W31P4Q-26-R-0050 RFI FAL COSIS Final Follow-On.pdf

UNCLASSIFIED

SOURCES SOUGHT ANNOUNCEMENT

General Information

Document Type: Pre-solicitation Notice Solicitation Number: W31P4Q-26-R-0050 Original Set Aside: Small Business Product Service Code: J014 - Maint/Repair/Rebuild of Equipment - Guided Missiles NAICS Code: 493110 – General Warehousing and Storage Place of Performance: Redstone Arsenal, AL 35898, USA

1. Executive Summary and Purpose

This is a Request for Information (RFI) Only-This RFI is issued solely for information, planning, and market research purposes only in accordance with Federal Acquisition Regulation (FAR) Part 15.201(e). This announcement does not constitute a Request for Proposal (RFP) or a promise to issue a solicitation in the future. Solicitations are not available at this time. Requests for a solicitation will not receive a response. This notice does not constitute a commitment by the United States Government (USG) will not pay for information requested nor will compensate any responded for any cost incurred in developing information provided to the USG not responding to this RFI does not preclude participation in any future RFP, if any is issued. If a solicitation is released, it will be synopsized in SAM. It is the responsibility of the potential offerors to monitor this site for additional information pertaining to this requirement.

The Department of War (DoW) is conducting market research to identify capable sources to provide continued, consolidated mission support services currently performed under expiring contract vehicle(s) W31P4Q-22-C-0073 completion date of 2027 Sep 05.

The primary objectives of this RFI are to:

1. Gauge industry capability, capacity and interest

2. Gather feedback on the draft Performance Work Statement (PWS) to refine the technical scope.

3. Determine the feasibility of small business set-aside and identify appropriate contract vehicles.

2. Background and Scope of Work

The predecessor contract currently provides the Strategic and Operational Rockets and Missiles Project Office has a requirement specifies the tasks and efforts required to provide Care of Supplies in Storage (COSIS) services necessary to stage launchers in support of the Multiple Launch Rocket System/High Mobility Artillery Rocket System (MLRS/HIMARS) Repair Cycle Floats (RCF) and Equipping Force Pool(EFP) at Red River Army Depot (RRAD), Texas for US Government and Foreign Military Sales Customers. This PWS specifies task and efforts required to inspect new production launchers and launchers scheduled for depot maintenance. Finally, this PWS details short-term maintenance requirements for the launcher fleet. Additionally, this PWS details a requirement to conduct inventory management operations for US Government owned parts and spares that support the Field Artillery Launcher Product Office at Fort Sill, Oklahoma.

Disclaimer:

“THIS SOURCES SOUGHT IS FOR INFORMATIONAL PURPOSES ONLY. THIS IS

NOT A REQUEST FOR PROPOSAL (RFP), INVITATION FOR BID (IFB), OR REQUEST

FOR QUOTE (RFQ). IT DOES NOT CONSTITUTE A SOLICITATION AND SHALL NOT

BE CONSTRUED AS A COMMITMENT BY THE GOVERNMENT. RESPONSES IN ANY

FORM ARE NOT OFFERS AND THE GOVERNMENT IS UNDER NO OBLIGATION TO

AWARD A CONTRACT AS A RESULT OF THIS ANNOUNCEMENT. NO FUNDS ARE

AVAILABLE TO PAY FOR PREPARATION OF RESPONSES TO THIS

ANNOUNCEMENT. ANY INFORMATION SUBMITTED BY RESPONDENTS TO THIS

TECHNICAL DESCRIPTION IS STRICTLY VOLUNTARY. RESPONSES WILL NOT BE

RETURNED TO THE RESPONDER. NOT RESPONDING TO THIS NOTICE DOES NOT

PRECLUDE PARTICIPATION IN ANY FUTURE RFQ, IFB, OR RFP. IF A

SOLICITATION IS RELEASED, IT WIL BE SYNOPSIZED ON THE GOVERNMENT-

WIDE POINT OF ENTRY (GPE). IT IS THE RESPONSIBILITY OF POTENTIAL

OFFERORS TO MONITOR THE GPE FOR ADDITIONAL INFORMATION PERTAINING

TO THIS REQUIREMENT.”

Required Capabilities:

Technical and administrative requirements necessary to create and implement a program to provide COSIS services necessary in support of the MLRS and HIMARS RCF and EFP at RRAD, TX for the Government and FMS countries. Task and efforts required to inspect new production launchers and launchers scheduled for depot maintenance, along with short-term maintenance requirements for the launcher fleet.

3. Industry Feedback Questions

To assist the Government in refining this acquisition, please provide concise feedback on the following areas:

A. Technical & Scope Feedback

1. Scope Clarity: Are there any ambiguities or gaps in the draft PWS tasks outlined?

2. Technical Feasibility: Do the tasks align with the current commercial best practices, or does the PWS contain overly restrictive requirements?

3. Labor Categories: Based on the scope, what key labor categories and qualification levels

(e.g., certification requirements) do you recommend for successful execution?

B. Acquisition Strategy Feedback

1. Contract Type: Do you recommend a Firm-Fixed-Price (FFP), Time -and-Materials (T&M) or Cost-Plus-Fixed-Fee (CPFF) structure for these tasks, and why?

2. Transition Period: Given that this is a recompete of an active mission, what is the optimal transition-in period (e.g., 30 days, 60 days) to prevent mission degradation?

3. Performance Metrics: What Service Level Agreements (SLAs) or Quality Assurance Surveillance Plan (QASP) metrics would you propose to measure success?

4. Corporate Information

• Company Name, Address, and Website

• Point of Contact (Name, Title, Phone, and Email)

• UEI (Unique Entity Identifier) and CAGE Code

• Business Size/ Socio-Economic Status (e.g., Small Business, 8(a), SDVOSB, WOSB, HubZone).

• The Defense Counterintelligence and Security Agency (DCSA) accreditation letter for applicable system showing company is able to house Controlled Unclassified Information (CUI) information.

• Tailored capacity statement addressing the particulars of this effort; and provide a description of similar services offered to the U.S. Government and/or to commercial customers for the past three years

5. Submission Instructions

All responses must be submitted electronically in Adobe PDF format to the Primary and Alternative Points of Contact listed below.

Contracting Office Address:

Army Contracting Command – Redstone Arsenal PAE Fires Directorate STORM Project Office (CCAM-MSB-B) Bldg. 112 Hankins Rd Redstone Arsenal, AL 35898-5090

Primary Point of Contact:

Rhonda Sledge rhonda.d.sledge.civ@army.mil

Alternative Point of Contact:

Rhoda Collins rhoda.l.collins.civ@army.mil

No phone calls will be accepted.

All questions must be submitted to the Contract Specialist and Contracting Officer identified above. The Government is not committed nor obligated to pay for the information provided, and no basis for claims against the Government shall arise as a result of a response to this Sources Sought.

Additional Information and Submission Details (Capabilities Statement):

Interested parties are requested to submit a capabilities statement of no more than ten

(10) pages length, Times New Roman font of not less than 10 pitch in either Microsoft Word or Portable Document Format (PDF).All responses under this Sources Sought Notice must be electronically mailed (e-mailed) to Rhonda Sledge, Contracting Officer, rhonda.d.sledge.civ@army.mil and Rhoda Collins, Contract Specialist,rhoda.l.collins.civ@army.mil. Questions for this request are due by 4 pm, CST 24 August 2026.

Documentation provided must address at a minimum the following items:

1) What type of work has your company performed in the past in support of the same or similar requirement?

2) Can or has your company managed a task of this nature? If so, please provide details.

3) Can or has your company managed a team of subcontractors before? If so, provide details.

4) What specific technical skills does your company possess which ensure capability to perform the tasks?

5) Briefly discuss previous teaming arrangements on your most challenging tasks that provide sufficient detail for the Government to understand the scope and complexity of the accomplished tasks.

6) Quantify the magnitude of the effort, for example: number of full-time equivalents of the prime, total ceiling price, current obligation amount, and the number of subcontractors and their respective business size.

7) What experience does your company have handling CUI and meeting the guidance and recommendations found in the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) Special Publications 800-171, 800-171A, 800-172, and 800-172A.

All responses shall be unclassified. All data received in response to these Sources Sought that are marked or designated as corporate or proprietary will be fully protected from any release outside the Government.