CAT slep 2 YR follow-on contract

The Army Contracting Command-Detroit Arsenal intends to award a new two-year Requirements contract under solicitation W56HZV-20-R-0030.  The contractor will be required to perform SLEP work on approximately 243 Government furnished Vibratory (Vibe) Rollers I, II, and III; High Speed Compactors (HSC); Dual Steel Wheel Rollers (DSWR); and M105 Deployable Universal Combat Earthmover (DEUCE) vehicles during the two-year contract period, expected to commence 30 June 2020 and conclude 29 June 2022.  This action will be on a sole source basis with Caterpillar Inc. of Peoria, IL.  Caterpillar will provide a Service Life Extension Program (SLEP) to return Caterpillar construction and material handling vehicles to a like new condition. This contract will be a combination of Firm Fixed Price (FFP) and Cost Plus Fixed Fee (CPFF) completion Contract Line Item Numbers (CLINS).  The SLEP effort consists of two parts: 1) a Core Effort (Core) which shall include only those tasks that are common to and performed on each vehicle, and 2) an Additional Work Effort (AWE) which are repair actions beyond the Core Effort which are unique to each individual vehicle based on its condition.  Also included in the two ordering periods are estimated AWE-only repairs to maintain training assets that have previously gone through the SLEP process, along with annual warehousing costs for the Caterpillar kitting effort necessary to supply regional dealerships with the necessary kits to perform the SLEP effort.  The proposed contract action is for the SLEP work and services for which the Government intends to solicit and negotiate with only one source under the authority of FAR 6.302-1. The point of contact for this action is Elaine O. Nelson at elaine.o.nelson.civ@mail.mil.