Advance Battery Charger

Please see attached Amendment 0003 to RFP.

Please see attached Amendment 0002 to RFP.

Please see attached Amendment 0001 to Final RFP.

Marine Corps Systems Command (MARCORSYSCOM), Product Manager for Combat Support Systems, has identified a future requirement for an Advance Battery Charger (ABC). The ABC is a lightweight, one person transportable, rugged, battery charger, designed to charge communication electronics and other weapon system batteries. It shall charge the current inventory of military/commercial batteries with the capability to be upgraded to charge new chemistries and form factors. It shall be capable of being powered from both AC and DC input power without causing any degradation to the battery or shortening the life of the battery.

This is the FINAL Solicitation No. M67854-16-R-5009 for the Advanced Battery Charger. This Solicitation is 100% Small Business Set-aside. The North American Industry Classification System (NAICS) code for this requirement is 335999 with a corresponding size standard of 500 employees. It is requested that all questions regarding this solicitation be submitted by 13 May 2016, NLT 2pm EST to Stefanie Conway at stefanie.conway@usmc.mil.  

The Government anticipates awarding a Firm Fixed Price, Indefinite Delivery/Indefinite Quantity (ID/IQ) contract. This effort shall be procured in accordance with FAR Part 15. The Government reserves the right to make multiple awards. The Government anticipates a period of performance shall not exceed 60 months after the date of contract award with one (1) base period and four (4) ordering periods of 12 months each. Evaluation factors will be set forth in the forthcoming solicitation.

Contractors interested in doing business with the government must be registered in the System for Award Management (SAM). Information on registering in SAM via the internet at http://www.sam.gov. Contractors must also ensure annual representations and certifications are current in SAM. Contractors must also be registered in the Wide Area Workflow (WAWF) invoicing system at https://wawf.eb.mil/.

Please see RFP attachments. 
 

Amendment 0001-Questions and Answers are being provided in response to Draft RFP. See attachment.

The DRAFT Request For Proposal No. M67854-16-R-5009 for the Advanced Battery Charger is being posted in advance of the Final Solicitation. The forthcoming Solicitation will be issued as a 100% Small Business Set-aside. The North American Industry Classification System (NAICS) code for this requirement is 335999 with a corresponding size standard of 500 employees. It is requested that all questions regarding this draft be submitted by 28 March 2016, NLT 4pm EST to Stefanie Conway at stefanie.conway@usmc.mil.  PLEASE NOTE THIS IS ONLY A DRAFT SOLICITATION! No proposals are being requested at this time.  

The Marine Corps System Command (MARCORSYSCOM), Product Manager for Combat Support Systems, has identified a future requirement for an Advance Battery Charger (ABC). The ABC is a lightweight, one person transportable, rugged, battery charger, designed to charge communication electronics and other weapon system batteries. It shall charge the current inventory of military/commercial batteries with the capability to be upgraded to charge new chemistries and form factors. It shall be capable of being powered from both AC and DC input power without causing any degradation to the battery or shortening the life of the battery.

The Government anticipates awarding a Firm Fixed Price, Indefinite Delivery/Indefinite Quantity (ID/IQ) contract. This effort shall be procured in accordance with FAR Part 15. The Government reserves the right to make multiple awards. The Government anticipates a period of performance shall not exceed 60 months after the date of contract award with one (1) base period and four (4) ordering periods of 12 months each. Evaluation factors will be set forth in the forthcoming solicitation.

The anticipated release date of the solicitation is within the next 30 days on the Federal Business Opportunities (FBO) website at www.fbo.gov. All interested contractors should continue to monitor the FBO website for additional information and documents relating to this requirement. Offerors are responsible for checking the referenced website for any update(s) to this Notice. The Government is not responsible for any loss of Internet connectivity or for an Offerors inability to access the document posted at the referenced website.

Contractors interested in doing business with the government must be registered in the System for Award Management (SAM). Information on registering in SAM via the internet at http://www.sam.gov. Contractors must also ensure annual representations and certifications are current in SAM. Contractors must also be registered in the Wide Area Workflow (WAWF) invoicing system at https://wawf.eb.mil/.

This Presolicitation Notice is being posted in advance of Solicitation No. M67854-16-R-5009 for the Advanced Battery Charger. The forthcoming solicitation will be issued as a 100% Small Business Set-aside. The North American Industry Classification System (NAICS) code for this requirement is 335999 with a corresponding size standard of 500 employees. No proposals are being requested at this time.

The Marine Corps System Command (MARCORSYSCOM), Product Manager for Combat Support Systems, has identified a future requirement for an Advance Battery Charger (ABC). The ABC is a lightweight, one person transportable, rugged, battery charger, designed to charge communication electronics and other weapon system batteries. It shall charge the current inventory of military/commercial batteries with the capability to be upgraded to charge new chemistries and form factors. It shall be capable of being powered from both AC and DC input power without causing any degradation to the battery or shortening the life of the battery.

The Government anticipates awarding a Firm Fixed Price, Indefinite Delivery/Indefinite Quantity (ID/IQ) contract. This effort shall be procured in accordance with FAR Part 15. The Government reserves the right to make multiple awards. The Government anticipates a period of performance shall not exceed 60 months after the date of contract award with one (1) base period and four (4) ordering periods of 12 months each. Evaluation factors will be set forth in the forthcoming solicitation.

The anticipated release date of the solicitation is within the next 60 days on the Federal Business Opportunities (FBO) website at www.fbo.gov. All interested contractors should continue to monitor the FBO website for additional information and documents relating to this requirement. Offerors are responsible for checking the referenced website for any update(s) to this Notice. The Government is not responsible for any loss of Internet connectivity or for an Offerors inability to access the document posted at the referenced website.

Contractors interested in doing business with the government must be registered in the System for Award Management (SAM). Information on registering in SAM via the internet at http://www.sam.gov. Contractors must also ensure annual representations and certifications are current in SAM. Contractors must also be registered in the Wide Area Workflow (WAWF) invoicing system at https://wawf.eb.mil/.