RFI_for_STS-SSS-PPSS_Services_for_M1200__Knight_and_Knight-Stryke.._.pdf

REQUEST FOR INFORMATION (RFI)

Project Management Office Stryker Brigade Combat Team (PMO SBCT)

1. Subject:

Request for Information (RFI) for System Technical Support (STS), Sustainment STS (SSTS), and Post Production Software Support (PPSS) Services, including engineering, contractor test support, and logistics engineering services, for the M1200 Armored Knight and the common Fire Support Mission Equipment Package (MEP) in both the Knight and Stryker Fire Support Family of Vehicles (FoV).

2. Description of Intent:

THIS IS A REQUEST FOR INFORMATION (RFI), A MARKET SURVEY REQUEST, IN SUPPORT

OF THE FOLLOWING. 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. This RFI shall not be construed as a commitment by the USG to purchase enhancements, hardware, or services for PMO SBCT.

Responses to this survey and any information submitted by respondents is strictly voluntary and no reimbursement will be made for any costs associated with providing information in response to this market survey and any follow-up information requests. No solicitation document exists at this time, and calls requesting a solicitation will not be answered. Since this is an RFI, respondents WILL NOT be notified regarding information obtained related to this notice, responses will not be returned, and detailed feedback will not be made available. If and when a solicitation is issued, it will be posted on www.fbo.gov. It is the respondent’s responsibility to monitor this site for the release of any additional market surveys, synopses, or solicitations. The information in this notice is subject to change and is not binding to the United States Government (USG).

3. General Information:

Proprietary Information. The USG acknowledges its obligations under the Federal Acquisition Regulation (FAR) and 18 U.S.C. §1905 to protect confidential information provided to the USG.

Pursuant to this statute, the USG is willing to accept any trade secrets or proprietary restrictions placed upon data presented in response to this survey and to protect such information from unauthorized disclosure, subject to the following:

• Data must be clearly marked PROPRIETARY and be accompanied by an explanatory text so that the USG is clearly notified on what data is proprietary.

• 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. Do not submit any classified data in response to this market survey.

• 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.”

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Disclaimer: The USG is not responsible for the public disclosure of unmarked data received in response to this market survey. Accordingly, the potential offeror shall ensure that technical data provided in response to this market survey shall be appropriately marked (i.e. proprietary) to ensure proper Government handling of the data. Should the USG need to reproduce the protected data for distribution purposes between USG offices, all such data shall be reproduced with restrictive legends in place.

Unless otherwise noted herein, anything submitted in response to this RFI will not be returned to the sender.

4. Introduction/Requirements Description:

PMO SBCT is conducting a market survey to acquire information about the capabilities and readiness of qualified contractors who would be interested in providing System Technical Support (STS), Sustainment System Technical Support (SSTS), and Post Production Software Support (PPSS) services, in addition to any specified associated parts and equipment, to support the M1200 Armored Knight vehicle systems and the common Mission Equipment Package (MEP) in the M1200 Knight and Stryker Fire Support FoV (FSV/FSVV/FSVV A1), as follows:

a. Conduct testing of M1200 Knight and Stryker Fire Support FoV vehicle systems and associated

MEP hardware and software, and provide onsite Field Service Representative (FSR) support for USG testing of those vehicle systems to ensure that systems are operational during test.

b. Provide engineering, FSR, and logistical support to include the design, development, integration, documentation, packaging and shipping of MEP components and vehicle systems in support of Army Network Integration initiatives and Army demonstration exercises of related sensor technologies on M1200 Knight and Stryker Fire Support FoV.

c. Provide system MEP configuration management and redesign efforts for the M1200 Knight and

Stryker Fire Support FoV, to include problem investigations, Information Assurance (IA) and Cyber Security (CS) for software and operating systems, design, analysis, validation and test, logistics and quality assurance of components and subsystems, vehicle systems, including procurement of required parts and spares necessary to complete and validate Engineering Change Proposals and Engineering Change Orders (ECPs/Change Orders (COs).

d. Provide product improvements, to include the design, analysis, validation, test, logistics, and quality assurance of MEP components and associated MEP software. Integrate and improve networking and communication capabilities (both terrestrial and satellite based), interfacing to vehicle systems and subsystems, and provide improvements in MEP far-target location calculation, prediction, and refinement of MEP Target Location Error (TLE) probability, and Line Replaceable Unit (LRU) replacements.

e. Provide procurement of parts and spares necessary to validate, test, and retrofit vehicles and subsystems, procure initial spares for subsystems, and introduce improvements into vehicles to facilitate improved Warfighter capability.

f. Provide technical insertion, consisting of research, design, investigation, analysis, Human Factors Engineering (HFE) and safety, concept evaluation, demonstration and integration of evolving technologies in the areas of reconnaissance, surveillance, and target acquisition.

Provide integration of individual technology insertion systems into the M1200 Knight and Stryker Fire Support FoV production baselines, including design, fabrication, procurement of hardware, testing, validation and Engineering Change Proposal/Engineering Change Order (ECP/ECO) preparation and submittal. Potential new technologies that may require insertion include radio and telecommunication upgrades, elevated and retractable sensor systems for stabilized detection and real-time reporting of precise far-target location, to include stationary and moving targets and the detection of Unmanned Aerial Vehicles (UAVs), MEP, Sensor and MEP software upgrades, Vehicle Intercom System (VIS) upgrades, acoustic sensors, surveillance radar, advanced communication systems, extended range sensors, various wavelength and modular sensor integration, interoperability with remote weapon systems, open architecture improvements, and potential MEP integration onto alternate host platforms.

g. Create and install Modification Work Orders (MWOs), and enter and track the application of all

MWOs into the USG Modification Management Information System (MMIS).

h. Provide logistics and engineering support in the development and integration of the Technical Data Package (TDP) in regards to design, development, upgrades and model changes which consists of scientific and/or technical information necessary to translate system requirements into discrete engineering and logistic support documentation. Technical data includes, but may not be limited to:

1) Technical Manuals (Maintenance, Troubleshooting, and Operator/Crew);

2) Technical and supply bulletins;

3) Transportability guidance technical manuals;

4) Maintenance expenditure limits and calibration procedures;

5) Repair Parts and Special Tools Lists (RPSTL);

6) Maintenance allocation charts;

7) Corrective maintenance instructions;

8) Preventive maintenance and Predictive maintenance instructions;

9) Drawings/specifications/technical data packages;

10) Software documentation;

11) Provisioning/Cataloging documentation;

12) Depot maintenance work requirements;

13) Identification lists;

14) Component lists;

15) Product support data;

16) Configuration Management; and

17) Hazardous Material documentation.

i. Perform facility vehicle upgrades and maintenance.

j. Conduct onsite training, classroom level training, and remote training and support via telephone for system users of M1200 Knight and Stryker Fire Support FoV systems and their associated MEPs, and provide training material updates as a result of configuration changes to the M1200 Knight and Stryker Fire Support FoV MEP.

k. Provide training and onsite support to Tank Automotive, Research, Development & Engineering Center (TARDEC) personnel for MEP software version updates and for MEP software Systems Integration Lab (SIL) support at TARDEC in Warren, Michigan.

l. Provide logistics training and field support of such training to Soldiers, including packaging and transportation of all required training materials to each site.

m. Provide onsite engineering support and remote support via telephone and email for MEP problem investigations, troubleshooting, and problem resolution. Problem investigations will examine known issues and provide potential solutions to these issues.

n. Track, study, and mitigate MEP LRU obsolescence.

o. Provide administrative support and programmatic guidance for all efforts related to the contract, including conducting program reviews, design reviews, attending meetings, tracking program progress, and providing detailed estimates for work to be performed.

It is anticipated that the USG will award a follow-on contract as described above for its FY18-23 requirements. Any information received in response to this survey will be used by the USG to aid in its FY18-23 acquisition planning effort.

5. Response Format:

Electronic responses are required, either via e-mail or digital media submission. Submittal shall be in one of the following formats: Microsoft Word 2010 or earlier, Microsoft Excel 2010 or earlier, Microsoft PowerPoint 2010 or earlier, or Adobe Acrobat. The size limit for individual e-mails is 3.5 megabytes (MB) per e-mail. You may use multiple e-mail messages. The subject line must include the message number (example: 1 of 3, 2 of 3, 3 of 3) and “[Company Name] response to RFI – PMO SBCT M1200 Knight STS/SSTS/PPSS and Knight/Stryker FSV MEP”. Responses may include, as backup/support, company marketing materials, reports, and/or other materials that were prepared for purposes other than this RFI.

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.

6. Responses Due:

Electronic responses to this RFI must be received NO LATER THAN 1600 EASTERN TIME (ET) ON 18 JANUARY 2018. Please submit all electronic responses to this survey, as well as any questions for clarification to usarmy.detroit.peo-gcs.mbx.stryker-rfi@mail.mil.

Note: It is not necessary to respond to this RFI in order to be eligible for future contract awards.

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7. Requested Information:

For the purpose of formulating a response to this survey, please assume the following:

a. The USG does not have a complete Technical Data Package (TDP) to provide.

b. Technical Manuals for the M1200 Knight, last authenticated in 2008, could be provided at the time of potential RFP release.

Please address all questions. If a question is not applicable to your company, please use N/A.

1. Administrative Information:

a. Company Name

b. Business/Mailing Address

c. Company Website

d. Location of Facilities

e. CAGE Code (if applicable)

f. Company Point of Contact:

Name Title Company Responsibility/Position Telephone Number/Fax Number E-Mail Address

2. Business Profile:

a. Please identify North America Industry Classification System (NAICS) Number(s).

b. What type of business are you (i.e. large, small, small-disadvantaged, small woman-owned, 8(a), etc)?

c. Are you located in a labor surplus or HUB-Zone (see FAR Part 19 – Small Business Programs)?

d. Does your company use a cost system that has been certified by the Defense Contract Audit

Agency (DCAA)?

e. What products or services do you primarily manufacture/provide?

f. How long have you been in business?

g. Please list any approved site certifications (i.e. ISO).

h. Please provide your organization’s past and current experience and contracts related to the research, development, and evaluation of your technology or enhancement that you would plan to use for this STS effort. Identify other organizations or Governments that are using your product and technology.

i. What specific information would your company need in order to compete for this requirement?

j. What kind of experience does your company have doing this type of work? Please provide specific examples.

k. If your company cannot perform one or more of the requirements outlined in Section 4 above, please indicate the specific requirement(s) by subparagraph, that your company does not possess the capabilities and readiness to perform.

l. In the event no Technical Data Package is available, could your company still compete for this effort?

m. Indicate what general types of technical data or access to government-furnished equipment might help your company further refine its offering in the event a Request for Proposal for some or all of these capabilities is tendered.

3. Security:

a. Does your company have a Facility Security Clearance and a Facility Security Officer (FSO)?

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

c. Is your company ITAR compliant/certified and registered on the US Directorate of Defense

Trade Control (DDTC) website?

d. Is your company foreign-owned? If so, fully or partially owned?

e. Would the workforce performing this effort be comprised of all United States (US) citizens?

f. Does your company have experience with Army Security Regulations?

g. Please describe your experience with Operations Security (OPSEC) plans.

h. Please describe your experience with Program Protection Plans (PPP).

i. Is your company currently able to transmit unclassified data in accordance with USG data encryption requirements?

j. Does your company currently meet Army Network Control (NETCON) Information Technology

(IT) security standards for data?

k. Does your company have experience with DD 254 – Contract Security Classification

Specification? If so, what procedures does your company use to enforce DD 254 compliance with subcontractors?

l. Does your company have the ability to operate and maintain a secure Army data collection site (manpower, estimated labor hours, and total payments)? Please explain.

m. Does your company have the ability to send and receive, secure, use, store, track, and provide status on Government furnished property? Please explain.

4. Cyber Security:

a. Please describe your company’s experience in integrating Cyber Security best practices into an Information Technology (IT) System, devices with embedded operating systems, vehicle systems or similar subsystems.

b. Please describe your 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.

c. Please describe your company’s experience in Cyber Security accreditation efforts either in support of USG efforts or to maintain your company’s internal systems.

d. Please describe your company’s experience in Cyber Security Incident Response as supporting restoration or recovery of IT systems or vehicle systems.

e. Does your company have experience in managing or providing Cyber Security support to Government vehicle networks, computers, and software? Please explain.

f. Does your company have experience identifying Cyber Security vulnerabilities, analyzing, and/or providing Cyber Security concerns and improvements to Government for in-vehicle networks, MEP hardware and software, and the MEP software delivery process and installation? Please explain.

5. Cost & Software Data Reporting (CSDR):

a. Please describe your company’s experience preparing/submitting Cost and Software Data Reporting in accordance with DoD 5000.4M1 (CSDR Manual).

6. Configuration Management;

a. Please describe your company’s Configuration Management (CM) System, CM Plan, CM tools, and Sustainability Strategy.

b. Please describe your company’s experience in maintaining configuration control of vehicle software and hardware revisions across multiple Brigade Combat Teams at various locations.

c. Please describe your company’s experience in maintaining configuration control of MWO kits.

d. Please describe your company’s experience in providing overarching configuration coordination over production, fielded, and modified vehicle configurations.

e. Please describe your company’s experience in providing overarching configuration coordination and production of MWO kits.

f. Please describe the database your company would use to track configuration management of the current fleet of M1200 Armored Knights and Stryker Fire Support FoV.

g. Please describe the database your company would use to track configuration management of the MWO kits.

h. Please describe how your company would manage a configuration management database for the baseline MEP configuration of M1200 Knight and Stryker Fire Support FoV by serial number.

7. Quality Assurance:

a. Please describe the quality control system your company has in place.

b. Please provide examples of continuous improvement your company has achieved in accordance with a quality system.

c. Please describe your supplier quality control system.

d. Please elaborate on the process controls used by your company.

e. Please describe your Quality Management System for performing vehicle maintenance.

f. Please describe how your company would maintain quality control for spare parts obtained from vendors, produced in house, coming from repair, or obtained by any other means.

g. Please describe your company’s root cause corrective action process.

8. Capability Maturity Model Integration (CMMI):

a. What is your company’s CMMI level?

b. Describe any process improvement strategies that your company currently has in place that applies 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

9. Engineering Support:

a. If a decision is made to compete the efforts described in Section 5 above, please describe how your company would meet a tentative target start date of September 2018 to provide these efforts and avoid a break in performance.

b. Please describe any similar engineering services provided by your company for any USG agency, to include but not limited to the following: examples of service(s) performed, timeframe and location of performance.

c. Please describe how your company would manage the daily operations for each of the engineering support services (logistics engineering support, systems engineering support, and SIL).

d. Please describe your company’s Systems Engineering Plan.

e. Please identify your company’s experience with and successful application of conducting

Design Failure Mode Effects Analysis. Please identify the products utilized.

f. Please describe your company’s experience deploying engineering resources to Outside the

Continental United States (OCONUS) locations.

10. Logistics Support:

a. Please describe any similar logistics services that your company provided for any USG agency.

b. Please describe your company’s experience with supporting deployed Brigades.

c. Please describe your company’s experience with maintaining Army vehicles.

d. Please describe how your company would manage daily operations for logistics support services.

e. Please describe your company’s experience within a public-private partnership (P3).

f. Please describe your company’s experience with Technical Expert Status Accreditation (TESA) requirements.

g. Please describe your company’s experience in fabrication.

h. Please describe your company’s experience with Logistics Modernization Program (LMP), to include whether your company has experience in writing LMP requisitions.

i. Please describe your company’s experience in work sharing with a USG depot.

j. Please describe your company’s experience with supply support which encompasses all management actions, procedures, and techniques used to determine requirements, in regards to:

1) Acquiring support items and spare parts

2) Cataloging items.

3) Receiving items.

4) Storing and warehousing items.

5) Transferring the items to where they are needed.

6) Issuing the items.

7) Disposing of secondary items.

8) Providing for initial support of the system.

9) Acquiring, distributing, and replenishing inventory.

11. Program Management:

a. Please describe your company’s experience in managing similar programs.

b. Please describe your company’s organizational structure.

c. Please describe your company’s management approach in executing similar programs.