TWV-LF Industry Day Q and A (Part 1).pdf

TWF - Leader Follower Industry Day Questions (Part 1)

Question/Comment Answer

Will the MANET radios be GFE, or left to the prime to select?

If the MANET radios will be GFE, will there be a competitive down select?

Are there any details available about the down select process?

What are the technical requirements for the MANET radios?

Will the briefing material be posted to beta.Sam.gov?

[…], will the presentation be uploaded to beta.Sam.gov?

Will slides be distributed to attendees?

In regards to strategy. As the LF effort moves forward, is the Army’s intent to use OTAs or FAR based contracts and is this expected to be a Mid-Tier Effort or a DoD 5000 effort?

Not determined. Reference the Ground Rules. The Government WILL NOT discuss any other aspects of the program such as potential draft solicitation sections, final solicitation, evaluation criteria or basis of award.

With VST: how is Soft stop engaged with the HMI? I saw BRB, but didn't see the soft stop.

Currently VST does not have a soft stop, but this can be done through WMI. If required, it could be added.

Distribution Statement A - Approved for Public Release, Distribution Unlimited

UNCLASSIFIED

Not determined. Reference the Ground Rules. The Government WILL NOT discuss any other aspects of the program such as potential draft solicitation sections, final solicitation, evaluation criteria or basis of award.

No. The briefing slides will not be posted to beta.Sam.gov or distributed to attendees.

Is your A-PNT plan to have Army PM PNT GFE you the recently awarded MAPS GEN 2 system for GPS denial operations?

MAPS GN 2 and DAPS both have M-Code now. LRIP begins a yr from now with a very large volume order.

Is the PPT deck going to be available on Beta.Sam? No. The briefing slides will not be posted to beta.Sam.gov or distributed to attendees.

Is there still an opportunity for industry input regarding overall vehicle system performance specifications? If so, who should we direct that communication to?

The Government is still in the process of conducting market research and will consider any information provided, including information provided during one-on-ones, to inform our vehicle system performance specification.

...registered us for some 1 on 1 meetings but we have not received any notice regarding a scheduled meeting. Will something come out soon? Please let us know when you can.

The Government has decided to not conduct follow-on one-on-ones after the Industry Engagement. If the Government determines a need to conduct future one-on-ones, a new notice will be posted to beta.SAM.gov.

Will the LF procurement go through NAMC?

OTA vs. FAR based solicitation has not been determined.

Reference the Ground Rules. The Government WILL NOT discuss any other aspects of the program such as potential draft solicitation sections, final solicitation, evaluation criteria or basis of award.

Will GVSC be responsible for installing the autonomy software and make it work or will this be the bidder’s responsibility?

No. Offeror's are responsible for fully integrating EMD Test assets and system performance. Reference the Ground Rules. This is subject to change as the final program details have not been finalized.

Will some or all of the slide decks be made available to attendees?

No. The briefing slides will not be posted to beta.Sam.gov or distributed to attendees.

Not determined. Reference the Ground Rules. The Government WILL NOT discuss any other aspects of the program such as potential draft solicitation sections, final solicitation, evaluation criteria or basis of award.

What is the schedule for the procurement?

The schedule outlined below is tentative:

Approved requirement in NOV 2021

Request for Proposal (RFP) preparation in FY21 (Draft 3QFY21 and Release in 1QFY22)

Competitive EMD award in 3Q-4QFY22

LRIP Down-selection Down-select to one vendor with option for LRIP 4QFY24 Follow-on option for FRP 4QFY26

FMR/FRP planned for 3QFY26

FUE/IOC planned for 1QFY27 Reference the Ground Rules. This is subject to change as the final program details have not been finalized.