Ultra Lightweight Camouflage Net System (ULCANS)

Added: Apr 27, 2017 2:45 pm Modified: Aug 08, 2017 1:08 pmTrack Changes The ULCANS Solicitation Amendment 0005 and Conform Copy were posted.

Update Section M.3.9.7. CLINs 0037, 1011 and 2011 have been incorporated into the total evaluated price calculation.

Please note that questions submitted are updated periodically and posted on the ULCANS website.

The solicitation, amendments, attachments and exhibits and Q&A are located on the
ULCANS website: http://www3.natick.army.mil/team/ULCANS.aspx

Added: Apr 27, 2017 2:45 pm Modified: Jul 31, 2017 10:16 amTrack Changes The ULCANS Solicitation Amendment 0004 and Conform Copy were posted.

Updates were made to Section C and Section M.

Please note that questions submitted are updated periodically and posted on the ULCANS website.

The solicitation, amendments, attachments and exhibits and Q&A are located on the
ULCANS website: http://www3.natick.army.mil/team/ULCANS.aspx

Added: Apr 27, 2017 2:45 pm Modified: Jul 18, 2017 2:27 pmTrack Changes The ULCANS Solicitation Amendment 0003 and Conform Copy were posted.

Updates were made to Section J and B.2 Additional Pricing. An update was made to the title on CLIN 2007.

The solicitation, amendments, attachments and exhibits are located on the
ULCANS website: http://www3.natick.army.mil/team/ULCANS.aspx

Added: Apr 27, 2017 2:45 pm Modified: Jul 17, 2017 10:25 amTrack Changes The ULCANS Solicitation Amendment 0002 and Conform Copy were posted.

Updates were made to Section C.2.2.2.2, Section M.3.4.4, Section B.2 and CLINs
0034, 1007 and 2007 extended descriptions.

The solicitation, amendments, attachments and exhibits are located on the
ULCANS website: http://www3.natick.army.mil/team/ULCANS.aspx

Added: Apr 27, 2017 2:45 pm Modified: Jul 11, 2017 1:05 pmTrack Changes The ULCANS Solicitation Amendment 0001 and Conform Copy were posted.

The FAR Clause 52.211-9 Desired and Required Time of Delivery was updated.

Also of note, Attachment B-2, Drawings for MIL-PRF-32575 was updated.

The solicitation, amendments, attachments and exhibits are located on the
ULCANS website: http://www3.natick.army.mil/team/ULCANS.aspx

Added: Apr 27, 2017 2:45 pm Modified: Jul 06, 2017 12:06 pmTrack Changes This is a solicitation for the U.S. Army Contracting Command - Aberdeen Proving Ground (ACC-APG) Solicitation No. W911QY-17-R-0023.

All solicitation attachments and exhibits are located on the ULCANS website: http://www3.natick.army.mil/team/ULCANS.aspx

The ULCANS Increment I program represents a comprehensive effort to develop, procure and field the next generation of ULCANS to replace legacy ULCANS currently being used in the field. ULCANS Increment I program will develop new Arctic and Urban ULCANS variants, and system upgrades to the existing Woodland and Desert ULCANS variants for defeating current and emerging sensor threats addressed by the National Ground Intelligence Center (NGIC) concerns on emerging foreign sensor capability. ULCANS must continue to provide the warfighter with capabilities for increased survivability and multi-spectral signature suppression to counter visual, near-infrared, shortwave infrared and radar threats, and thermal signature suppression.

Added: Apr 27, 2017 2:45 pm Modified: Jun 30, 2017 5:00 pmTrack Changes As part of the ULCANS pre-solicitation notice the draft solicitation has been made available for industry comments and feedback. The draft solicitation is available for download on FBO and also from the ULCANS website noted below.

ULCANS website: http://www3.natick.army.mil/team/ULCANS.aspx

The ULCANS Increment I program represents a comprehensive effort to develop, procure and field the next generation of ULCANS to replace legacy ULCANS currently being used in the field. ULCANS Increment I program will develop new Arctic and Urban ULCANS variants, and system upgrades to the existing Woodland and Desert ULCANS variants for defeating current and emerging sensor threats addressed by the National Ground Intelligence Center (NGIC) concerns on emerging foreign sensor capability. ULCANS must continue to provide the warfighter with capabilities for increased survivability and multi-spectral signature suppression to counter visual, near-infrared, shortwave infrared and radar threats, and thermal signature suppression.

The government anticipates the solicitation will result in the initial award of three Indefinite Delivery Indefinite Quantity (IDIQ), Firm Fixed Price (FFP) type contracts for the development and production of the ULCANS Increment I. Upon completion of the competitive prototyping (CP) testing, the government will conduct a comparative evaluation to down-select to one vendor who will move forward into the developmental test phase. The contract is anticipated to be a FFP IDIQ contract, with an estimated value of $480M over a 10-year ordering period. An award will be made to the offeror whose proposal represents the best value to the government considering a tradeoff of price and non-price factors.

Potential offerors are encouraged to provide comments to the government on the "DRAFT Solicitation". Please submit any comments or questions to Nicole Bernier at nicole.e.bernier.civ@mail.mil with the subject line "Comments ULCANS Draft Solicitation W911QY-17-R-0023". Questions may not be answered based on the "DRAFT Solicitation" and submitted comments.

The formal solicitation is expected to be released on 5 July 2017. When released, the formal solicitation, including all amendments, exhibits and attachments, will be available in electronic medium via www.fbo.gov (TELEPHONE CALLS WILL NOT BE ACCEPTED).

A question and answer period will be available when the formal solicitation is released. During that timeframe questions shall be submitted no later than the date specified in the solicitation. The government will provide its answers to the questions. The government will not guarantee a response to any question and/or clarifications after the submission deadline stated in the solicitation. All information regarding this requirement will be communicated via FBO (TELEPHONE CALLS WILL NOT BE ACCEPTED).

Added: Apr 27, 2017 2:45 pm Modified: Jun 16, 2017 3:49 pmTrack Changes As part of the ULCANS pre-solicitation notice the draft solicitation has been made available for industry comments and feedback. The draft solicitation is available for download on FBO and also from the ULCANS website noted below.

ULCANS website: http://www3.natick.army.mil/team/ULCANS.aspx

The ULCANS Increment I program represents a comprehensive effort to develop, procure and field the next generation of ULCANS to replace legacy ULCANS currently being used in the field. ULCANS Increment I program will develop new Arctic and Urban ULCANS variants, and system upgrades to the existing Woodland and Desert ULCANS variants for defeating current and emerging sensor threats addressed by the National Ground Intelligence Center (NGIC) concerns on emerging foreign sensor capability. ULCANS must continue to provide the warfighter with capabilities for increased survivability and multi-spectral signature suppression to counter visual, near-infrared, shortwave infrared and radar threats, and thermal signature suppression.

The government anticipates the solicitation will result in the initial award of three Indefinite Delivery Indefinite Quantity (IDIQ), Firm Fixed Price (FFP) type contracts for the development and production of the ULCANS Increment I. Upon completion of the competitive prototyping (CP) testing, the government will conduct a comparative evaluation to down-select to one vendor who will move forward into the developmental test phase. The contract is anticipated to be a FFP IDIQ contract, with an estimated value of $480M over a 10-year ordering period. An award will be made to the offeror whose proposal represents the best value to the government considering a tradeoff of price and non-price factors.

Potential offerors are encouraged to provide comments to the government on the "DRAFT Solicitation". Please submit any comments or questions to Nicole Bernier at nicole.e.bernier.civ@mail.mil with the subject line "Comments ULCANS Draft Solicitation W911QY-17-R-0023". Questions may not be answered based on the "DRAFT Solicitation" and submitted comments.

The formal solicitation is expected to be released in late June, 2017. When released, the formal solicitation, including all amendments, exhibits and attachments, will be available in electronic medium via www.fbo.gov (TELEPHONE CALLS WILL NOT BE ACCEPTED).

A question and answer period will be available when the formal solicitation is released. During that timeframe questions shall be submitted no later than the date specified in the solicitation. The government will provide its answers to the questions. The government will not guarantee a response to any question and/or clarifications after the submission deadline stated in the solicitation. All information regarding this requirement will be communicated via FBO (TELEPHONE CALLS WILL NOT BE ACCEPTED).

Added: Apr 27, 2017 2:45 pm This is a Pre-Solicitation Notice for the U.S. Army Contracting Command - Aberdeen Proving Ground (ACC-APG) Solicitation No. W911QY-17-R-0023. The US Army Contracting Command, Aberdeen Proving Ground, Natick Contracting Division (NCD) on behalf of Product Manager Force Sustainment Systems (PM-FSS), located at the Natick Soldier Systems Center intends to issue a solicitation under Authority of FAR part 15, for Ultra Lightweight Camouflage Net System (ULCANS).

The ULCANS Increment I program represents a comprehensive effort to develop, procure and field the next generation of ULCANS to replace legacy ULCANS currently being used in the field. ULCANS Increment I program will develop new Arctic and Urban ULCANS variants and system upgrades to the existing Woodland and Desert ULCANS variants for defeating current and emerging sensor threats addressed by the National Ground Intelligence Center (NGIC) concerns on emerging foreign sensor capability. ULCANS must continue to provide the warfighter with capabilities for increased survivability and multi-spectral signature suppression to counter visual, near-infrared, shortwave infrared and radar threats, and thermal signature suppression.

The Government intends to award multiple Indefinite Delivery Indefinite Quantity (IDIQ), Firm Fixed Price (FFP) type contracts for the development and production of the ULCANS Increment I. An award will be made to offeror(s) whose proposal represents the best value to the government considering a tradeoff of price and non-price factors.

The formal solicitation is expected to be released in June, 2017. When released, the formal solicitation, including all amendments, exhibits and attachments, will be available in electronic medium via www.fbo.gov (TELEPHONE CALLS WILL NOT BE ACCEPTED).

A question and answer period will be available when the formal solicitation is released. During that timeframe questions shall be submitted no later than the date specified in the solicitation. The government will provide its answers to the questions. The government will not guarantee a response to any question and/or clarifications after the submission deadline stated in the solicitation. All information regarding this requirement will be communicated via FBO (TELEPHONE CALLS WILL NOT BE ACCEPTED).

Additional Information:

ULCANS solicitation attachments and question & answers are posted at the link below. Questions & Answers will be updated periodically as they are received and answered.

At the time of this notice the website has draft solicitation sections for the following:

• Section C - Descriptions and Specifications
• Section L - Instructions, Conditions and Notices to Bidders
• Section M - Evaluation Factors for Award

Info Link: http://www3.natick.army.mil/team/ULCANS.aspx