RFI_1 RTES.pdf

REQUEST FOR INFORMATION

This is a Request for Information (RFI) only, which, as part of market research, is being issued in accordance with (IAW) Federal Acquisition Regulation (FAR) subpart 15.201(e). This is not a solicitation/request for proposal and no contract shall be awarded from this Sources Sought. All interested parties should send company and/or descriptive literature along with responses to the following questions and any comments/questions to Ms. Esther Casari, email esther.casari.civ@mail.mil.

All responses should be received no later than 3:00 PM EDT on 1 May 2020. All questions and comments must be in Microsoft Word and sent to the email listed above;

no telephone calls will be accepted. The Government will not pay for any information received in response to this request, nor will the Government compensate any respondent for any costs incurred in developing the information provided to the Government.

Purpose: Request for Information - The US Army Redstone Test Center (RTC), a subordinate activity of the US Army Test and Evaluation Command (ATEC), is searching for potential sources that are capable of performing Test and Engineering Services for a new contract. The intent of this RFI is to gauge industry interest, capabilities and relevant experience to support RTC‘s major test mission areas of Aviation and Flight testing; Environmental and Component testing; Missile and Sensor testing; and Test Technology Development supporting the Warfighter. The work in the test missions may relate to efforts associated with hardware, equipment, instrumentation, infrastructure, software, modeling and simulation, procedures and processes, technical data acquisition, processing, analysis and reporting in such areas as av ia t ion , p ropu ls ion , infrared measurements, human factors engineering, image technology, engineering performance, climatic environments, and dynamic and electromagnetic environments. The preponderance of work is under the North American Industrial Classification System (NAICS) code of 5417115.

Industry Day: This acquisition will have its own Industry Day for this contract. The date for the Industry Day is yet to be determined.

Estimated Dollar Value: Not to exceed $950 Million.

Estimated Period of Performance: Up to seven years.

Place of Contract Performance: There are multiple places of performance which are determined at the delivery/task order level; however, the majority of the work will be performed at U.S. Army Redstone Test Center (RTC), Redstone Arsenal (RSA), Alabama.

Contract Type: At this time, this requirement is anticipated to be an Indefinite Delivery/Indefinite Quantity (ID/IQ) contract with Cost-Plus-Fixed Fee (CPFF) task orders.

Major Support Services: Perform work in fields such as aerospace, electrical, mechanical, human factors, software, and system engineering; scientific research and development; technical design, and other technical professional services. Listed below are the expected major functional areas for which contract support will be required.

Interested sources must submit a package demonstrating their relevant experience and ability to provide services in this RFI. See section 7 below.

Engineering Services:

a. General Engineering and Scientific Support. Perform engineering and scientific test services, special studies, and other technical tasks as required. The services may include research and development, design, planning, coordination, execution, and reporting on test programs.

b. Flight Test Engineering. Perform engineering support for rotary wing, unmanned, and fixed wing aircraft performance and handling qualities; aircraft stability and control, airworthiness testing; aviation systems, aviation ground support systems, and aviator systems performance and airworthiness testing; engineering and data analysis; and reporting on test programs.

c. Missile and Sensors Systems, Subsystems, and Component Support. Perform engineering support for developmental and integration testing of missile and aviation systems, subsystems, sensors, assemblies, subassemblies, components, and associated equipment; design of rocket propulsion units and telemetry assemblies; engineering and data analysis; quality verification testing, first article testing, reliability testing, new source testing, engineering evaluation testing, production testing and reporting on test programs.

d. Environmental, Climatic and Dynamic and Electromagnetic Support. Perform engineering support for climatic, dynamic, environmental, mechanical, structural, hydraulic, pneumatic, and electromagnetic testing of systems, subsystems and components; engineering and data analysis; modeling, and simulation; operation of temperature, humidity, electromagnetic, solar and other climatic chamber operations; and reporting on test programs.

e. Modeling and Simulation, Instrumentation and Aviation support. Perform live, virtual, constructive tests leveraging M&S to emulate and test complex system of systems and tactical networks to include cyber. Develop advanced instrumentation and test sets to evaluate the functionality of missiles and launchers during test and post-production/repair. Perform surveillance and life extension testing on missile and aviation components. Perform complex material/failure analysis on aviation and missile components to include additive manufacturing and composites.

f. Technical Test Support. Provide technical test support to various activities directly associated with developmental test, operational test, and all test support activities.

g. Test Range/Facility Operations Support. Provide range support for set-up, execution, firing operations, and reporting of tests conducted at the range/facility as well as the operation of the facility and its equipment.

h. Development of Test Technology. Provide the engineering and technical support to develop new state of the art test technology in support of the mission areas to keep testing capabilities up with the weapons systems of the future.

Contract Management Expectations: The government will have only one contractor point of contact for the management of the contract. The point of contact will be the Contract Manager for the prime contractor. All contract worker management will be provided by the prime contractor. All material purchases, travel and other ODCs will be processed by the prime contractor.

Request for Information: Please respond to the following in Arial font size 12 in no more than 10 pages in length.

1. Please provide the following Point of Contact Information:

Company:

Address:

Point of Contact:

Phone Number:

Email Address:

2. Organizational Conflicts of Interest (OCI): RTC is one of nine commands under ATEC responsible for both developmental and operational testing. As such, compliance with Title 10 United States Code Section 2399 and Federal Acquisition Regulation (FAR) Subpart 9.5 is required for award of this contract. The statutory OCI provision prohibits the involvement of a contractor in the operational test and evaluation of its own systems and equipment. In other words, contractors working on Army system development programs may not provide operational test support to ATEC.. In order to address OCI issues early in the acquisition process, please respond to the following:

a. Describe the process used to complete an enterprise review across all of your company’s businesses and affiliates to identify any governmental developmental work performed as either a prime or subcontractor.

b. Identify any potential or actual OCIs in your company, including OCIs under Title

10 U.SC. Section 2399 and FAR Subpart 9.5.

At this time, briefly discuss any proposed OCI mitigation plan which should address each actual or potential OCI. Note that OCIs under 10 U.S.C. Section 2399 are cannot be mitigated.

3. Please identify your company’s size standard per the primary NAICS code of 541715. The Small Business Size Standard for this NAICS code with the Aviation and Aviation Parts is 1500 employees. For more information on small business, refer to http://www.sba.gov/content/table-small- business-size-standards.

Large Business:

Small Business (SB):

8(a):

Small Disadvantaged Business (DB):

Woman-Owned Small Business:

Historically Underutilized Business Zone (HUBZone):

Veteran-Owned Small Business:

Service-Disable Veteran-Owned Small Business:

4. If you identify your company as a Small Business or any of the SB subcategories as stipulated in Question 3, is your company intending to submit a proposal as the prime contractor? If you plan to propose as the prime contractor, describe how will your company will manage the size and complexity of the entire effort?

5. If this requirement is set-aside for small businesses, and you intend to propose as the SB prime contractor, describe how you will comply with FAR Clause 52.219-14, Limitations on Subcontracting.

6. Does your company possess the capabilities to provide the entire range of services discussed in this RFI? If NO, please provide specific capabilities that you intend to provide.

7. Please provide the following information for up to 3 examples of similar work that your company has performed:

a. Contract number(s).

b. Aggregate dollar value of entire contract.

c. Aggregate dollar value of task orders you prime on each MAC.

d. Number of task orders you prime on MAC.

e. How was this work similar in scope?

8. Is your company planning on business arrangements with other companies? If so, please list the process used in selecting the members.

9. Please provide details regarding proposed joint ventures, teaming arrangements, strategic alliances, or other business arrangements to satisfy the requirements above.

Offerors are encouraged to identify teams, indicating each team member's size based upon the NAICS code of the work that the team member may be doing.

10. Does your company have or is it capable of obtaining a TOP SECRET facility clearance?

11. Is your company able to provide employees who are US citizens and capable of obtaining a SECRET clearance?

12. Does your company possess or is it capable of obtaining an approved Defense

Contract Audit Agency (DCAA) accounting system prior to contract award?

13. Does your company possess or is it capable of obtaining a DCMA approved purchasing system prior to contract award?

14. Please provide additional information that you believe we should know about your company in support of this RFI.

15. As experts in your field, please provide additional comments to assist the government in its market research and acquisition planning.