Sources Sought Notice - LTRaC MAC 2 Open Season.docx

Sources Sought Notice: Potential Open Season for Live Training, Ranges, and Combat Training Centers (LTRaC) Multiple Award Contract (MAC) 2

INTRODUCTION: The U.S. Army Contracting Command APG-Orlando Division is conducting market research on behalf of the U.S. Army Capability Program Executive Simulation, Training, Test and Threat (CPE ST3), to assess industry interest and capability related to a potential open season/rolling admission for the Live Training, Ranges, and Combat Training Centers Multiple Award Contract 2 (LTRaC MAC 2).

LTRaC MAC 2 is a small-business set-aside multiple-award indefinite-delivery, indefinite-quantity contract vehicle supporting less-complex continuous technology refreshment, modernization, upgrade, and other live-training instrumentation efforts.

This notice is issued for market-research and planning purposes only. The Government has not determined whether it will conduct an open season or make additional awards.

DISCLAIMER: THIS SOURCES SOUGHT NOTICE IS ISSUED SOLELY FOR INFORMATION AND PLANNING PURPOSES. THE GOVERNMENT WILL USE THE INFORMATION RECEIVED TO INFORM ITS ACQUISITION STRATEGY. THE INFORMATION PROVIDED IN THIS NOTICE IS SUBJECT TO CHANGE AND IS NOT BINDING ON THE GOVERNMENT. THIS IS NOT A SOLICITATION, INVITATION FOR BID, REQUEST FOR QUOTATION, OR REQUEST FOR PROPOSAL, AND IS NOT A COMMITMENT BY THE U.S. GOVERNMENT TO PROCURE THE SUBJECT SUPPLIES OR SERVICES. THE U.S. GOVERNMENT WILL NOT PAY FOR INFORMATION REQUESTED OR COMPENSATE ANY RESPONDENT FOR COSTS INCURRED IN PREPARING A RESPONSE. ANY INFORMATION SUBMITTED IN RESPONSE TO THIS SOURCES SOUGHT NOTICE IS VOLUNTARY. FAILURE TO RESPOND TO THIS NOTICE DOES NOT PRECLUDE PARTICIPATION IN ANY FUTURE OPEN-SEASON SOLICITATION, IF ONE IS ISSUED.

IF A FUTURE OPEN-SEASON SOLICITATION IS ISSUED, IT WILL BE POSTED ON SAM.GOV. IT IS THE RESPONSIBILITY OF POTENTIAL OFFERORS TO MONITOR SAM.GOV FOR ADDITIONAL INFORMATION REGARDING THIS REQUIREMENT.

SCOPE OF WORK: MAC 2 supports hardware-centric, less-complex, continuous technology refreshment, modernization, upgrade, and other live-training instrumentation efforts involving hardware with integrated software, limited subsystems, and no complex interfaces or dependencies with other subsystems.

MAC 2 supports efforts for the Future Army System of Integrated Targets (FASIT), Digital Range Training System (DRTS), Homestation Instrumentation Training System (HITS), Joint Pacific Multi-National Readiness Capability – Instrumentation System (JPMRC-IS), Combat Training Centers – Instrumentation Systems (CTC-IS), Synthetic Training Environment – Live Training Systems (STE-LTS), aviation instrumentation efforts, radio-frequency player units with voice, video, or data feeds, and United States Marine Corps’ Range Instrumentation System Controller – Training (RISCON-T) and other live ranges. The scope may include studies, analysis, design, development, prototyping, procurement, production, integration, testing, fielding, documentation, training, sustainment, and disposal of live-training systems.

Any future open-season solicitation, if issued, is anticipated to require offerors to meet eligibility requirements and evaluation criteria substantially similar to those used for the original MAC 2 solicitation. Resulting awards, if any, are anticipated to have terms and conditions materially identical to the existing MAC 2 contractor pool.

Eligibility: This Sources Sought Notice is intended to identify firms that qualify as small business concerns under NAICS code 333310, Other Commercial and Service Industry Machinery Manufacturing.

Respondents shall identify their current business-size status under NAICS code 333310 and identify any applicable socioeconomic status, including SBA 8(a), HUBZone, Service-Disabled Veteran-Owned Small Business, or Women-Owned Small Business certification.

RESPONSES REQUESTED: Interested small-business concerns are requested to submit a capability statement addressing the following:

1. Management Approach Describe your management approach and processes that will be utilized throughout execution of tasks under LTRaC MAC 2.

2. Relevant Live Training Range Instrumentation Experience Describe your company’s experience providing products, systems, or services supporting live training ranges and Combat Training Centers. Describe how your products, systems, or services are integrated, or could be integrated, onto and support live training range instrumentation related to one or more of the following:

· Future Army System of Integrated Targets (FASIT);

· Digital Range Training System (DRTS);

· Homestation Instrumentation Training System (HITS);

· Joint Pacific Multinational Readiness Center Capability – Instrumentation System (JPMRC-IS);

· Combat Training Centers – Instrumentation Systems (CTC-IS);

· Synthetic Training Environment – Live Training Systems (STE-LTS);

· Aviation instrumentation efforts

· Radio frequency player units with voice, video, or data feeds, at any of the CTCs, DRTS, HITS, or JPMRC

· United States Marine Corps’ Range Instrumentation System Controller - Training (RISCON-T) and other live ranges

3. Business Size and Socioeconomic Status State whether your company is classified as a small business under NAICS code 333310. Identify any applicable socioeconomic status, including SBA 8(a), HUBZone, Service-Disabled Veteran-Owned Small Business, or Women-Owned Small Business certification.

4. Subcontracting Approach If your company anticipates subcontracting to obtain or deliver technical capability, identify the tasks proposed for subcontracting, anticipated subcontractors, and the estimated percentage of subcontracted effort anticipated to be performed by small businesses.

5. Relevant Capability Examples Provide examples of technology refreshment, modernization, upgrade, integration, fielding, or sustainment work performed for U.S. military live training range instrumentation systems, or comparable range-instrumentation systems. Examples may relate to FASIT, DRTS, HITS, JPMRC-IS, CTC-IS, STE-LTS, aviation instrumentation, radio-frequency player units, Marine Corps range instrumentation, or similar systems.

INFORMATION SUBMISSION INSTRUCTIONS: Responses shall be submitted electronically via email to the points of contact identified below. Responses shall include documentation of technical expertise and capability in sufficient detail for the Government to assess the respondent’s ability to compete for a potential future open-season solicitation.

1. Only email submissions will be accepted.

2. Responses shall be submitted in Microsoft Office-compatible formats, including .xlsx, .docx, or .pptx, or Adobe Acrobat .pdf format.

3. Classified material will not be accepted.

4. Material samples will not be accepted.

5. The cover sheet shall include:

· Company name;

· Address;

· Company website;

· Point of contact name, title, email address, and telephone number;

· CAGE code;

· Unique Entity Identifier;

· Business type and size;

· Applicable socioeconomic status, if any; and

· A statement indicating whether the firm is foreign owned, foreign controlled, or subject to foreign influence.

6. Responses shall be submitted to:

Roberto J. GotayGarcia, Procuring Contracting Officer roberto.j.gotaygarcia.civ@army.mil Amanda J. Harris, Contract Specialist amanda.j.harris42.civ@army.mil

7. Responses are due no later than 14 calendar days after publication of this notice.