PM Tactical Radio Vehicle Installation Kits­ Production II

PM Tactical Radio Vehicle Installation Kits Ill - Production II

This is a Request for Information (RFI) to be used for market research purposes. This is not a Request for Proposal (RFP). This notice is issued solely for informational and planning purposes, and it does not constitute a promise to issue an RFP in the future. Responses to this RFI are not considered offers or proposals and the Government will not award a contract based on this RFI. The Government is not soliciting for proposals and will not accept unsolicited proposals. Respondents are advised that the Government will not pay for the information submitted in response to this RFI or any costs incurred in responding to this RFI. All costs associated with responding to this RFI will be solely at the interested parties' expense. It is the responsibility of the potential responder to monitor the website for additional information pertaining to this requirement. 

As of the date of this RFI, the most recent delivery order for the Vehicle Installation Kit (VIK) production effort follows:

• Installation Kit (IK) Fabrication, Small Business:

                Newsat North America, LLC.

               Contract No." W15P7T-20-D-0013 Task No.: W15P7T-22-F-0165

               NAICS Code: 334220

The Government is requesting interested sources to provide:

1. A technical white paper which describes approaches to meeting the specific technical requirements described below. Technical white paper shall not exceed ten (10) pages.  
2. A capabilities white paper or briefing that describes organizational profile, experience, and expertise relevant to the requirements, and potential contractual approaches to this effort. Capability white paper shall not exceed five (5) pages.

Both documents shall be submitted electronically to the ACC-APG cognizant Contracting Officer and Contract Specialist identified elsewhere in this RFI.

Operational Description:

PM Tactical Radios (PM TR), Product Manager Handheld Manpack Small Form Fit (PdM HMS) Platform Integration effort is responsible for integrating Manpack and Leader radios into the Army’s wheeled and tracked vehicle fleet.  This RFI seeks information on Industry’s ability to manufacture radio installation kits.

Fabrication efforts

The purpose of this effort is to procure production installation kits for the integration of the tactical radios on a wide range of Army platforms. PM TR has designed, developed and validated requisite Product Level Technical Data Packages (TDPs) to produce the vehicle installation kits that are the basis for this effort. The Product Level TDPs contain all information that is necessary to produce the installation kits required under this effort, to include Bills of Materials (BOMs), data sheets, Computer-Aided Drawings (CAD), and vendor specification information required to produce, procure, fabricate and assemble complete vehicle installation kits.

Initially, PM TR will award a contract for Level III TDPs that are managed by PdM HMS. During the period of performance, PM TR intends to incorporate future Level III TDPs also applicable to HMS Radios, but which are developed under Program Executive Office Ground Combat Systems (PEO GCS) and Program Executive Office Combat Support and Combat Service Support (PEO CS & CSS) and potentially other platforms.

Below is a table that outlines the forecasted annual requirements the Army needs for the next five (5) Fiscal Years. If a contractual vehicle is awarded for this effort, the then-current actual quantities will be incorporated.

Quantities are subject to change depending on availability of funding and actual requirements determined by yearly fielding conferences or other factors.

Quantities may also be impacted by incorporation of future TDPs.

Annual Production Installation Kit Requirements (Estimated Quantities)

FY25 - 2400

FY26 - 2500

FY27 - 2000

FY28 - 2000

FY29 - 2000

Additional Response Requirements (Basis for the Capabilities White Paper/Briefing)

• Company/Organization Profile: Describe your company’s/organization’s core business. Please include the following: company/organization name, address, points-of-contact information including name, phone number, e-mail address, number of employees, annual revenue history, office location, Commercial and Government Entity (CAGE) code, Data Universal Numbering System (DUNS) number, North American Industry Classification System (NAICS) code(s), and current business size status.

• Experience: Prior/current Department of Defense (DoD) corporate experience performing efforts of similar size and scope within the last three years, including contract number, organization supported, indication of whether as a prime or subcontractor, contract value, Government point of contact, and a brief description of the specific task areas in the referenced contract as it relates to the requirements described herein. Please describe experience with managing areas associated with risk such as obsolescence, accelerated schedule, managing subcontractors, and long lead items.

• Capabilities:

1. Please indicate your company/organization’s certification in ISO9001 and AS9100D.
2. Please describe your company/organization’s production capabilities that will support this effort.
3. Please describe your company/organization have the financial capabilities to perform this effort.
4. Please confirm your company/organization have or can obtain adequate personnel to perform this effort.
5. Describe any other relevant information that would support your ability to perform this effort.

Acquisition/Contracting Approach: If this RFI results in a contract award, the Government currently intends to award a Firm Fixed Price (FFP) production vehicle.

Instructions:

Vendors who wish to respond to this RFI and receive a sample Technical Data Package (TDP) (Attachment 0002) must sign an individual Non-Disclosure Agreement (NDA) (Attachment 0001) for each member of their team that reviews the TDP, as the dissemination of this documentation is marked Distribution D and is restricted by the Arms Export Control Act or the Export Administration Act of 1979. Dissemination of the TDP is in accordance with the provisions of DoD Directive 5230.25. Per DoD Instruction 5230.24, export-controlled items marked Distribution Statement C or D shall not be disseminated outside the U.S. Government or to U.S. Government contractors without first verifying the recipient’s eligibility and authority to receive export-controlled information by verifying they have a current, valid DD Form 2345. Interested vendors must provide a copy of the DD2345, or their Joint Certification Program (JCP) number to the points of contact listed in the instructions.

Once the information and JCP data has been verified, the sample TDP will be sent via DoD SAFE. To receive a representative TDP, interested contractors must submit a fully signed/executed NDA – see attachment 0001 – within 14 calendar days of publication of this RFI, not later than 1500 ET on day 14. The Government will not respond to requests for a TDP that were not received by the Government with those 14 days. Interested vendors should submit responses to the relevant contracting officer/specialists not later than 45 days after the publication date of the RFI.

For more information regarding the JCP approval process and the DD Form 2345 click or copy and paste the link below into a web browser.

https://www.dla.mil/HQ/LogisticsOperations/Services/JCP/SpecificDD2345Instructions.aspx

Included in the RFI are the following documents:

• Attachment 0001 - Blank Non-Disclosure Agreement
• Attachment 0002 - TDP Example (Released after NDAs received)
• Attachment 0003 - Production Installation Kits RFI Vendor Questions Comments (with Proprietary Information Tab)