Solicitation Notice: HMMWV Antilock Brake System/Electronic Stability Control (ABS/ESC) Retrofit Kits

High Mobility Multipurpose Wheeled Vehicle (HMMWV)Anti-Lock Brake/Electronic Stability Control (ABS/ESC) Retrofit Kits Solicitation

           1) Action Code: Solicitation notice

           (2) Date: 9 June

           (3) Year: 2020

           (4) Contracting Office ZIP Code: 48397

           (5) Product or Service Code/NAICS: 339999

           (6) Contracting Office Address: 6501 E. 11 Mile Road, Warren, MI, 48397-5000, USA

           (7) HMMWV

           (8) Solicitation Number: W56HZV-19-R-0053

           (9) Closing Response Date: 08 June 2020

           (10) Contact Point and Contracting Officer

            John Wilson (Contract Specialist) john.b.wilson154.civ@mail.mil

            Reymundo Moncayo (Contracting Officer) reymundo.moncayo.civ@mail.mil

            (11) Solicitation Number: W56HZV-19-R-0053

            (12) Acquisition Approach: As a result of this Solicitation, the Government intends to award a three year firm-fixed-price, Indefinite Delivery Indefinite Quantity (IDIQ) to Ricardo Defense Incorporated, Goleta, California. The procurement will be sole source in accordance with the authority of Federal Acquisition Regulation (FAR) 6.302-1, “Only one responsible source and no other supplies or services will satisfy agency requirements.” The guaranteed minimum quantity is 10 and the total maximum quantity is 9,480 ABS/ESC Retrofit Kits for the HMMWV Family of Vehicles (FoV).

            (13) Description: This action will satisfy the Army’s need to procure an approved ABS/ESC system.

            (14) Set-aside Status: Not set aside. See paragraph 12 above.

            (15) National Stock Number (NSN): TBD.

            (16) Specification: IAW technical data.

            (17) Quantity: Min 10 Max 9,480.

            (18)  Destination information: FOB Origin.

           (19) Delivery schedule:  To be determined at the Delivery/Task Order level.

           (20) Duration of the contract period: Base of three years.

            (21) Anticipated award date: 2nd quarter of Fiscal Year 2021.

            (22) The RFP will be made available upon request via beta.SAM.gov.

            (23) Parties interested in obtaining the documents must be certified in the Joint Certification Program (JCP), have an active System for Award Management (SAM) account, and will be required to request access to the solicitation through beta.SAM.gov.

On 8 June 2020, Army Contracting Command – Detroit Arsenal (ACC-DTA) issued a sole source Request for Proposal (RFP) to Ricardo Defense Incorporated (Ricardo Defense), Goleta, California for the High Mobility Multipurpose Wheeled Vehicle (HMMWV) Anti-Lock Brake/Electronic Stability Control (ABS/ESC) Retrofit Kits. The procurement will be sole source in accordance with the authority of Federal Acquisition Regulation (FAR) 6.302-1, “Only one responsible source and no other supplies or services will satisfy agency requirements.” The resulting contract will be a 3-year firm-fixed-price, Indefinite Delivery Indefinite Quantity (IDIQ) contract with Ricardo Defense. The guaranteed minimum quantity is 10 and the total maximum quantity is 9,480 ABS/ESC Retrofit Kits for the HMMWV Family of Vehicles (FoV). The proposal is due on 8 July 2020.

Ricardo Defense is the only qualified source for this procurement. The Ricardo Defense ABS/ESC kit is the system currently being installed in HMMWVs during new production and Recapitalization programs. The ABS/ESC Retrofit Kit is tailored specifically for the HMMWV through the platform weight ranges. Ricardo Defense owns the proprietary rights and maintains source control for 87% of the main kit components.