M870A4_Market_Survey_Draft_17_SEP_15ver2.pdf

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PREFACE:

PLEASE NOTE: Please answer all questions in the survey. An UPDATED copy of the Draft Automotive Tank Purchase Description (ATPD 2395F) dated February 5, 2015 is attached as the technical description for the purpose of this market survey.

BACKGROUND:

The government anticipates releasing a firm-fixed price (FFP) solicitation in December 2015 for a 7-year indefinite delivery, indefinite quantity (IDIQ) contract with a minimum quantity of 2 each and a maximum estimated quantity of 1,350 each M870A4 40-ton low bed semitrailers to meet the requirements identified in the automotive tank purchase description (ATPD). The contractor must have a production capacity of at least 60 per month to meet peak demands of the program. In addition to the M870A4 trailers, the solicitation will include a first production vehicle inspection (FPVI), production vehicle test (PVT), operational test, logistics demonstration, technical manual validation & verification, system support package, maintenance technical representatives, and instructor key personnel (IKPT) classes. The M870A4 40-ton low bed semitrailer is a highly mobile tactical semitrailer used to transport tracked and wheeled construction, engineering and material handling equipment, weighing up to 40-tons on line-haul missions over primary roads, secondary roads, improved trails, and trails. Prime movers for the M870A4 are the M983 series light equipment transporter (LET) and the M916 series truck-tractor. Successful contractor will be responsible for: design and manufacture of semitrailers meeting all performance requirements specified in ATPD , technical and spare parts support during government-conducted semitrailer testing, complete spare parts provisioning, as well as development of electronic technical manuals and hardcopy technical manuals based upon the army's two-level (field/sustainment) maintenance concept. Each semitrailer shall include the original equipment manufacturer (OEM) supplied basic issue items (BII).

RESPONSES:

Responses to this market research survey questionnaire should be sent via e-mail to the Contracting Officer, Mr. Tod V. Miller, tod.v.miller.civ@mail.mil with a copy furnished to Contract Specialist, Mr. Charley Jackson, Jr. at charley.g.jackson2.civ@mail.mil.

Any product literature that cannot be e-mailed may be sent to Mr. Charley Jackson, Jr. at:

Mr. Charley Jackson, Jr.

US Army TACOM LCMC

ATTN: CCTA-HTA-B MS: 416

6501 East Eleven Mile Road Warren, MI 48397-5000

Replies to this questionnaire must be received by 5:00 PM Eastern Daylight Time (EDT) on Thursday October 1, 2015. The Government does NOT wish to obtain any proprietary or otherwise protected documents as a result of this market survey. Your input is voluntary and no compensation will be made for your participation in this survey. No classified or proprietary documentation will be accepted.

GENERAL INFORMATION:

The Government appreciates the time and effort taken to respond to this survey. TACOM LCMC invites your response to the below market survey questionnaire for the M870A4 new production effort. A copy of

September 2015 Page 2 of 4 the Draft Army Technical Purchase Description is attached as the technical description for market survey purposes.

The Government does NOT wish to obtain any proprietary or protected documents as a result of this market survey. The Government may return such data or documents submitted that have proprietary or protected markings.

MISCELLANEOUS:

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 participants to be placed on a solicitation mailing list. Response to this 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 and will be used for program planning purposes.

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MARKET SURVEY QUESTIONNAIRE

Production of the M870A4 Semitrailer

1. Administrative Survey Questions:

a. Company Name:

b. Mailing address and website:

c. Commercial and Government Entity code (CAGE):_______________________________

d. Data Universal Numbering System Number (DUNS):______________________________

e. North American Industry Classification System number(s):_________________________

f. Location of potential facility(s) which would be used:_____________________________

g. Business size and eligibility under U.S. Government socio-economic programs and preference (i.e., type of business – large, small, small-disadvantaged, Woman-owned, veteran-owned, or 8(a)): ____________________________________________________

h. If your company is a small business, will you be in compliance with the Limitations on

Subcontracting Clause 52.219-14? ___________________________________________

i. Is your company located in a labor surplus area or a HUB Zone? ______________________

j. Does your company use a cost system that has been certified by the Defense Contract Audit

Agency? __________________________________________________________________

2. Point of Contact (POC) responding to questionnaire.

a. Name: ___________________________________________________________________

b. Title: ____________________________________________________________________

c. Company Responsibility/ Position: ____________________________________________

d. Telephone Number/Fax Number: ______________________________________________

e. E-mail Address: ____________________________________________________________

3. Price

a. What is the approximate cost of trailer systems you offer commercially?

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b. What are the quantities where price breaks are offered that would apply to the M870A4. Please fill in the table below. The contractor may add rows at the end of this form or provided another table that follows this format.

Quantity Low Quantity High Price per Trailer

EX: 1 10 $XXX,XXX.XX