NGAME_SSS_Final 1.pdf

Next Generation Ammunition & Munitions Equipment (NGAME)

Support Equipment and Vehicles (SE&V) Program Office

Robins Air Force Base

AFLCMC/ROZ

CAUTION:

The Government is conducting market research to identify potential sources that possess the expertise, capabilities, and experience to meet the requirements for designing, developing, manufacturing, and sustaining innovative munitions material handling equipment (MMHE). This includes, but is not limited to, systems such as Ammunition Loading Systems, Small Munitions Trailers, Large Munitions Trailers, “Family” of Jammers, and other Munitions Handling Units (MHUs). The NGAME provider strategy has been developed to obtain leverage for modernization efforts, improve or replace aging assets, and continue to enhance a robust industrial vendor base. The level of security clearance and foreign participation has not been determined at this time.

Contractors responding to this market research are placed on notice that participation in this survey may not ensure participation in future solicitations or contract awards. The Government will not reimburse participants for any expenses associated with their participation in this survey.

FAR 52.215-3—Request for Information or Solicitation for Planning Purposes (Oct 1997)

a) The Government does not intend to award a contract based on this Sources Sought Synopsis (SSS) or to pay for the information solicited except as an allowable cost under other contracts as provided in the subsection 31.205-18, Bid and proposal costs, of the Federal Acquisition Regulation.

b) Although “proposal” and “offeror” are used in this Request for Information, your response will be treated as information only. It shall not be used as a proposal.

INSTRUCTIONS:

1. Below is a description of the NGAME requirement and a Contractor Capability Survey which allows you to provide your company’s capability and to provide industry feedback regarding various aspects of this effort.

2. If after receiving these documents, you desire to participate in market research, you should respond to the Contractor Capability Survey to reflect your company’s capability in meeting these requirements. Failure to provide documentation may result in the Government being unable to adequately assess your capabilities.

3. Both large and small businesses are encouraged to participate in this Market Research. The Government anticipates holding a virtual Industry Day October 29-30, 2025, in support of this effort. More information to be published later.

4. Questions related to this SSS/market research, as well as responses to the Contractor Capability Survey, should be addressed to the Support Equipment and Vehicles Contracting Office Team listed below:

Arenina Sullivan-Jones Capt. Kade Waguespack arenina.sullivan-jones@us.af.mil kade.waguespack@us.af.mil

PURPOSE/DESCRIPTION

The Government is conducting market research to identify potential sources that possess the expertise, capabilities, and experience to meet the qualification requirements for the Support Equipment & Vehicles (SE&V) Division's MMHE portfolio. The primary purpose of the proposed NGAME contract is to establish a robust industrial vendor base capable of designing, developing, testing, manufacturing, and sustaining innovative MMHE. A significant emphasis of this effort is on equipment that must achieve and maintain Nuclear Certification in accordance with AFI 63-125, Nuclear Certification Program.

For the purposes of NGAME, MMHE is defined as equipment used to handle, transport, and load, munitions. The scope of this NGAME Indefinite Delivery/Indefinite Quantity (IDIQ) multiple award contract (MAC) includes a range of MMHE supporting the safe handling, transporting and loading of nuclear and conventional munitions and related commodities. The secondary purpose is to design, develop, test, sustain, and integrate new hardware/software into new or existing MMHE. Contractors providing these supplies shall incur incidental services to source, acquire, and ensure delivery of these end items. A significant emphasis will be placed on digital engineering, to include model-based systems engineering, simulation, and the generation of complete Technical Data Packages (TDPs)

North American Industry Classification Codes (NAICS) associated with previous procurements of similar equipment include, but are not limited to, 332710, 332312, 332510, 332993, 332994, 333922, 333923, 333924, 333999, 334511, 336413, 541330, 541511, 541512, 541614, 541715, 611519, and 811310.

In certain instances, the Government may require testing to ensure that the assets meet their specified requirements and to determine their acceptability. Commonly referred to as “first article testing” (FAT), the NGAME will include Developmental Test (DT), Qualification Test and Evaluation (QT&E), Coordination of Operational Testing (OT) and production-related testing. The types of testing that may be requested include DT/OT/QT&E for Developmental and commercial-off-the-shelf (COTS) or non-developmental items, as well as lot acceptance tests, pre-production qualification tests (PPQT), production qualification tests (PQT), and production acceptance test and evaluation (PAT&E). These tests may not apply to every CSE asset or order requested and will be deemed necessary by the SE&V IPT prior to issuing a delivery order on the NGAME IDIQ.

A significant emphasis will be placed on digital engineering, to include model-based systems engineering, simulation, technical data, and provisioning.

The Government anticipates awarding a 10-year Indefinite Delivery/Indefinite Quantity (IDIQ) Multiple Award Contract (MAC), featuring on-ramp and off-ramp provisions to allow for the addition or removal of vendors throughout the contract period. The government will issue Multiple IDIQ contracts to all Offerors determined as responsible and acceptable within the evaluation criteria. The anticipated period of performance is a two-year basic period and four, two-year options to extend performance to a total of ten years if all options are exercised. The total estimated ceiling of this program is $920M.

All responses should be sent via email to Arenina Sullivan-Jones ( arenina.sullivan-jones@us.af.mil), and Capt. Kade Waguespack (kade.waguespack@us.af.mil). Responses mailto:amanda.ragan.1@us.af.mil mailto:kade.waguespack@us.af.mil mailto:amanda.ragan.1@us.af.mil mailto:amanda.ragan.1@us.af.mil mailto:kade.waguespack@us.af.mil should be received no later than close of business on 14 OCT 2025. Please ensure data is in a readable electronic format that can be received through a firewall. Attachments shall not exceed 10 MB per email. Multiple emails are acceptable.

Next Generation Aerospace Ground Equipment (NGAGE) Sources Sought Synopsis

Please provide the following company information:

Company/Institute Name

Address

Point of Contact

Cage Code

Phone Number

Email Address

Web Page URL

A statement about whether your company is domestically or foreign owned (if foreign, please indicate the country of ownership).

Indicate your company’s NAICS Code

Based on NAICS Code above, indicate Yes or No whether your company is:

Yes or No

Small Business

Woman Owned Small Business

Small Disadvantaged business

8(a) Certified

HUBZone Certified

Veteran Owned Small Business

Service-Disabled Veteran Small Business

System for Award Management (SAM)

Please indicate your interest in participating in a virtual Industry Day ☐Yes or ☐No

Part I. General Capability Questions

Question 1 Briefly describe your company’s manufacturing and assembling capabilities. What is the capacity of your facility and the nature of the procurement activities you provide, specifically related to Munitions Material Handling Equipment (MMHE)?

Answer 1

Question 2 Describe your company's past experience on previous programs similar in scope and complexity to the attached NGAME SOO. Describe your capabilities and experience in organizing and executing material sourcing, acquisition of material, and delivery tracking for complex hardware systems. Include contract numbers, a brief description of the work performed, period of performance, agency/organization supported, and individual point of contact (contracting officer or program manager).

Answer 2

Question 3 If your company plans to subcontract or partner with another for any of the workload for this effort, please clearly define what portion of the work you expect to complete in house. If you lack sufficient experience in a particular area, please provide details explaining how you would overcome the lack of experience/capabilities to perform that portion of the requirement.

Answer 3

Question 4 a. Does your company have experience with performing Assessment and Authorization (A&A) as part of Risk Management Framework (RMF) using National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) Special Publication (SP) 800-53 rev5 security controls, particularly for embedded or operational technology (OT) systems? If yes, provide brief explanation.

b. Does your company have a mature software/firmware developmental process to include security consideration and integration, especially for safety-critical or high-reliability applications? If yes, provide brief explanation.

c. Does your company have experience with NIST SP 800-171 security controls implementation and self-assessment IAW NIST SP 800-171A? If yes, provide brief explanation.

d. Does your company have experience or familiarity with NIST SP 800-82, Guide to Industrial Control Systems (ICS) Security, as it applies to MMHE? If yes, provide brief explanation.

Answer 4

Question 5 What quality assurance processes does your company employ? Please provide a description of your quality program (ISO 9001, AS9100, etc.).

Answer 5

Question 6 Describe your company’s staff composition and management structure.

Answer 6

Question 7 Briefly describe your company’s policy/procedure(s) to uphold and ensure configuration management throughout development, test and production.

Answer 7

Question 8 What kind of warranties does your company provide? Describe your standard warranty and return process for goods furnished to the Government for items similar in nature to this requirement.

Answer 8

Question 9 Briefly describe how you identify and resolve parts obsolescence and Diminishing Manufacturing Sources and Material Shortages (DMSMS).

Answer 9

Question 10 Describe your company’s capabilities and experience in generating technical data such as test procedures, test reports, provisioning data, engineering drawings, and technical manuals, especially for systems requiring USAF Nuclear Certification.

Answer 10

Question 11 What is your experience in meeting the requirements for military standards, such as MIL- STD-461 (EMI/EMC), and generating nuclear hardness, safety, and surety design and analysis reports, such as DI-SESS-81758 and/or DI-SESS-81874?

Answer 11

Question 12 Identify any areas of work within the NGAME scope that your organization believes should be broken out exclusively for Small Business.

Answer 12

Question 13 Please use this space to provide any other feedback related to the NGAME effort not previously addressed in this survey.

Answer 13

Question 14 What risks have you identified within the general scope of the NGAME effort (e.g., related to MMHE, nuclear certification, or supply chain for specialized components) that the Government has not identified or should consider?

Question 15 Provide an example of where your company has innovated a working solution to a complex problem and how that solution benefited the Program. In this response, please provide an approximate timeline for completion, the results, and how recently this took place.

Answer 15