Commander's_GPS_Sight_Extension_Assembly_Market_Survey_3JUNE2019.pdf

MARKET SURVEY

Commander’s GPS Sight Extension Assembly for the M1 AbramsTank

PREFACE:

This is a DLA Land Warren Market Survey for manufacturing and delivery of Commander’s GPS Sight Extension Assembly (National Stock Number 1230-01-077- 7584). The proposed NAICS code is 333314.

OBJECTVES:

DLA Land Warren is conducting a market survey to determine industry’s interest and capability for the manufacturing of the Commander’s GPS Sight Extension.

INTENT:

By use of this survey, it is DLA Land Warren’s intent to compile results of this survey to determine what types of businesses can satisfy this requirement. Capability and responsibility factors are necessary in terms of manufacturing knowledge, resources to furnish this critical component and adherence to Initial Product Inspection.

ACQUISITION PLAN:

Subject to change, but the current strategy is awarding one or more contracts under a firm-fixed price scenario through a five-year Indefinite Delivery/Indefinite Quantity (IDIQ) Long - Term contract (LTC). The current minimum guaranteed quantity is 24 EA, with a potential total quantity over the life of the contract of 1,188 EA.

DESCRIPTION OF SIGHT EXTENSION, COM:

RESPONSES:

Responses to this market survey should be sent via e-mail to the Contract Officer, Mr.

Morris Belleville at morris.belleville@dla.mil with a copy furnished to Contract Specialist, Ms. Adrienne Lakes at adrienne.lakes@dla.mil

DLA Land Warren must receive responses to this market survey by June 21, 2019. The Government does NOT wish to obtain proprietary or classified documents as a result of this market survey. Your input is voluntary and no compensation will be made for your participation in this survey. No classified or proprietary documentation will be accepted.

GENERAL INFORMATION:

The Government appreciates the time and effort taken to respond to this survey. DLA Land Warren invites your response to the below market survey for the M1 Sight Extension, Com.

MISCELLANEOUS:

No contract will be awarded from this market survey. 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. Response to this survey is voluntary mailto:morris.belleville@dla.mil mailto:adrienne.lakes@dla.mil 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 is not obligated to notify respondents of the results of the survey.

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MARKET SURVEY

Commander’s GPS Sight Extension Assembly for M1 Abrams Tank

1. Administrative Information:

a. Company Name:

b. Mailing address and website:

c. Commercial and Government Entity code (CAGE):

d. Location of facility(s) where work will be done:

e. Business size and eligibility under U.S. Government socio-economic programs and preference (i.e., type of small business – Large, Small, Small-Disadvantaged, 8(a), HUBZONE, Woman-Owned, or Service-Disabled Veteran-Owned.

f. How long your company has been in business:

g. Total number of employees:

2. Person Responding to Market Survey:

a. Name:

b. Title:

c. Company Responsibility/Position:

d. Telephone Number:

e. E-mail Address:

3. General:

a. Describe the types of small arms components your company currently manufactures. Have your small arms components been sold, leased or licensed to the general public?

b. Has your company been awarded direct government contracts and/or awarded subcontract work from Defense prime contractors for components of this type in the past five years? Please explain the types of parts, the end-item weapon systems, and identify any contract numbers and awarding agencies and/or companies.

c. Are you capable of manufacturing parts similar to the GPS Sight Extension

Assembly? If so, identify comparable components you have manufactured and delivered in the past (private and public customers).

d. Are you currently under any type of agreement that would prohibit you from competing as a prime contractor for the manufacturing of this sight extension assembly?

4. Technical:

Commander’s GPS Sight Extension Assembly (NSN: 1230-01-077-7584) (PN:

12285300)

1) Has your company ever manufactured a Commander’s GPS Sight Extension Assembly?

2) What is your company’s process to manufacture Commander’s GPS Sight Extension Assembly?

3) Does your company have a domestic manufacturing facility to produce Commander’s GPS Sight Extension Assemblies?

4) Do you have a commercial of-the shelf product to support this requirement? If yes, please provide commercial literature and your published price lists.

5) Does your company anticipate engaging in a partnership/joint venture to meet these requirements? If yes, please state the circumstances.

6) If your company receives the contract, what is the minimum Delivery Order quantity that your company would accept?

7) Do you provide a standard commercial warranty with your current products? If yes, what are the period and conditions of the warranty?

8) What industrial manufacturing standards does your company comply with?

9) What experience do you have with military packaging and packing? Have you delivered systems in accordance with MIL-STD-129? Do you have experience with military bar coding requirements? Do you have experience with Military Standard 130, IUID Marking (Item Unique Identification Marking)? RFID Tags?

10) What is your lead time after the contract is awarded?

11) Does your company have a quality department that maintains a list of all calibrated equipment, date of last calibration and date of next due?

12) If your existing production lines will not be used to build the Commander’s GPS Sight Extension Assembly, please specify where and in what facility (new construction, sub-contractor facility, etc.) they would be made. Include descriptions of the facilities, tools and equipment that will be used. Please include timeline and milestones.

13) Describe your timeline on when you would be able to produce a completed

Commander’s GPS Sight Extension Assembly from contract award. Include potential contract award dates for overall production contract, long lead material time frames, facilities prep, workforce hiring/training, etc.

14) Describe the skill set of the workforce that would be used to perform the

Commander’s GPS Sight Extension Assembly work; including technical, management and labor.

15) ) Describe your manufacturing engineering capability in producing Commander’s

GPS Sight Extension Assembly, including subcomponents.

16) Is your Organization/Facility ISO certified as it relates to quality management systems? If yes, what ISO number? If not, what quality plan do you operate under?

17) Describe your approach to in-house quality testing to include test facilities and fixtures.

18) Describe your experience working with the Defense Contract Management Agency (DCMA). Provide program names and contract numbers relating to the experience. Include the functions DCMA participated in (contract management, quality assurance, test, etc).

19) In accordance with MIL-C-675, has your company conducted anti-reflection coating processes for lens that are used on the Commander’s GPS Sight Extension Assembly? Does your company have in-house capability to conduct anti-reflection coating? If not, what is your approach to satisfy this requirement?

20) In accordance with MIL-B-48612, has your company conducted bonding with epoxy-elastomeric adhesive processes for Penta Mirrors that are used on the Commander’s GPS Sight Extension Assembly? Does your company have in-house capability of bonding with epoxy-elastomeric adhesive? If not, what is your approach to satisfy this requirement?

21) Dry Nitrogen per Specification BB-N-411, Type I, Class I, Grade A is a requirement for the leak test used on the Eyepiece Assembly which is a vital part of the Commander’s GPS Sight Extension Assembly. Explain your company’s familiarity with using Dry Nitrogen.

22) A Diopter Scale will be required for this Eyepiece Assembly which is a vital part of the Commander’s GPS Sight Extension Assembly. Explain your company’s experience with using a Diopter Scale. Does your company own a Diopter Scale?

If not, how would your company meet this requirement?

23) Spherical Surfaces Polished Rim and Chamfers Ground processing is a requirement of the Len which is a vital part of the Commander’s GPS Sight Extension Assembly. Is your company familiar with this process? Does your company have this capability in-house? Please explain your company’s process to meet this requirement.

24) Casting processes are necessary for a critical component such as the Housing which is a vital part of the Commander’s GPS Sight Extension Assembly. Please give examples of your company’s most complex casting jobs.

25) There are several cast components that are part of this requirement. If not done in house, will castings be a cost driver in determining your company’s competitiveness to another company that already has the castings?

26) Luminous Transmission Process – The Luminous Transmission shall be 90 percent minimum for the Eyepiece Assembly which is a vital part of the Commander’s GPS Sight Extension Assembly. Has your company dealt with Luminous Transmission for Eyepiece Assemblies in the past? Does your company have this capability in-house? If not, what is your approach to satisfy this requirement?

5. Regulations/Processes

Contractor should note the Regulations/Processes listed below are not inclusive of all requirements and are presented as a tool to use in evaluating your capabilities for the item described in this market survey.

DFARS: 252.223-7002 and 252.223.7003

DOD Manual 5100.76-M

6. Technical Challenges:

Based on your responses to the questions in this market survey, what do you consider to be the greatest technical and/or cost competitiveness challenges?