Market Survey Auto Gas Turbine (AGT) 1500 Engine FY26-FY28Q2.docx

MARKET SURVEY NOTICE

Automotive Gas Turbine (AGT) 1500 Engine Program

DESCRIPTION OF INTENT:

This request is a Market Survey. It is an inquiry intended to measure the level of industry interest in determining the appropriate acquisition strategy for a potential future acquisition. The potential acquisition is for Fiscal Year (FY) 26 through 2nd Quarter FY28, to be awarded a hybrid Firm-Fixed-Price (FFP) and Cost-Plus-Fixed-Fee (CPFF) contract. This Market Survey neither constitutes a Request for Proposal (RFP) or Invitation to Bid, nor does it restrict the Government to an ultimate acquisition approach. Additionally, as a Market Survey, this inquiry does not bind the Government to solicit for or award a competitive contract. Participation in this survey is also wholly voluntary on the part of the contractor, as no reimbursements will be made to any contractor for ANY costs associated with their participation in the survey. Data submitted in response to this Market Survey will not be returned. Lastly, participation in this Market Survey, while important to Army acquisition planners, is neither mandatory nor is it requisite to future participation by a contractor in this or a similar contract RFP. You may address any part or portion of this Market Survey. However, the Government reserves the right to solicit for all or parts of these requirements in the best interest of the Government.

DISCLAIMER:

Reference herein to any specific commercial company, product, process, or service by trade name, trademark, manufacturer, or otherwise, does not necessarily constitute or imply its endorsement, recommendation, or favoring by the United States Government (USG) or the Department of the Army (DA). The opinions of the authors expressed herein do not necessarily state or reflect those of the USG or the DA, and shall not be used for advertising or product endorsement purposes.

OBJECTIVE:

The purpose of this Market Survey questionnaire is to obtain information on industry capability to satisfy United States (U.S.) Army and Foreign Military Sales (FMS) requirements for support of existing Automotive Gas Turbine (AGT) 1500 engines. Support requirements include integrated services that span from engineering, quality, technical support, logistics, project management services, Field Service Engineer (FSE) support, data collection, management and analysis, and total supply chain management to include forecasting, planning and procuring a discrete list of parts based on demand, usage rate, fleet age, and failure rates; management of supplier base; material and warehouse management; and overhaul production support for engine component repairs, the AGT 1500 engine overhaul line, and FMS requirements at Anniston Army Depot (ANAD).

PERFORMANCE REQUIREMENTS:

1. Provide technical and quality assistance to support the Digital Electronic Control Unit (DECU).

2. Provide technical and quality assistance support to improve ANAD AGT 1500 engine overhaul processes (including utilization of Six Sigma techniques and Lean processes).

3. Perform integrated data collection, data management, and data analysis to include identification of components that drive field maintainability, durability, and reliability and provide tools for monitoring the engine and engine components’ life.

4. Have knowledge of and access to AGT1500 Engine Technical Data Package (TDP) and be able to design new hardware required to meet performance specifications and provide prototypes to support AGT 1500 test programs. Analyze data to recommend durability based design improvements, develop and validate product and process improvements, and identify opportunities to reduce overall life cycle costs to the single performance standard: Systems Specification for Tank, M1A1, Specification Number SA-X00003-D dated 12 November 1996, Systems Specification for Tank, M1A2, Specification Numbers SA-SA00001D (SEPv2) and SA-SA00001E (SEPv3), both dated 09 March 2022, and Product Item Specification, DECU, EA-J7 Specification Number 91547-E2523 Revision C dated 08 April 2016 (or latest revision).

5. Provide ANAD with electronic maintenance work instructions to overhaul the AGT 1500 engine to specifications using the tailored Electronic Manufacturing Operations and Tooling (eMOT) system for repair and overhaul of four modules and external components in accordance with eMOT A3-000-000-18/8/C (Major Rev 8, Minor rev C or latest version), and meeting AGT1500 Engine Acceptance Test Procedure 21-15494 Revision E dated 09 January 2023 (or latest revision).

6. Perform root cause corrective action analyses of field problems and testing issues.

7. Maintain and update a record of usage rates based on condition-based overhaul work planning guidance and reasons for maintenance. Perform demand management and parts planning for the AGT1500 Engine Bill of Materials based on usage rates and lead times.

8. Based on demand management and parts planning analysis, procure and supply required AGT1500 Engine Bill of Material hardware to support the AGT 1500 engine overhaul, reset and condition based overhaul programs at ANAD according to production schedule as well as to support field demands to maintain readiness for unit level replacement parts and spares.

9. Perform integrated supply chain management for all engine components to include management of supplier base, accurate forecasting of AGT1500 Engine parts requirements, and receipt and issue of assets to required delivery schedule.

10. Perform inventory management to include receipt of inventory, accountability, and kitting support for new and reclaimed hardware required to support the AGT 1500 engine overhaul line at ANAD and field demands.

11. Provide TDP maintenance and participation in configuration management meetings.

12. Provide FSE support for the AGT1500 to include training, technical assistance, and operation of field repair, production, and test sites at multiple continental United States (CONUS) and outside the continental United States (OCONUS) locations (including FMS countries/customers). Collect maintenance and operational data, and perform approved low risk depot level repairs in the field.

13. Perform top level, integrated program management oversight.

MARKET SURVEY QUESTIONNAIRE:

Each initial response to this Market Survey is requested to include:

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1. A brief (no more than one page) company description, summarizing the organization’s history and pertinent industry experience.

2. An executive summary (no more than one page) of the information submitted in response to this Market Survey.

3. Point(s)-of-Contact (POC) with associated contact information.

4. Answers to the following questions:

a. Briefly describe your knowledge of the AGT 1500 engine and how it interacts with the Abrams vehicle.

b. Are you qualified to manufacture or repair AGT 1500 engines? If so, by whom are you qualified?

c. What is your experience with AGT 1500 engine repairs?

d. Briefly describe your knowledge of the DECU, your capability to perform software updates and configuration management on the DECU to include parts obsolescence and nuclear hardness analysis management. Describe your capabilities and capacity for performing each of the following: facilities, transportation, manufacturing, and inventory and supply chain management.

e. Do you have rights to AGT1500 technical data, or can you obtain rights to the Original Equipment Manufacturer (OEM) proprietary data to allow for performance of configuration management and material production?

f. How much transition time would your company require to perform this contract?

g. What quality control measures do you currently have in place (ISO 9000, 9001, AS9100, NADCAP [National Aerospace and Defense Contractors Accreditation Program])?

h. Describe your experience with Government Source Inspection, Critical Safety Items, and Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) standards.

i. How many employees are in your company?

j. What is your company’s annual revenue?

k. Are you currently registered in the System for Award Management (SAM) and the Wide Area Workflow (WAWF)?

l. Describe your experience in partnering with Government repair depots.

m. Briefly describe how you would meet this requirement.

RESPONSES AND FORMATTING:

Suppliers are encouraged to respond if they can meet all or some of the performance requirements identified.

Suppliers are encouraged to submit written notification of their interest, qualifications, and technical concepts to Thomas Monette, thomas.j.monette6.civ@army.mil, by no later than 4:00 PM EST ten (10) calendar days after posting of Market Survey.

The responses will be reviewed by Government representatives. All information provided will be adequately protected in accordance with the contractor’s markings.

Documents shall be submitted electronically via the Department of Defense (DoD) Safe Access and File Exchange (SAFE) website (https://safe.apps.mil). To be able to utilize the DoD SAFE website, request a Drop-off code via e-mail to Thomas Monette, thomas.j.monette6.civ@army.mil. After receiving the Drop-off code, use the following distribution email address as prompted by the site: thomas.j.monette6.civ@army.mil. The subject line for the SAFE submission should read: Abrams AGT1500 - YOUR COMPANY NAME. No hard copy or fax responses will be accepted. If a late submittal is received, acceptance of such will be at the discretion of USG.

Telephone inquiries will not be accepted or acknowledged, and no feedback or evaluations will be provided to companies regarding their submissions. Interested parties who consider themselves qualified to supply the described parts are invited to submit a response within 10 calendar days after release of this Market Survey.

GENERAL INFORMATION:

The Government appreciates the time and effort taken to respond to this Market Survey. The 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 survey questions 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 any explanatory text, so that the Government is clearly notified of what data needs to be appropriately protected.

2. In marking such data, please take care to mark only those portions of the data or materials that are truly proprietary (excessive breadth in marking inappropriate data as “PROPRIETARY” may diminish or eliminate the usefulness of your response - see item 6 below). Use circling, underscoring, highlighting, or any other appropriate means to indicate those portions of a single page which are to be protected.

3. The Government is not obligated to protect unmarked data. Additionally, marked data that is already in the public domain or in the possession of the Government or third parties, or is afterward placed into the public domain by the owner or another party through no fault of the Government will not be protected once in the public domain. Data already in the possession of the 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 Government, shall contain the “PROPRIETARY” legend, with any explanatory text, on both the cover of the transmittal e-mail and at the beginning of the file itself. Where appropriate, when only portions of an electronic file are proprietary, 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 Government shall also reproduce the asserted restriction legend and any explanatory text.

6. The Government sometimes uses support contractors in evaluating responses. Consequently, responses that contain proprietary information may receive only limited or no consideration since the Respondent’s marking of data as “PROPRIETARY” will preclude disclosure of same outside the Government and therefore will preclude disclosure to these support contractors assisting the evaluation effort. The Government will use its best efforts to evaluate those responses that contain proprietary information without using support contractors consistent with the resources available.

GOVERNMENT POINTS-OF-CONTACT:

Army Contracting Command - Detroit Arsenal (ACC-DTA), email: thomas.j.monette6.civ@army.mil and jamie.m.waszak.civ@army.mil.