Sources Sought 22 MAY 2025 - 30 MAY 2025.docx

UNCLASSIFIED

MARKET SURVEY NOTICE

Repair of the Magnetic Clutch used on the M88A2

DISCLAIMER:

THIS IS A REQUEST FOR INFORMATION (RFI) ONLY. The Government is issuing this RFI solely for information and planning purposes – it does not constitute a Request for Proposal (RFP) or a promise to issue an RFP in the future. This request for information does not commit the Government to contract for any supply or service whatsoever. Further, Government is not at this time seeking proposals and will not accept unsolicited proposals. The Government advises responders that the Government will not pay for any information or administrative costs incurred in response to this RFI and all costs associated with responding to this RFI will be solely at the interested party’s expense. Not responding to this RFI does not preclude participation in any possible future RFP. If the Government releases a solicitation, it will be synopsized on the SAM.gov. It is the responsibility of the potential offerors to monitor these sites for additional information pertaining to this requirement. Further, any additional dissemination of technical data pertaining to this RFI can only be provided to authorized Department of Defense (DoD) and United States (U.S.) DoD contractors.

OBJECTIVE:

The United States Army TACOM Life Cycle Management Command (LCMC) is seeking information on contractors that possess the expertise and capabilities to overhaul (rebuild) and provide a Condition Code A (Like New) M88A2 Magnetic Clutch {NSN: 2520-01-480-7818 Part No. 12364852} to the Government. The Government will supply condition Code F unserviceable assets as cores for this program.

SYSTEM DESCRIPTION:

DESCRIPTION OF M88A2 Magnetic Clutch

The Magnetic Clutch is a down part of the Army’s M88A2. The M88A2 is a tracked combat vehicle used for heavy recovery and towing. The Magnetic Clutch when engaged manually or by the Power Take-Off (PTO) Clutch switch, directs power from the Main Engine via a PTO shaft to the main hydraulic pump assembly.

PERFORMANCE REQUIREMENTS:

The Magnetic Clutch must meet all performance and design requirements found in the Specification Drawing: 12366554

RESPONSES:

Each initial response to this Market Survey shall include:

1. A brief (no more than one page) company description, summarizing the organization’s history and pertinent industry experience.

2. An executive summary (no more than one page) of the information submitted in response to this market survey.

3. Point(s)-of-Contact (POC) with associated contact information.

4. Answers to the following questions:

a. Does your company currently overhaul the M88A2 Magnetic Clutch? If yes, please provide information on this overhaul program. For example: Qty, contract numbers, turnaround times, testing data, etc.

b. What is your prior experience with M88A2 Magnetic Clutch repairs?

c. Can you obtain all components necessary for repair?

d. Will your company have to reverse engineer any components? If yes, which components and will you be able to provide a First Article Test (FAT) on the M88A2 Magnetic Clutch?

e. What is the estimated cost of repair?

f. If a FAT was required how long would it take you to execute a FAT.

g. 100% testing will be required to verify an overhauled unit. Does your company have a test stand that will validate a successful overhaul and identify an overhaul that was not successful? If not, do you have a vendor to perform performance testing?

h. Explain your experience in painting and final packaging of the completed clutches.

i. How long would you estimate your repair time to be?

j. How much transition time would your company require to perform this contract?

k. Are you currently registered in the System for Award Management (SAM) and the Wide Area Workflow (WAWF)?

l. Describe your facilities, transportation, manufacturing, and manpower capabilities and capacity and inventory management?

m. What quality control measures do you currently have in place?

n. Describe your experience with Government Source Inspection, Critical Safety Items, and other OSHA standards?

RESPONSE DUE:

Responses to this Market Survey are due by 30 MAY 2025 at 12PM EST. Please submit all responses and any questions prior to full response via email to andrew.j.zielinsky.civ@army.mil. Please format the subject line of the response email as follows: “[Organization Name] response to Market Survey – Magnetic Clutch Remanufacturing Program”.

RESPONSE FORMAT(S):

The Government requests that only electronic responses be submitted. Please provide e-mail responses in PDF format to the Government Point(s)-of-Contact (POC) listed below. If you submit multiple e-mail messages, please make sure the subject lines include, for example, “message 1 of 3, 2 of 3, 3 of 3,” as well as [Organization Name]. All interested entities (e.g. companies, non-profit organizations, and academic institutes), regardless of size, are encouraged to respond to this request for information. All material submitted in response to this Market Survey must be unclassified and properly marked.

GENERAL INFORMATION:

The Government appreciates the time and effort taken to respond to this Market Survey. The Government acknowledges its obligations under 18 U.S.C. §1905 to protect information qualifying as “confidential” under this statute. [To avoid possible confusion with the meaning of the term “confidential” in the context of Classified Information,” we will use the term “PROPRIETARY.”] Pursuant to this statute, the Government is willing to accept any PROPRIETARY (e.g., trade secret) restrictions placed on qualifying data forwarded in response to the survey questions and to protect it from unauthorized disclosure subject to the following:

1. Clearly and conspicuously mark qualifying data with the restrictive legend (all caps) “PROPRIETARY” with any explanatory text, so that the Government is clearly notified of what data needs to be appropriately protected.

2. In marking such data, please take care to mark only those portions of the data or materials that are truly proprietary (excessive breadth in marking inappropriate data as “PROPRIETARY” may diminish or eliminate the usefulness of your response - see item 6 below). Use circling, underscoring, highlighting, or any other appropriate means to indicate those portions of a single page which are to be protected.

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4. Proprietary data transmitted electronically, whether by physical media or not, whether by the respondent or by the government, shall contain the “PROPRIETARY” legend, with any explanatory text, on both the cover of the transmittal e-mail and at the beginning of the file itself. Where appropriate, when only portions of an electronic file are proprietary, use the restrictive legends ‘PROPRIETARY PORTION BEGINS:” and “PROPRIETARY PORTION ENDS.”

5. In any reproductions of technical data or any portions thereof subject to asserted restrictions, the government shall also reproduce the asserted restriction legend and any explanatory text.

6. The Government sometimes uses support contractors in evaluating responses. Consequently, responses that contain proprietary information may receive only limited or no consideration since the respondent’s marking of data as “PROPRIETARY” will preclude disclosure of same outside the Government and therefore will preclude disclosure to these support contractors assisting the evaluation effort. The Government will use its best efforts to evaluate those responses that contain proprietary information without using support contractors consistent with the resources available.

GOVERNMENT POINTS OF CONTACT:

Andrew Zielinsky, Army Contracting Command- DTA Andrew.j.zielinsky.civ@army.mil