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HMEE Type I Reprocurement

Sources Sought

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Enclosed/attached is the U.S. Army Manufacturer Surveillance Questionnaire (MSQ) related to the Reprocurement of the High-Mobility Engineer Excavator (HMEE) Type I and Special Purpose Kits. The paragraphs below contain additional information regarding the MSQ and its subject. If you need further communications with the Army concerning this questionnaire, you may contact Trisha DeMartino, Contract Specialist, at trisha.l.demartino.civ@mail.mil . We thank you in advance, for your time and participation in this Market Investigation (MI).

I. Objectives

a. This document is the MSQ in support of the MI for reprocurement activities. The objectives of this market investigation are to better understand the availability and capabilities of Original Equipment Manufacturers (OEMs) or other equipment sources to provide Army Combat Engineer equipment. The information gathered by the Army through this MSQ, along with other market investigation data, is solely intended for use by the U.S. Army and will not be shared amongst competing companies. For instructions and more information regarding proprietary information, please refer to Section IV of this document.

b. Participation in this MI provides an important opportunity to influence the solicitation provision and contract clauses, budget requests, and a full range of other elements that supports the acquisition strategy for the Army rebuild programs. The U.S. Army will not provide compensation for any resources spent answering this MSQ and participation is at the discretion of the respondent(s).

II. Instructions

a. Read the capability summary for this effort in Section III of this MSQ. Industry may submit responses to this survey until 1:00 PM local Warren time on October 17, 2016.

b. Answer all of the questions in the MSQ. If certain U.S. Army capabilities shown in this

MSQ are deemed not currently available through the respondent, please provide a rough-order magnitude estimate of the work (time and money) needed to reach the Army’s listed capabilities. It is the U.S. Army’s desire to avoid “not applicable” (N/A) type answers.

c. Please provide the projected development resources such as cost and timing to support the survey’s objectives. This information is essential in understanding the scope of the project and it is understood by the U.S. Army that this information is strictly a rough estimate. The respondent’s company is not contractually obligated to this information. Please avoid N/A, not applicable or blank information. The U.S.

Army recognizes these are rough estimates and will use the information strictly as a means for gaining general knowledge. Please include development resource cost and timing estimates for all items as well as additional proposal(s) to meet stated requirements if a performance gap exists.

d. Provide product brochures or other forms of information relevant to this MSQ as is deemed appropriate. Additionally, it is encouraged to provide any additional mailto:trisha.l.demartino.civ@mail.mil

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III. Summary for the HMEE-I Reprocurement Market Investigation This questionnaire applies to the US Army’s plans to reprocure vehicle systems meeting the HMEE Type I Purchase Description and Operational Requirements Document (ORD) requirements, along with Special Purpose Kits designed for unique operations. Past procurements have been under sole source contracts to one vendor. In order to ensure the best value to the US Army and taxpayers, we are surveying the marketplace to determine if more than one potential source exists for vehicle systems meeting the HMEE-I requirements and the Special Purpose Kits.

IV. Proprietary GENERAL INFORMATION: The U.S. Government appreciates the time and effort taken to respond to this MSQ. The U.S. Government acknowledges its obligations under 18 U.S.C.

§1905 to protect data qualifying as “confidential” under this statute. (To avoid possible confusion with the meaning of the term “confidential” in the context of Classified Information,” we will use the term “PROPRIETARY.”) Pursuant to this statute, the Government is willing to accept any PROPRIETARY (e.g. trade secret) restrictions placed on qualifying data forwarded in response to the MSQ and to protect it from unauthorized disclosure subject to the following:

1. Clearly and conspicuously mark qualifying data with the restrictive legend (all caps)

“PROPRIETARY” with an explanatory text so the U.S. Government is clearly notified of the data needing to be appropriately protected.

2. In marking such data, please take care to mark only those portions of the data or materials truly proprietary (over breadth in marking inappropriate data as “PROPRIETARY” may diminish or eliminate the usefulness of your response – see item 6 below). Use circling, underscoring, highlighting or other appropriate means to indicate the portion of a single page to be protected.

3. The U.S. Government is not obligated to protect unmarked data. Additionally, marked data which is already in the public domain or in possession of the U.S. Government or 3rd parties, or is afterward placed into public domain by the owner or another party through no fault of the U.S. Government will not be protected once it is in the public domain. Data which is already in the possession of the U.S. Government will be protected in accordance with the government’s rights in the data.

4. Proprietary data transmitted electronically, whether by physical media or not, whether by the respondent or by the U.S. Government, shall contain the “PROPRIETARY” legend, with any explanatory text on both the cover of the transmittal email and at the beginning of the file itself. Where appropriate for only portions of an

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“PROPRIETARY PORTION ENDS.”

5. The U.S. Government sometimes uses support contractors in evaluating responses.

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

6. This is not a request for proposal, does not constitute a solicitation, and shall not be construed as a commitment by the Government. The U.S. Government is not obligated to award a contract as a result of this MSQ. Funds are NOT available to pay for preparation of responses to this MSQ.

7. The U.S Government will not publish the results of this MSQ. Respondents WILL NOT be notified regarding information obtained related to this MSQ. If and when a solicitation is issued, it will be posted on www.fedbizopps.gov. It is the respondent's responsibility to monitor these sites for the releases of any synopsis or solicitation.

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Company/Manufacture’s Name:

Company Mailing Address:

DUNS #: CAGE Code:

Company Contact Name/Title: Office Telephone #:

Mobile Telephone #: Contact’s Office Email:

Item

Capability General

Description Capability Detail Description Respondent’s Capability Description Respondent’s Proposed

Alternatives and Comments

General Company/Manufacturer Information

1 Company/Manufacturer & Subcontractors

List the manufacturing plants & locations (City, State/Province, and Country), building size in square feet and number of employees per location.

2 Company as a Prime contractor to the US Government

Describe the company’s experience with providing military equipment to the US Government, currently or in the recent past. Include the dates and the U.S. Government agency /department.

3 Small Businesses Check the box in the next column as is appropriate.

Small Business VOSB Veteran Owned Small Business SVOSB Service-disabled Veteran-owned

Small Business HUBZ SB HUBZ one Small Business SDB Small Disadvantaged Business WOSB Woman-owned Small Business

4 Small Business Code. Please list all applicable NAICS Codes identifying the company as a small business.

5 Security Clearance Are there current facilities clearance-capable to handle Classified information? (May not be needed)

Operation/Performance Capabilities

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Build/Production Capabilities The HMEE Type I Purchase Description lists many requirements, the most unique for typical commercial construction equipment being:

1a For each requirement, does your product portfolio contain a system that is able to meet the requirement? If yes, please list the model number(s).

If no, what is the performance gap, and what would it take to close it (rough estimates on time, money, R&D, etc)? Would any require working with a subcontractor?

Minimum travel speed of 40 mph over dry, level ground (65 mph preferred).

b Crew Protection Kit (armor kit) available and able to be installed/removed on the base platform. Includes transparent armor also for visibility.

c Engine capable of running on JP-8 and diesel fuels.

d 24-Volt electrical system.

e Tie-down provisions (IAW MIL-STD-

209) for transport over highway, rail, sea, air. Also hardware/provisions for low-velocity air drop with storage containers.

f Availability of Special Purpose Kits including:

1) forklift attachment for front loader arms (desired 6,000 lb capacity)

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2)hydraulically-powered front rotary sweeper attachment (width not less than the vehicle, with self-align, traverse, and angle capability)

3) hydraulic-powered auger attachments (for backhoe arm, 12”, 24” and 36” diameters with replaceable, double cutting teeth) and

4) Arctic Kit (for cold operations down to -25 deg F)?

2 Does your firm have CARC Paint capability?

3 Does your firm have system/subsystem welding capability?

Build/Production History

1 How long has your firm been producing the system(s) referenced in your answers to 1a in the last section?

Include the date ranges of production (years only).

2 How many vehicle systems have been produced in a particular configuration?

3 What is the maximum monthly production rate for those configuration(s)? Include the number of shifts too (ie, 25 per month on one shift)

4 Please describe any similar equipment sold to any U.S. government agency (federal, state, local or foreign)

Maintainability

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1 Do you have experience with the US Army’s two-level maintenance system?

2 Have you ever produced Electronic Technical Manuals (ETM) or Interactive Electronic Technical manuals (IETM)?

If not, please propose a strategy to incorporate this capability in case it is needed.

Quality Control and Test Data

2 Do you have a quality control plan or process in place? Is it ISO 9000 certified?

3 Describe the configuration and change management process the company uses. Include a brief description here with additional detail in a separate file if needed.

What configuration management techniques do you employ to maintain production configuration?

4 Are configuration management requirements implemented with your vendors to notify you when changes are made to components made by vendors you purchase from?

Documentation

1 How will technical manual updates/changes be handled?

Warranty

1 Describe any warranties that are offered for this equipment.

2 Does the warranty include parts and labor?

Additional Information

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Subject Additional Information/Description

Additional Information Please include any additional information or data/descriptions you deem pertinent and relevant to this MSQ or related thereof. This includes any information which may not be covered or fully covered in the questionnaire. (Tab at the end of the row to add rows).

Additional files may also be attached to your response.