RFI - Vehicle Immobilization System.pdf

REQUEST FOR INFORMATION (RFI)

and PRESOLICITATION NOTICE

Less Lethal Vehicle Control Systems

U.S. Department of Homeland Security

Customs and Border Protection

INTRODUCTION

The Law Enforcement Safety and Compliance Directorate (LESC), on behalf of Operations Support (OS), U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP), and U.S.

Department of Homeland Security (DHS) is conducting market research into industry’s ability to provide CBP with less lethal vehicle control systems at fixed enforcement locations. This is an RFI released pursuant to Federal Acquisition Regulation (FAR) Part 10 – Market Research. The purpose of this RFI is to obtain market information on viable sources of supply, industry practices, answers to specific questions, and industry comments. All RFI submissions become Government property and will not be returned.

This announcement constitutes an official Request for Information (RFI). Further, U.S.

Customs and Border Protection is not at this time seeking proposals and will not accept unsolicited proposals. Your response to this RFI will be treated as information only. No entitlement to payment of direct or indirect costs or charges by the Government will arise as a result of contractor submission of responses to this announcement or Government use of such information. No funds have been authorized, appropriated, or received for this effort. The information provided may be used by CBP in developing and refining its Acquisition Strategy, Statement of Work, and Performance Specifications. Interested parties are responsible for adequately marking proprietary or competition sensitive information contained in their response. The U.S. Government does not intend to award a contract solely on the basis of this RFI or to otherwise pay for the information submitted in response to same. The U.S. Government is not obligated to notify respondents of the results of this survey.

DESCRIPTION

Less Lethal Vehicle Control Systems are a new requirement which will allow CBP the ability to safely interdict vehicles attempting to flee law enforcement inspection. CBP intends to solicit a system(s) via Purchase Order provided that safe, effective, and compatible technologies are identified and available to cover the need. Based on the responses and Offeror’s system performance, CBP may solicit a 5-year Indefinite Delivery/Indefinite Quantity contract at a later date.

RFI – Vehicle Immobilization System

INFORMATION REQUESTED:

1. Company Name, Company Address, Point of Contact, Telephone Number, and

E-mail Address.

2. Under what NAICS code do you operate?

3. Are you classified as a Small Business under your assigned NAICS code?

4. What is your organization’s experience with, and capability for manufacturing, installing, and servicing less lethal vehicle control systems for military or law enforcement agencies? Does this experience include designing specific systems to meet agency/military technical requirements?

5. Where are your systems manufactured and/or assembled? If parts/components are manufactured in a different location from final assembly, please identify all subcontractors’ names and locations. What percentage of the systems are manufactured and assembled in the U.S.?

6. Is your organization capable of manufacturing systems that meet the technical requirements included in the attached draft Statement of Work (SOW)?

7. Does your organization offer a full system warranty? If yes, please provide warranty length, and coverage of warranty.

8. Does your organization offer a yearly maintenance/preventative service plan? If so, please include a description of what is included in the plan.

9. Provide a synopsis of current Quality Control process related to your systems.

Do you have an ISO certification for Quality Management Systems? If so, please include to which standard?

10. Provide your total manufacturing capacity for less lethal vehicle control systems on a quarterly basis.

11. Does your system meet or exceed the ASTM F2656-20 M50 standard? Has your system been certified at or above the M50 standard?

12. What is the normal lead-time for manufacture and installation of a system?

Provide specific phases and expected timeline.

13. Do you have any concerns or questions regarding the requirements set forth in the attached draft Statement of Work?

RFI – Vehicle Immobilization System

RESPONSES

The information provided may be used by CBP in developing and refining its Acquisition Strategy, Statement of Work, and Performance Specifications. Responses shall be the minimum length necessary to accommodate all requested information and submitted via e-mail only. Proprietary information MUST BE CLEARLY MARKED. To aid the Government, please segregate proprietary information. Not responding to this RFI does not preclude participation in any future RFP, if any is issued. If a solicitation is released, it will be on the SAM.gov website. It is the responsibility of the potential offerors to monitor these sites for additional information pertaining to this requirement.

QUESTIONS

Questions regarding this announcement shall be submitted in writing by e-mail to the Contracting Officer, email address listed below. Verbal questions will NOT be accepted.

Questions, if not answered directly to the offeror, will be answered by posting on the SAM.gov website. Questions should NOT contain proprietary, sensitive, or classified information.

Instructions and Response Guidelines:

Please provide the information you deem relevant in order to respond to the specific inquiries of the RFI. Information provided will be used solely by CBP as market research. This RFI is for information and planning purposes only and does not constitute a Request for Proposal (RFP), Invitation for Bid, or Request for Quotation (RFQ), and it is not to be construed as a commitment by the Government to enter into a contract, nor will the Government pay for the information submitted in response to this request. All information contained in this RFI is preliminary as well as subject to modification and is in no way binding on the Government.

RFI Responses shall be submitted electronically via email to the Contract Specialist, Starla VanWinkle at starla.r.vanwinkle@cbp.dhs.gov no later than 3:00 p.m. on Friday, March 25, 2022.

Telephone responses will not be accepted. The Government is not required to respond to any information provided in response to this RFI. It is the responsibility of the interested parties to monitor SAM.gov for additional information pertaining to this RFI.

mailto:starla.r.vanwinkle@cbp.dhs.gov

Telephone responses will not be accepted. The Government is not required to respond to any information provided in response to this RFI. It is the responsibility of the interested parties to monitor SAM.gov for additional information pertaining to thi...