Solicitation Attachment 0015 CHS Production Assessment Survey.docx

CHS PRODUCTION ASSESSMENT SURVEY

Company Name:

Facility City/State/Zip Code (or City/Province/Postal Code):

CAGE Code:

Company POC/Title:

Phone:

FAX:

E-mail:

Date of Completion:

Section I. Facility Description

1. Total (sq. ft.) of this facility available to support all production workload.

2. Proportion of Total (sq. ft.) to be dedicated to CHS production line.

3. Is there existing floor space available for expansion? If so, how much?

4. Summarize your plans for this facility (e.g., capital improvements (facilities), capital equipment/upgrades) by year and dollar value.

(Facilities) Capital Equipment/Upgrades

5. Sales Volume and Business Information. This information is applicable only to the facility to which this survey applies, not the entire corporate entity.

Total Sales ($M)

Army (%)

Air Force (%)

Navy (%)

DLA (%)

Other Gov't (%)

Commercial (%)

FMS (%)

Direct Foreign (%)

Net Income

Operating Profit

Profit Margin

Interest Expense

Depreciation

Total Assets

Fixed Assets

Current Assets

Current Liabilities

Long Term Debt

Equity

Working Capital

Total Inventory

Funded Backlog

Backlog

Direct/Indirect Ratio

Average Wage Rate/Hour

Fringe Benefits % of wage rate

6. Have you had any violations of environmental, safety (OSHA) or other related laws and regulations in the past year? (yes/no) If yes, describe the issue and any actions taken to remedy the violation.

Section II. Business Related Questions

1. Is your company publicly or privately held?

1. Is your company classified as small or large business? (see Definitions)

1. Is this company non-US owned? (yes/no) If yes, list name and location of parent company.

1. What is your minimum sustaining rate (in US $) to maintain overall CHS production capability at this facility?

1. What level of revenue is needed to keep each production line viable?

1. What are the most significant barriers to your company’s participation in military system procurement?

1. Do you have any foreign trade export control problems? (yes/no) If yes, describe.

1. What is your company's view of the state of competition among DoD-unique CHS manufacturers?

Section III. Workforce Management

A. Management Provide the following information for this facility.

(est) (est) (est) (est.)

Total Employment

Direct Labor (#)

Indirect Labor (#)

1. What is your turnover rate for both production and engineering personnel?

1. Identify key management changes occurring within the last three years.

1. Describe your current operating shift(s) at this site (i.e. 1-8-5, 2-8-5 or 3-8-5).

1. Skills:

1. List the required skills at this site dedicated to the production workload. Distinguish among workload skills (i.e. assembly worker, press operator, calibration tech, etc).

1. Are you experiencing any problems hiring and/or retaining skilled workers? (yes/no) If yes, identify type(s) of skill and quantity.

1. What is your company's strategy for retaining the proper mix of skilled personnel?

1. Describe your employee training program and the amount of time spent training employees.

1. List the applicable design/production engineers & other specialty skills at this facility.

Degree Required

1. Do you anticipate any shortage in skilled engineering professionals now or in the future? (yes/no) If yes, explain.

C. Union Representation

1. Does a union represent the workforce at this site? (yes/no) If yes, complete this table.

Duration

1. What are your company’s labor issues or concerns?

Section IV. Production Capability

A. Workload.

1. Describe your major product types.

1. Provide in chart below your planned production capabilities for CHS.

CHS Production Capacity

(est) (est) (est) (est) 2020 (est)

Total Plant Capacity Utilization (Max. units)

Capacity on 1-8-5

Actual

1. What is your plant’s current capacity utilization (%)?

1. What are planned production rates for CHS? Unit Items per Month each version (V1, V1+, V2, V3, OTC).

2016 thru 2021

1. What is the minimum sustaining rate (breakeven point) for CHS Units per Month

1. What is your surge capacity for CHS by month? Unit Items per Month each version (V1, V1+, V2, V3, OTC).

1. What are the limiting factors?

Start at Month 1

1. Time to reach the maximum production rate for this product at this facility? Months. What are the limiting factors?

1. Will the CHS production line be shared?

1. What is the lead-time for this product, from a cold start (Months) and from a warm start Months). What are the limiting factors?

1. What is the average availability (100% minus % downtime) of production equipment, including test equipment, in this manufacturing facility for the past quarter?

1. Identify the top five bottlenecks to production throughput.

1. What investments are required to increase production by 50% and 100%, e.g., technology, materials, equipment, capital?

1. What recent funding has been expended to increase production? Identify both internal and external sources. Briefly describe dollar amounts received, major equipment purchased, etc.

1. For which DoD weapon systems programs are you the sole source provider?

1. What are the DoD acquisition practices that affect cost and production efficiency?

1. Identify from your respective vendor suppliers those components that are in short supply or limited availability and “will” impact your production delivery schedule?

18. If components have been identified and linked to a respective vendor supplier from #17 above, please identify what specific DX/DO programs those vendors support and if any of the products are identified as Special Priority Assistance (SPA) by that vendor?

B. Testing

1. Briefly describe your testing and evaluation capabilities, and identify any tests or inspections that are outsourced. Include both in-process and final testing.

1. What is your planned throughput rate for Test & Evaluation for CHS? hr/day/wk

1. Will Test & Evaluation become a production rate limiting constraint (pinch point)? (yes/no) If yes, what can be done to improve throughput?

1. What is the % of rejects of current products?

1. What are your top 5 reasons for rejections in general?

1. What rework is allowed on these units, if any, and how long does it take?

1. What are your top three yield problems?

C. Suppliers

1. Identify critical suppliers for CHS. Include vertically integrated operations.

1. Describe your supply chain risk management process for protecting hardware components?

1. Are any of the suppliers at risk or are there any problems or issues concerning your suppliers? (yes/no) If yes, identify supplier, risk, investment requirement, cost and schedule to mitigate the risk.

2. Provide company POC & phone #

1. Are any of your critical/primary suppliers non-US owned or based? (yes/no) If yes, list name(s) and location of parent company(s)

1. Quality/Operations Information

1. Does your firm track customer-reported defects and field performance feedback? (yes/no) if yes, how?

1. Do you utilize a quality management program? (yes/no) If so, what system do you use; what certification level have you achieved?

1. How do you use statistical process control to monitor critical processes, materials and procedures?

1. Do you use a configuration control system? (yes/no) If yes, describe what is included.

1. Are all manufacturing and testing processes under configuration control? (yes/no)

1. Does your facility have an automated process control/documentation system? (yes/no) Describe:

1. What type of ERP (enterprise resource planning), MRP (manufacturing resource planning) or MIS (management information systems) do you use?

Briefly describe:

Section V. Technology

1. Manufacturing R&D

1. Describe the current technologies/processes/materials in your facility that are or will soon become obsolete, and why?

2. Are your manufacturing engineers involved in the design of your products?