data package. Describe your company’s quality process for ensuring parts purchased or produced at a supplier’s facilities conform to your customer’s technical data package.

14. Has your company ever taken a Government provided TDP, updated it, then returned it to provide a capability in accordance with this MIL-STD?

15. The MTRRS Level (3) Product Level TDP was created in the SolidWorks CAD software format.

a. Is your company capable of reading, editing, and interpreting native CAD data in SolidWorks?

b. Please provide your experience utilizing SolidWorks or identify what CAD software package and versions you currently utilize and are familiar with.

16. Are there areas within the TDP drawings provided in this market survey that will hinder your company’s ability to successfully produce the MTRRS? If yes, please describe.

17. Are the Source or Vendor Item Controlled Drawings contained within the TDP sufficient? Are any of the sources identified on those drawings unwilling to provide you with estimated prices?

18. Briefly describe your proposed fabrication and production processes and facilities.

19. Would a subcontractor produce some or all of the MTRRS? Please elaborate.

20. Briefly describe your firm’s familiarity and experience with Government directed Engineering Change Proposals (ECP) along with contractor proposed ECPs, to include configuration management efforts IAW EIA-649-1 Configuration Management Requirements For Defense Contracts.

21. Describe your firm’s experience in modifying logistics products and logistics product data resulting from ECPs. Please also include how your firm plans to integrate and synchronize any engineering changes with logistics products and logistics product data. In particular:

a. Provisioning logistics product data updates within SAE-GEIA-0007C standards

b. Department of Army Technical Manual revisions and/or change packages within MIL-STD 40051 and source files compliant with Interacting Authoring and Display Software (IADS)

c. Training Material