SOURCES SOUGHT 2 FINAL.docx

Army Contracting Center-Rock Island Sources Sought Notice 2

W9098S19M915A5DA

PREFACE:

This is a United States Army Sources Sought Notice for the production of Door Assist System (DAS) for the M915A5 Protection Kit.

OBJECTIVES:

The Army Contracting Command – Rock Island (ACC-RI), Rock Island, IL, in support of the Joint Manufacturing and Technology Center (JMTC), is conducting a Sources Sought Notice to determine if there are companies interested and able to produce and deliver a DAS for the M915A5 Protection Kit.

INTENT:

The United States Government (USG) is pursuing the potential procurement of a DAS manufactured in varying volumes over several years. The manufacturing of the DAS will include cutting, drilling, and finishing of armor plate, welding, procurement of commercial components, subsystem assembly, painting, ballistic and weld coupon certifications, quality verifications, a physical configuration audit, and packaging.

DESCRIPTION:

The M915A5 DAS is a component of the M915A5 Protection Kit, which is a series of panels and brackets made of ballistic armor that attaches to the Heavy Equipment Transportation system (HETT) vehicle to provide protection for soldiers operating the equipment. The HETT is a military logistics vehicle used to transport, deploy, and evacuate tanks, armored personnel carriers, self-propelled artillery, armored bulldozers and other heavy vehicles. The door armor of the Protection Kit is 2.25” x 53” x 37” and is approximately 600 lbs for each door. The DAS is a component that provides the vehicle operator with the ability to open and close large and heavy passenger and driver truck doors. There is one DAS per door and two doors per truck.

The DAS must possess specific features such as, for example, the ability of the door to operate when the vehicle power system is inoperable, an ingress lockout that can prevent ingress by unwanted personnel, and an emergency egress feature. The MARKET SURVEY QUESTIONNAIRE that follows on page 3, Section 3. DAS Technical Capabilities, items (a) thru (m) includes a list of the specific performance features and functions the DAS must exhibit.

TESTING AND DELIVERY REQUIREMENTS OF THE CONTRACTOR:

Any interested contractors would be required to perform the following testing, at their own expense, and to meet the delivery requirements indicated below.

Current Requirement:

USG has a current requirement for a quantity of 243 DAS to be delivered no later than November 2020. There currently exists no additional requirements for the DAS, however, it is possible that requirements may materialize in the future.

Required Testing:

Live Fire Testing, Durability Testing, Performance Testing, and Operational Testing which is estimated to cost approximately $1.4M.

In addition to the testing listed above, test asset costs to include three HETT vehicles and three sets of armor, are estimated to be $1M.

The estimated testing costs are based on previous testing performed by the USG.

Delivery:

Contractors would need to produce the DAS, perform and pass all testing, and deliver the approved DAS by November 2020.

GENERAL INFORMATION:

The ACC-RI invites your response to the below Sources Sought Notice questionnaire for the The M915A5 B Kit DAS effort. The USG appreciates the time and effort taken to respond to this survey.

RESPONSES:

Responses to this Sources Sought Notice questionnaire should be sent via e-mail to the Contract Specialist, Lynn Baker (lynn.d.baker8.civ@mail.mil) with a copy furnish to the Contracting Officer, Ryan Pierce (ryan.c.pierce.civ@mail.mil). Any literature specific to the company and capabilities that cannot be e-mailed may be sent to the Contract Specialist, Lynn Baker at:

Army Contracting Command – Rock Island ATTN: CCRI-AH (Ms. Lynn Baker) 3055 Rodman Avenue, Bldg 60 3rd Floor Rock Island, IL 61299-8000

Replies to this questionnaire must be received no later than 10:00am CT on 10 March 2020. Your input is voluntary and no compensation will be made for your participation in this survey.

PROPRIETARY INFORMATION:

The USG acknowledges its obligations under 18 U.S.C. § 1905: The Trade Secrets Act to protect confidential information provided to the USG. Pursuant to this statute, the USG is willing to accept proprietary restrictions placed upon data presented in response to this survey and to protect such information from unauthorized disclosure, subject to the following:

· Data must be in writing and be clearly marked PROPRIETARY and be accompanied by an explanatory text so that the USG is clearly notified regarding what data is proprietary.

· Mark as proprietary only data that is truly confidential and to which there is a legal property right.

· Do not mark data that is already in the public domain or is already in possession of the USG or third parties on an unclassified basis. Do not mark data that is available to the USG or to the public without restriction from another source.

· Do not submit any classified data in response to this market survey.

· Proprietary data transmitted electronically must have the PROPRIETARY legend on both the cover of the transmittal e-mail as well as at the beginning of the file. Proprietary information contained within the correspondence shall use the legends: “PROPRIETARY PORTION BEGINS” and “PROPRIETARY PORTION ENDS.”

MISCELLANEOUS:

No contract will be awarded from this announcement. This is not a Request for Proposal (RFP) or an announcement of a forthcoming solicitation, nor is it a request seeking participants to be placed on a solicitation mailing list. Responses to these notices are not offers and cannot be accepted by the Government to form a binding contract. Response to this survey is voluntary and no reimbursement will be made for any costs associated with providing information in response to this market survey and any follow-on information requests. Data submitted in response to this market survey will not be returned and will be used for program planning purposes. The Government will not accept requests for meetings or briefings. No phone solicitations or emails with regards to the status of an RFP will be accepted.

MARKET SURVEY QUESTIONNAIRE:

M915A5 Protection Kit DAS

1. Administrative Information:

a. What is your company’s name?

b. What is your company’s mailing address and website address?

c. What is your Commercial and Government Entity code (CAGE)?

d. What is your North American Industry Classification System number?

e. What is your company’s Data Universal Numbering System Number (DUNS)?

f. Where are your company’s facility(s) located?

g. What is your company’s business size and eligibility under U.S. Government socio-economic programs and preference (i.e., type of business – large, small, small-disadvantaged, Woman-owned, veteran-owned, or 8(a))?

h. Is your company located in a labor surplus area or a HUB Zone?

i. Does your company use a cost system certified by the Defense Contract Audit Agency?

j. What is your company’s website address?

2. Person Responding to Questionnaire:

a. What is your name?

b. What is your title?

c. What is your company responsibility/position?

d. What is your telephone number/fax number?

e. What is your e-mail address?

3. DAS Technical Capabilities:

4. Production:

a. Assuming a production ramp-up, how many months after contract award would it take your company to construct the first DAS?

b. Assuming one full-time shift (40-her workweek), what is the monthly rate of DAS production your company can support?

c. Assuming three full-time eight-hour shifts, what is the maximum monthly quantity of DAS your company can provide?

d. What is your company’s minimum sustainment rate for the production of DAS?

5. Costs:

a. What is the purchase price of your company’s DAS?

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