Construction Equipment Virtual Trainers (CEVT)

Closed Pre-Solicitation Posted Oct 1, 2018

Solicitation number: W900KK-19-R-0080
Agency: ACC Orlando Army Contracting Command, Department of Defense
Responses due: Feb 26, 2019, 1:00 PM ET
Set-aside: No set-aside

Opportunity facts

NAICS code: 333318 Other Commercial and Service Industry Machinery Manufacturing
PSC: Not on record

Notice details come from SAM.gov. Updated Feb 19, 2019.

About this opportunity

Written by GovTribe AI · Dec 31, 2023

The U.S. Army Program Executive Office for Simulation, Training, and Instrumentation seeks to procure Construction Equipment Virtual Trainers through a single-award Indefinite Delivery/Indefinite Quantity contract with a ceiling of $27 million over five years. The selected contractor shall provide motion-based simulators for five types of construction equipment—motor grader, scraper, dozer, wheel loader, and excavator—to enable skills transfer from simulation to live equipment operation. The solicitation is expected to issue on November 1, 2018 as number W900KK-19-R-0080, with an evaluation based on meeting requirements outlined in the Statement of Work and System Requirements Document. Proposals are due in the second quarter of 2019.

The North American Industry Classification code is 333318 for other commercial and service industry machinery manufacturing, with no set-aside used. The Product Service Code is 6910 for training aids. The contract would procure 253 simulators to be installed at the Army Engineer School and Regional Training Institutes over the five year base period. Key details include providing realistic simulated terrain and equipment functions to facilitate soldier training transitions from classroom to field environments.

Notice text

12 versions

Update #12 · Latest · Feb 19, 2019

W900KK-19-R-0080 Clarification 01
The purpose of this notice is to is to clarify vetting requirements stated in RFP Section L. There is no change to the proposal due date.

1) L.2.m paragraph 5 states "All contractor(s) and or offeror(s) (Prime and Subs) must certify in writing to the Contracting Officer that their company and or subcontractor(s) are or not;

* Foreign Owned or under

* USA Foreign Owned, Controlled or Influenced (FOCI) status."

In other words, every offeror (Prime and Subs) just have to declare whether they are or are not foreign owned of USA FOCI status.

2) Paragraph 7 states "All contractors, prospective contractors or offerors will be vetted to verify their eligibility to receive contract unclassified technical data packages containing CUI, CTI, ITAR, and or EAR information."

In other words, all contractors/offerors will be vetted to verify they are eligible to receive the documentation listed.

3) L.2.m.5 states "All contractor(s) and or offeror(s)(Prime and Subs) must not be under Foreign Owned or USA FOCI or must have USA FOCI mitigated with the following:

a. Be registered with the U.S. State Department and provide a copy of the registration along with the appropriate DSP license or TAA documents to the contracting officer. Visit or contact the U.S. State Department at http://www.pmddtc.state.gov/ to meet this requirement.

b. Canadian Companies must provide to the contracting officer, a copy of their DD2345 Military Critical Technical Data Agreement form signed by the United States/Canada Joint Certification Office in order to receive unclassified TDPs."

There is no language that prohibits any company from an award as long as they mitigate their risk. At a minimum the mitigation strategies are available for all companies/offerors at L.2.m.5.a. Mitigation for Canadian companies is stated in L.2.m.5.b.

Update #11 · Feb 7, 2019

W900KK-19-R-0080 Amendment 02
The purpose of this amendment to the solicitation is to provide responses to additional questions in Attachment 0008 Question and Comment Matrix. The response to question 46 is updated and questions 59 and 60 are added.
There is no change to the proposal due date..

Update #10 · Feb 1, 2019

W900KK-19-R-0080 Amendment 01
The purpose of this amendment to the solicitation is to provide responses to questions in Attachment 0008 Question and Comment Matrix and changes as a result of the responses.
As a result of the responses to questions, the proposal due date is extended to 1:00PM eastern standard time (EST) on 26 February 2019..

Update #9 · Jan 17, 2019

RFP Release - W900KK-19-R-0080

The purpose of this notice is to release the Final Request for Proposal (RFP) for the Construction Equipment Virtual Trainer (CEVT).

In accordance with RFP L.2.a Contractors will have 10 days from RFP release to submit question to the Government. Questions are due no later than 27 January 2019.

All proposals are due no later than 1:00 PM eastern standard time (EST) on 19 February 2019.

Update #8 · Jan 10, 2019

Responses to Draft RFP Questions
The purpose of this amendment is to provide responses to questions provided by industry for the CEVT Draft RFP.
Potential Offeror's are encouraged to review attachment "Collateral Item 13 Security Guidance" and "FOUO Attachment ver 1" for revised security guidance.
The Pre-Solicitation Conference attendance list is provided as an attachment.

Update #7 · Dec 21, 2018

Updated Pre-Soliciation Conference Slides
The purpose of this amendment is to provide the CEVT Pre-Solicitation conference briefing slides updated with the information presented at the conference on 19 Dec 2018. Please note the solicitation number is updated to reflect the update from FY18 to FY19.

Update #6 · Dec 18, 2018

Pre-Solicitation Conference
The purpose of this amendment is to provide the CEVT Pre-Solicitation conference briefing slides.

Update #5 · Dec 10, 2018

Pre-Solicitation Conference Notice

The Pre-Solicitation conference is hereby re-scheduled for Wednesday, December 19, 2018 in Orlando, FL. The intent of this conference is to ensure you understand the draft RFP and the Government's expectations of proposal submission. We are not entertaining discussion on technical solutions and/or other proprietary aspects of vendor's proposed solutions. To ensure adequate space is available, each contractor is limited to three representatives. Please RSVP no later than December 12, 2018, 1:00PM EDT (1300 hours). Resubmission is not required for those who previously submitted an RSVP or requested a one-on-one. Your information will be added to the RSVP list.

Attendees who requested a one-on-one meetings will be notified via email of their scheduled meeting time. One-on-one's shall take place on Wednesday, December 19, 2018.

General Session

Date: Wednesday, December 19, 2018

Time: 08:00 AM - 09:30 AM EDT (0800 - 0930 hours)

Location: Room 321 A & B, Partnership III (PIII), 3039 Technology Parkway, Orlando, FL 32826

Parking: Due to limited parking in the Partnership II and III parking lot, please park in the University of Central Florida (UCF) Overflow lot located at University Towers, 12201 Research Parkway, Orlando, FL 32826. PIII is an approximately 5 minute walk from this lot.

Interested parties that are not able to attend the Pre-Solicitation conference can request the briefing from the Contract Specialist. Pre-Solicitation conference briefing slides with the particulars of the event will be provided at a later date but prior to December 18, 2018.

Update #4 · Dec 10, 2018

Draft Request for Proposal (RFP)
This updated notice is to include the draft Request for Proposal (RFP) W900KK-19-R-0080. Prospective Offerors may submit questions pertaining to this draft RFP to the Contract Specialist at jessica.g.abioye.civ@mail.mil and the Contracting Officer at eric.c.hertl.civ@mail.mil.
Offerors with one-on-one's scheduled shall submit questions they wish to be answered during their scheduled session no later than December 12, 2018.
All questions and comments related to this draft RFP shall be submitted no later than December 21, 2018, 1300 hours EDT.

Update #3 · Dec 4, 2018

Pre-Solicitation Conference Notice

A pre-Solicitation conference is scheduled for December 18, 2018 in Orlando, FL. The intent of this conference is to ensure you understand the draft RFP and the Government's expectations of proposal submission. We are not entertaining discussion on technical solutions and/or other proprietary aspects of vendor's proposed solutions. To ensure adequate space is available, each contractor is limited to three representatives. Attendees shall request a forty-five (45) minute, one-on-one meeting by providing the attendees' names, company name, a Point of Contact (POC) for the company with phone number, and email address via email to the Contract Specialist, jessica.g.abioye.civ@mail.mil, no later than 1:00 PM on December 12, 2018. If an attendee is a Foreign National, this must be indicated in your response.

If questions arise during the pre-proposal conference, the Government requests that all questions be submitted in writing. If a question is asked prior to and during the pre-proposal conference, it will be compiled and a list of all questions and answers will be posted on a future notice. Any questions prior to the pre-proposal conference need to be submitted no later than December 12, 2018. Interested parties that are not able to attend the pre-proposal conference can request the briefing from the Contract Specialist.

Pre-Solicitation conference briefing slides with the particulars of the event will be provided at a later date but prior to December 18, 2018.

Update #2 · Nov 20, 2018

Synopsis W900KK-19-R-0080 Construction Equipment Virtual Trainer (CEVT)

(Updated Notice)

This is a synopsis for the Construction Equipment Virtual Trainer (CEVT) from the U.S. Army Program Executive Office for Simulation, Training, and Instrumentation (PEOP STRI), Program Manager Training Devices (PM TRADE), Product Manager Virtual Training Systems (PdM VTS). The Government intends to issue solicitation W900KK-19-R-0080 on or about January 17, 2019.

The Government intends to release a draft Request for Proposal on or about December 14, 2018.

The Government intends to conduct a pre-proposal conference on December 18, 2018. Instructions on registering for the pre-solicitation conference will be provided in a separate notice.

It is the Government's intent to award a Firm Fixed Price (FFP), Single Award Indefinite Delivery/Indefinite Quantity (IDIQ) with an ordering period of five years and an estimated ceiling of $27M. The Government will be Contracting by Negotiation in accordance with Federal Acquisition Regulation (FAR) Part 15, as supplemented with the additional information included in this notice.

This procurement will be a full and open competition. The North American Industry Classification System (NAICS) code 333318, Other Commercial and Service Industry Machinery Manufacturing, size standard is 1000 employees. Product Service Code (PSC) is 6910, Training Aids.

Questions regarding this synopsis shall be directed to Jessica Abioye, Contract Specialist, at 407-208-3320 or via email at jessica.g.abioye.civ@mail.mil. The Contracting Officer for this acquisition, Eric Hertl, may be contracted at 407-208-3474 or via email at eric.c.hertl.civ@mail.

Requirement:

PEO STRI, at the request of Product Manager for Combat Engineer/Material Handling Equipment (PdM CE/MHE) and the United States Army Engineer School (USAES), is to provide Construction Equipment Virtual Trainer (CEVT) to both train Soldiers upon initial entry and transition from classroom to actual equipment by proving a null risk training environment. CEVT shall provide realistic and challenging training using simulated terrain and movement characteristics that enable the student to transfer motor skills from simulator to construction equipment. CEVT allows Soldiers to perform construction tasks that vary from leveling earth to excavating a trench and from constructing a stockpile to loading a haul unit. The proposed contract will allow the Army to procure, install, and maintain motion based simulators for five types of construction equipment: Motor Grader 120M, Scraper 621G, Dozer D7R, Wheel Loader 924H, and Excavator 2040.

Update #1 · Oct 1, 2018