SOURCES SOUGHT FOR DESIGN_FINAL_LMM_MG.pdf

SOURCES SOUGHT FOR DESIGN/BUILD OF FIREFIGHTING TRAINER (FFT) AND

DAMAGE CONTROL WET TRAINER (DCWT)

BACKGROUND: The 19F5 Recruit Firefighting Trainer (FFT) in Great Lakes, IL has been in-service for over 30 years. The Navy training requirements have evolved and a new facility with both FFT and Damage Control Wet Trainer (DCWT) training capabilities is needed to meet the student throughput demand. The Damage Control Wet Trainer (DCWT) is utilized to train and evaluate damage control team performance in the identification, reporting, and repair of flooding casualties resulting from piping ruptures and ship collisions.

SCOPE: The scope includes but is not limited to the following tasks:

1. Provide Naval Facilities Engineering Systems Command (NAVFAC) all trainer design to support mechanical and electrical components for all Fire Fighting Trainer (FFT) and

Damage Control Wet Trainer (DCWT) equipment.

2. Provide a Programmable Logic Controller (PLC) system trainer design that allows for local and remote control functions.

3. Incorporate a trainer system to include E-Stops, ventilation control, propane detection and temperature monitoring system.

4. Provide and maintain trainer documentation to support Government System Engineering

Technical Reviews (SETR) and logistics life cycle support documentation sets for the operation and maintenance of the trainer.

5. The contractor shall not use proprietary information.

PLACE OF PERFORMANCE: Work will be performed at Great Lakes, IL.

REQUESTED RESPONSE: Interested parties are requested to submit the following:

1. A brief synopsis of your firm’s interest in and demonstrated capability to perform the

Government’s intended work (no greater than 5 pages). Please include:

a. Information about your company (cage code, business size, etc.)

b. Please provide 3 previous contracts within the last 5 years that demonstrate the firm’s past performance and technical ability to perform the anticipated tasks to include work experience on FFTs and DCWTs using PLC systems. NOTE: The

Government is seeking sources with experience designing and building firefighting trainers.

c. Please provide 3 previous contracts within the last 5 years that demonstrate the firm’s past performance and technical ability to perform the anticipated tasks to include work experience with pipe plumbing, control valves and water pumps.

NOTE: The Government is seeking sources with experience developing these specific services.

d. Please provide 3 previous contracts within the last 5 years that demonstrate the firm’s past performance and technical ability to perform the anticipated tasks which includes working with new and existing construction projects that include developing design of propane fed live-fire scenarios as a National Fire Protection

Association (NFPA) and National Electrical Code (NEC) certified company.

Responses and questions are requested to be sent via email to Alex Noriega at alex.t.noriega.civ@us.navy.mil. Provide responses no later than 5 PM Eastern, 03 October 2024.

The Government will use the responses to the sources sought to make an informed decision concerning the strategy it will pursue to meet its objectives and, if the Government elects to proceed with a procurement, to structure the solicitation to maximize commercial sector interest.

DISCLAIMER: This sources sought is for informational purposes only. This is not a request for proposal. It does not constitute a solicitation and shall not be construed as a commitment by the government. Responses in any form are not offers and the government is under no obligation to award a contract as a result of this announcement. No funds are available to pay for preparation of responses to this announcement. Any information submitted by respondents to this technical description is strictly voluntary.

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