PM AAA Sources Sought Notice for Warehouse Support Services (Final 2.10.2022).docx.pdf

SOURCES SOUGHT NOTICE

Program Executive Officer Land Systems

M67854-22-I-3019

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10 February 2022

NOTE: THIS IS NOT A SOLICITATION FOR PROPOSALS. THIS IS A

SOURCES SOUGHT NOTICE ONLY. This sources sought notice 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 sources sought notice 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 Sources Sought Notice 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 sources sought notice. No contract will be awarded as a result of this announcement. Pursuant to Federal Acquisition

Regulations (FAR) 15.201(e), responses to this sources sought notice are not offers and cannot be accepted by the Government to form a binding contract.

1.0 Purpose

The United States Marine Corps (USMC), Program Executive Officer

Land Systems (PEO LS), Program Manager Advanced Amphibious

Assault (PM AAA), is conducting market research in accordance with Federal Acquisition Regulation (FAR) Part 10, to determine the availability of qualified, experienced, and interested potential SMALL BUSINESS vendors, as defined in FAR Part 19.

PM AAA seeks information from potential sources capable of providing Initial Issue Provisioning Parts Warehouse support in

Camp Pendleton, CA; Camp Lejeune, NC; and Okinawa, Japan. The primary focus is to perform warehouse duties in support of the sustainment of the Amphibious Combat Vehicle (ACV) Family of

Vehicles (FoV) which includes a Personnel Carrier variant (ACV-

P), Command and Control variant (ACV-C), Medium Caliber Cannon variant (ACV-30) and Maintenance and Recovery Variant (ACV-R).

Warehouse support will include, but is not limited to:

- Verify delivered material (e.g., vehicle parts, shipping containers, SL-3, tools) or equipment against receiving documents/bill(s) of lading, note and report discrepancies and obvious damage;

- Route material to prescribed storage locations;

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- Store, stack, or palletize material IAW prescribed storage methods;

- Manage and conduct inventory of stored material;

- Examine stored material and report deterioration and damage;

- Remove material from storage and prepare it for shipment or issue;

- Transport vehicle parts, SL3, Tools using Contractor rented stakebed truck to various locations on Camp Pendleton, CA;

Camp Lejeune, NC; and Okinawa, Japan;

- Have or obtain a forklift license to operate forklift in support of warehouse duties, using Contractor owned or leased forklift (10K); and

- Assist in the setup of the warehouse, i.e. assemble shelving, stock shelves, set up Government provided parts accountability system.

PM AAA seeks a vendor who can align itself to support the PM AAA

Program with an efficient mix of personnel utilizing an effective combination of experience. The Government requires a vendor who can provide an adaptable, flexible team structure that is best suited to accomplishing both planned and emergent tasks. PM AAA emphasis is on a vendor organization structure that maximizes productivity, efficiency and accountability. The successful vendor will be required to execute a scope of the work that provides for high quality, timely, and well-integrated support services by incorporating the proper labor category mix and demonstrating the most effective use of personnel.

The anticipated Period of Performance will consist of a base contract, and four one-year (12 month) option periods beginning

July 2022. Options may or may not be exercised.

2.0 Background

PM AAA is responsible for the development/production of the ACV

Family of Vehicles (FOV). The ACV acquisition program meets ACAT

I requirements.

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3.0 Responses

Interested SMALL BUSINESS firms are invited to respond to this sources sought notice. Vendors possessing the requisite skills, resources and capabilities necessary to perform the stated requirements are invited to respond to this sources sought notice via submission of an executive summary of no more than two (2) pages in length on 8 ½ x 11 in paper, using 12-point

Times New Roman font, describing product summary, complete technical support capabilities and training and support capabilities. All responses must include the following information:

Company name, address, email, telephone number, point(s) of contact;

Commercial and Government Entity (CAGE) Code and Data

Universal Numbering System (DUNS) number;

Small business type (veteran-owned, service-disabled veteran-owned, women-owned, etc. pursuant to North American

Industry Classification System (NAICS) code 541330);

Seaport-NxG Contract Number;

List of current contracts with Marine Corps Systems Command

(MCSC) (if applicable); and

White paper providing capabilities.

Relevant past performance with supporting DoD and/or

Department of Navy acquisition program management offices

(please identify the North American Industry Classification

System [NAICS] code the work was performed under; and the contract type [i.e. FFP, CPFF, T&M] used by the customer to acquire the cited work);

Number of calendar days required to develop a responsive proposal; and

Identify any unique requirements to perform described work for PM AAA (e.g. on-site and off-site requirements, financing terms, and special equipment)

Please do not submit proposals at this time. The Government is only seeking information on sources for market research to determine the availability of qualified, experienced, and interested potential SMALL BUSINESS sources, as defined in FAR

19.502. Please be advised that any proprietary information must be marked as such on a page-by-page basis. The Government will not assume that any of the information provided by a respondent is proprietary unless it is conspicuously marked on a page-by-

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The Government will not acknowledge receipt of responses.

Availability of any formal solicitation will be announced separately. Submittals will not be returned to the sender.

Respondents will not be notified of the results of the evaluation.

Responses should be received no later than 3:00 p.m. Eastern

Time, 7 March 2022. Responses shall be submitted electronically via e-mail or Safe Access File Exchange (SAFE) and all attachments must be in Microsoft Office compatible format or searchable (non-scanned) PDF compatible format. Emailed submissions shall be submitted to the Contracting Officer, Anna

Altman at Anna.altman@usmc.mil and Contract Specialist Kelly

Wieczorek at Kelly.Wieczork@usmc.mil, with the subject line

M67854-22-I-3019 PM AAA Warehouse Support Services RFI.

Responses shall be no more than two (2) pages, not to include the cover letter and contact information. Submissions shall be single-spaced, 8.5 x 11 paper, 1 inch margin, and no smaller than 12 point type.

Telephonic inquires or replies will not be entertained.

4.0 Questions

Questions regarding this announcement shall be submitted only in written format by e-mail to the Contracting Officer, Anna Altman at Anna.Altman@usmc.mil and Contract Specialist Kelly Wieczorek at Kelly.Wieczorek@usmc.mil, with the below subject line.

Verbal questions will NOT be accepted. Questions shall NOT contain proprietary or classified information.

“Sources Sought Notice - M67854-22-I-3019 PM AAA Warehouse

Support Services

This sources sought notice does NOT constitute an RFP nor a promise to issue an RFP in the future. This sources sought notice 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.

Respondents are advised the Government will not pay for any mailto:Kelly mailto:Kelly

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The information provided in the sources sought notice 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 sources sought notice should not be construed as a commitment or as authorization to incur cost for which reimbursement would be required or sought. All submissions become Government property and will not be returned.