Artillery & Chemical Trainers Life-Cycle Contractor Support (ACT LCCS)

Reference FedBizOpps Sources Sought posting for W900KK-11-R-0027 on 27 June
2011.

This is a DRAFT Solicitation/RFP posting and is NOT a FINAL request for
proposal.

The US Army Program Executive Office for Simulation, Training and
Instrumentation (PEO STRI) Program Manager for Field Operations (PM Field
Ops) intends to request proposals from 8(a) small businesses in regards to
providing Life-Cycle Contractor Support (LCCS) for the ongoing Artillery &
Chemical Trainers (ACT) program at Ft. Sill, OK; Ft. Leonard Wood, MO; Ft.
Lee, VA; Ft. Bliss, TX; Ft. Bragg, NC; Ft. Polk, LA; Shweinfurt, Germany;
Camp Casey, Korea.

The contractor will provide labor, materials, consumables, tools and test
equipment, supply support, maintenance and repair activities,
installation/de-installation, engineering modification and development,
production, operation, transportation and relocation necessary to maintain
previously fielded artillery and chemical Training Aids, Devices,
Simulations and Simulators (TADSS) and Material Support Packages (MSPs) in a
fully operational condition throughout CONUS and OCONUS.

The Period of Performance for this effort includes a four month phase-in
period beginning 1 June 2012, followed by four option periods, the last of
which would conclude on 31 May 2017. The contract type is FFP with T&M/Cost
provisions, set-aside entirely for 8(a) firms. The NAICS code is XXX, with
a size standard of XXX employees.

THIS NOTICE IS FOR INFORMATIONAL PURPOSES ONLY. THIS IS NOT A REQUEST FOR
PROPOSAL. IT DOES NOT CONSTITUTE A SOLICITATION AND SHALL NOT BE CONSTRUED
AS A COMMITMENT BY THE GOVERNMENT. RESPONSES IN ANY FORM ARE NOT OFFERS AND
THE GOVERNMENT IS UNDER NO OBLIGATION TO AWARD A CONTRACT AS A RESULT OF
THIS ANNOUNCEMENT. ANY INFORMATION SUBMITTED BY RESPONDENTS IS STRICTLY
VOLUNTARY. THOSE FIRMS THAT DO NOT PROVIDE INFORMATION WILL NOT
AUTOMATICALLY BE EXCLUDED FROM COMPETING ONCE THE OFFICIAL RFP IS RELEASED.
THE GOVERNMENT DOES NOT INTEND TO AWARD A CONTRACT ON THE BASIS OF THIS
DRAFT SOLICITATION.

All clarification questions regarding this DRAFT solicitation will be
directed to the Contracting Officer, Ms. Louise Williams, at
Louise.H.Williams@us.army.mil. Potential offerors shall use the Solicitation
Question and Answer Form (Attachment 13). The deadline for submitting
questions is 15 September 2011 at 5:00PM EST.