Small Tactical Electric Power 3-Kilowatt(STEP 3kW) AMENDMENT 0003
Closed Solicitation Posted
- Solicitation number
- W909MY-22-R-0009
- Agency
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ACC Aberdeen Proving Ground
Army Contracting Command, Department of Defense
- Responses due
- Set-aside
- Partial Small Business
Opportunity facts
- NAICS code
- 335312 Motor and Generator Manufacturing
Notice details come from SAM.gov. Updated .
About this opportunity
This solicitation seeks proposals for up to three Engineering and Manufacturing Development contracts to design and deliver prototypes of a new Small Tactical Electric Power 3-kilowatt generator system for the Army's Product Manager for Mobile Electric Power Systems. Offerors must meet requirements for a generator rated at no less than 3kW operating on JP-8 fuel and weighing less than 308 pounds. Proposals are due by July 29, 2022.
Two of the three potential awards are initially set aside for small businesses under NAICS codes 334110 and PSC codes 2930 and 6115. Each fixed-price contract has four phases with a maximum value of $7.5 million and requires delivery of 30 generator sets. Contract performance will take approximately 33 months at an estimated total government investment of $24 million across the three contracts. Successful completion makes contractors eligible for a noncompetitive follow-on production contract valued over multiple years to provide the new generator system to the Army and Department of Defense from locations across the continental United States.
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Update #3 · Latest ·
Introduction
This Solicitation is for the award of up to three (3) Engineering and Manufacturing Development (EMD) contracts for a new/improved Small
Tactical Electric Power (STEP) 3 kilowatt (kW) generator. The Army requiring activity for this solicitation is Product Manager, Mobile Electric Power Systems (PdM MEPS). The contemplated system would be rated no less than 3kW, operating on JP-8 fuel, and weighing less than 308 pounds. This STEP 3kW EMD solicitation will result in up to three (3) stand-alone Firm Fixed Price (FFP) contracts, each having the following (4) four phases: Phase 1: Preliminary Design Review (PDR); Phase 2: Critical Design Review (CDR); Phase 3: Prototype Build and Delivery; and Phase 4: Test Support.
Affordability
The Governments affordability goal for this EMD effort is $22,500,000. As such, each individual contract is anticipated to have a maximum price of no more than $7.5M. This $7.5M fixed-price affordability goal for each contract is intended to fund contractor development of the system, support for all four phases, and to delivery all required hardware deliverables (30 generator sets and associated equipment, as further explained in the SOW).
Offeror Size Status
This solicitation is a partial small business set-aside. Two (2) of the three (3) potential contact awards will be initially set-aside for small business. Large businesses are able and invited to compete for any award(s) not set aside for small businesses. See Section M for additional details.
Notice Regarding Follow-On Production Contract
This development contact has the potential for a substantial, multi-year follow-on production contract. Given that the design and test activities of the STEP 3kW EMD phase will take approximately 33 months to complete and will cost the Government $24M or more, the Government does not anticipate conducting another full-and-open competition for the follow-on LRIP/Production IDIQ contract. Rather, the follow-on production contract for ordering STEP 3kW production systems will - to maximum extent possible - use Other than Full and Open Competition. Should only one (1) of the three (3) EMD contractors from this solicitation complete EMD phase with a system that meets, or substantially meets, Purchase Description (PD) requirements, the Government will utilize an exception to competition, likely FAR
6.302-1, to non-competitively negotiate and award a production contract to that firm on a sole-source basis. Should more than one EMD contractor complete EMD with successful designs, the Government may then either: (1) utilize an exception to competition to request and then tradeoff production proposals from only the successful EMD contractors, or (2) conduct a full-and-open competition follow-on, but with a proposal screening/gate criteria whereby an Offeror must provide a working production representative bid-sample to be considered for the production award. In sum, this solicitation is likely the only opportunity that an interested entity will have to compete for
the opportunity to be the long-term manufacturer of the new STEP 3kW system for the Army and DOD.
PLEASE BE ADVISED THE CONTRACTING OFFICER HAS ISSUED AN AMENDMENT TO THE PREVIOUSLY RELEASED SOLICITATION. PLEASE READ THE ATTACHED SF30 [AMENDMENT 0003] FOR DETAILS CONCERNING THE SUBJECT.
Update #2 ·
Introduction
This Solicitation is for the award of up to three (3) Engineering and Manufacturing Development (EMD) contracts for a new/improved Small
Tactical Electric Power (STEP) 3 kilowatt (kW) generator. The Army requiring activity for this solicitation is Product Manager, Mobile Electric Power Systems (PdM MEPS). The contemplated system would be rated no less than 3kW, operating on JP-8 fuel, and weighing less than 308 pounds. This STEP 3kW EMD solicitation will result in up to three (3) stand-alone Firm Fixed Price (FFP) contracts, each having the following (4) four phases: Phase 1: Preliminary Design Review (PDR); Phase 2: Critical Design Review (CDR); Phase 3: Prototype Build and Delivery; and Phase 4: Test Support.
Affordability
The Governments affordability goal for this EMD effort is $22,500,000. As such, each individual contract is anticipated to have a maximum price of no more than $7.5M. This $7.5M fixed-price affordability goal for each contract is intended to fund contractor development of the system, support for all four phases, and to delivery all required hardware deliverables (30 generator sets and associated equipment, as further explained in the SOW).
Offeror Size Status
This solicitation is a partial small business set-aside. Two (2) of the three (3) potential contact awards will be initially set-aside for small business. Large businesses are able and invited to compete for any award(s) not set aside for small businesses. See Section M for additional details.
Notice Regarding Follow-On Production Contract
This development contact has the potential for a substantial, multi-year follow-on production contract. Given that the design and test activities of the STEP 3kW EMD phase will take approximately 33 months to complete and will cost the Government $24M or more, the Government does not anticipate conducting another full-and-open competition for the follow-on LRIP/Production IDIQ contract. Rather, the follow-on production contract for ordering STEP 3kW production systems will - to maximum extent possible - use Other than Full and Open Competition. Should only one (1) of the three (3) EMD contractors from this solicitation complete EMD phase with a system that meets, or substantially meets, Purchase Description (PD) requirements, the Government will utilize an exception to competition, likely FAR
6.302-1, to non-competitively negotiate and award a production contract to that firm on a sole-source basis. Should more than one EMD contractor complete EMD with successful designs, the Government may then either: (1) utilize an exception to competition to request and then tradeoff production proposals from only the successful EMD contractors, or (2) conduct a full-and-open competition follow-on, but with a proposal screening/gate criteria whereby an Offeror must provide a working production representative bid-sample to be considered for the production award. In sum, this solicitation is likely the only opportunity that an interested entity will have to compete for
the opportunity to be the long-term manufacturer of the new STEP 3kW system for the Army and DOD.
PLEASE BE ADVISED THE CONTRACTING OFFICER HAS ISSUED AN AMENDMENT TO THE PREVIOUSLY RELEASED SOLICIATION. PLEASE READ THE ATTACHED SF30 [AMENDMENT 0001] FOR DETAILS CONCERNING THE SUBJECT.
Update #1 ·
Introduction
This Solicitation is for the award of up to three (3) Engineering and Manufacturing Development (EMD) contracts for a new/improved Small
Tactical Electric Power (STEP) 3 kilowatt (kW) generator. The Army requiring activity for this solicitation is Product Manager, Mobile Electric Power Systems (PdM MEPS). The contemplated system would be rated no less than 3kW, operating on JP-8 fuel, and weighing less than 308 pounds. This STEP 3kW EMD solicitation will result in up to three (3) stand-alone Firm Fixed Price (FFP) contracts, each having the following (4) four phases: Phase 1: Preliminary Design Review (PDR); Phase 2: Critical Design Review (CDR); Phase 3: Prototype Build and Delivery; and Phase 4: Test Support.
Affordability
The Governments affordability goal for this EMD effort is $22,500,000. As such, each individual contract is anticipated to have a maximum price of no more than $7.5M. This $7.5M fixed-price affordability goal for each contract is intended to fund contractor development of the system, support for all four phases, and to delivery all required hardware deliverables (30 generator sets and associated equipment, as further explained in the SOW).
Offeror Size Status
This solicitation is a partial small business set-aside. Two (2) of the three (3) potential contact awards will be initially set-aside for small business. Large businesses are able and invited to compete for any award(s) not set aside for small businesses. See Section M for additional details.
Notice Regarding Follow-On Production Contract
This development contact has the potential for a substantial, multi-year follow-on production contract. Given that the design and test activities of the STEP 3kW EMD phase will take approximately 33 months to complete and will cost the Government $24M or more, the Government does not anticipate conducting another full-and-open competition for the follow-on LRIP/Production IDIQ contract. Rather, the follow-on production contract for ordering STEP 3kW production systems will - to maximum extent possible - use Other than Full and Open Competition. Should only one (1) of the three (3) EMD contractors from this solicitation complete EMD phase with a system that meets, or substantially meets, Purchase Description (PD) requirements, the Government will utilize an exception to competition, likely FAR
6.302-1, to non-competitively negotiate and award a production contract to that firm on a sole-source basis. Should more than one EMD contractor complete EMD with successful designs, the Government may then either: (1) utilize an exception to competition to request and then tradeoff production proposals from only the successful EMD contractors, or (2) conduct a full-and-open competition follow-on, but with a proposal screening/gate criteria whereby an Offeror must provide a working production representative bid-sample to be considered for the production award. In sum, this solicitation is likely the only opportunity that an interested entity will have to compete for
the opportunity to be the long-term manufacturer of the new STEP 3kW system for the Army and DOD.
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Notice history
| Notice | Type | Posted |
|---|---|---|
| This notice | Solicitation | |
| Virtual Industry Day for STEP 3kW TPS | Special Notice | |
| DRAFT RFP - Small Tactical Electric Power 3-Kilowatt Tactical Power Source (STEP 3kW TPS) | Pre-Solicitation | |
| Small Tactical Electric Power 3-Kilowatt Tactical Power Source (STEP 3kW TPS) | Pre-Solicitation |
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