Request_For_Information_APUs.pdf

Sources Sought/RFI for CBRN/COLPRO Items 12 April 2019

Sources Sought/Request for Information for manufacturing Auxilliary Power Units (APU)s (NSN 6115-01-465-8922)

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DESCRIPTION OF INTENT:

THIS IS A SOURCES SOUGHT REQUESTING INFORMATION IN SUPPORT OF THE

FOLLOWING PERFORMANCE REQUIREMENT. No contract will be awarded from this announcement. This is not a Request for Proposal (RFP) or an announcement of a forthcoming solicitation. Also, it is not a request seeking contractors interested in being placed on a solicitation mailing list. Response to this questionnaire is voluntary and no reimbursement will be made for any costs associated with providing information in response to this market survey and any follow-on information requests. Data submitted in response to this market survey will not be returned. No solicitation document exists at this time, and calls requesting a solicitation will not be answered.

PERFORMANCE REQUIREMENT:

The purpose of this questionnaire is to find an interested vendor that has already manufactured the Auxilliary Power Units (APU)s (NSN 6115-01-465-8922) for the federal government and has received an approved First Article Test (FAT) wavier. Also the vendor must be able to deliver 15 EA APUs per month within 9 months after contract award.

INSTRUCTIONS FOR COMPLETING THE QUESTIONNAIRE:

1. Number each response with the appropriate question number.

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

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

4. If a response will satisfy another question, state: “See response to question XXX.”

5. Include relevant sales media and product manuals. If providing an ACROBAT formatted manual, annotate the manual to indicate which material is applicable to the questions. If preferred, include Internet Web links to locations where animations/videos may be viewed.

6. If your sales media and/or manuals contain a restricted distribution statement, issue a release statement indicating that the restricted material may be distributed to Army personnel involved with this Market Survey.

7. Spell out any acronyms in their first instance.

8. Clearly mark any proprietary information. If applicable, the front page of your response package should state: “Proprietary Information Contained.” Provide a release statement indicating that the proprietary information may be distributed to Army personnel involved with this Market Survey.

Request for Information (RFI) ― Questionnaire

1. Have you manufactured the Auxilliary Power Units (APU)s (NSN 6115-01-465- 8922) for the federal government? When? For who? How many?

2. Have you received an approved First Article Fat (FAT) wavier?

3. Can you deliver 15 EA APUs per month within 9 months after contract award?

Do you have any long lead items? Can you deliver a total of 175 EA APUs? If so, what are they and what is the timeframe to get them?

4. What can be done to lessen the lead time for these long lead items?

5. Constraints with subcontractors (sub-contractors; surge capabilities - lead time, additional shifts)?

6. Timeline for first delivery (normal production rate and time it takes to get to a surge capability) for each item? What is the ramp up timeline for normal and surge production rates?

7. Describe your product realization process and how you ensure performance requirements are documented and met.

8. Describe the company’s quality management system and specifically how you control non-conforming parts.

9. Identify what production quantities on each item provide the economies of scale savings. If there are ongoing savings, identify what those ranges would be.

10. Any foreseen delays within the next two years (plant upgrades, scheduled down time, holidays)?

11. Do you have other conflicting requirements that would inhibit a government build schedule? If you do have conflicting requirements, are they government requirements? If so, please provide those requirements and Point of Contacts (POCs) in the government for those actions.

12. POC/Title:

13. Telephone No:

14. Any other pertinent information you care to enclose?

Responses to this market investigation questionnaire should be sent via e-mail to Michael Weaver – michael.h.weaver6.civ@mail.mil. You are requested to put “AUXILLIARY POWER UNITS (APU) (NSN 6115-01-465-8922)” in the subject line of the e-mail. You may respond in total or to any part of this questionnaire. Any requests for clarifications of this Survey shall also be addressed to Michael Weaver, and will be published with the appropriate answers at the same web location as this Questionnaire.

No phone calls will be accepted at this time. Any questions that you may have shall be emailed to Michael Weaver.

Replies to this questionnaire must be received by 1300, EST on 25 APRIL 2019.

Please mark your information “Proprietary”, as you believe appropriate. Your input is voluntary and no compensation will be made for your participation in this survey. We appreciate your cooperation in answering these questions and thank you in advance for your participation.