T-9 Dozer TM Revisions - Sources Sought Questionnaire.docx

T-9 DOZER TM REVISION EFFORT SOURCES SOUGHT QUESTIONNAIRE

SOURCES SOUGHT

T-9 DOZER TECHNICAL MANUAL REVISIONS

Enclosed/attached is the U.S. Army Sources Sought Questionnaire related to Department of the Army Technical Manual (DATM) Revisions supporting the T-9 Dozer. The purpose of this questionnaire is to identify potential sources to provide revised DATMs in support of the T-9 Dozer machines. The paragraphs below contain additional information regarding the questionnaire and its subject. If you need further communications with the Army concerning this questionnaire, you may contact David Berosik, david.s.berosik.civ@army.mil. We thank you in advance for your time and participation in this Sources Sought Questionnaire.

I. Objectives

a. The objective of this Sources Sought Questionnaire is to better understand the availability and capabilities of Original Equipment Manufacturers (OEMs) or other sources to provide revised DATMs supporting the T-9 Dozer. The information gathered by the Army through this questionnaire is solely intended for use by the U.S. Army and will not be shared amongst competing companies. For instructions refer to Section II and for more information regarding proprietary information, please refer to Section IV of this document.

b. Participation in this Sources Sought Questionnaire provides an important opportunity to influence the solicitation provision and contract clauses, budget requests, and a full range of other elements that supports the acquisition strategy for the Army T-9 Dozer TM revisions. The U.S. Army will not provide compensation for any resources spent answering this Sources Sought Questionnaire and participation is at the discretion of the respondent(s).

II. Instructions

a. Read the capability summary for the T-9 Dozer DATM Revision effort in Section III of this questionnaire. Industry may submit responses to this notice via email to david.s.berosik.civ@army.mil until 3PM local time Detroit Arsenal on 03 January 2023.

b. Answer all of the questions in the questionnaire with as much detail as possible. If certain U.S. Army capabilities shown in this questionnaire are deemed not available, or not achievable according to the respondent’s company knowledge, please include an alternate proposal(s) which would be intended to provide the intent of the capability described therein. It is the U.S. Army’s desire to avoid “not applicable” (N/A) type answers.

c. Please provide the projected development resources such as cost and timing to support the survey’s objectives. This information is essential in understanding the scope of the project and it is understood by the U.S. Army that this information is strictly a rough estimate. The respondent’s company is not contractually obligated to this information. Please avoid N/A, not applicable or blank information. The U.S. Army recognizes these are rough estimates and will use the information strictly as a means for gaining general knowledge. Please include development resource cost and timing estimates for all alternate proposals as well as the mainstream proposal.

d. Provide product brochures or other forms of information relevant to this QUESTIONNAIRE as is deemed appropriate. Additionally, it is encouraged to provide any additional information that enables the U.S. Army to gain insight into the company, product performance, reliability and warranty performance.

e. Please be specific and use plain language in your responses and spell out any acronyms in their first instance.

III. Summary for the T-9 Dozer Technical Manual Revision Effort Sources Sought Questionnaire This questionnaire applies to the U.S. Army’s plans to determine the best acquisition strategy for this procurement. The contractor shall be capable of revising current T-9 Dozer DATM, to include the Lube Order, Maintenance Manuals, Repair Parts and Special Tools List (RPSTL) and Operator’s Manual to incorporate Electric-Over-Hydraulic (EOH) capability.

IV. Proprietary GENERAL INFORMATION: The U.S. Government appreciates the time and effort taken to respond to this questionnaire. The U.S. 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 questionnaire 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 an explanatory text so the U.S. Government is clearly notified of the data needing to be appropriately protected.

2. In marking such data, please take care to mark only those portions of the data or materials truly proprietary (over 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 other appropriate means to indicate the portion of a single page to be protected.

3. The U.S. Government is not obligated to protect unmarked data. Additionally, marked data which is already in the public domain or in possession of the U.S. Government or 3rd parties, or is afterward placed into public domain by the owner or another party through no fault of the U.S. Government will not be protected once it is in the public domain. Data which is already in the possession of the U.S. Government will be protected in accordance with the Government’s rights in the data.

4. Proprietary data transmitted electronically, whether by physical media or not, whether by the respondent or by the U.S. Government, shall contain the “PROPRIETARY” legend, with any explanatory text on both the cover of the transmittal email and at the beginning of the file itself. Where appropriate for only portions of an electronic file, 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 U.S. Government shall also reproduce the asserted restriction legend and any explanatory text.

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

7. The U.S. Government will not publish the results of this questionnaire. Respondents WILL NOT be notified regarding information obtained related to this questionnaire. If and when a solicitation is issued, it will be posted on https://sam.gov. It is the respondent’s responsibility to monitor these sites for the releases of any synopsis or solicitation.

Distribution Statement A. Approved for Public Release.

TM REVISIONS – T-9 DOZER SOURCES SOUGHT QUESTIONNAIRE

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A. General Company/Manufacturer Information

☐ VOSB Veteran Owned Small Business

☐ SVOSB Service-disabled Veteran-owned Small Business

☐ HUBZ SB HUBZ one Small Business

☐ SDB Small Disadvantaged Business

☐ WOSB Woman-owned Small Business

B. Performance Capabilities

For each requirement below, does your product portfolio contain a system for which logistics support and products were provided? If YES, please list the model number(s). If NO, what is the performance gap, and what would it take to close it (rough estimates on time, money, subcontracting, etc.)?

UNCLASSIFIED