Market_Research_Survey_-_ATS_Spares.docx

Market Research for Targetry Spare Parts Army Targetry Systems

UNCLASSIFIED

MARKET SURVEY OF INTEREST

In Support of Army Targetry Programs

1. Sources Sought Notice. Army Contracting Command - Warren (ACC-WRN) is conducting a Market Survey to determine the level of interest among qualified Contractors in providing Spare Parts for range equipment previously procured.

The purposes of this market survey are to identify the best of potential offerors, and gather information for planning purposes about the capabilities of each industry source as defined in Federal Acquisition Regulation 15.201(e). The input will help ACC-WRN ascertain the interest, capability, and capacity of all potential offerors. The projected ordering period will be five years.

General description of Equipment Requiring Spare Parts:

Potential future contracting actions may solicit for the procurement of various types of spare parts specific to end items procured under Army Targetry Systems (ATS) I/ ATS II. The ability to procure parts to maintain each of these ranges will result in further capability to sustain existing Army ranges at over 90 Sustainable Range Program (SRP) Installations. The following is a sample list of end items that the Army has a need to acquire spare parts for:

· Stationary Infantry Targets (SITs)

· Double Target Arm Stationary Infantry Targets (DTASITs)

· Moving Infantry Targets (MITs)

· Stationary Armor Targets (SATs)

· Heavy Stationary Armor Targets (HSATs)

· Moving Armor Targets (MATs)

· Technical Truck Moving Targets (TTMTs)

· Range Control Station (RCS)

· Control Computers

· Hand Held Controllers (HHCs)

· Control Software

· Muzzle Flash Simulators (MFSs)

· Sound Effects Simulators (SESs)

· Multiple Integrated Laser Engagement System (MILES) Shootback Device Holders (MSDH)

· Portable Maintenance Actuators (PMAs)

· Video Monitoring Systems (VMS)

· Cameras

· Known Distance (KD) targets

· Iron Maidens

· Lifting Shields

· Tower Data Interfaces

· Emplacement Data Interfaces

· Thermal Interfaces

· Aviation Homestation Interim Package (AHIP) After Action Review (AAR)

· Entry Control Point Moving Target (ECPMT)

2. Proprietary Information. The Government acknowledges its statutory obligations under 18 U.S.C. § 1905 to protect confidential information provided to the Government. Pursuant to this statute, the Government 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 TRADE SECRETS or PROPRIETARY and be accompanied by an explanatory text, stating the rationale to protect the information.

· Only mark the data that is trade secrets or truly proprietary.

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

· Proprietary data transmitted electronically must have the TRADE SECRETS or 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 INFORMATION BEGINS” and “PROPRIETARY INFORMATION ENDS.”

3. Disclaimer. The Government is not responsible for marking Contractor data. To ensure protection of Contractor data, please ensure it is marked in accordance with Section 2 above. Additionally, marked data that is already in the public domain or in the possession of the Government or third parties, or is afterward placed into the public domain by the owner or another party through no fault of the Government, will not be protected once in the public domain. In the event the Government needs to reproduce the protected data for distribution purposes between Governmental offices, all data will be reproduced with restrictive legends in place. Additionally, prior to receiving copies of protected information, Government personnel will sign a Non-Disclosure Agreement, which both alerts personnel of the proprietary nature of the information being provided as well as the seriousness of the Government’s obligations to protect such information.

4. Clarification of this Request. This request is a Market Survey and not a Request for Proposal (RFP) or an announcement of a forthcoming solicitation, nor is it an attempt to seek potential offerors to be placed on a solicitation mailing list. No solicitation document exists at this time. Providing a response to this notice is completely voluntary and no reimbursement will be made for any costs associated with providing information in response to this market survey or any follow-on requests for information. The Government will not rank submittals or provide any reply to interested firms. Information provided regarding the Army Targetry Systems as presented in this Market Survey is subject to change. Data submitted in response to this market survey will not be returned.

5. Contract Statement of Work (SOW). The primary requirement of this work effort is to procure spare parts (e.g., hardware) to support ranges being utilized by U.S. forces and its allies. The parts lists, in conjunction with predetermined lead times, will be used to fulfill maintenance needs that the field routinely experiences with range equipment previously procured by ACC-WRN. It is requested of the market survey respondent to provide part numbers and maximum quantities that could be provided, given the lead time the respondent populated in columns H, I & J of the provided Microsoft Excel workbook (Market Research_ATS I - ATS II Combined). Interested parties should also confirm, add, and delete part numbers in column “A” when necessary. Confirmation of the part number listed shall be shown by leaving column “A” information as is. If adding a new part number, highlight in green. If deleting a part number, highlight in red.

The NAICS code associated with this market research is 332999: All other Miscellaneous Fabricated Metal Product Manufacturing. This NAICS code has a current size standard of 750 employees. Therefore, in order to qualify as a small business concern, an Offeror shall have less than or equal to 750 employees.

6. Instructions for Completing the Questionnaire. Organizations who deem themselves qualified, and who would be interested in competing for the above-described SOW, are asked to complete the following questionnaire and provide written responses electronically via email to the ACC-WRN’s primary point of contact, Nicole Young, at Nicole.m.young39.civ@mail.mil and the ATS II email box at usarmy.detroit.acc.mbx.wrn-atsii@mail.mil.

7. Responses Format. Request that electronic responses be provided in the Microsoft Excel workbook. Responses shall be limited to filling in the requested information in the workbook and providing any detail that might assist the Government in its research. Responses to the questionnaire below shall be submitted electronically with the workbook. Only one response per company will be reviewed. The subject line of your response shall include the Organization Name and “Response to Targetry Spare Parts Market Survey.”

QUESTIONNAIRE

Interested Organizations are asked to complete the following questionnaire and provide electronic responses back to ACC-WRN’s POC, Nicole Young, no later than 1200 PM EST, 27 February 2017; responses received after this date and time will not be reviewed or tallied. If desired, responses may solely address the question number so as not to repeat the question in each response. Please spell out acronyms in their first instance. Include the completed workbook with the questionnaire. Also, clearly mark any confidential information per the accompanying market survey guidance. Please answer all of the questions in this Questionnaire; avoid using “not applicable” (N/A) type answers.

1. Administrative Information

a) What is the name of the organization responding to the Survey?

b) What is the mailing address and website of the organization responding to the Survey?

c) What is the CAGE Code for the organization responding to this survey?

d) What is your organization’s size status for the NAICS code provided in the table below? Please create a similar table in your response and put an “X” in the cell(s) that are applicable, per NAICS code; each row should have an “X”; if the NAICS code provided below is not representative of the type of industry in which your entity does business, please place an “X” in the last column. (Please visit http://www.sba.gov/sites/default/files/files/Size_Standards_Table.pdf for more information, if needed. U.S. Small Business concern is defined in FAR Part 19 and DFARS Part 19.)

2.

Information pertaining to the questionnaire respondent Note: The respondent should be an individual who is duly authorized to manage any/all technical issues and/or questions, and be an individual who is authorized to manage any/all contractual issues and/or questions.

a) What is the name of the Survey respondent?

b) What is the position title of the Survey respondent?

c) What telephone number(s) can the respondent be reached?

d) What email address can be used to contact the respondent, if necessary?

e) Is the respondent duly authorized to manage both technical and contractual issues and/or concerns?

3. Technical Capability

a) Please fill out the “gray” boxes in the attached Microsoft Excel workbook (Market Research_ATS I - ATS II Combined). If additions or changes are required to the information already provided in the workbook, please include those updates and additions and bring those to the Government’s attention either through a comment within the cell, highlighting the cell a different color, or some other method of your choosing.

For columns C and D, is the part on your GSA schedule? Place an “X” in the column that best fits your part.

For columns E and F, is the part considered commercially available, or is it customized for or considered proprietary to your company. Place and “X” in the column that fits best for your part.

In column G, annotate what Target Mechanism, Simulator, or other Device the part belongs to. Example: if the part is a common component of the SIT, annotate SIT.

For column H, give lead time in months to produce the first of the associated part. The government understands that some parts will be readily available and some will require production lines to be restarted.

For column I, indicate the recommended quantity of parts to be procured to make the cost of restarting a production line worthwhile. If the part is commercially available place “N/A” in the box.

For column J, give the average lead time to produce for a part once the production line is up and running for that part. If the part is commercially available place “N/A” in the box.

Columns K-M, indicate your suggested quantity ranges for discount potential.

In rows 3-5 of columns P and Q, indicate your general definition of High, Medium, and Low for Demand and Failure Rates. Then in Columns N and O, put the corresponding High (red), Medium (amber), or Low (green) “Fill Color” in the Demand and Failure Rate boxes that best describes the Demand and Failure rates of each part.

For columns P and Q under “Additional Notes”, indicate any other notes or special considerations for each part.

4. Miscellaneous:

a) Yes/No: Do you have an approved accounting system?

b) Yes/No: Do you have prior experience performing against supply type contracts?

c) Yes/No: Do you anticipate submitting a proposal in response to a RFP?

d) Do you have any other pertinent information that you would like to add that might otherwise be useful for the Government to meet the purposes of this Survey, or things you wish the Government to consider when developing the RFP?

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Microsoft_Excel_Worksheet1.xlsx Sheet1

NAICS Code Other-Than-Small-Business Small Business Small Disadvantaged Business HUBZone Small Business Veteran-Owned Small Business Small Disadvantaged, Veteran-Owned Small Business Women-Owned Small Business Other This NAICS Code is not representative of the type of industry in which my entity does business.

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