Versatile Depot Automatic Test Station (VDATS) Performance Based Acquisition

Amendment 0005 of subject Request For Proposal (RFP) is expected to be posted within the next week.  The amendment will provide for a new proposal response date/time, a revision to the Performance Based Work Statement (PBWS), and a revision to the H-901 clause, On-time Delviery of Parts Availability.
 
In order to accellerate the receipt of proposals response date, the revised PBWS and H-901 clause are provided for review as attached to this posting.

Amendment 0004 is issued to extend the proposal response date/time from 30 November 2009 at 4:00 PM Eastern Standard Time (EST) to To Be Determined.

This extension is issued to allow the Government additional time to evaluate this requirement.  Questions, comments and/or clarifications regarding this Request for Proposal (RFP) will not be considered until further notice.

Amendment 0003 to the subject RFP is attached.  The amendment provides for an extension to the response date from 16 November 2009 to 30 November 2009, 4:00 PM Eastern Standard Time (EST).  In addition, changes to the RFP were included in the amendment.

Any additional questions in response to this amendment or the RFP itself must be submitted to the identified Points of Contact (POCs) no later than 13 November 2009.

The VDATS IPT has reviewed requests for extention to the proposal due date of 16 Nov 2009 established in Amendment 0002 of the subject Request For Proposal (RFP).  The data changes established in Amendment 0002 were the primary reasons for extension requests.  With the exception of the part number changes identified in Amendment 0002, the changes made provided clarification to existing information and did not alter the original intent of the RFP.  Additionally, the technical orders were provided to further enhance understanding of the VDATS program but do not contribute any more information than was already provided in the Level III drawing package as part of the original RFP.

As a result of the above and in consideration of the requests for extension for submittal of proposals established in Amendment 0002, the subject RFP will be extended from 16 Nov 2009 to 30 Nov 2009. 

The amendment extending the proposal due date is forthcoming and will be issued no later than 10 Nov 2009.

Amendment 0002 to the subject RFP is attached.  The amendment provides for an extension to the response date from To Be Determined (TBD)  to 4:00 PM on 16 November 2009.  In addition, changes to the RFP were included in the amendment.

Technical Orders (T.O.s) 51C3-1-143-3, 51C3-1-144-3 and 33D7-50-1154-1 as listed under Section J of the subject RFP are provided for information purposes only to assist in response to the subject RFP.

CDRL A006 was originally listed in the subject RFP; however, a duplicate posting of CDRL A008 was posted with the original RFP in error.

Attached are Industry questions and corresponding responses provided for review and information.

Request for Proposal (RFP) Amendment FA8535-09-R-0001-0001 is issued to extend the response date to the subject RFP from 5 October 2009 to To Be Determined (TBD). 

The VDATS IPT is reviewing recently submitted questions by industry in response to the RFP posted 4 September 2009.  Responses to these questions will be posted to FedBizOpps and are forthcoming. 

An amendment will be issued to reflect any changes deemed necessary following review of industry questions and is anticipated within the next two weeks.  Once issued, it is anticipated that the response time for submittal of proposals will be two weeks following issuance of said amendment.

The VDATS Integrated Product Team (IPT) is currently reviewing questions/comments submitted for consideration in response to RFP FA8535-09-R-0001.  As a result, the proposal due date for this solicitation will be extended via amendment to the RFP.  An amendment providing the extended proposal due date will be issued no later than Friday, Oct 2, 2009.

This solicitation document contains information that has been designated as "Military Critical Technical Data."  Only businesses that have been certified by the Department of Defense, United States/Canada Joint Certificaton Office, and have a valid requirement may have a copy of the solicitation document.  All requests for copies of the solicitation document must include a certified copy of DD Form 2345, Military Crticial Technical Data Agreement.  To obtain certification, contract:  Commander, Defense Logistics Information Service (DLIS), ATTN:  U.S. Canada Joint Certification Office, 74 Washington Avenue North, Battle Creek, MI  49017-3084 or call the DLIS at (800) 352-3572.  The DLIS United States/Canada Joint Certification Lookup service is available via the Internet at :  http://www.dlis.dla.mil/ccal/.

This is the formal Request for Proposal (RFP) for the Versatile Depot Automatic Test Stations (VDATS) Performance Based Acquisition (PBA) to include test stations an ancillary equipment for manufacture/production and parts availability. The resultant contract will be a Firm Fixed Price Requirements contract.  The total period of performance for this effort, including options, will not exceed five (5) years.  The basic ordering period will be 36 months with (2) one-year options.  This effort is a small business competitive aquisition and participation at the prime contractor level is limited to eligible small business concerns. Proposals received using the Technically Acceptable-Risk/Performance/Price Tradeoff (TA-RPPT) source selection.  This RFP will close on 5 Oct 2009.