Sentinel radar production requirement

Below are the questions that were submitted and the Government's response. This concludes the contents portion of this amendment.

a. Question: Is there a package that details required spares and the fielding/training support requirements?

Answer: For Spares: A spares list to be procured will be provided as a part of any resultant solicitation. The spares shall be physically and functionally identical to the parts included in the current configuration of the Sentinel radar.

For New Equipment Training (NET): The Enhanced Sentinel operator/maintainer course shall provide the skills and knowledge required to operate the system, perform operator-level maintenance, and to perform emplacement and operation with the Enhanced Sentinel. The Enhanced Sentinel repairer course shall provide the skills and knowledge required to perform fault isolation and to repair the Enhanced Sentinel at the field maintenance level. The Enhanced Sentinel system administrator course shall provide the skills and knowledge required to keep the Enhanced Sentinel complaint with DoD information system cybersecurity policies and procedures. The training will be conducted onsite at individual fielding locations.

NET Training Team Specifications - provide sufficient quantity of qualified instructors to ensure a maximum student-to-instructor ratio of 8-1 during "hands-on" Practical Exercises and a maximum student-to-instructor ratio of
16-1 for classroom instruction.
For Fielding: The materiel fielding support procured under this effort will include a contractor field engineer (CFE) for assistance to Government personnel in de-processing of Enhanced Sentinel Radar systems at the fielding site, maintenance support to the new equipment training (NET) process, and support to the process of transferring accountability of the Enhanced Sentinel Radar system to the US Army units. The CFE shall have a thorough knowledge of unique software, hardware, and diagnostic procedures to repair and/or calibrate the Enhanced Sentinel Radar systems.

b. Question: Is there a Bill of Materials available and or a list of GFM so that the white paper requested can include a cost estimate?

Answer: A Bill of Materials will be provided as a part of any resultant solicitation. The only Government Furnished Equipment that will be provided will be the following:

Interrogator Set AN/TPX-57(V)2 NSN: 5895-01-590-4940
Trailer Chassis NSN: 2330-01-387-5424

c. Question: The POP starts in September 2018 however, there is a quantity of 12 required in FY 2018. Please clarify.

Answer: The table shows the quantity that the Government will procure each year. A delivery schedule will be agreed upon for delivery of the assets.

d. Question: Does the Government own a build-to-print technical data package (TDP) for the Enhanced Sentinel? If so, will the TDP be provided as part of any subsequent RFP? Award?
Answer: No, the Government does not own a build-to-print technical data package (TDP) for the Enhanced Sentinel.

e. Question: The RFI states the period of performance for production (PoP) is September 2018 - September 2021. It also states that the production quantity for FY 2018 is 12. With the PoP starting in September 2018, the last month of FY 2018, how are 12 units to be produced and delivered in FY 2018 (in 1 month)?
Answer: The table shows the quantity that the Government will procure each year. A delivery schedule will be agreed upon for delivery of the assets.

This is a pre-solicitation sources sought announcement (SSA)/request for information (RFI) issued pursuant to Federal Acquisition Regulation (FAR) 15.2. The United States Government (USG) is conducting a market survey to understand industry interest in supporting the following efforts:

a. Production of forty-four (44) Enhanced Sentinel Enclosure and Antenna Assembly (PN: 13670203) including Signal Data Processor (SDP) Upgrade Modification Kit (PN: 13716647), Antenna Transceiver Groups (ATGs), tools, test equipment, and associated spares.
b. Development of a data package consisting of Acceptance Test Procedures (ATPs) and documentation required.
c. Conduct of training, fielding support, and maintainer support.
No award is intended as a result of this request. The USG will not pay for information received. Responses to this notice are not offers and cannot be accepted by the USG to form a binding contract.

SENTINEL PRODUCTION OVERVIEW:

The Enhanced Sentinel is an advanced three-dimensional battlefield X-band, air defense, phased array radar, manned by a crew of two and equipped to support beyond visual range engagements. The Enhanced Sentinel provides air defense and surveillance of forward areas. It provides 360-degree air surveillance and acquisition tracking day or night, in adverse weather conditions, and in battlefield environments of dust, smoke, aerosols, and enemy countermeasures. The Enhanced Sentinel contributes to the digital battlefield by automatically detecting, classifying, identifying, and reporting Cruise Missile (CM), Unmanned Aerial System (UAS), Rotary Wing (RW), and Fixed Wing (FW) threats.

For this production effort the contractor shall fabricate ATGs and complete system integration to deliver a quantity of forty-four (44) Enhanced Sentinels conforming to technical performance requirements. The contractor shall also deliver tools, test equipment, associated spares, and other required assets for operation of the Sentinel Radar Systems.

This effort shall include the development of a data package consisting of Acceptance Test Procedures (ATPs) and documentation.

PERIOD OF PERFORMANCE

The period of performance for production is September 2018 - September 2021. In the table below is the quantity that will be produced each fiscal year (FY).

Production Year QTY
FY 2018 12
FY 2019 7
FY 2020 19
FY 2021 6

RESPONSE INSTRUCTIONS

Responses shall be provided in whitepaper format and may be used to augment and refine future Government solicitations. All whitepapers should address production, spares, and fielding/training support and should include a cost estimate for the response provided. The information is requested in the form of unclassified, electronic Microsoft Word files (1 file per response, less than eight megabytes) attached to your email transmittal. In addition to the Microsoft Word file, a Microsoft Excel spreadsheet detailing the break-out of the expected cost should be included. The file name should contain the responder's name. If there are multiple responses provided by the same responder, unique file names will be provided. Whitepapers submitted in response to this pre-solicitation SSA/RFI are limited to 15 pages, single-spaced, 11 font, Times New Roman, 1 inch margins, with embedded figures (if used) in Microsoft Word. All replies to this announcement must reference RFI W31P4Q-18-R-0076. No telephonic inquiries will be accepted.

The whitepapers will be reviewed by USG personnel and their support contractors. All information provided will be adequately protected. Any proprietary information must be identified. To be reviewed, the statement "Releasable to USG Agencies and their supporting Contractors for Review Only" must accompany any proprietary submission. The USG reserves the right to request further clarification or request presentations to enhance understanding of the respondent's submittal. Material from respondent whitepapers, with the exception of identified proprietary information, may be incorporated into future program documentation to include future solicitations.

In accordance with FAR 15.201 (e.), responses to this SSA/RFI are not offers and cannot be accepted by the USG to form a binding contract.

Responses are due 15 calendar days after issuance at 4:00p.m. central standard time. Responses shall be delivered via e-mail to johnny.l.keith.civ@mail.mil. A return e-mail will confirm your submission was received.