FBO_Announcement_-28JUL17-_MPF.pdf

Solicitation Number: W56HZV-16-R-0244

Notice Type: Special Notice: Mobile Protected Firepower (MPF) Information Release

Posting Date: 28 July 2017

Services Classification Code: AC42 -- R&D- Defense System: Tank/Automotive (Applied

Research/Exploratory Development) Procurement Activity: Army Contracting Command – Warren

CCTA-AHL-C / MS 509

6501 E. Eleven Mile Road

Warren, MI 48397-5000

1. Purpose

The U.S. Army, Project Manager Mobile Protected Firepower (MPF), herein after referred to as the United Stated Government (USG), is releasing the following draft program documentation and information in support of the potential upcoming MPF Request for Proposal (RFP):

Updated Performance Specification (PSpec) (FOUO) (Unclassified only)

Draft Evaluation Criteria (Sections L & M) and the following draft attachments:

o Attachment 51 – Design Maturity Self-Assessment o Attachment 52 – Vehicle Propulsion Data Sheet o Attachment 53 – Power Flow Diagram (FOUO) o Attachment 54 – Thermal Diagram (FOUO) o Attachment 55 – Vehicle Dynamics Data Sheet o Attachment 56 – Mandatory MPF IMP/IMS Events (FOUO) o Attachment 57 – Mandatory Compliance Requirements List (FOUO) o Attachment 58 – Performance Requirements Worksheet o Attachment 60 – VATEP (FOUO) o Attachment 62 – Bid Sample Evaluation (FOUO) o Attachment 64 – Small Business Plan (SBP) Workbook o Attachment 65 – SBP Workbook Instructions o Attachment 66 – SBP Certifications-Subcontractor o Attachment 67 – Objective Technical Requirements (FOUO)

Please note: The draft information released with this announcement is notional and subject to change before the final release of the RFP, including the P-Spec tiering. The USG is committed to tiering stability and minimizing changes to the tiering provided. However the USG may make changes up to and including the final RFP release. Please disregard prior Classified P-Spec tiering, and refer to the updated unclassified P-Spec for notional tiering. Additionally, the USG decision to furnish gun assemblies is still being determined despite references in L&M and Attachment 60.

The USG is requesting industry to provide feedback on this draft documentation. Please provide P-Spec comments within the attached correlated Comment Matrix format. Any other comments can be submitted in contractor format. (See Section 3 - Instructions for Requesting Information and Responding to this Announcement).

Program Executive Office (PEO) Ground Combat Systems (GCS) meeting PEO GCS will be available from 10-11 August 2017 for short 30 minute one-on-one sessions with senior leadership/executives of potential prime offerors only to obtain high-level feedback on draft MPF documentation released. These sessions may be completed via telephone. If your company chooses to take advantage of this opportunity, please request a meeting to all three points of contact listed below no later than 1 August 2017. Please provide your appropriate POC for schedule coordination. PEO staff will be in contact to coordinate a mutually agreeable time within the stated days.

Project Manager Mobile Protected Firepower (PM MPF) team one-on-ones sessions In addition, the USG MPF team will be available 15-16 August 2017 to conduct one-on-one sessions with industry partners. These meetings will be limited to potential prime offerors. The sessions will be unclassified discussions limited to two hours per potential prime offeror. These may be conducted in person or via teleconference, at the potential offeror’s request. If your company chooses to take advantage of this opportunity, please request a meeting to all three points of contact listed below no later than 1 August 2017. Please make sure your meeting request lists each person that plans to attend

(no more than 8 people) and identify if the potential attendees are US citizens or foreign visitors. The

USG will try to accommodate various scheduling requests, but meeting availability may be limited.

Additionally, NATO SECRET AEP-55, Volume 3-S is available up on request (See Section 3 - Instructions for Requesting Information and Responding to this Announcement).

This notice does not constitute an Invitation to Bid or Request for Proposal and is not to be construed as a solicitation, and no award shall be made on the basis of this notice. There is no formal solicitation available at this time, no solicitation will be issued against this notice, and this request for information does not obligate the Government to issue a solicitation.

2. General Information

Participation in this effort is strictly voluntary with no obligation incurred by the USG. The USG will in no way be bound to this information if any solicitation is issued. However, this presents an important opportunity for Industry to comment on the development of requirements, and the full range of other elements supporting the acquisition strategy for this program. The USG will not reimburse contractors for any cost incurred for its participation in this market survey. All information is to be submitted at no cost or obligation to the Government.

3. Instructions for Requesting Information and Responding to this Announcement For Official Use Only (FOUO) and Classified Information relevant to MPF Requirements are available to interested participants, for the purpose of providing feedback in the attached Comment Matrices.

Please refer to the previous FBO announcements dated 14 July 2016 and 08 December 2016 for instructions on how to obtain information supporting this announcement, however request from the three POCs below.

Administrative Instructions for responding to this announcement can also be found in Section 8 of the Sources Sought dated 14 July 2016. Responses will be UNCLASS//FOUO and classified SECRET. Classified responses should be submitted separately from the UNCLASS/FOUO responses.

FOUO Response: Responses should be submitted no later than 1700 hours on 10 August 2017 to Shannon Zemke (Shannon.b.zemke.civ@mail.mil) Jamie Barnett (jamie.l.barnett8.civ@mail.mil), and Stephen Roberts (stephen.w.roberts20.civ@mail.mil).

4. Proprietary Information The USG acknowledges its obligations under the Federal Acquisition Regulation 3.104-4 to protect confidential information provided to the Government (18 U.S.C. §1905). Pursuant to this statute, the USG is willing to accept any trade secrets or proprietary restrictions placed upon qualifying data forwarded in response to this survey and to protect such information from unauthorized disclosure, subject to the following:

Qualifying data must be clearly marked PROPRIETARY and be accompanied by an explanatory text so that the Government is clearly notified as to exactly what data so qualifies.

Mark only data that is truly confidential.

Do not mark data that is already in the public domain or is already in possession of the USG or third parties on an unclassified basis.

Proprietary data transmitted electronically must have the PROPRIETARY legend on both the cover of the transmittal e-mail as well as at the beginning of the file. Proprietary information contained within the correspondence shall use the legends: “PROPRIETARY PORTION BEGINS” and “PROPRIETARY PORTION ENDS.”

Disclaimer. The USG is not obligated to protect unmarked data. Nor is the Government obligated for like data in possession of third parties or for data which is afterwards placed in the public domain by the contractor or by third parties through no fault of the USG. Should the USG need to reproduce the protected data for distribution purposes between Government offices, all such data will be reproduced with restrictive legends in place.

Support Contractors:

The Government sometimes uses support contractors in evaluating responses. Consequently, responses that contain proprietary information may receive only limited or no consideration since the Respondent’s marking of data as “PROPRIETARY” will preclude disclosure of same outside the Government and therefore will preclude disclosure to these support contractors assisting the evaluation effort. The Government will use its best efforts to evaluate those responses that contain proprietary information without using support contractors consistent with the resources available.

5. Submissions

For all submissions, comments, or concerns to this announcement please contact:

Steve Roberts (Email Address: stephen.w.roberts20.civ@mail.mil), Shannon Zemke (Email Address: shannon.b.zemke.civ@mail.mil), and

Jamie Barnett (Email Address: jamie.l.barnett8.civ@mail.mil) mailto:Shannon.b.zemke.civ@mail.mil mailto:jamie.l.barnett8.civ@mail.mil mailto:stephen.w.roberts20.civ@mail.mil mailto:stephen.w.roberts20.civ@mail.mil mailto:shannon.b.zemke.civ@mail.mil mailto:jamie.l.barnett8.civ@mail.mil