Commercial Automotive Parts - PBL Initiative Request for Informaiton (RFI)

07 Aug 2018 Update - the population of items that are potential for this intiative are hereby attached to this posting. The population does not represent an exact group but is only provided to allow for an appropriate response to this RFI. If you have have questions, please contact the Contracting Officer, Julie Miller at julie.miller@dla.mil.
09 Aug 2018 - This notice is hereby updated to include the following:
The NIINs listed may be part of one of the following FSGs or FSCs:
FSGs: 25, 28, 29, and 30
FSCs: 2510, 2520, 2530, 2540, 2805, 2815, 2850, 2910, 2920, 2930, 2940, 2950, 2990, and 3030.

Added: Aug 09, 2018 11:23 am Modified: Aug 27, 2018 10:58 amTrack Changes

27 Aug 2018 - The population and scope are still be developed for this acquistion but as the RFI response is being developed some additional questions to ensure are answered in the response:
1 - Does First Destinaton Transportation impact your transportation costs?
2 - What would be a rough transportation cost, if you needed to use your transportation resources to provide these items all over the world (CONUS and OCONUS)? Knowing at this time that the requisition history is not available at this time.
3 - What challenges/estimate of time would it take you to price all 13K items?
4 - Would there be challenges to your ability to comply with the Time Definite Delivery (TDD) requirements as sited in DLAI 5025.12; which states that CONUS is 4, 7, and 11 days based on priority or 1, 2, and 3 days for OCONUS via the central consolidation point (CCP).
5 - Assuming that DLA would do All or None by Group; would there be challenges? Meaning that DLA would anticipate awarding 1 contract instead of multiple contracts since could have a requirement for total supply chain management.

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08/09/18 - This notice is hereby updated to include the following:
The NIINs listed may be part of one of the following FSGs or FSCs:
FSGs: 25, 28, 29, and 30
FSCs: 2510, 2520, 2530, 2540, 2805, 2815, 2850, 2910, 2920, 2930, 2940, 2950, 2990, and 3030..

07 Aug 2018 Update - the population of items that are potential for this intiative are hereby attached to this posting. The population does not represent an exact group but is only provided to allow for an appropriate response to this RFI. If you have have questions, please contact the Contracting Officer, Julie Miller at julie.miller@dla.mil.

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Defense Logistics Agency's (DLA) PBL initiative is in support of various commercial automotive parts. This announcement constitutes an official Request for Information (RFI) only, as defined in FAR 12.201(e) Intent is to identify market interest and solicit recommendations as how best to define the requirements for a full service solicitation/contract in support of various commercial automotive parts. A future solicitation/contract would provide total support and management services in support of these commercial automotive parts for military customers worldwide. This is not a Request for Proposal (RFP) or an Invitation for BID (IFB), nor is it to be automotive parts for military customers worldwide. This is not a Request for Proposal (RFP) or an Invitation for Bid (IFB), nor is it to be construed a as commitment by the Government. Responses to this notice are not offers and cannot be accepted by the Government to form a binding contract. The purpose of this RFI is to determine suitability of the commercial marketplace to assess current industry experience and capabilities, and to support the possibility of a full and open competition requirement. DLA Land and Maritime intends to use information resulting from the RFI responses to aid in refining its acquisition strategy, budgeting assumptions, and performance specifications to be included in the RFP.
Objectives: DLA Land and Maritime will utilize a full service contract to enhance support of various commercial automotive parts. The overarching objective is to reduce cost without degrading current system readiness and reliability.
Responses: Written response to this RFI shall be limited to five (5) pages, single space. If material provided contains proprietary information, please mark and identify disposition instructions (submitted data will not be returned). Response should include, but is not limited to the following: (A) Company History: A one-page history to include; Small Business Administration (SBA) size classification; major products; and primary customer base. Additionally, RFI responders should provide examples of experience that would warrant the Government's consideration of the company as a prospective contractor for providing the commercial automotive parts to the customer within the Time Definite Delivery (TDD) standards. (B) Metrics: Metrics recommended and methods to create and maintain a metrics database, for monitoring the performance of each functional area of the contrac.t Also, discuss how metrics can be used to promote an incentive/disincentive based contract award structure. (C) Additional Information: Technical or otherwise, the company deems necessary to aid the Government in making an informed assessment of the suitability of the commercial marketplace to accomplish sustainment of supporting military customers around the world within the TDD requirements while utilizing an already existing commercial infrastructure. (D) Cost: Vendor should provide a Rough Order of Magnitude (ROM) regarding the cost of utilizing that already existing commercial infrastructure.
Submission information: RFI responses shall be submitted no later than 07 September 2018 to DLA Land and Maritime, Attn: Ms. Julie Miller, 3990 East Broad St., Columbus, OH 43218-3990. Electronic responses are preferred and should be submitted to julie.miller@dla.mil.
Additional Information: There is no commitment by the Government to issue a solicitation, make an award or awards, or to be responsible for any monies expended by industry responses to this RFI. If a solicitation is released, it will be synopsized in the Federal Business Opportunities website located at http://www.fbo.gov/. All information received in response to this RFI that is marked Proprietary will be handled accordingly. Responses to the RFI will not be returned.

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