M870 ECP Pre-Solicitation Notice

This is an official Request for Proposal (RFP) for the M870 Suspension Upgrade.

This procurement falls under North American Industry Classification System (NAICS) code 336212, Truck Trailer Manufacturing. The small business size standard is 1,000.

All terms and conditions will be identified in the solicitation. Potential Offeror's are responsible for downloading their copy of the solicitation and amendments, if any. In order to be eligible for award of a Government contract, interested parties must be registered in the System for Award Management (SAM). The website for SAM is www.SAM.gov.

Proposals shall be submitted no later than 2:00 PM Eastern Time on 03 June 2019.

To download and view any documents that require explicit access please follow the instructions contained in the FBO Vendor Guide found on the home page at www.fbo.gov.

Questions or comments regarding this solicitation may be addressed to Todd Ingold, todd.ingold@usmc.mil by e-mail only. No questions will be accepted after 26 April 2019 at 2:00 PM Eastern Time.

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Synopsis:

Program Executive Officer, Land Systems Marine Corps (PEO-LS) Medium and Heavy Tactical Vehicles (MHTV) has a requirement to produce and install an upgraded suspension system for the M870A2-S Medium Heavy Equipment Transporter (MHET). The M870A2-S, fielded in April 2006, is a 40-ton payload, three axle MHET that replaces the M870A2 trailer. The M870A2-S incorporates Anti-lock Brake System and a B-21 Reyco Granning Suspension leaf-spring type suspension. The key requirement for the upgraded suspension is enabling off-road operations in all terrain environments with payloads up to 40 tons. The upgraded suspension will be applied to the entire fleet of United States Marine Corps M870A2-S MHET 40-ton trailers (308 trailers).

The selected contractor shall be capable of supplying equipment, training, and spare parts support as commercial or non-developmental items. The Government intends to award a single indefinite delivery indefinite quantity (IDIQ) firm-fixed-price (FFP) contract with cost reimbursable CLINs on the basis of best value to the Government using the trade-off process in FAR Part 15. Based on market research and in accordance with FAR 19.502-2(b) this procurement has been set aside for small business.

This pre-solicitation notice is for information and planning purposes only and does not contain the final Request for Proposal (RFP). The Government intends to release a final RFP in the near future, leading to total small business full and open competition under the authority of 10 USC 2304(a) and in accordance with Federal Acquisition Regulation (FAR) Part 15. Upon posting of the final RFP to this website, proposals will be due within 45 calendar days. All responsible sources may submit a proposal which will be considered by the agency. Contract award is expected in FY2019.

Please direct all communications regarding this notice through Mr. Todd Ingold, at (703) 432-4435 or todd.ingold@usmc.mil

Contracting Office Address:

2200 Lester Street
Quantico, Virginia 22134
United States

Place of Performance:

At Contractor Facility
United States

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