Market_Survey_Questionnaire_-_Vehicle_Engineering_Services.docx

Program Manager Transportation Systems (PM TS) Vehicle Engineering Services Market Questionnaire

PM TS’s portfolio consists of the entire fleet of light, medium and heavy tactical vehicles, as well as allied tactical vehicles. PM TS is considering the establishment of a contracting mechanism for PM TS system portfolio research and development activities.

This document is a Market Questionnaire for use by the Army related to Program Manager, Transportation Systems (PM TS). The following paragraph(s) provide additional information regarding this Market Questionnaire. Thank you in advance, for your time and participation.

I. Objectives

a) This questionnaire is to assess marketplace availability and capabilities of vehicle engineering activities, technical studies, vehicle testing, and on-site capabilities. The Army will use the information acquired solely for investigative purposes and will not be sharing responses with marketplace competitors. Participation in this Market Questionnaire by the various contractors is low risk to the companies responding. The Government will NOT obtain proprietary otherwise protected documents resulting from this market questionnaire. The Government may return such data or documents submitted that have proprietary or protected markings. The sole intent of this market research is to obtain marketplace information about contractor vehicle engineering services and on-site capabilities.

b) Market Questionnaire participation provides an important guide to influence the Army’s approach in the procurement of vehicle engineering services. The Army will not compensate questionnaire contributors and participation is at the discretion of the respondent(s). The information contained in this questionnaire is not a means to seek payment, reimbursement or other consideration from the Government. Moreover, the intention of this survey is not to solicit proposals from Industry.

II. Instructions

a. Please read and complete the following sections:

III) Company Identification and Point of Contact IV) PM TS Military Vehicle Experience Assessment V) On-Site Capabilities Investigation VI) Vehicle Test Survey

b. Please respond to all of the questions contained in this Market Questionnaire. If the requested information does not pertain to your organization, request that you respond “not applicable” (N/A).

c. Please send responses to this market questionnaire via e-mail to Jerry Carter II, jerry.s.carter7.civ@mail.mil, no later than 2:00 PM Eastern Daylight Time (EDT) on 14 April 2017.

III) Company Identification and Point of Contact

Company Identification:

Company Name: _______________________________________________________________

Mailing Address: _______________________________________________________________

Company website: _____________________________________________________________

Commercial and Government Entity Code (CAGE): __________________________________

Data Universal Numbering System Number (DUNS): _________________________________

North American Industry Classification System (NAICS): _____________________________

Location of Facilities: __________________________________________________________

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

If your company is a small business, is the company compliant In Accordance With FAR 52.219-14, Limitations on Subcontracting: _________________________________________

Is your company located in a labor surplus area or a HUB Zone: ________________________

Does your company utilize a Defense Contract Audit Agency (DCAA) certified cost system: ____________________________________________________________________________

Point of Contact (POC) Identification:

Name: ______________________________________________________________________

Title: _______________________________________________________________________

Telephone Number: ___________________________________________________________

Fax Number: ________________________________________________________________

E-Mail Address: _____________________________________________________________

Alternate POC: ________________________________________________________________

Alternate POC Title: ____________________________________________________________

Alternate POC Telephone Number: ________________________________________________

Alternate POC Fax Number: _____________________________________________________

Alternate POC E-Mail Address: ___________________________________________________

IV PM TS Military Vehicle Experience Assessment

1. Does your company have experience with the fabrication, modification or testing of an Allied Tactical Vehicle?

ATV

Yes

No

2. Identify the types of on-site and or off-site activities your company has performed on an Allied Tactical Vehicle:

Allied Tactical Vehicle (ATV)

Engineering Analysis

Trade Studies

Concept Generation

Modeling and Simulation

Fabrication

Testing

3. Briefly describe the details of each type of activity identified in question 2 above. The description shall include name of vehicle system, timeframe and Government contract number. If utilizing off-site activities, please specify the distance between the on-site location and off-site location. In doing so, the Government can assess vehicle transportation distance(s).

4. Does your company have experience with the fabrication, modification or testing of a Light Tactical Vehicle?

LTV

Yes

No

5. Identify the types of on-site and or off-site activities your company has performed on a Light Tactical Vehicle:

Light Tactical Vehicle (LTV)

Engineering Analysis

Trade Studies

Concept Generation

Modeling and Simulation

Fabrication

Testing

6. Briefly describe the details of each type of activity identified in question 5 above. The description shall include name of vehicle system, timeframe and Government contract number. If utilizing off-site activities, please specify the distance between the on-site location and off-site location. In doing so, the Government can assess vehicle transportation distance(s).

7. Does your company have experience with the fabrication, modification or testing of a Medium Tactical Vehicle?

MTV

Yes

No

8. Identify the types of on-site and or off-site activities your company has performed on a Medium Tactical Vehicle:

Medium Tactical Vehicle (MTV)

Engineering Analysis

Trade Studies

Concept Generation

Modeling and Simulation

Fabrication

Testing

9. Briefly describe the details of each type of activity identified in question 8 above. The description shall include name of vehicle system, timeframe and Government contract number. If utilizing off-site activities, please specify the distance between the on-site location and off-site location. In doing so, the Government can assess vehicle transportation distance(s).

10. Does your company have experience with the fabrication, modification or testing of a Heavy Tactical Vehicle?

HTV

Yes

No

11. Identify the types of on-site and or off-site activities your company has performed on a Heavy Tactical Vehicle:

Heavy Tactical Vehicle (HTV)

Engineering Analysis

Trade Studies

Concept Generation

Modeling and Simulation

Fabrication

Testing

12. Briefly describe the details of each type of activity identified in question 11 above. The description shall include name of vehicle system, timeframe and Government contract number. If utilizing off-site activities, please specify the distance between the on-site location and off-site location. By doing so, the Government can assess vehicle transportation distance(s).

13. Does your organization have experience in quality plan composition and contract deliverable submittals related to quality plan requirements?

14. Does your organization have calibrated testing and inspection equipment?

15. Does your organization have test procedures and work instructions? Are they in writing, do they have posted revision levels, and are they controlled documents in a company database with limited access?

16. Does your organization have personnel who know how to design a plan for the data collection, analysis, interpretation, and reporting?

17. Does your company have a corrective action and or an internal audit system in place?

V. On-Site Capabilities Investigation

Please populate the table below in response to your organization’s on-site capabilities. Please describe your organization’s capability relevant to each negative response.

On-Site Test Course Capabilities

Have a test course(s) that can be used:

a. North American Treaty Organization (NATO) Lane Change

b. Lateral Stability

c. National Highway Transportation Safety Administration (NHTSA) J-turn maneuver

d. Steady increasing steer or sine with dwell maneuvers

e. Side slopes up to 30%

f. Longitudinal grades up to 60% (Paved Road)

g. Longitudinal grades up to 60% (Secondary Road)

Have a skid pad for dynamic evaluations of vehicles weighing up to 252,000 lbs.

Have a tilt table capable of testing a vehicle and trailer that weighs up to a combined 252,000 lbs. and up to a combined length of 76 ft.

Have a water-fording basin with a maximum depth of 60 inches and 76 ft. in length plus required ingress and egress ramp lengths.

Have direct live-fire blast testing capabilities.

Have ballistic testing capabilities.

Have capability to run vehicle cone index (VCI) testing with vehicles

Please populate the table below in response to your organization’s on-site mission profiles for ride quality testing to evaluate vibrations transmitted from road to vehicle operator and crew. Definitions: Wave Number Spectrum (WNS) is a measure of number of waves over a specified distance of low coherence courses and Root Mean Square (RMS) is a measure of magnitude of course roughness.

On-Site Mission Profile Road Types

Secondary Pavement (Two Lane Paved Road) Gxx(n) = 1.9 x 10-7 (n)-2.5

0.1 - 0.25

Rough Pavement (Degrade d Paved Road) Gxx(n) = 8.0 x 10-7 (n)-2.5

0.15 – 0.5

0.3 - 0.7

VI Vehicle Test Survey

Concerning your organization’s test capabilities for vehicles weighing up to 252,000 lbs., please populate the table below:

On-Site Testing Capabilities

Vehicle Center of Gravity Testing

Vehicle Weight Testing

Vehicle Rollover Testing

Automotive Performance Testing:

a. Acceleration

b. Braking

c. Full Load Cooling

Vehicle Dynamics Testing:

a. Vehicle Handling

b. Vehicle Stability

c. Ride Quality

Reliability, Availability, Maintainability, and Durability (RAM-D) Testing

Vehicle Environmental Testing:

a. Cold chamber down to -50° F

b. Heat chamber up to 120° F

c. Accelerated Corrosion Testing

Vehicle Transportability Testing:

a. Lift and Tie-Down provisions IAW MIL-STD-209K

b. Rail Impact IAW MIL-STD-209K and MILSTD-810G