SCMM-RFI_FINAL.docx

REQUEST FOR INFORMATION (RFI)/ MARKET SURVEY

US ARMY RDECOM-TARDEC

Engineering Support for Squad Centric Mounted Maneuvers (SCMM) Program

Description of Intent:

THIS IS A REQUEST FOR INFORMATION (RFI) / MARKET SURVEY. 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 offerors 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 RFI / Market Survey or any follow-up information requests. No solicitation document exists at this time, and calls requesting a solicitation will not be answered.

General Information:

The Government’s explicit intent, in this RFI / Market Survey, is to not receive from respondents any proprietary data, trade secrets, business sensitive information, or information considered CONFIDENTIAL under 18 U.S.C. §1905. The Government’s constraint does not in any way relieve contractor’s from their responsibility to properly mark proprietary data when it is provided, in accordance with DFARS 252.227-7013. Nor does it alleviate any requirement for the Government to protect marked data. The Government is not obligated to protect unmarked data.

Respondents shall ensure that any material/data that is provided is marked appropriately to ensure proper handling of all information. Anything submitted in response to this RFI / Market Survey will not be returned to the sender. Respondents will not be notified of the results of the survey or results of information submitted, nor will it respond to telephone or email inquiries. NOTE: The Government is not asking you to develop or provide drawings or develop any technical data in response to this RFI.

Introduction:

The U.S Army U.S. Army Tank Automotive Research, Development, and Engineering Center (TARDEC), Emerging Capabilities Office, is conducting a RFI / Market Survey to identify sources capable of providing engineering support for Squad Centric Mounted Maneuver (SCMM) vehicle systems. The engineering support will relate to developing a Safe and Ready (SAR) report for the unmanned turret data for the M2A2 Operation Desert Storm-Situational Awareness (ODS-SA), and modification of the vehicle software code of the M2A2 ODS-SA so that a Commanders Independent Viewer (CIV) can be installed and operated on the vehicle.

Objective:

The purpose of this RFI/ Market Survey Questionnaire is to identify sources currently capable of providing engineering support consisting of: 1) preparation of a Safe and Ready (SAR) report M2A2 ODS-SA remote turret solution; and 2) delivery of a modified version of the M2A2 ODS-SA vehicle system software to accommodate integration of the currently-fielded M2A3 Bradley CIV into the M2A2 ODS-SA variant of the Bradley.

Responses:

Each response to this market survey is requested to include:

1. A brief company description (no more than ½ page) summarizing the organization’s history and pertinent defense industry experience, CAGE code, business size and contact info.

2. An executive summary (no page limit) of the information submitted in response to this market survey.

3. Point(s) of Contact (POC) with associated contact information.

4. Provide an estimated cost to satisfy the objective stated previously. Organize this estimate using the Army CES structure in Appendix E of the Cost Analysis Manual located at http://asafm.army.mil/Documents/OfficeDocuments/CostEconomics/Guidances/cam.pdf

a. Provide necessary details to support the cost estimate (methodologies used to arrive at costs, actual historical costs used, assumptions made during the estimate, etc.)

Responses Due:

Responses to this market survey are due by 13 February, 2017. Please submit all responses via email to keith.t.michaluk.civ@mail.mil. Please format the subject line of the response email as follows: “[Organization Name] response to Market Survey – TARDEC SCMM ENGINEERING SUPPORT”

Response Format:

Only electronic responses are requested. Please provide e-mail responses in PDF format to the Government POC(s) listed above. If you submit multiple e-mail messages, please make sure the subject lines include, for example, “message 1 of 3, 2 of 3, 3 of 3,” as well as [Organization Name]. All interested entities (e.g. companies, non-profit organizations, and academic institutes), regardless of size, are encouraged to respond to this request for information. All material submitted in response to this market survey must be unclassified and properly marked. Responses may include, as backup/support, company marketing materials, reports, and/or other materials that were prepared for purposes other than this RFI. Please use following format:

1. Number each response with the appropriate question number and ensure that questions are answered in the same order as listed in this RFI.

2. You do not have to repeat the question in your response.

3. If you cannot answer a question, please indicate “No Response.”

4. Include relevant company literature if appropriate. If providing an Adobe Acrobat formatted literature submittal, indicate which question the material is applicable to. If preferred, include Internet web links to locations where literature may be viewed.

5. If your literature submittal contains a restricted distribution statement, please issue a release statement indicating that the restricted material may be distributed to Army personnel involved with this RFI.

6. Spell out any acronyms in their first instance.

Requested Information:

Part I: Business Information:

1) Company name:

2) Business address:

3) Company web address:

4) Company Point of Contact (POC):

a) Name:

b) Title:

c) Telephone:

d) Fax number:

e) Email address:

5) Location of facilities:

Part II Survey Questions:

1. Describe your company's access to the Bradley M2A2 ODS SA Fighting Vehicle Technical Data Package at a system level, required to baseline and evaluate component level (LRU) impacts to the Bradley M2A2 ODS SA Fighting Vehicle.

2. Describe your company's access to the Bradley M2A2 ODS SA Fighting Vehicle Technical Data Package at a system level required to baseline and evaluate system level impacts to the Bradley M2A2 ODS SA Fighting Vehicle.

3. Describe your company's experience performing platform-level integration and testing support of components for the Bradley M2A2 ODS SA Fighting Vehicle. Specifically, describe your company’s experience with converting the current manned turret to an unmanned turret for the Bradley M2A2 ODS SA Fighting Vehicle.

Government Point(s) of Contact:

Keith Michaluk TARDEC Center for Systems Integration Email: keith.t.michaluk.civ@mail.mil

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