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FBO DAILY ISSUE OF JUNE 19, 2003 FBO #0567
SOURCES SOUGHT

23 -- MARKET SURVEY #TFFT-0001, HEAVY TACTICAL VEHICLES TACTICAL FIRE FIGHTING TRUCK (TFFT)

Notice Date

6/17/2003
 

Notice Type

Sources Sought
 

Contracting Office

TACOM - Warren, ATTN: AMSTA-AQ-AMB, E Eleven Mile Road, Warren, MI 48397-5000
 

ZIP Code

48397-5000
 

Solicitation Number

PM-HTV-TFFT-001
 

Response Due

7/30/2003
 

Archive Date

9/28/2003
 

Point of Contact

BETTY NALLEY, (586) 574-8505
 

E-Mail Address

Email your questions to TACOM - Warren
(nalleyb@tacom.army.mil)
 

Small Business Set-Aside

N/A
 

Description

NA MARKET SURVEY DESCRIPTION MARKET SURVEY #TFFT-001 HEAVY TACTICAL VEHICLES TACTICAL FIRE FIGHTING TRUCK (TFFT) DESCRIPTION OF INTENT: THIS IS A MARKET SURVEY REQUESTING INFORMATION IN SUPPORT OF THE FOLLOWING POTENTIAL REQUIREMENT. No contract will be awarded from this announcement. This is not a Request for Proposal (RFP) or an announcement of a forthcoming solicitation, nor is i t a request seeking contractors to be placed on a solicitation mailing list. Response to this survey is voluntary, and no reimbursement will be made for any costs associated with providing information in response to this market survey and any follow-on in formation requests. Data submitted in response to this market survey will NOT be returned. No solicitation document exists at this time, and calls requesting a solicitation will not be answered. POTENTIAL REQUIREMENT: The Program Manager, Heavy Tactical Vehicles is interested in acquiring a reprocurement of the Tactical Fire fighting Truck (TFFT). The TFFT will replace unserviceable commercial Fire Fighting Trucks that are part of Army units Table of Organization & Equipment (TOE), with tactical off road Fire Fighting vehicles capable of meeting the documented User requirements. A Purchase Description is included in the Market Survey as Attachment 1. This program is supported by the Army Engineer School (USAES). The TFFT is designed to respond, suppress, and extinguish aircraft, petroleum, brush land, and structural fires at isolated military installations and sites worldwide while operating in various extreme environmental conditions. The tactical fire-figh ting mission requires a significant high-speed off-road capability, which is obtained through the use of the combat-proven HEMTT chassis, built by Oshkosh Truck Corporation of Oshkosh, Wisconsin. Use of the HEMTT chassis also provides logistics commonalit y with the fielded fleet. Background Information. A Defense Supply Center Philadelphia (DSCP) contract award for a quantity of four TFFT was issued to Pierce Manufacturing, Inc., a subsidiary of Oshkosh Truck, in September 2000. These vehicles are currently undergoing Produc tion Verification Testing (PVT). An order for an additional 39 TFFTs was awarded to Pierce in February 2003. The Government intends to procure 93 additional fire trucks over a four-year period. The type of contract contemplated for this program is a fixed price requirements type contract over a period of four years with two option years. It should be point ed out that there is no guaranteed minimum quantity and all procurements are subject to availability of funds. In support of this potential requirement, the Program Manager, Heavy Tactical Vehicles (PM-HTV), TACOM, is conducting market research to determine what alternatives might be available. This announcement is to provide potential offerors an opportunity to provide information relating to this vehicle they believe could fulfill anticipated PM-HTV requirements. The initial phase of this market research consists of a Market Investigation Questionnaire. MARKET INVESTIGATION QUESTIONNAIRE LOCATION: The Market Investigation Questionnaire is a separate document posted with this synopsis. It is titled Heavy Tactical Vehicles-001 Tactical Fire Fighting Truck (TFFT) Market Investigation Questionnaire. The questionnaire is a Microsoft Word document. RESPONSES DUE: Responses to the Market Investigation Questionnaire are requested no later than July 30, 2003. RESPONSE FORMAT(S): ELECTRONIC. Electronic responses are preferred and strongly encouraged. It is requested that electronic responses be provided in the following format: Microsoft Word. Please submit electronic responses concurrently to Ms. Merilynn Carlock, EMAIL: c arlockm@tacom.army.mil, Major Jeff Carr, EMAIL: jcarr@us.army.mil and Ms. Betty Nalley, EMAIL: nalleyb@tacom.army.mil. HARD COPY (including CDROM). A ny responses or product literature that cannot be emailed should be clearly marked TFFT-001 MARKET SURVEY on the outer package, and may be sent to: Commander US Army Tank-automotive and Armaments Command 6501 E. 11 Mile Road ATTN: Ms. Betty Nalley/AMSTA-AQ-ATBC/Mail Stop 416 Warren, MI 48397-5000 FAX. Responses also may be faxed to ATTN: Ms. Betty Nalley, Fax number (586) 574-8636. PM-HTV POINTS OF CONTACT FOR RESPONDENT QUESTIONS: Technical questions regarding the Questionnaire may be directed to Major Jeff Carr at EMAIL: Jeff.Carr@us.army.mil, or PHONE: (586) 573-2497. General questions may be directed to Ms. Betty Nalley at EMAIL: nalleyb@tacom.army.mil, or PHONE: (586) 574- 6200. GENERAL INFORMATION: You are allowed to mark any document or information submitted as Proprietary. Please mark your information Proprietary, as you feel appropriate. Attachments can be found on the SOURCES SOUGHT NOTICES AND MARKET SURVEYS website http://contracting.tacom.army.mil/ssn/sources.htm. This information in this notice is based on the best and most current information available to date. This information is subject to change and is not binding on the Government. Updated information may be provided in future announcements and posted e lectronically on the FedBizOpps Webpage at www.eps.gov and at the Webpage containing this synopsis. We appreciate your interest and thank you in advance for your participation in this market survey.
 

Place of Performance

Address: TACOM - Warren ATTN: AMSTA-AQ-AMB, E Eleven Mile Road Warren MI

Zip Code: 48397-5000

Country: US
 

Record

SN00349707-W 20030619/030617213603 (fbodaily.com)
 

Source

FedBizOpps.gov Link to This Notice
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