2019_Sources_Sought_EoH_T-9_Medium_Dozer.pdf

UNCLASSIFIED: Distribution Statement A. Approved for public release.

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APPROVED FOR PUBLIC RELEASE 11 MAR 2019

ARMY T-9 MEDIUM DOZER

SOURCES SOUGHT

The U.S. Army is seeking information to assess the availability of sources to meet the Government’s requirement for the T-9 Medium Dozer with Electric over Hydraulic (EoH) capability. The paragraph(s) below contains additional information regarding the questionnaire and its subject. If you need further communications with the Army concerning this questionnaire, you may contact Sofey Fugate, Contract

Specialist, via email at sofey.e.fugate.civ@mail.mil. We thank you in advance, for your time and participation in this Sources Sought Questionnaire.

I. Objectives

a. This document is the Sources Sought Questionnaire in support of Market Research for the

U.S. Army to gain a better understanding of the availability and capabilities of Original Equipment Manufacturers (OEMs) or other qualified equipment sources to provide Army Combat Engineer equipment. The information gathered by the Army through this questionnaire, along with other market investigation data, is solely intended for use by the U.S. Army and will not be shared amongst competing companies. For instructions and more information regarding proprietary information, please refer to Section IV of this document. Participation in this Sources Sought Questionnaire by the various contractors is considered low risk to the commercial companies, as responses will be treated per Section IV as Proprietary.

b. The U.S. Army will not provide compensation for any resources spent answering this QUESTIONNAIRE and participation is at the discretion of the equipment manufacturer respondent(s).

II. Instructions

a. Read the capability summary for this effort in Section III of this QUESTIONNAIRE.

Responses to this survey should be provided within 15 calendar days of posting.

b. Answer all of the questions in the QUESTIONNAIRE with as much detail as possible. If certain U.S. Army capabilities shown in this QUESTIONNAIRE are deemed not available, or not achievable according to the respondent’s company knowledge, please include an alternate proposal(s) which would be intended to provide the intent of the capability described therein.

c. Please avoid N/A, not applicable or blank information. If you cannot answer a question, please indicate “No Response.”

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

e. 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.

f. Spell out any acronyms in their first instance.

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g. Please provide the projected development resources such as cost and timing to support the survey’s objectives. This information is essential in understanding the scope of the project and it is understood by the U.S. Army that this information is strictly a rough estimate. The respondent’s company is not contractually obligated to this information.

Please avoid N/A, not applicable or blank information. The U.S. Army recognizes these are rough estimates and will use the information strictly as a means for gaining general knowledge. Please include development resource cost and timing estimates for all alternate proposals as well as the mainstream proposal.

h. Provide product brochures or other forms of information relevant to this QUESTIONNAIRE as is deemed appropriate. Additionally, it is encouraged to provide any additional information that enables the U.S. Army to gain insight into the company, product performance, reliability and warranty performance.

i. Response to this Sources Sought Questionnaire should be sent to Sofey Fugate:

sofey.e.fugate.civ@mail.mil via email. You are requested to put “Availability T-9 Medium Dozer with Electric over Hydraulic (EoH) capability” in the subject line of the e-mail. Any requests for clarifications of this questionnaire shall also be addressed to Sofey Fugate. If you must send multiple packages due to the size restrictions also include the statement: “#1 of X, #2 of X, etc.” in the file description line. This will ensure that we are aware of the number of messages we should expect to receive as your complete response. You can respond in total or to any part of this Sources Sought Questionnaire.

III. Summary for the T-9 Medium Dozer Sources Sought Questionnaire This questionnaire will assist the U.S. Army’s with obtaining market research to gain an understanding of what systems that have integrated EoH capabilities into the T-9 Medium Dozers are available. In order to ensure the best value to the U.S. Army and taxpayers, we are surveying the market place to determine if an EoH T-9 Medium Dozer could be procured competitively.

IV. Proprietary GENERAL INFORMATION: The U.S. Government appreciates the time and effort taken to respond to this QUESTIONNAIRE. The U.S. Government acknowledges its obligations under 18 U.S.C. §1905 to protect information qualifying as “confidential” under this statute. (To avoid possible confusion with the meaning of the term “confidential” in the context of Classified Information,” we will use the term “PROPRIETARY.”) Pursuant to this statute, the Government 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:

1. Clearly and conspicuously mark qualifying data with the restrictive legend (all caps) “PROPRIETARY” with an explanatory text so the U.S. Government is clearly notified of the data needing to be appropriately protected.

2. In marking such data, please take care to mark only those portions of the data or materials truly proprietary (over breadth in marking inappropriate data as “PROPRIETARY” may diminish or eliminate the usefulness of your response – see item 6 below). Use circling, mailto:sofey.e.fugate.civ@mail.mil

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underscoring, highlighting or other appropriate means to indicate the portion of a single page to be protected.

3. The U.S. Government is not obligated to protect unmarked data. Additionally, marked data which is already in the public domain or in possession of the U.S. Government or 3rd parties, or is afterward placed into public domain by the owner or another party through no fault of the U.S. Government will not be protected once it is in the public domain. Data which is already in the possession of the U.S. Government will be protected in accordance with the government’s rights in the data.

4. Proprietary data transmitted electronically, whether by physical media or not, whether by the respondent or by the U.S. Government, shall contain the “PROPRIETARY” legend, with any explanatory text on both the cover of the transmittal email and at the beginning of the file itself. Where appropriate for only portions of an electronic file, use the restrictive legends “PROPRIETARY PORTION BEGINS:” and “PROPRIETARY PORTION

ENDS.”

5. In any reproductions of technical data or any portions thereof subject to asserted restrictions, the U.S. Government shall also reproduce the asserted restriction legend and any explanatory text.

6. The U.S. Government sometimes uses support contractors in evaluating responses.

Consequently, responses which contain proprietary information may receive only limited or no consideration since the respondent’s marking of the data as “PROPRIETARY” will preclude disclosure of same outside the U.S. Government and therefore will preclude disclosure to these support contractors assisting the evaluation effort. The U.S.

Government will use its best efforts to evaluate those responses that contain proprietary information without using support contractors consistent with the resources available.

7. The U.S. Government will not publish the results of this QUESTIONNAIRE. Respondents WILL NOT be notified regarding information obtained related to this QUESTIONNAIRE. If and when a solicitation is issued, it will be posted on www.fedbizopps.gov. It is the respondent’s responsibility to monitor these sites for the releases of any synopsis or solicitation.

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Company/ Manufacture's Name: Company Mail Address:

DUNS#: CAGE Code:

Company Contact Name/Title: Contact's Office Email:

Mobile Telephone #: Office Telephone #:

A. General Company/Manufacturer Information

ITEM # TITLE SOURCES SOUGHT QUESTION RESPONDENTS CAPABILITY

1 Company/Manufacturer & Subcontractors

List the manufacturing plants and locations (City, State/Province, and Country), building size in square feet and the number of employees per location.

2 Company as a Prime Contractor to the US Government

Describe the company’s experience with providing military equipment to the U.S.

Government, currently or in the recent past. Include the dates and the U.S. Government agency /department.

3 Small Businesses Check the box as is appropriate. ☐ Small Business

☐ VOSB Veteran Owned Small Business

☐ SVOSB Service-disabled Veteran-owned Small Business

☐ HUBZ SB HUBZ one Small Business

☐ SDB Small Disadvantaged Business

☐ WOSB Woman-owned Small Business

4 Small Business Code Please list all applicable NAICS Codes identifying the company as a small business.

5 Security Clearance Are there current facilities clearance- capable to handle Classified information?

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ITEM # TITLE SOURCES SOUGHT QUESTION RESPONDENTS CAPABILITY

6 Sustainment What is your company's current build rate? (Provide monthly and annual rate within your capability).

What is the minimum monthly capacity required to maintain your supply base?

What is the maximum monthly capacity

7 Cost What is the cost of the proposed system?

What is the estimated cost for the proposed alternative system to meet all requirements?

B. Performance Capabilities

For each requirement below, does your product portfolio contain a system that is able to meet the requirement? If YES, please list the model number(s). If NO, what is the performance gap, and what would it take to close it (rough estimates on time, money, R&D, etc.)?

ITEM

SOURCES SOUGHT QUESTION YES/NO

RESPONDENTS

MODEL NUMBER (if

YES)

REPONDENTS

PROPOSED

ALTERNATIVES (if

NO)

REPONDENTS

RECOMMENDATION

TO CLOSE GAP

1 GENERAL

1.1 Does the proposed T-9 Medium Dozer currently have EoH

capabilities? If Yes, proceed to section 2. If not, please address the following in section 1.

1.2 What is being proposed to close the gap?

1.3 How long would be required to analyze the system?

1.4 How long to complete a system design?

1.5 How long to complete testing/certify the proposed solution?

2 ATTACHMENTS

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SOURCES SOUGHT QUESTION YES/NO

RESPONDENTS

MODEL NUMBER (if

YES)

REPONDENTS

PROPOSED

ALTERNATIVES (if

NO)

REPONDENTS

RECOMMENDATION

TO CLOSE GAP

2.1 Is the EoH system capable of controlling the T-9 Medium Dozer blade (full lift, max dig, etc.? Does the T-9 Dozer with system integrated continue to meet the requirements ATPD 2371?

2.2 Is the EoH system capable of controlling the winch attachment?

Does the T-9 Medium Dozer with system integrated continue to meet the requirements ATPD 2371?

2.3 Is the EoH system capable of controlling the full range capability of the dozer ripper attachment? Does the T-9 Medium Dozer with system integrated continue to meet the requirements ATPD 2371?

3 STEERING

3.1 Is the steering control by the EoH system?

3.2 Does the T-9 Medium Dozer steering system with EoH integrated continue to meet the requirements ATPD 2371?

4 BRAKE

4.1 Is the T-9 Medium Dozer braking system EoH controlled?

4.2 Does the T-9 Medium Dozer braking system with EoH integrated continue to meet the requirements ATPD 2371?

5 TEMPEARTAURE

5.1 Does the T-9 Medium Dozer with EoH controls meet the

operational temperature requirement of an ambient temperature of 120 o F with interior temperature requirement of 80° F?

5.2 Does the T-9 Medium Dozer with EoH controls meet the

operational temperature requirement of controlling the dozer at -25oF?

6 ELECTROMAGNETIC ENVIRONMENTAL EFFECTS

6.1 Does the T-9 Medium Dozer with EoH comply with

Electromagnetic Radiation Hazard (EMRADHAZ) in accordance with MIL-STD-464 sections 5.9, 5.9.1, 5.9.2 and 5.9.3?

6.2 Do the subsystems (individual subsystems and equipment)

comply with MIL-STD-464 sections 5.7 and 5.7.1, IAW MIL-STD- 461 Table V?

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SOURCES SOUGHT QUESTION YES/NO

RESPONDENTS

MODEL NUMBER (if

YES)

REPONDENTS

PROPOSED

ALTERNATIVES (if

NO)

REPONDENTS

RECOMMENDATION

TO CLOSE GAP

7 HAZARDOUS MATERIAL

7.1 Does introduction of the EoH capabilities into the T-9 Medium Dozer require the uses of asbestos, cadmium plating or radioactive material?

8 WELDING

8.1 Does the addition of the EOH components conform to the

welding procedure and welds in accordance with ASME or AWS codes?

9 LOGISTIC SUPPORT

9.4 Does your company have experience providing Trouble Shooting Instructions?

9.5 Does your company have experience providing Repair/Spare

Parts List with appropriate copyright release?

9.6 Does your company have experience providing Illustrated Parts Breakdown?

9.7 Does your company have experience providing Required Tool List?

9.9 Does your company have experience providing schematics of fuel, electrical, air and hydraulic systems?

9.11 Does repair of your equipment require special tools? Please specify.

9.15 Does your company provide any warranties?

9.16 Does the warranty include parts, labor and support from a field service representative to repair warranty related issues in the United States?

9.17 Does the warranty include parts, labor and support from a field service representative to repair warranty related issues in foreign countries?

9.18 How often is maintenance required for your system?

9.19 Are your system’s down-parts supported by worldwide supply system?

10 TEST SUPPORT

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SOURCES SOUGHT QUESTION YES/NO

RESPONDENTS

MODEL NUMBER (if

YES)

REPONDENTS

PROPOSED

ALTERNATIVES (if

NO)

REPONDENTS

RECOMMENDATION

TO CLOSE GAP

10.1 Does your company have any experience providing in-house or locally available facility to conduct test? If yes, explain the type of tests conducted.

10.2 Does your company have experience supporting Government’s Test & Evaluation? If yes, explain.

Additional Information

Please include any additional information or data/descriptions you deem pertinent and relevant to this questionnaire or related thereof. This includes any information which may not be covered or fully covered in the questionnaire. (Tab at the end of the row to add rows). Additional files may also be attached to your response.