OPTIC Software Sustainment and Maintenance RFI_Final.docx

OPTIC Hardware / Software Sustainment Request for Information M67854-22-I-0009

NOTE: THIS IS NOT A SOLICITATION FOR PROPOSALS. THIS IS A REQUEST FOR INFORMATION (RFI) ONLY. This RFI is for planning and informational purposes only and shall NOT be considered as a Request for Proposal (RFP) or as an obligation on the part of the Government to acquire any products or services. The Government will NOT be responsible for any costs incurred in responding to this RFI or furnishing the requested information. No entitlement to payment of direct or indirect costs or charges by the Government will arise as a result of a contractor's submission of responses to this RFI or the Government's use of such information. The Government reserves the right to reject, in whole or in part, any contractor's input resulting from this RFI. No contract will be awarded from this announcement. Pursuant to Federal Acquisition Regulations (FAR) 15.201(e), responses to this RFI are not offers and cannot be accepted by the Government to form a binding contract.

1.0 Introduction:

Program Manager (PM) for Ground Based Air Defense (GBAD) is responsible for the sustainment of the Advanced Man Portable Air Defense System (A-MANPADS) and the development, fielding and sustainment of the Marine Air Defense Integrated System (MADIS) Family of Systems (FoS), including Counter-Unmanned Aircraft Systems (C-UAS) and Medium Range Intercept Capability (MRIC).

The purpose of this RFI is to solicit potential solutions from industry on sustainment and maintenance of currently fielded PM GBAD optics In accordance with the associated draft Performance Work Statement (PWS). The current optics fielded by PM GBAD are the Ascent Vision Technologies, LLC CM202 and CM262 Electro-Optical/Infrared (EO/IR) optics and the C-UAS suite software. The PWS outlines tasks that include general support, software support, and hardware maintenance support.

1.1 Purpose:

The purpose of this RFI is to solicit potential solutions from industry for the software and hardware maintenance support services outlined in the draft PWS.

This RFI constitutes market research in accordance with FAR Part 10 and is not an RFP. The Marine Corps Systems Command (MCSC) is issuing this RFI, in support of Program Executive Officer Land Systems (PEO LS), to determine if more than one vendor has the capability to provide the support described herein.

A draft PWS is provided with this RFI and constitutes the current known requirements for this effort. The PWS is subject to change between the issuance of this RFI and any potential RFP. This RFI is soliciting capabilities of potential offerors, and suggested changes, questions, recommendations as to the approach, or updates to the PWS based upon the current requirements.

1.2 Program Background:

Background on the program is set forth in the associated draft PWS.

1.3 Requirements:

The requirements are set forth in the associated draft PWS.

2.0 Requested Information:

Respondents who are interested are requested to provide the requested information through an executive summary that identifies their ability to provide the support services described in the PWS and the requirements of 3.0 below.

3.0 Responses:

Vendors possessing the requisite skills, resources, and capabilities necessary to perform the stated requirements are invited to respond to this RFI via an electronic submission of an executive summary not more than 15 pages in length when printed on 8 ½ x 11 paper using 12 point font and single spacing. All electronic documents must be in either Microsoft Word 2007 or later format (.docx) or Adobe Portable Document Format (.pdf).

All responses must include the following information in the executive summary:

(1) Name and address of applicant/company (Corporate/Principal Office)

(2) Name, telephone number, fax number, and e-mail address of point of contact

(3) General Service Administration (GSA) contract number (if applicable)

(4) CAGE Code and DUNS Number

(5) Business Size and suggested NAICS code for this requirement

(6) White paper providing capabilities and relevant past performance, with emphasis on software sustainment, maintenance of optic components, and Electro-Optical/Infrared (EO/IR) optics experience.

(7) Recommendations to improve the Marine Corps’ approach to this requirement.

(8) State whether the Company has a Secret Facility Clearance and capability to safeguard Secret information.

(9) State the potential small business subcontracting opportunities in regards to type of work for this requirement provided for by small businesses, the type of small business (small business (SB), veteran-owned small business (VOSB), service-disabled veteran-owned small business (SDVOSB), historically underutilized business zone (HUBZone) small business, small disadvantaged business (SDB), and women-owned small business (WOSB) concerns) involved, the significance of the effort to the requirement and the percentage of total potential effort being able to be provided to those types of small businesses.

(10) Identify whether your service is a commercial item in accordance with the definitions in FAR 2.101. In addition, your response must address DFARS PGI 212.102(a) to support any assertion that a service is a commercial item.

(11) Data Right Assertions: The Government does not anticipate development of technical data or software associated with these services which is focused on management and sustainment, however, if technical data or software were delivered the Government anticipates that the source for the development of all the technical data and software deliverables, including all components of same, would be Government funding under a contract effort, with the result that the Government will receive unlimited rights in all such deliverables. If this assumption is incorrect, please identify every deliverable or every component of every deliverable, that will come with an assertion of restriction; for this request for information, please follow the procedure and format for Assertions of Restrictions in DFARS 252.227-7017, which the Government will consider to be a notional Assertion. Indicate in this notional Assertion any uncertain entries, and the basis of that uncertainty, that might change in a formal Assertion if a contract were awarded to the respondent.

Please be advised that any proprietary information must be marked as such on a page-by-page and paragraph by paragraph basis. The Government will not assume that any of the information provided by a respondent is proprietary unless it is conspicuously marked on this basis. Moreover, the Government does not assume any duty to contact a respondent and inquire whether any unmarked information submitted in response to this RFI is proprietary.

This RFI does NOT constitute an RFP nor a promise to issue an RFP in the future. This RFI does not commit the Government to contract for any supply or service. Further, the Government is not seeking proposals at this time and will not accept unsolicited proposals. Contractors are advised the Government will not pay for any information or administrative costs incurred in response to this RFI.

The information provided in the RFI is subject to change and is not binding on the Government. The Government has not made a commitment to procure any of the items discussed and the release of this RFI should not be construed as a commitment or as authorization to incur cost for which reimbursement would be required or sought.

Responses shall be submitted via e-mail nicholas.booth@usmc.mil no later than 1700 Eastern Time on 15 November 2021. Telephone replies will not be accepted.

3.1 Questions

Questions or comments regarding this notice may be addressed to, nicholas.booth@usmc.mil by email only please. No questions will be accepted after 25 October 2021 at 1300 Eastern Time. The Government intends to respond to as many questions as practicable and will respond to questions via an amendment to this RFI posted to SAM.gov so that all interested parties will benefit from the same information. All interested offeror(s) are encouraged to register on the SAM.gov website to receive email notifications when information related to this acquisition is updated, or documents related to this acquisition are issued and available for download. The Government requests that all interested parties ensure that they are listed on the "Interested Vendors List" in SAM.gov. As a rule, the Government will not send notifications directly to interested offeror(s), and it is recommended that the interested offeror(s) periodically check this website for updates.