Sources_Sought_MSoI_AMPV_STS_Final_.pdf

SOURCES SOUGHT / MARKET SURVEY OF INTEREST

ARMORED MULTI-PURPOSE VEHICLE

SYSTEM TECHNICAL SUPPORT

Market Survey Questionnaire

October 2017

1. MARKET SURVEY REQUEST

The Program Executive Office for Ground Combat Systems (PEO GCS) and the Program Management Office for Armored Multi-Purpose Vehicle (PMO AMPV) are conducting a Market Survey of Interest (MSoI) to determine the level of interest among qualified contractors in providing logistics and engineering support services to the new AMPV Family of Vehicles (FoVs). The United States Government (USG) is seeking a contractor that can demonstrate the best capabilities to meet the full production and operational support requirements for the scope of work outlined below.

The focus of this Sources Sought / MSoI is to acquire information about the capabilities and readiness of qualified contractors that would be interested in providing System Technical Support (STS) services for the AMPV FoVs. The USG is seeking information for the following STS efforts: Command, Control, Communications, Computers, Intelligence, Surveillance, and Reconnaissance (C4ISR), Systems Engineering Support (SES), Systems Integrated Laboratory (SIL), Logistics Engineering Support (LES) and Contractor Test Support (CTS).

The USG anticipates awarding a STS contract to include Fiscal Year (FY) 20-FY24 requirements. Information received in response to this survey will be used by the USG to aid in its FY20-FY24 AMPV FoVs Acquisition Planning effort for STS.

2. PROPRIETARY

The USG acknowledges its obligations under 18 United States Code (U.S.C.) §1905 to protect information qualifying as “confidential” under this statute. Pursuant to this statute, the USG is willing to accept any PROPRIETARY (e.g. trade secret) restrictions placed on qualifying data forwarded in response to the Questionnaire and to protect it from unauthorized disclosure subject to the following:

Qualifying data must be clearly marked “PROPRIETARY” and be accompanied by an explanatory text so that the USG 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."

3. DISCLAIMER

The USG is not obligated to protect unmarked data. Nor is the USG obligated for like data in possessions 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 USG offices, all such data will be reproduced with restrictive legends in place. Additionally, all USG personnel provided with protected information will, prior to receiving copies of such information, be required to sign a Non-Disclosure Agreement.

4. CLARIFICATION OF THIS ACTION

This MSoI is intended to measure the level of industry interest in competing for a potential USG contract. Responses to this survey may impact the USG’s decision to issue a solicitation for full and open competition for a STS effort. This is not a pre-solicitation notice, Request for Proposals (RFP), nor will a contract be awarded from this announcement. Information provided regarding a potential contract as presented in this MSoI is subject to change.

Additionally, as a MSoI, this inquiry does not bind the USG to solicit for or award a competitive contract. Participation in the survey is wholly voluntary and no reimbursements will be made for costs associated with participation in this survey. Data submitted to the USG will not be returned but will be part of the survey’s historic records. Lastly, participation in this MSoI is neither mandatory nor is it necessary for a contractor to propose on this or similar contract RFPs.

5. ASSUMPTIONS

The USG may not furnish a complete Technical Data Package (TDP) for the AMPV FoV’s.

The contractor is expected to advise the USG what information is needed and provide technical reference data to accomplish each task.

6. INSTRUCTIONS FOR RESPONDING TO THIS MARKET SURVEY

Contractors who deem themselves qualified; please take the time to respond to the questionnaire below. The USG is interested to see which companies are capable and experience in meeting any or all areas of interest. Only electronic responses are accepted and are to be submitted via email to the United States (U.S.) Army Contracting Command- Warren’s (ACC-WRNs) point of contact, Mr. Charles Goodine at Charles.e.goodine2.civ@mail.mil. ACC-WRN will not accept any telephone inquiries or comments regarding this survey. All questions, comments, and/or concerns must be included in survey responses. Respondents are to complete the following questionnaire and provide responses no later than 1700 EST, 05 December 2017; responses received after this date and time may not be reviewed or tallied.

7. RESPONSES FORMAT

Responses shall not contain any classified information. Do not provide brochures, pamphlets, or marketing paraphernalia that describe the company that are unnecessary to the questions being asked. Responses shall be limited to 10 pages, text in Time New Roman 12 pitch, with one-inch margins. Electronic responses may be provided in any of the following formats:

Microsoft Word 2007 or earlier, Microsoft Excel 2007 or earlier, Microsoft PowerPoint 2007 or earlier or Adobe Acrobat. The maximum size of each e-mail message should be no more than 4.5 megabytes. Multiple e-mail messages may be used if necessary. The subject line must include the message number (example 1 of 3, 2 of 3, 3 of 3), and “Company Name” response to “AMPV STS Market Survey.” If desired, responses may address the question number so as not to repeat the question in each response. Please spell out acronyms in its first instance. Also, clearly mark any PROPRIETARY information per the guidance in paragraph 2, above. Only one response per company will be reviewed. Respondents to this questionnaire may be contacted directly in the future for additional comment and information if or as the requirement develops.

MARKET SURVEY OF INTEREST - AMPV STS

Description of Intent

PROSPECTIVE CONTRACT REQUIREMENTS DESCRIPTION

The overarching requirements for this potential contract require a contractor to provide STS as follows for the AMPV FoV’s during the FY20-FY24 timeframe.

a. C4ISR: Provide programmatic engineering support and identification, integration and vulnerability assessment of communications technologies to include Cybersecurity best practices, kits, Situational Awareness (SA) systems and tools, data management equipment systems, and subsystems for C4ISR systems that currently exist on the AMPV FoV. Provide Non-recurring engineering systems analysis and integration for software and hardware, technical support, technical assessments, Cybersecurity integration and continuous improvements is required for systems vis a vis obsolescence replacement product improvement, or whole scale addition of new mission requirements.

b. SES: Generate system engineering solutions that will allow for the development and integration of hardware onto the AMPV FoV and provide design improvements to meet defined user priorities. Provide satisfactory solutions to design problems and field problems. The solutions required must maintain the AMPV FoV commonality of all physical, functional, and technical interfaces with the established design.

c. SIL: Maintain a technologically current environment to conduct development and integration, requirements validation, system verification, sustainment, and technology insertion for the AMPV FoV. The SIL is a key element of the development and life-cycle sustainment of the AMPV Vehicles and will support a continuous process improvement strategy and identifies and corrects system and software defects prior to releasing products to the Army test centers and the soldier.

d. LES: Provide production engineering support in the development and implementation of an Integrated Logistics Support plan, paper or PDF operator manuals, Interactive Electronic Technical Manuals (IETM) to include Field Level Maintenance, troubleshooting, and Operator/Crew tasks with Repair Parts & Special Tools List (RPSTL), Configuration Management program, Provisioning and provisioning master record program, LMI analysis, Supportability Analysis, Maintenance Task Analysis (MTA), LORA , and sustainment level maintenance support by developing National Maintenance Work Requirements (NMWR) in appropriate MIL-STD formats.

Maintain a formal maintenance program for the AMPV FoV EMD assets which includes scheduled services, diagnostic troubleshooting and removal and replacements of unserviceable parts and repair parts.

e. CTS: Provide comprehensive support to USG t testing. This support shall consist of documenting and providing test support packages for training for operator, crew and maintenance personnel, technical manuals, common and unique spare and repair parts, special tools, test equipment, and FSR to support all vehicle tests and test sites.

QUESTIONNAIRE

1. ADMINISTRATIVE INFORMATION:

a. Company Name:

b. Mailing Address and Website:

c. Commercial and Government Entity (CAGE) Code:

d. Company Websites:

e. Locations:

f. Data Universal Numbering System (DUNS) Number:

g. North America Industry Classification System (NAICS) number:

h. Business size and eligibility under USG socio-economic programs and preference:

i. Does the company use a cost system that has been certified by the Defense Contract

Audit Agency (DCAA)?

j. Company business size and active System for Acquisition Management (SAM) information:

I. Provide the organization’s past and current experience and contracts related to the STS and evaluation of technology or enhancement that the company would plan to use for the AMPV STS effort. Identify other organizations or countries that are using the company’s product and technology.

II. Please provide a response to the following questions:

1) What kind of experience does the company have doing this type of work? Please provide specific examples.

2) In the event no TDP is available, can the company still compete for this effort?

3) Indicate what general types of technical data or access to Government Furnished

Property (GFP) might help the company further refine its offering in the event a RFP for some or all of these capabilities is tendered.

2. PERSON RESPONDING TO QUESTIONNAIRE:

a. Name:

b. Title:

c. Company Responsibility/Position:

d. Mailing Address:

e. Telephone Number:

f. E-Mail Address:

3. SECURITY

a. Does the company have a Facility Security Clearance? If yes, please provide cage code.

b. Does the company deal with International Traffic in Arms Regulations (ITAR) issues? If so, what experience does the company have with technical assistance agreements?

c. Is the company foreign owned? If so, fully or partially owned?

d. Will the workforce on the contract be United States (US) citizens? If no, please provide additional information.

e. Describe the company’s experience with Operations Security (OPSEC) plans.

f. Describe the company’s experience with Program Protection Plans (PPP).

g. Is the company currently able to transmit unclassified data with NIST/NIAP approved cryptographic products/algorithms, e.g., DOD-approved Public Key Infrastructure Certification or AMRDEC Safe Exchange at https://safe.amrdec.army.mil/safe. These are available at http://iase.disa.mil/pki/eca or http://csrc.nist.gov/cryptval/.

h. Does the company have the ability to process classified information? If yes, please provide DSS accreditation letter.

i. Does the company currently meet Army Network Control (NETCON) Information Technology (IT) security standards for data?

j. Does the company have experience with DD 254 – Contract Security Classification Specification? If so, what procedures does the company use to enforce DD 254 compliance with subcontractors?

k. Does the company have the ability to operate and maintain a secure Army data collection site, manpower, estimated labor hours, and total payments?

4. CYBERSECURITY

a. Describe the company’s experience with applying the Risk Management Framework (RMF) process and developing specific documentation for the RMF process, System Security Plan, Security Assessment Plan, Plan of Actions and Milestones, Program Protection Plan, Continuous Monitoring Plan, and Cybersecurity Strategy for an IT system, devices with embedded operating systems, vehicle systems, or similar.

b. Describe the company’s experience in integrating Cybersecurity best practices into an IT System, devices with embedded operating systems, vehicle systems, or similar.

c. Describe the company’s experience in implementing Secure Technical Implementation Guidance (STIGs) and Security Requirements Guides (SRG) into an IT System, devices with embedded operating systems, vehicle systems, or similar.

d. Describe the company’s experience with developing Department of Defense Architectural Framework (DoDAF) 2.0 architectural viewpoints for Capability, Operational, System, Services, Data and Informational, Standards, and Project Views for an IT system, devices with embedded operating systems, vehicle systems, or similar.

e. Describe the company’s experience with conducting and assessing Security Content Automation Protocol (SCAP) Validation Program scans using Nessus or other scanning programs on Microsoft Windows and Red Hat Enterprise Linux Operating Systems on an IT System, devices with embedded operating systems, vehicle systems, or similar.

f. Describe the companies experience in Cybersecurity risk assessment of vulnerabilities and vulnerability mitigation of an IT system, devices with embedded operating systems, vehicle systems, or similar.

g. Describe the company’s experience in Supply Chain Risk Management (SCRM) and managing, controlling, and verifying tier-1 and sub-tier suppliers’ acquisition of components and parts supporting IT systems or vehicle systems.

h. Describe the company’s experience in Cybersecurity accreditation efforts either in support of USG efforts or to maintain the company’s internal systems.

i. Describe the company’s experience in IT system patch management.

j. Describe the company’s experience in Cybersecurity Incident Response as supporting restoration or recovery of IT systems or vehicle systems.

5. COST & SOFTWARE DATA REPORTING (CSDR)

a. Describe the company’s experience in preparing and submitting Cost and Software Data Reporting in accordance with DoD 5000.4-M-1 (CSDR) Manual.

6. CONFIGURATION MANAGEMENT

a. Describe the company’s Configuration Management (CM) System, CM Plan, CM tools, and Sustainability Strategy.

b. Describe the company’s experience in maintaining configuration control of a fleet of vehicles.

c. Describe the company’s experience in maintaining configuration control of kits.

d. Describe the company’s experience in providing overarching configuration coordination over production and fielded vehicles.

e. Describe the company’s experience in providing overarching configuration coordination over production of kits.

f. Describe the database the company would use to track configuration management of the current fleet of AMPVs.

g. Describe the database the company would use to track configuration management of the kits to support AMPV.

h. Describe how your company would manage a configuration management database for the baseline configuration of the AMPV by serial number, update for deployment history and adjust during reset of the platform.

i. D escribe how the company would manage a configuration management database for the baseline configuration of the AMPV kits by part number or national stock number, update for deployment history and adjust during reset.

j. Does the company have experience with Logistics Modernization Program (LMP) and writing LMP requisitions?

k. Describe the company’s drawing development process to include updates, releases, and management of drawing configuration.

7. QUALITY ASSURANCE

a. Describe the company’s experience with industry quality control systems.

b. Provide examples of continuous improvement that the company has achieved in accordance with a quality system.

c. Describe the company’s supplier or suppliers’ quality control system.

d. Describe the company’s experience in Quality Management Systems for vehicle maintenance.

e. Describe how company’s experience with performing maintain quality control for spare parts obtained from vendors, produced in house, coming from repair, or obtained by any other means.

f. Describe the company’s root cause corrective action process.

g. Describe the company's experience in weld quality management.

h. Describe the company's history with industry weld standards.

i. Describe the company's experience with heavy manufacturing.

j. Describe the company's experience in quality management of Chemical Agent

Resistant Coating (CARC) paint systems.

k. Explain your company's experience with Robotic manufacturing systems.

l. Explain your company's history in managing automated manufacturing processes.

m. Describe the company’s knowledge of the Nav-Sea systems PDREP system.

n. Describe the company’s your knowledge level with Defense Logistic Administration

(DLA) quality assurance support.

o. Describe the company’s knowledge of Army Arsenal and Depot operations.

8. CONTRACTOR TEST SUPPORT

Provide the company’s experience with providing comprehensive support to USG developmental, operational, and live fire testing to include:

a. Documenting and providing test support packages for training for test site operator, crew and maintenance personnel, technical manuals, common and unique spare and repair parts, special tools, and test equipment.

b. Providing Field Service Representative (FSR) personnel to support all vehicle tests and test sites."

9. CAPABILITY MATURITY MODEL INTEGRATION (CMMI)

a. What is the company’s Capability Maturity Model Integration (CMMI) level?

b. Describe any process improvement strategies that the company currently has in place that apply to the following process areas:

i. Requirements Management

ii. Project Monitoring and Control

iii. Project Planning

iv. Configuration Management

v. Measurement and Analysis (Metrics)

vi. Process and Product Quality Assurance

vii. Organizational Process Definition and Management

viii. Causal Analysis of Defects

10. ENGINEERING SUPPORT

a. Describe the company’s ability to provide support or develop components as necessary, in regards to staffing, materials, and facilities.

b. Describe any similar services provided for any USG agency, to include but not limited to the following: examples of service or services performed and timeframe of performance.

c. Describe how the company would manage the daily operations for each of the engineering support services C4ISR, SES, SIL, LES, and CTS.

d. Describe the company’s experience in conducting obsolescence surveillance for combat vehicle electronic components and Line-Replaceable Units (LRUs). What tools or monitoring services have been used?

e. Describe the company’s experience and approaches in obsolescence resolution activities.

f. What facilities does the company have to appropriately store components with environmental requirements?

g. Provide the company’s experience in conducting major technical reviews and the process of closing out such reviews, e.g., closing of actions, breakout sessions to solve issues.

h. Describe the company’s powertrain experience on tracked combat platforms.

i. Describe the company’s architecture process to ensure consistency with requirements and design.

j. Describe how your architecture products influence the design.

k. Describe the company’s interface development process for both internal and external engineering interfaces.

l. Describe the company’s overall systems integration process to include GFP and

Government-Furnished Material (GFM).

m. Describe the company’s requirements management process including approval and change management.

n. Describe how the company manages commonality across the fleet of vehicles in the Program Executive Office (PEO) portfolio. Provide prior achievements.

o. Describe the company’s your subcontractor management process to ensure that they are integrated with the program’s cost, schedule and performance needs.

p. Describe the company’s risk management processes including assessing risk and risk mitigation definition.

q. Describe the company’s experience integrating Automatic Fire Extinguishing System (AFES) and Environmental Control Systems.

r. Describe the company’s process and experiences in integration of the various radio and antenna sets on AMPV and how you perform COSITE analysis on these and similar platforms.

s. Describe the company’s experience with and products utilized in the application of conducting Design Failure Mode Effects Analysis.

t. Describe the company’s experience in Root Cause Analysis and provide examples.

u. Describe the company’s experience in providing Analysis of Alternatives in combat vehicle design, modeling, and building of systems and or components.

v. Provide examples of the company’s experience in performing engineering updates to combat vehicles to include retrofit and Field Service Representative (FSR) support.

w. Describe the company’s experience and processes in deploying engineering resources to Outside the Continental United States (OCONUS) locations. Provide examples.

11. RELIABILITY, AVAILABILITY, AND MAINTAINABILITY (RAM)

a. What is the company’s knowledge of Reliability Growth? How does the company apply Reliability Growth to its programs?

b. Does the company have experience working with the Army Materiel Systems Analysis Activity (AMSAA) Planning Model Using Projection Methodology (PM2) or AMSAA Maturity Projection Model (AMPM)?

c. Does the company have a comprehensive systems engineering process that includes Design for Reliability (DFR).

d. Does the company have experience with the Failure Analysis and Corrective Action Reporting (FACAR) process? Does the company have a problem resolution tracking program?

e. Does the company have access to a reliability and maintainability databases for ground combat systems?

f. Provide examples of experience the company has reviewing and analyzing Test Incident Reports (TIRs) from the Army’s Vision Digital Library System (VDLS).

12. LOGISTICS SUPPORT.

a. Describe the company’s experience with electronic vehicle logbooks.

b. Describe the company’s supply support experience, including the procurement, management, packaging, handling, storage, shipment, and disposal of parts and material and any USG tools and/or applications used to perform these activities.

c. Describe the company’s expertise in planning for depot level material maintenance and repair requiring the overhaul, upgrading, or rebuilding of parts, assemblies, or subassemblies, and the testing and reclamation of end item/equipment thereof.

Including aligning maintenance operations metrics with customer outcomes.

d. Describe the company’s capability and experience in development of technical data for the operation, maintenance, testing/evaluation, repair parts support, demilitarization and disposal of materiel systems. Include processes for participation in Logistics Demonstrations (LD).

e. Describe the company’s experience with developing and providing full or partial TDPs.

f. What experience does the company have in managing, maintaining, securing, accounting for and using GFP including contractor-acquired property?

g. Describe the company’s experience, skill, and capability of developing Logistics Product Data, Logistics Product Data Summaries, LMI using DoD adopted industry standard GEIA-STD-0007, Logistics Product Data, and military standard MIL-PRF- 49506, Logistics Management Information.

h. Describe the company’s experience in planning and developing New Equipment Training (NET) Packages, and executing training in field and facility environments.

i. Describe the company’s experience developing and providing Training Support Packages.

j. What is the company’s capability and experience in materiel fielding and materiel transfer processes, including use of Global Combat Support System–Army (GCSS- Army)?

k. Describe the company’s experience as a participating member of Supportability Integrated Product Teams (IPTs). Identify programs and associated contributions.

l. Describe the company’s experience in the development of an end item Supportability Strategy and associated documentation.

m. Describe the company’s capability and experience identifying and allocating manpower to support product support planning and execution.

n. Describe your experience with Electronic Maintenance Systems Next Generation (EMS-NG), software development, security, calibration, interfacing and operations with Test Measurement and Diagnostic Equipment (TMDE), Built-In Test/Built-In Test Equipment (BIT/BITE), Software Loader Verifier (SLV), Maintenance Support Device (MSD), Embedded Diagnostics/Prognostics, Test Program Sets and Automated Test Equipment (ATE) and the reduction of TMDE.

o. Describe the company’s experience with submitting Product Quality Deficiency Reports/Equipment Improvement Reports (PQDRs/EIRs) (SF368) and the process of reporting.

p. Describe the company’s experience developing, reporting, and fielding MWOs.

q. Describe the company’s experience with performing a Level of Repair Analysis (LORA).

What tools were used to conduct the LORA (e.g. Computer Optimization Model for Predicting and Analyzing Support Structures (COMPASS), Equipment Designer’s Cost Analysis System (EDCAS))?

r. Provide a list of USG logistics applications and tools the company currently has access to.

s. Explain the company’s plan to flow down product support requirements to any sub-contractors. Does the company have a pre-developed product support scope of work for sub-contractors (e.g. in order to obtain LMI, LORA, and engineering source data)?

13. PROGRAM MANAGEMENT

a. Describe the company’s experience in managing similar programs.

b. Describe the company’s organizational structure.

c. Describe the company’s management approach in executing similar programs.