FBO_Market_Survey_Instructions_-_M1_Abrams_Aluminum_Road_Wheel_Blanks.pdf

Market Survey for

Axis-Symmetric Close-Formed 2014 Aluminum Alloy Forgings

(M1 Abrams Tank Road Wheel Blanks)

Red River Army Depot

DESCRIPTION OF INTENT:

THIS IS A MARKET SURVEY REQUESTING PRODUCTION CAPABILITY

INFORMATION FOR ALUMINUM FORGINGS IN SUPPORT OF A POTENTIAL

PRODUCTION MATERIAL REQUIREMENT FOR RED RIVER ARMY DEPOT (RRAD).

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.

SURVEY PURPOSE:

The purpose of this market survey is to obtain information on lead times, production availability, and market production capability for axis-symmetric close-formed 2014 aluminum alloy forgings. Red River Army Depot (RRAD) orders such forgings for use in its M1 Abrams

Road Wheel production line..

Interested parties are encouraged to review this Market Survey in its entirety, and provide input into the Government’s decision-making process by following the instructions provided.

RRAD NEED DESCRIPTION:

RRAD, located near Texarkana, TX, produces M1 Abrams Road wheel Assemblies from purchased “Road Wheel Blanks”, as detailed in the drawings attached to this Market Survey. To meet production requirements from the Army Tank-Automotive and Armaments Command

(TACOM), RRAD will need to purchase up to approximately 18,000 of these “blanks” within an approximate one-year timeframe.

RRAD is seeking information from vendors capable of producing these “blanks”. The required items can be described technically as:

Axis-symmetric close-formed 2014 aluminum alloy forgings, Weighing 50-80 lbs, With wall thickness varying between 0.5 and 2 inches, With a negative draft complex internal surface left on the inside of the forging

INFORMATION NEEDED:

Interested parties, particularly manufacturers of aluminum forgings, are encouraged to provide the following information:

1. The Aluminum Forging Questionnaire with general information about your firm and its capabilities (Word Document available on FedBizOpps).

RESPONSE INSTRUCTIONS:

This collection of data is subject to the Procurement Integrity Act. The Government will make every effort to protect proprietary business information from unauthorized release.

Clearly mark any proprietary information in your response. 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.

You may respond in any format (e.g. Word, PowerPoint), provided your response clearly indicates which information corresponds to each of the four points listed above.

You may respond in total or to any part of this questionnaire. If you cannot answer a question, please indicate “No Response.”

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

Please be specific and use plain language when referencing your production capabilities.

Assume the readers of your information do not have a full engineering background. Spell out any acronyms in their first instance.

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.

Responses to this market investigation questionnaire should be sent via e-mail to Jeffrey

Woods – Jeffrey.R.Woods19.civ@mail.mil :

o Please put “RRAD ALUMINUM WHEELS” in the subject line of the e-mail.

o If your submission is over 10MB, please contact the POC before sending.

Please contact Jeffrey Woods, Jeffrey.R.Woods19.civ@mail.mil, (586)282-3742, with any questions or concerns regarding this survey. Answers that clarify the Government’s information requirements will be published on FedBizOpps as an Amendment to this

Market Survey.

mailto:Jeffrey.R.Woods19.civ@mail.mil mailto:Jeffrey.R.Woods19.civ@mail.mil

Any product literature that cannot be e-mailed may be sent to:

U.S. Army Contracting Command - Warren

CCTA-HDT-B

ATTN: Jeffrey Woods, Mail Stop 330

6501 E. Eleven Mile Rd.

Warren, MI 48397-5000

Replies to this questionnaire must be received by 4:00 PM Eastern on 2 November

2018.

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.