LCRTF_Questions_and_Answers_-_10_AUG_15.pdf

# REFERENCE QUESTION ANSWER

DATE QUESTION

RECEIVED

DATE ANSWER

UPDATED (IF

APPLICABLE)

Will the Army provide MSD-V3 units to industry for compatibility testing in advance of RFP release?

No 11-Jun-15

Will there be an armoring requirement for

LCRTF?

No 11-Jun-15

Can you provide this entire briefing on a CD rather than putting each chart on the web?

No, briefing will be posted on the web.

11-Jun-15

Will only a single contractor be considered? Award will be made to one contractor. This is a full and open competition solicitation. All contractors submitting responses to the RFP will be considered. Each contractor can submit up to two responses to the RFP.

11-Jun-15 24-Jul-15

Will there only be one type of machine considered? Is there a possibility of more than a single configuration based on functionality, cost, deployment and ease of maintenance?

No, all systems submitted in response to the RFP will be considered.

However, only one system configuration will be awarded. Multiple configurations will not be awarded.

11-Jun-15

Will written copy of today’s presentation be available on line for prospective bidders to review when preparing the response to the

RFP?

Yes, copies of today’s presentation will be posted on the website.

11-Jun-15

Will equipment demonstrations be allowed or considered?

No 11-Jun-15

Is sample documentation provided with contractor offer or is complete documentation submitted with order?

Clarification of question required. Unclear what is being asked. Please submit clarification and the question will be answered via the website. 11-Jun-15

ATPD 3.3.30 Towing Does the LCRTF towing requirement specify a 20 MPH towing speed for 30 mile distance (per DRAFT PD Nov 2014) or is the LCRTF 12 MPH towing speed for what distance?

The draft PD will be posted via the website. Section 3.3.30 currently states a 12 MPH (T) 35 MPH (O) towing speed for a distance not less than 30 miles. 11-Jun-15

LCRTF - Questions & Answers

Will the US Army provide interface POCs at NATICK (or elsewhere) for engineering design coordination on airdrop and help external lift lessons learned & design guidance?

POC’s at NATICK will be provided for coordination after contract award. Government POC’s will not be provided in support of proposal development. 11-Jun-15

Would the Government require the submission of a bid sample during the Source Selection Phase?

No, bid samples will not be requested or required.

11-Jun-15

Will either the full program or any part of the program be set aside for small business participation?

No 11-Jun-15

How will the Government promote small business during this acquisition?

Per slide 5 of the Industry Day Presentation, there will be 2 Small Business requirements. 1: Small Business Subcontracting Plan must be submitted at time of proposal submission – required of “other than small business” offerors. 2: Small Business Participation Factor will be evaluated IAW RFP Sections L and M – required of ALL offerors including Small Businesses.

11-Jun-15

The proposed schedule is just being seen by industry for the first time. In consideration of competition and the reality that industry must re-align resources to compete, would the Government consider RFP release in the 2nd QTR of the Government FY16 to take into account that commercial FY's typically start 1 January & best opportunity for commercial resource alignment?

The release of the RFP is aligned with the availability of Army resources. Delaying RFP release will place Army resources at risk as well as further delay the continued fielding of improved equipment to the soldier. The RFP's estimated release date will be in accordance with the dates identified in the LCRTF Industry Day presentation.

11-Jun-15

SOW C.4.1.3 User Jury Will there be an opportunity to hear from the end users (soldiers) to hear lessons learned and the improvements we can offer from the user or maintainer point of view?

Yes, the Government intends to hold a User Jury using a pre-production LCRTF at the Contractor's facility no later than 45 days after contract award. Statement of Work (SOW) C.4.1.3 User Jury.

The contractor shall make available a pre-production LCRTF at the contractor's facility for a one-day User Jury examination by Government technical and operational subject matter experts no later than (NLT) 45 calendar days after contract award. The User Jury is an event that provides the Government stakeholders an opportunity to review, operate and evaluate the vehicle prior to First Article Testing.

The purpose of this examination is to provide constructive feedback to the contractor. Observations and preliminary recommendations will be discussed between the Government and contractor teams at the end of the examination. If the Government makes the determination to incorporate a recommended design change, the PCO will submit a request for proposal to the contractor for design changes. The contractor shall not proceed with any recommended design changes until the PCO executes a contract modification directing the change.

11-Jun-15

ATPD 3.3.27.1 Emergency egress

Does the LCRTF requirement allow for positioning of the 26" X 30" Emergency Egress Window to the side or front of the telehandler, based on ROPS/FOPS protection on top of the cab?

Emergency Egress needs to be able to occur in all operations including containers.

PD 3.3.27.1 Emergency egress. The LCRTF cab shall provide a means for an emergency egress through the front windshield or boom side window. The minimum size of at least one of the emergency egress windows shall be 26" x 30" (height x width) to meet the requirements of MIL-STD-1472. The LCRTF shall provide a secondary means for emergency egress through the rear window when operating within an ISO Container. The rear emergency egress shall be 13" x 25" (height x width) Threshold and 26" x 30" (height x width) Objective. Hot surfaces, such as exhaust system components, shall be routed or shielded to prevent burns during emergency egress operations.

Based on the briefing for packaging - please affirm that commercial packaging will or will not be acceptable for the LCRTF program?

Items will be delivered IAW ASTM-D3951 “Standard Practice for Commercial Packaging”; however, a thorough review of each DO should occur to identify if any items require Special Packaging Instructions (SPI). It is important to note that all packaging data submittals MUST be IAW MIL-STD-2073 “Department of Defense Standard Practice for Military Packaging”.

11-Jun-15

Many links were provided with places for SBs to register. Do SBs have to register in all of them?

The first 2 links are lists of interested subcontractors. One is specific to the Light Capability Rough Terrain Forklift (LCRTF) and the other is for all TACOM LCMC buys. You are not required to register in either one, but if you list your firm, it lets potential Primes know you are interested. The Primes can use this as a source to find Small Businesses (SBs) for their SB Subcontracting Plan and the small business (SB) Participation Factor submittal. The next 2 links are to the System for Award Management (SAM) and the Small Business Administration’s (SBA)'s Dynamic Small Business Search (DSBS) database. Industry and Government can use these to search for your business based on several factors, including capabilities, size, location, experience and ownership. They are also ways for potential Primes and the Government to verify your size and socioeconomic status.

Small Businesses can also use DSBS to identify other Small Businesses for teaming and joint venturing. Prime contractors must be registered in the SAM. Subcontractors are not required to register, but if they do not, they will not come up in searches. As a Small Business registers in the SAM, there is an opportunity to fill out a Small Business profile.

The information provided populates DSBS. SBs should note that there are extra fields in DSBS to fill in that are not found in SAM and that can provide more information. After registration, SBs may log into the DSBS and fill out the extra fields. Contractors should ensure records in the SAM and DSBS are up to date.

ATPD 3.3.10 Longitudinal gradeability and ATPD 3.3.11 Dynamic side slope stability

Does stability requirement include LCRTF with load or LCRTF without load? If LCRTF with load, is the LCRTF operating in carry position?

Yes, to both questions. Rationale - (PD) 3.3.10 Longitudinal gradeablilty. The LCRTF shall be capable of ascending a 45% grade in forward gear range at a speed of not less than 1.5 miles per hour (mi/hr), on a dry concrete surface free from loose material, with the air conditioning at full cool setting, and all lights on, with and without the rated capacity load. AND PD 3.3.11 Dynamic side slope stability.

The LCRTF shall be capable of negotiating 30% grade side slopes in a full circle operation on dry concrete free from loose material on slopes, with and without rated load.

11-Jun-15

Will the Government allow another period for questions to be presented, to further clarify some of the answers provided during the present questions period?

The Question and Answer period for the Draft RFP Documents will close on 30 JUL 15. However, questions will be accepted for a period of time after final RFP is released. 22-Jul-15

There is a (T) and (O) on the requirements.

Do they mean Threshold and Objective or do they have a different meaning?

Yes, they mean Threshold (T) and Objective (O).

22-Jul-15

ATPD 6.5.5 Reach On Pg. 43 – We can read “ATLAS II TM 10- 3930-677-10, Figure 2”, but this is not provided. Can the Government provide this to get the information described?

“ATLAS II TM 10-3930-677-10, Figure 2”, will be provided as an Attachment to the final RFP.

22-Jul-15

ATPD 6.5.12 Optional and mandatory requirements Can the Government be more specific on

“Clause 6.5.12 Optional and mandatory requirements”. Which elements are the “Desired” or “optional” capabilities or requirements? Which are the absolute requirements?

PD 6.5.12. will be removed during final RFP. All requirements must be met. Objectives are desired and thresholds are minimum required.

22-Jul-15

ATPD 3.3.28 Travel Speed Is the maximum speed 20 m/h-32 km/h a mandatory or optional requirement, and if not attainable, does this eliminate the proposed equipment from consideration?

Travel Speed, gives 20 mh/hour as the mandatory minimum speed requirement. Inability to meet this requirement will eliminate the proposed equipment from consideration. 22-Jul-15

ATPD 3.3.29 Fording Item 3.3.29 Fording – Is 12 in the minimum required depth and 36 in the “desired” maximum?

Yes 22-Jul-15

ATPD 3.3.16 Fuel tank capacity Item 3.3.16 Fuel tank capacity. Is the 10 hours of continuous operation using any of the fuels listed in 3.3.22 a requirement with a maximum capacity? Can we offer a truck with a longer operating range?

PD 3.3.16 references the duty cycle given in Table IV. This table is given in PD 4.3.25. The table gives the mixture of pallet weights. Test Methods 7 (Appendix G) and 1 (Appendix A) describe the test courses and methods. Note that travel between sites (205 hours) is not a continuous test and is not used for fuel consumption calculations. 10 hour minimum operating range with this mission profile is the requirement.

22-Jul-15

Will the Buy American Act clauses be considered for the evaluation of this contract. We request that “DFARS 225.872 Contracting with qualifying country sources.

225.872-1 General”, be included as part of the solicitation.

Clauses are terms and conditions of the contract. Proposals will be reviewed based on compliance to contract terms and conditions.

22-Jul-15

ATPD 3.3.42 At-platform and embedded diagnostic equipment

3.3.42 – At platform and embedded diagnostic equipment – states “The LCRTF shall have the capability to identify major electronically-controlled system LRU failures.” Our interpretation of this section is “If our product has no electronically controlled systems, then 3.3.42 is not applicable and meets the technical requirements of the PD.”Is our assumption correct?

Your assumption is incorrect. At-platform and embedded diagnostic equipment shall be a requirement of the LCRTF platform. The PD will be updated to clarify and will be available at final RFP release.

21-Jul-15

ATPD 3.3.42.1 At-platform diagnostics

3.3.42.1- At-platform diagnostics - states "The LCRTF data bus shall have built in sensors that provide fault isolation capability sufficient to identify failures of major components of each system monitored by the data bus". Our assumption is: if there are no systems or components electronically monitored a data bus is not required? Is our assumption correct?

Your assumption is incorrect. At-platform and embedded diagnostic equipment shall be a requirement of the LCRTF platform. The PD will be updated to clarify and will be available at final RFP release.

21-Jul-15

ATPD 3.3.42.2 Embedded diagnostics

3.3.42.2 – Embedded diagnostics – states “The LCRTF shall have all OEM embedded diagnostic capabilities available on the commercial version of the vehicle.” If the commercial version of the LCRTF has no embedded diagnostic capabilities, our assumption is the product still meets the requirements of the PD. Is our assumption correct?

Your assumption is incorrect. At-platform and embedded diagnostic equipment shall be a requirement of the LCRTF platform. The PD will be updated to clarify and will be available at final RFP release.

21-Jul-15

ATPD 3.3.27.1 Emergency egress

3.3.27.1 Emergency egress – states “The

minimum size of at least one of the emergency egress windows shall be 26” x 30” (height x width). Would it be acceptable to meet the same envelope for escape but reverse the height and width while the truck is in the upright position?

30” height and 26” width. In a turnover event where the truck was on either the left or right side, the measurements would then conform to the standard.

It is acceptable to reverse the height and width dimensions.

21-Jul-15

ATPD 3.3.27.1 Emergency egress

3.3.27.1 Emergency egress – states “The

LCRTF cab shall provide a means for an emergency egress through the front windshield or boom side window. The minimum size of at least one of the emergency egress windows shall be 26” x 30” (height x width). If the emergency egress window is the boom side window, the actual egress window size would depend on the position of the boom. Is the egress window measurement dependent on the position of the boom or solely on the size of the cab egress hatch?

The PD will be updated to clarify and will be available at final RFP release. The emergency egress will be required to be through the front windshield.

ATPD 3.3.31.4 Low Velocity Air Drop (LVAD)

3.3.31.4 – Low Velocity Air Drop (LVAD) – states “The LCRTF shall be capable of being airdropped from C-130 aircraft without breakage or permanent deformation of any structural member or component, or loss of the LCRTF’s ability to perform all functions specified herein. Was the current fielded LCRTF LVAD tested and did it meet the requirements of this paragraph?

The current fielded LCRTF does not meet the LVAD requirement in its current production configuration.

21-Jul-15

ATPD 3.3.31.5 LVAD Parachute suspension provisions

3.3.31.5 – LVAD parachute suspension provisions – states “Four integral suspension provisions conforming to MIL- STD-814 shall be furnished.” Our assumption is if the LCRTF meets all dimensional requirements for MIL-STD- 209K, MIL-STD-913 and paragraph 3.3.31.1 of this PD, then the LCRTF also meets dimensional requirements of MIL-STD-814.

Is our assumption correct?

The assumption is incorrect. The tie down requirements and tie down pattern for MIL-STD-814 are not the same as the requirements for MIL-STD-209 and MIL-STD-913.

21-Jul-15

Can the government provide access to, or post on the LCRTF website, the U.S. ARMY TACOM drawings listed in paragraph 2.1.2 prior to release of the RFP?

No, the final RFP will contain a link to request the U.S. Army TACOM drawings.

21-Jul-15

Can the Government publish the list of attendees to the “INDUSTRY DAY - LIGHT

CAPABILITY ROUGH TERRAIN FORKLIFT

(LCRTF)”?

Yes, the list of Industry Day attendees will be published and posted on the FedBizOpps site.

22-Jul-15

I am seeking guidance on the response date due for the LCRTF 5K (W56HZV15R0159)?

It shows tomorrow 22 July on FBO but when I was at Industry day, it was stated as 11 September. Is it in fact 11 September?

The Question and Answer period for the Draft RFP Documents has been extended. The date has changed from 22 JUL 15 to 30 JUL 15.

Will the Technical Volume be page limited? Sections L and M will be released with the final RFP and will contain all proposal requirements. It is anticipated that certain portions of the Technical volume will be page limited.

27-Jul-15

Will the proposal submittal be in electronic format only? If so, is there a file size limitation?

Sections L and M will be released with the final RFP and will contain all proposal requirements. It is anticipated that only electronic copies will be accepted. The Government will accept file sizes up to 2 GB through the AMRDEC SAFE website.

27-Jul-15

If an electronic response is submitted, will short embedded video clips be allowed.

Sections L and M will be released with the final RFP and will contain all proposal requirements. It is anticipated that the Government will accept video clips up to 2 GB in size.

27-Jul-15

ATPD-2392G (DRAFT), page 24, Table I Paragraph 4.3.5.2 is called out in the table in the Test Paragraph coumn, but it is not included on page 29 between paragraphs

4.3.5.1 and 4.3.6. Request clarification.

Table I identifies requirements for Production Verification Testing- Contractor. This will not be tested by the Army and is not listed in Table II, Production Verification Testing-Army.

27-Jul-15

ATPD 3.3.29 Fording ATPD-2392G (DRAFT), page 16 sec 3.3.29 and App D pg 48. The requirement specifies a lower time than the test dictates (5 mins vs circa 18 mins). Request clarification.

The PD will be updated to clarify and will be available at final RFP release. The fording requirement (ATPD-2392G paragraph 3.3.29) will be updated to track with the test procedure outlined in Appendix D. 27-Jul-15

ATPD 3.3.6 Weight (maximum) ATPD-2392G (DRAFT), pg 9 sec 3.3.6. In the Nov draft the max weight was 13700lb (threshold), this has been reduced to 13500lb in the latest draft. Where has the 200lb gone ?

The maximum curb weight requirement is 13,500 lbs.

27-Jul-15

ATPD 3.3.3 Steering and drive configuration

ATPD-2392G (DRAFT), pg 7 sec 3.3.3. The PD states "If required, the emergency steering shall conform to ISO 5010 and the steering effort shall not exceed 50 lbs."1) Does the 50 lbs refer to normal operation or "emergency steering".2) If this refers to "emergency steering" why was this value chosen? As the value in ISO 5010 is 78.68lb (350N). Request clarification.

1. 50 lbs. refers to emergency steering, not normal operation.

2. The maximum resistance requirement for vehicle emergency steering is 50lbs as detailed in MIL-STD-1472G, section 5.1.4.1.2 e, Table IX, Vehicles Steering, page 60.

27-Jul-15

Is there a projected quantity of production models per year?

Yes, the projected quantities per year will be included in the Final RFP.

27-Jul-15

Will the Govt incrementally release the remaining sections of the DRFP prior to release of the final solicitation?

No, the Government does not anticipate releasing any other information until the final RFP.

27-Jul-15

Can the Dynamic Side Slope Stability be revised to include a 15% Grade (Threshold) / 30% Grade (Objective) Dynamic Side Slope Stability with Rated Load?

No, the dynamic side slope stability requirement will remain at "capable of negotiating 30% grade side slopes in a full circle operation on dry concrete free from loose material on slopes, with and without rated load."

30-Jul-15

Is the MTBEFF of 120 hours considered a minimum (Threshold) requirement? If so, is there a higher (Objective) requirement?

The MTBEFF requirement of 120 hours is considered a threshold requirement as it must be met. There is not an objective requirement for MTBEFF.

30-Jul-15

How are Median Time To Repair (MedTTR), Maximum Time To Repair (MAXTTR90), and Maintenance Ratios (MR) calculated?

1. Median Time To Repair (MedTTR) is the median of all unscheduled maintenance tasks (sorted from low to high).

2. Maximum Time To Repair (MaxTTR 90) is the time below which 90% of all corrective maintenance tasks must be completed.

3. Maintenance Ratio is the ratio of maintenance manhours per operating hour.

30-Jul-15

Can reliability and maintainability information be presented orally?

Sections L and M will be released with the final RFP and will contain all proposal requirements. At this time, the Government does not anticipate requiring any information to be presented orally.

30-Jul-15

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