TS3 ERS Suite MKT SURVEY.pdf

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1. Sources Sought Notice. The U.S. Army Tank Automotive and Armaments Command (TACOM) is conducting a Market Survey to determine the level of interest among qualified contractors for services related to maintenance, repair and overhaul, equipment modification, installation of equipment and technical representative services to keep machines, systems, and vehicles functioning or in working order.

The Market Survey Questionnaire will provide a better understanding of the capabilities of industry companies as potential sources. It will identify the contractors who may possess the required technical expertise, facilities resources, and demonstrated experience. The projected contract period of performance will be for an estimated 5-year contract period of performance.

For the purposes of this Market Survey, the contractor should assume 100% of the work will take place at multiple locations in the United States and overseas.

2. Proprietary Information. The U.S. Government acknowledges its obligations under Federal Acquisition Regulations (18 U.S.C. §1905) to protect confidential information provided to the Government. Pursuant to this statute, the U.S. Government is willing to accept any trade secrets or proprietary restrictions placed upon qualifying data forwarded in response to this survey and to protect such information from unauthorized disclosure, subject to the following:

• Qualifying data must be clearly marked PROPRIETARY and be accompanied by an explanatory text so that the Government is clearly notified as to exactly what data so qualifies.

• Only mark the data that is truly proprietary.

• Do not mark data that is already in the public domain or is already in possession of the U.S. Government or third parties on an unclassified basis.

• 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.”

3. Disclaimer. The U.S. Government is not obligated to protect unmarked data. Nor is the Government obligated for like data in possession of third parties or for data which is afterwards placed in the public domain by the contractor or by third parties through no fault of the U.S. Government. Should the U.S. Government need to reproduce the protected data for distribution purposes between Government offices, all such data will be reproduced with restrictive legends in place. Additionally, all Government personnel provided with protected information will, prior to receiving copies of such information, TS3 ERS Suite

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sign a Non-Disclosure Agreement, which both alerts personnel of the proprietary nature of the information being provided as well as the seriousness of the Government’s obligations to protect such information.

4. Clarification of this Action. This request is a Market Survey. This is not a Request for Proposal (RFP) or an announcement of a forthcoming solicitation, nor is it a request seeking contractors to be placed on a solicitation mailing list. Response to this notice 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. Information provided regarding the potential contract as presented in this Market Survey is subject to change. Data submitted in response to this market survey will not be returned. No solicitation document exists at this time. The Government does not intend to rank submittals or provide any reply to interested firms.

5. Contract Scope of Work. The primary requirement of this work effort is to satisfy the US Army’s requirement for services related to maintenance, repair and overhaul, equipment modification, installation of equipment and technical representative services to keep machines, systems, and vehicles functioning or in working order. These services are currently broken out into six separate Performance Work Statement (PWS) sections on the current TACOM Service Solutions (TS3) Equipment Related Services (ERS) suite as follows:

• C.4.1 - Materiel Acquisition Support

• C.4.2 - Product Assurance and Test Services

• C.4.3 - Logistics Management

• C.4.4 - Industrial Base Operations

• C.4.5 - Program Management

• C.4.6 - Internal Operations Support and Administrative Services

6. Instructions for Completing the Questionnaire. Contractors who deem themselves qualified and who would be interested in competing for such a contract are asked to complete the following questionnaire and provide written responses electronically via email to the U.S. Army Contracting Command(ACC) POC, Matthew Fitzsimmons, matthew.t.fitzsimmons.civ@mail.mil. ACC will not accept telephone inquiries. POC will not schedule personal visits for the purpose of discussing this announcement. Emails or phone calls requesting personal visits will not receive a reply.

mailto:matthew.t.fitzsimmons.civ@mail.mil

Request that your response be returned no later than August 19, 2020 at 10:00 am

EST.

a. Answer all of the questions in the Market Questionnaire. If certain US Army requirements are not deemed available, or not achievable according the respondent’s company knowledge, please include an alternate proposal/solution, which would be intended to provide the intent of the capability, described in the question format. It is the US Army’s desire to avoid “not applicable” (N/A) type answers.

b. Responses Format. Request that electronic responses be provided in any of the following formats: Microsoft Word 2007 or earlier, Microsoft Excel 2007 or earlier, Microsoft PowerPoint 2007 or earlier or compatible with Adobe Acrobat PDF Reader 9.0 or earlier. You may use multiple email messages if necessary.

The subject line must include the message number (example 1 of 3, 2 of 3, 3 of 3), and Company Name with response title “TS3 ERS Suite Market Survey.”

c. Each response will include the following as part of the Market Survey statement of capability business information:

Administrative Information

1) Source Sought Number

2) Company Name

3) Mailing Address and Website

4) Location of facilities

5) CAGE Code

6) North America Industry Classification System (NAICS) number

7) Business size, type and eligibility under USG socio-economic programs and preference

8) If Small Business: Check the appropriate box

___ Small Business, ____ # of employees AND list all applicable NAICS Codes identifying the company as a small business ___Veteran Owned Small Business ___Service-Disabled Veteran Owned Small Business

___HUBZ One Small Business ___Small Disadvantaged Business ___Women-Owned Small Business

9) State when your company’s cost system was certified by the Defense Contract Audit Agency (DCAA)? ___YES, ___ NO

Person Responding to Questionnaire

10) Name

11) Title

12) Company Responsibility/Position Description

13) Company Office and Business Cell Telephone and Fax Number

14) Office Email Address

Note: POC's should include individual(s) who is(are) duly authorized in managing any/all technical issues and/or questions, and individual(s) who is(are) authorized in managing any/all contractual issues and/or questions.

7. QUESTIONNAIRE

Question 1: Does you organization have any corporate experience providing types of services described in the TS3 ERS PWS, described below, for the Department of Defense or Army?

• C.4.1 - Materiel Acquisition Support

• C.4.2 - Product Assurance and Test Services

• C.4.3 - Logistics Management

• C.4.4 - Industrial Base Operations

• C.4.5 - Program Management

• C.4.6 - Internal Operations Support and Administrative Services

Question 2: For what service(s) in Sections C.4.1 through C.4.6 would your organization be interested in submitting a proposal(s)?

Question 3: The Government is considering whether to separate the ERS PWS sections, in question 1 above, into three separate suites with primary services as follows:

• C.4.2 – Suite 1: Product Assurance and Test Services

• C.4.3 – Suite 2: Logistics Management

• C.4.4 – Suite 3: Industrial Base Operations

The remaining sections below would be considered ancillary services included in each of the primary service suites.

• C.4.1 - Materiel Acquisition Support

• C.4.5 - Program Management

• C.4.6 - Internal Operations Support and Administrative Services

Would your organization be interested in submitting a proposal for one or more of the three aforementioned primary suites? If so, which one(s)?

Question 4: The Government is interested in obtaining industry feedback regarding the possibility of separating the ERS PWS into three separate competitive suites, as listed above in Question 3? What would feedback would you like to provide to the Government for consideration in making this determination?