RFI-2015.pdf

Route Clearance and System (RCIS) Type I- Request for Information (RFI) 2015

This is a Request for Information (RFI). The Government requests that potential offerors, expressing interest in the Route Clearance Interrogation System (RCIS) program, review and provide comment on the RFI, Engineering and Manufacturing Design (EMD) Statement of Work (SOW), Contract Data Requirements List (CDRL) and Attachments. When providing feedback, items to consider are:

technical feasibility, cost realism, technical readiness levels, requirements that are over specified or too restrictive, and timeframe to integrate and deliver an end-item that meets this requirement.

The EMD SOW, CDRL, and Attachments are in draft form. Additional draft requirement documentation, to include the Low Rate Initial Production (LRIP) SOW, Attachment 0004 Life Cycle Support Plan (LCSP), Attachment 11 RCIS IOP Instantiation, Attachment 0013 RCIS Failure Definition and Scoring Criteria, Attachment 0015 RCIS Program Plan, Attachment 0017 Test and Evaluation Master Plan (TEMP), and associated CDRL Data Items, may be released in the future for industry feedback in a separate RFI posting. The documents, once finalized and released through a formal solicitation, will be the contractual documents establishing requirements for the RCIS Semi-

Autonomous Control (SAC) system.

Participation in the survey is voluntary on the part of interested offerors as no reimbursements will be made to any offeror for costs associated with their participation in the survey. Data submitted to the United States Government (USG) will not be returned but will remain archived as part of the RFIs historic records. Lastly, participation in this RFI, while important to the Army acquisition planners, is neither mandatory nor is it requisite to future participation by the offeror(s) in this or a similar contract Requests for Proposals (RFP)s. The Government will accept feedback in industry format, white papers, specific comments or questions referencing paragraphs in the Performance Specification (P- SPEC), SOW, CDRL, or attachments, and general comments regarding areas of interest.

The RCIS program contains Controlled Unclassified Information (CUI) that is not available via the Internet. However, CUI will be made available to offerors upon an approved request. Requests for CUI documents must be made through the Federal Business Opportunities (FBO) website. Direct links to the documents are available on the RCIS website at https://contracting.tacom.army.mil/majorsys/rcis/rcis.htm. Once a request has been made, an automated email will be generated to the Government reviewer. The Government reserves the right to request additional information to support releasing documentation. All CUI must be handled in accordance with (IAW) the Security Classification markings on each individual document

Foreign companies must submit requests for CUI through their embassy in the United States. Another option is for foreign firms to form an arrangement with a United States (US) firm. Please note that all Distribution Statements, Export Controls, Statuary and Regulatory requirements must be followed.

DSC Corporation assisted in developing some requirements on the RCIS program. Please advise the government of any possible or organizational conflicts of interest (OCI).

Responses to this request for information should be sent via e-mail usarmy.detroit.acc.mbx.robotics-team@mail.mil. The subject line of the email submission should read “RCIS 2015 RFI”. Any request for clarifications shall also be addressed usarmy.detroit.acc.mbx.robotics-team@mail.mil.

https://contracting.tacom.army.mil/majorsys/rcis/rcis.htm mailto:usarmy.detroit.acc.mbx.robotics-team@mail.mil

Responses to the RFI are due on or before XX XXX 2015.

Referenced Documents:

1) Engineering and Manufacturing Development (EMD) Statement of Work (Link): Distribution

Statement A: Approved for public release; distribution is unlimited.

2) Contract Data Requirements List (Link): Distribution Statement A: Approved for public release;

distribution is unlimited.

3) Attachment 0001 - Draft Performance Specification (link): The Draft P-SPEC has a

Distribution D Statement and Arms Export Control Act Warning. Distribution Statement D:

Distribution authorized to the Department of Defense (DoD) and U.S. DoD contractors only (Administrative and Operational Use, Export Controlled; 01 October 2014).

4) Attachment 0002 - Interface Control Document for the Modified HMEE (Link): This document has a Distribution D Statement and Arms Export Control Act Warning. Distribution Statement D: Distribution authorized to the Department of Defense (DoD) and U.S. DoD contractors only (Administrative and Operational Use, Export Controlled; 01 October 2014).

5) Attachment 0003 - Interface Control Document for the Buffalo MPCV and SAC System (Link):

This document has a Distribution D Statement and Arms Export Control Act Warning.

Distribution Statement D: Distribution authorized to the Department of Defense (DoD) and U.S.

DoD contractors only (Administrative and Operational Use, Export Controlled; 01 October 2014).

6) Attachment 0005 – RCIS OMS-MP (Link): This document has a Distribution D Statement and Arms Export Control Act Warning. Distribution Statement D: Distribution authorized to the Department of Defense (DoD) and U.S. DoD contractors only (Administrative and Operational Use, Export Controlled; 01 October 2014).

7) Attachment 0006 – RCIS Type I WBS (Link): Distribution Statement A: Approved for public release; distribution is unlimited.

8) Attachment 0007 – SOWM Agenda Topics (Link): Distribution Statement A: Approved for public release; distribution is unlimited.

9) Attachment 0008 – GFE GFI List (Link): Distribution Statement A: Approved for public release;

distribution is unlimited.

10) Attachment 0009 – Technical Review Criteria (Link): Distribution Statement A: Approved for

11) Attachment 0010 – RCIS Pre-TRR Checklist (Link): Distribution Statement A: Approved for

12) Attachment 0012 – MIL Grade Connector Waiver (Link): Distribution Statement A: Approved for public release; distribution is unlimited.

13) Attachment 0014 – UGV IOP All Files Combined (Link): Distribution Statement A: Approved for

14) Attachment 0016 – VDLS Account Access (Link): Distribution Statement A: Approved for

15) Attachment 0018 – DD Form 254 Contract Security Classification Specification (Link):

Distribution Statement A: Approved for public release; distribution is unlimited.