Sources_Sought_Direct_Supply_Electrical_System_Test_Sets_(_DSESTS)__System.docx

Market Survey

DESCRIPTION OF INTENT:

This is a Request for Information (RFI). 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 contractors to be placed on a solicitation mailing list. Response to this market 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. No solicitation document exists at this time, and calls requesting a solicitation will not be answered. It is the responsibility of Industry, when providing any comments/responses, to properly mark such information that is considered proprietary or is otherwise restricted.

DISCLAIMER:

Reference herein to any specific commercial company, product, process, or service by trade name, trademark, manufacturer, or otherwise, does not necessarily constitute or imply its endorsement, recommendation, or favoring by the United States Government or the Department of the Army (DA). The opinions of the authors expressed herein do not necessarily state or reflect those of the United States Government or the DA, and shall not be used for advertising or product endorsement purposes.

INSTRUCTIONS FOR RESPONDING TO THIS REQUEST

Responses to this request for information should be sent via e-mail to Janette Carter at janette.v.carter.civ@mail.mil. You are requested to put “DSESTS Component Repair” in the subject line of the e-mail. Any request for clarifications shall also be addressed to Janette Carter at janette.v.carter.civ@mail.mil.

Responses to the RFI are due on 28 April 2016. Responses received after this, whether received by email or by mail, will not be considered. Please note that all questions and answers will be posted anonymously to this website. The cut-off date for questions and answers will be posted 25 April 2016. Questions that are received by this office after the deadline will be considered late and may not be answered.

Any information that cannot be sent via email can be sent on two (2) identical compact disks (CDs) to the following address:

U.S. Army Contracting Command - Warren ATTN: Janette Carter TACOM/mail stop 509 6501 E 11 Mile Rd Warren, MI 48397

INFORMATION REQUESTED FROM INDUSTRY:

Manufacturer

a. Name: ________________________________________________________

b. Mailing Address: ________________________________________________________

c. Website: ________________________________________________________

Personnel Responding to RFI

a. Name: ________________________________________________________

b. Title: ________________________________________________________

c. Company Responsibility/Position: ________________________________________________________

d. Telephone/Fax Numbers: ________________________________________________________

e. E-Mail Address: ________________________________________________________

f. CAGE (commercial and government entity) Code (if any): ________________________________________________________

OBJECTIVE:

The purpose of this market survey questionnaire is to obtain information about industry capability to satisfy the US Army’s Direct Supply Electrical System Test Sets (DSESTS) requirements.

The Integrated Logistics Support Command is seeking feedback to determine the level of interest among qualified contractors in providing services for the repair of (DSESTS) components in the Continental United States and United States, DSESTS fault isolation down to individual components of a circuit card, troubleshooting and configuration of DSESTS.

For any or all of the below performance requirements listed, please also respond with what technical data, government furnished information, and/or hardware you require from the Government.

PERFORMANCE REQUIREMENTS:

Please read each question carefully and provide your answer. For additional space, please attach typed answers to the questionnaire and corresponding questions on your company’s letterhead.

1. How much experience does your company have maintaining or repairing DSESTS hardware and software?

2. Can your technicians unpack a DSESTS from the cases, put it into operation, and perform the Functional Self Tests?

3. Are your technicians able to isolate faults to the circuit cards within the Line Replaceable Units or DSESTS modules during Functional Self Tests?

4. Can your technicians identify circuit cards that need upgraded programming?

5. Are your technicians able to isolate faults within a DSESTS specific circuit card and perform repairs if possible?

6. Are your technicians able to upgrade circuit cards to use current industry standard parts if the original components are identified as obsolete?

7. Can your technicians troubleshoot faults in DSESTS specific cable assemblies and isolate to a faulty pin or wire?

8. Can your technicians repair/rebuild DSESTS specific cable assemblies using a Daniels Kit?

9. Can your technicians modify DSESTS specific cable and circuit card assemblies to update an old version to a newer version?

10. Can your technicians identify faults in and repair the General Purpose Electro-Optical Head (GPEOH)?

11. Any supplemental information or literature concerning the performance capability of your product would also be taken into consideration.

We appreciate your time and effort in completing this questionnaire.