Systems Technical Support Market Survey.docx

Army Watercraft Systems (AWS) Systems Technical Support (STS)

MARKET SURVEY

PREFACE:

This is the United States Army Market Survey for Army Watercraft Systems (AWS) System Technical Support (STS)

OBJECTVES:

The Product Manager, Army Watercraft Systems (PdM AWS) is conducting a market survey for the AWS STS services to the current fleet of vessels within the Continental United States (CONUS) and Outside the Continental United States (OCONUS).

BACKGROUND:

The Product Manager (PM) of AWS serves as the Life Cycle Manager, primarily categorized as follows:

· Landing Craft: Logistics Support Vessel (LSV), Landing Craft Utility (LCU-2000), Landing Craft Mechanized (LCM-8) Mod I

· Ship-to-shore enablers: Modular Causeway System (MCS)

· Towing and terminal operations: Small Tug (ST-900)

· Watercraft operations support: LCM-8 Mod II

These systems and sub-systems require continued support including design and application of modifications to address deficiencies, address obsolescence issues, and improve capability; development and correction of technical data; and configuration management.

RESPONSES:

Responses to this market survey shall be sent via e-mail to the Contracting Officer, Mr. Jared Chambers, jared.j.chambers2.civ@army.mil with a copy furnished to Contract Specialists, Ms. Jessica Wittenberg at jessica.d.wittenberg.civ@army.mil and Mr. Brandon LaBonty at brandon.a.labonty.civ@army.mil Replies to this questionnaire must be received no later than March 15, 2022, at 5:00 PM local, Warren, MI time. Your input is voluntary and no compensation will be made for your participation in this survey.

Proprietary Information. The United States Government (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.”

Disclaimer The USG is not responsible for the public disclosure of unmarked data received in response to this market survey. Accordingly, the potential offeror shall ensure that technical data provided in response to this market survey shall be appropriately marked (see above) to ensure proper USG handling of the data. Should the USG need to reproduce the protected data for distribution purposes between USG offices, all such data will be reproduced with restrictive legends in place.

GENERAL INFORMATION:

The Government appreciates the time and effort taken to respond to this survey. TACOM LCMC invites your response to the below market survey questionnaire for the ASW STS effort.

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. 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.

MARKET SURVEY QUESTIONNAIRE

AWS STS

1. Administrative Information:

a. Company Name.

b. Mailing address and website.

c. Commercial and Government Entity code (CAGE).

d. North American Industry Classification System number (NAICS).

e. Data Universal Numbering System Number (DUNS).

f. Location of facility(s).

g. 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. If your company is a small business under NAICS 541330 Engineering Services, will you be in compliance with the Limitations on Subcontracting Clause 52.219-14?

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

j. Does your company use a cost system that has been certified by the Defense Contract Audit Agency?

2. Person Responding to Questionnaire:

a. Name.

b. Title.

c. Company Responsibility/Position.

d. Telephone Number/Fax Number.

e. E-mail Address.

3. Security:

a. Do you have a Facility Security Officer?

b. Does your company deal with International Trade Agreement Regulation issues?

c. If so, do you have current experience with technical assistance agreements?

d. Is your company foreign owned? If so, fully or partially owned? If so, what country?

e. Will the workforce on the contract be United States citizens?

f. Does your company have experience with Army security regulations?

g. Has your company implemented an Operations Security plan?

h. Does your company have experience with a Program Protection plan?

i. Is your company currently able to transmit unclassified data in accordance with US Government data encryption requirements?

j. Does your company currently meet Army Network Control Information Technology security standards for data?

k. Does your company have experience with DD-254 – Contract Security Classification Specification?

l. Does your company have the ability to operate and maintain a secure Army data collection site (manpower, estimated labor hours, and total payments)?

4. Command, Control, Communications, Computers, Cyber, Intelligence, Surveillance and Reconnaissance (C5ISR) – Commercial/Tactical

a. Previous experience

i. Describe your companies experience with any C4ISR/C5ISR or any US Army tactical and commercial navigation C5ISR work in the past. Include all design, development, Technical Data Package (TDP) (Commercial & Government (US Army)), installations, testing and training experience. Please be detailed in all, especially drawing and installation experience.

ii. Is this experience sub-contracted out or done in house (any or all – define what duties are sub-contracted)?

iii. Have you travelled to install C5ISR equipment onto Army Watercraft vessels? If so, please further explain locations, timing, etc.

b. Communications Security (COMSEC)/Controlled Cryptographic Item (CCI)

i. Can your company receive, store, ship and maintain US Military tactical equipment (Radio Transmitters, etc.) considered CCI? Please list locations and specifics of the location (i.e.-Engineering, HQ, Warehouse, etc.).

ii. Does your company have the ability to load encryption keys (Simple Key Loaders (SKLs)) onto CCI equipment? Specify dates and types of radios/systems

iii. Can/Will your company ship CCI systems as needed CONUS/OCONUS?

5. Engineering and Configuration Management

a. Does your company have the ability to produce 2D/3D CAD models? If so, which software is used?

b. Does your company follow American Society of Mechanical Engineers (ASME) Y14 series or the latest drawing standards? Do you currently have any certified engineers/drafters? If so, what certifications?

c. Describe your company experience in executing a Configuration Management program? What Configuration Management standards do you practice (i.e. EIA-649)?

d. Is your company familiar with the Ground Vehicle Systems Center (GVSC) ACE Windchill website for delivering drawings to USG for review?

e. Describe your company’s capability and experience in conducting cosite analyses on high-powered antennas when determining ideal locations to prevent electromagnetic interference? If so, please explain.

f. Is your company capable of and experienced in conducting RADHAZ (HERP, HERF, HERO) analyses? If so, please explain.

g. Is your company familiar with the following standards:

i. International Maritime Organization (IMO) standards and regulations such as International Convention for the Safety of Life at Sea (SOLAS)?

ii. ATP 4-15 Army Watercraft Operations?

h. Does your company have experience conducting ship checks to verify vessel subsystem configuration? If so, please explain.

i. Does your company have experience conducting failure investigations on fielded vessels? If so, please explain.

j. Does your company have experience in naval architecture and mechanical/ electrical system design? If so, please explain.

6. Logistics

a. Does your company have the ability to procure tools as required to support development of logistics products?

b. Describe your company’s experience with logistics product development utilizing the Army Maintenance Support Device? Please explain.

c. Describe your company’s experience with the training of soldiers, such as New Equipment Training? Please explain.

d. Does your company have experience in the development and production of video training in support of logistics products development? Please explain.

e. Describe your companies experience with the development of Department of the Army Technical Manuals (DATMs) IAW MIL STD 400051, to include operator, maintenance, and Repair Parts and Special Tools List (RSPTLs) (Interactive Electronic Technical Manual (IETM), page based, Interactive Authoring Display System (IADS) complaint).

f. Does your company have the capability to develop/provide provisioning products such as the LSA-036, Preliminary Bill of Materials (PBOMs), and Engineering Data for Provisioning (EDFP)?

g. Does your company have the capability to provide maintenance analyses such as Failure Modes Effects and Criticality Analysis (FMECA), Level of Repair Analysis (LORA), and Maintenance Task Analysis (MTA)?

h. Does your company have the capability to develop Modification Work Orders (MWOs) based off ECP development, and input/update MWO status in Modification Management Information System (MMIS)?

i. Does your company have the capability to handle/store/secure/transport/ship (CONUS and OCONUS) classified and unclassified CCI (controlled cryptologic items) IAW AR 380-40 and other applicable regulations and guidance?

j. Does your company have the capability to receive crypto load/fill keys for classified and unclassified CCI items through Electronic Key Management System (EKMI)?

k. Does your company have the capability to transport classified items using a DD-2501 (courier card)?

l. Does your company have an approved, valid, and current Communications Security (COMSEC) account?

m. Does your company have the capability to ship components CONUS and OCONUS (land, sea, air), and coordinate necessary customs inspections/clearances and (International Traffic in Arms Regulations) ITAR/export compliance?

7. Quality:

a. Does your company have a quality management system that meets the requirements of International Organization for Standardization (IOS) /American Society for Quality (ASQ) ISO 9001-2015 or an industry recognized equivalent standard?

b. Does your company have a designated quality manager? Are there full time quality managers on site?

c. Is there documentation substantiating the QM’s roles and responsibilities, qualifications and certifications that they may have accomplished?

d. Has your company worked with Defense Contracting Management Agency (DCMA) or a similar agency in the past?

e. (Quality Assurance) Does your company have experience in conducting internal and external audits, and if so explain?

f. Does your company have experience in conducting preventive actions, and addressing corrective actions, and if so explain?

g. Does your company have a system for determining inspection, test, and measurement requirements, and if so explain?

h. How does your company’s Quality System address?

· Defect Prevention

· Process Control

· Record Keeping

· Risk Management

· Contingency Plans

· Does the organization have contingency plans to sustain mission critical processes and information systems in the event of environmental and/or extraordinary events that threaten systems from meeting schedule and the minimum production requirements?

i. How does your company’s quality system address production, standard work, and management of activities on the vessel?

j. How does your company’s quality system address design, fabrication, processing, shipping, storage, site installation, software, hardware, and testing at all facilities?

k. Does your company’s subcontractor/supplier quality assurance program assure each subcontractor and supplier has a documented quality system, and if so explain?

l. Does your company have a quality assurance-training program, and if so explain.

m. Does your company provide in house Non Destructive Testing (NDT) certification training according to Society for Non Destructive Testing – Technical Committee (SNT-TC)-1A guidelines? Is there an on-site Certified Weld Inspector (CWI)? Is there documentation substantiating the CWI’s roles and responsibilities, American Welding Society (AWS) or Equivalent Industry Governing Body (EIGB) certifications and endorsements that they may have accomplished? How many Qualified Welders are on staff at the contractor’s facility?

n. What is your company’s experience in painting military systems or subsystems? How many Qualified Painters are on staff at the contractor’s facility? Does the contractor have a certified paint facility under ISO 17025? Does the contractor use manufacturer certified paint systems?

o. Does your company have experience with Technical Bulletin (TB) 43-0144, Standards for Substrate Preparation (SSPC)?

p. How does your company address corrosion prevention, and provide some examples of any recent breakthroughs?

q. How much experience does your company have in producing the type of services required by PdM AWS?

8. Programmatic

a. Describe your experience working with Army watercraft to perform engineering changes and log product development

b. Describe your experience using risk management tools to manage risk as well as your experience using tools such as Microsoft Project to manage integrated master schedules. Please provide examples

c. Describe your company’s subject matter expertise in Army watercraft, as it relates to working with regulations specific to those systems.

9. Test

a. Describe your company’s experience and capabilities working in CONUS and OCONUS Locations supported by PdM AWS, to include:

· Joint Base Pearl Harbor-Hickam (JBPHH), Hawaii

· Yokohama North Dock (YND), Japan

· Kuwait Naval Base (KNB), Kuwait

· Tacoma Reserve Center, Washington

· Joint Base Langley – Eustis (JBLE), Virginia

· US Army Reserve Depot - Curtis Bay, MD

b. Does your company have experience with the development, review, and execution of detailed test plans for vessel modifications, key system upgrades, and Service Lift Extension Plans (SLEP) to include performance Testing (Speed, Range, Draft, HVAC, Electrical, etc)?

c. Does your company have experience with the development System or Software Integration Labs (SILs) and the development, review, and execution of testing on a SIL?

d. Does your company have experience working with C5ISR Testing on Vessels to include:

· System Operational Verification Tests (SOVT)

· Pre-installation check-out (PICO)

· Pre-installation Test and Check-out (PITCO)

e. Does your company have experience working with other Army/DoD Support Agencies to include:

· U.S. Army Communications-Electronics Command (CECOM)

· NAVSEA (include Naval Surface Warfare Center (NSWC))

· American Bureau of Shipping (ABS)

· Army Test and Evaluation Command (ATEC) to include Army Evaluation Center (AEC) and Aberdeen Test Center (ATC)