CRS(I) Software Sustainment Contract

SOURCES SOUGHT NOTICE

I. Description of Intent

This notice is to gauge the availability of vendors that are capable and interested in meeting the Government’s sustainment requirements for the Common Robotic System (Individual) (CRS(I)). The Product Manager Robotic and Autonomous Systems (PdM RAS) overall requirement for the CRS(I) includes all software to fulfill Life Cycle Sustainment Support. This notice is also being used to gauge the availability of vendors that can provide software (SW) development to address obsolescence of which Foster-Miller, Inc dba QinetiQ North America is the Original Equipment Manufacturer (OEM).

II. General Information:

a. Requirement Overview

PdM RAS is issuing a Sources Sought Notice as a means of conducting market research only to identify parties having an interest and the resources to support this requirement. The information gained will be used for preliminary planning and to determine the availability of qualified contractors to provide CRS(I) software sustainment support. The information received will be used by the Government to facilitate the decision-making process and, if a solicitation is issued subsequent to this notice, information received from respondents will aid in the decision of whether to issue a solicitation as a competitive set-aside for qualified Small Businesses, Vendors with General Services Administration (GSA) Schedules, or whether to issue a solicitation as an unrestricted full and open competition. The Government assumes no financial responsibility for cost incurred with providing information in response to this announcement or any follow-up information requests. This notice does not constitute a Request for Proposal (RFP) and is not to be construed as a commitment by the Government for any purpose other than market research. Respondents will not be notified of the results regarding the sources sought.

Any subsequent contract may be Firm-Fixed Price (FFP) with a period of performance of up to ten years from the date of award.

b. Proprietary Information

The U.S. Government appreciates the time and effort taken to respond to this survey. The U.S. Government acknowledges its obligations under 18 U.S.C. §1905 to protect information qualifying as “confidential” under this statute. [To avoid possible confusion with the meaning of the term “confidential” in the context of Classified Information,” we will use the term “PROPRIETARY.”] Pursuant to this statute, the U.S. Government is willing to accept any trade secret or PROPRIETARY restrictions placed on qualifying data forwarded in response to the survey questions and to protect it from unauthorized disclosure subject to the following:

1. Clearly and conspicuously mark qualifying data with the restrictive legend (all caps) “PROPRIETARY” with any explanatory text, so that the U.S. Government is clearly notified of what data needs to be appropriately protected.

2. In marking such data, please take care to mark only those portions of the data or materials that are truly confidential (over breadth in marking inappropriate data as “PROPRIETARY” may diminish or eliminate the usefulness of your response - see item 6 below). Use circling, underscoring, highlighting or any other appropriate means to indicate those portions of a single page which are to be protected.

3. The U.S. Government is not obligated to protect unmarked data. Additionally, marked data that is already in the public domain or in the possession of the U.S. Government or third parties, or is afterward placed into the public domain by the owner or another party through no fault of the U.S. Government will not be protected once in the public domain. Data already in the possession of the U.S. Government will be protected in accordance with the U.S. Government's rights in the data.

4. Confidential data transmitted electronically, whether by physical media or not, whether by the respondent or by the U.S. Government, shall contain the “PROPRIETARY” legend, with any explanatory text, on both the cover of the transmittal e-mail and at the beginning of the file itself. Where appropriate for only portions of an electronic file, use the restrictive legends ‘PROPRIETARY PORTION BEGINS:” and “PROPRIETARY PORTION ENDS.”

5. In any reproductions of technical data or any portions thereof subject to asserted restrictions, the U.S. Government shall also reproduce the asserted restriction legend and any explanatory text.

6. The U.S. Government sometimes uses support contractors in evaluating responses. Consequently, responses that contain confidential information may receive only limited or no consideration since the Respondent’s marking of data as “PROPRIETARY” will preclude disclosure of same outside the U.S. Government and therefore will preclude disclosure to these support contractors assisting the evaluation effort. The U.S. Government will use its best efforts to evaluate those responses that contain confidential information without using support contractors consistent with the resources available.

III. Submission Instructions:

All responding to this notice shall provide specific information to include a summary of its company’s capabilities.

Information to be provided shall include a Capability Statement which demonstrates the skills, experience, knowledge, and capabilities necessary to perform the Government’s requirement to provide:

1. Development of software (SW) to support obsolesces and latent defects.

Develop a software release and deliver to the Government for distribution to fielded systems.

This includes:

-Security updates to maintain an Authority to Operate (ATO).

-Software bugs or latent defects discovered in fielded systems.

2. Support of Government tests to validate SW changes.

This includes:

- Field Service Representative(s) support at Government test sites.

- Providing any contractor test data.

3. Descriptions of procedure changes and work package callouts and/or images to Army Technical Manuals as a result of SW updates.

The Capability Statement should include:

Company Name:

Address:

Point of Contact:

Phone Number:

Email Address:

DUNS/Cage Code:

Website Address:

Type of organization:

     Business Type(s): [ ] Large Business (LB), [ ] Small Business (SB), [ ] HUBZone (HZ), [ ] Service Disabled Veteran Owned Small Business (SDVOSB), [ ] Woman Owned Small Business (WOSB), [ ] 8(a) Business Development Program, [ ] Small Disadvantaged Business (SDB), [ ] Veteran Owned Small Business (VOSB).

1. A statement indicating if your company possesses the capability to provide the entire range of parts and services for the robot called for in this requirement. Does your company have the ability to provide any, some, or all of the aspects identified in this requirement? Does your company have the ability to provide software sustainment for CRS(I)? Provide a table to list each service you are experienced with and capable of providing.

2. Does your company have experience as a prime contractor providing the system, parts and services of the same or similar type effort(s) (to include size and complexity) within the past five years? If yes, please provide the following information:

Contract number(s):

Dollar value(s):

Point of Contact (POC):

POC Email address:

POC Phone number:

Brief description of your direct support of the effort: Similarity of scope, effort, complexity:

3. Potential sources should only submit the minimum information necessary and shall not exceed ten pages. Telephone inquiries will not be accepted or acknowledged, and no feedback or evaluations will be provided to companies regarding its submissions. The Government may contact potential sources for additional information as required.

4. Interested parties are encouraged to be registered in the System for Award Management, www.sam.gov prior to responding to this Sources Sought Notice.

5. Interested parties that consider themselves qualified to perform the above listed requirements are invited to submit a response to this Sources Sought no later than 1300 EST 01/06/2025.

6. Responses to this Sources Sought Notice shall be submitted via email to Katherine Klein at katherine.d.klein2.civ@army.mil.