SOLICITATION NOTICE
A -- RESEARCH & DEVELOPMENT
- Notice Date
- 3/30/2005
- Notice Type
- Solicitation Notice
- NAICS
- 541710
— Research and Development in the Physical, Engineering, and Life Sciences
- Contracting Office
- TACOM WARREN, WARREN, MICHIGAN 48397-5000
- ZIP Code
- 48397-5000
- Solicitation Number
- W56HZV05R0629
- Response Due
- 5/14/2005
- Archive Date
- 6/13/2005
- Small Business Set-Aside
- N/A
- Description
- THE U.S. ARMY TANK-AUTOMOTIVE & ARMAMENTS COMMAND (TACOM) PROPOSES TO AWARD, ON AN OTHER-THAN-FULL-AND-OPEN-COMPETITIVE BASIS, A COST-PLUS-FIXED FEE WORK DIRECTIVE BASED LEVEL OF EFFORT (LOE) CONTRACT FOR RESEARCH, INTEGRATION, DEMONSTRATION, AND REFINEMENT OF NAC STANDARDIZED EXCHANGE OF PRODUCT (N-STEP) MANUFACTURING TECHNOLOGY TO CAMP, INC. OF CLEVELAND, OHIO. THE PLANNED CONTRACT SPECIFIES A RANGE OF SERVICES THAT THE CONTRACTOR WILL PROVIDE TO THE EXTENT AUTHORIZED AND FUNDED BY INDIVIDUAL WORK DIRECTIVES. THE SERVICES THAT CAN BE ORDERED CONSIST OF THE FOLLOWING: (A) SERVE AS STEP DATA GENERATION SITE, (B) PROVIDE TECHNICAL REVIEWS AND RECOMMENDATIONS CONCERNING SELECTION OF PARTS TO BE PRODUCED IN N-STEP DEMONSTRATIONS, (C) PERFORM N-STEP MANUFACTURING, AND SERVE AS TECHNICAL RESOURCE TO ASSIST OTHER START-UP MANUFACTURERS IN USE OF STEP PROCESSES, (D) MAINTAIN STEP MANUFACTURING TOOL SET CONFIGURATIONS AND ASSOCIATED HARDWARE, (E) PERFORM SITE SURVEYS OF POTENTIAL N-STEP MANUFACTURING SITES; IDENTIFY INFRASTRUCTURE REQUIREMENTS, AND INSTALL N-STEP TECHNOLOGY, (F) COLLECT AND ANALYZE DATA, PRODUCE METRICS, REPORTS AND/OR PLANS, (H) CONDUCT R&D EFFORT FOR DEVELOPMENT OF NEW APPLICATION PROTOCOLS (APS), AND (I) DEVELOP AND CONDUCT OUTREACH AWARENESS FOR POTENTIAL GOVERNMENT AND INDUSTRY N-STEP USERS. THE ESTIMATED TOTAL VALUE INCLUDING OPTIONS IS TWELVE ($12,000,000.00) MILLION DOLLARS WITH THE BASE CONTRACT ESTIMATED TO BE TWO MILLIOM SIX HUNDRED THOUSAND ($2,600,000.00) DOLLARS. THE PERIOD OF PERFORMANCE SHALL BE THREE (3) YEARS. THIS REQUIREMENT WILL BE SOLICITATED BY A FORMAL SOLICITATION. WHILE THIS REQUEST FOR PROPOSAL (RFP) IS BEING ISSUED ON A SOLE SOURCE BASIS, ANY INTERESTED PARTIES MAY REQUEST A COPY OF THE SOLICITATION BY GOING TO HTTP://CONTRACTING.TACOM.ARMY.MIL. ALL SOLICITATIONS ISSUED AFTER APRIL 1, 1999 REQUIRE OFFERORS TO SUBMIT OFFERS PAPERLESS; ONLY ELECTRONIC FORMAT WILL BE ACCEPTED CONTRACTORS WILL BE REQUIRED TO SUBMIT THEIR RESPONSE IN ONE OF THE FOLLOWING ELECTRONIC MEDIUM: VIA E-MAIL, 3 1/2 INCH DISK OR 700 MEGABYTE CD ROM. OFFERS ARE TO BE EMAILED TO OFFERS@TACOM.ARMY.MIL. DO NOT EMAIL TO THE BUYER. THE SUBJECT LINE OF THE EMAIL SUBMISSIONS MUST READ "OFFER-W56HZV-05-R-629 CLOSES MAY 16, 2005". MAXIMUM SIZE OF E-MAIL OFFERS SHALL NOT EXCEED 3.5 MEGABYTES. HARD COPY RESPONSES WILL NOT BE ACCEPTED. PLEASE MAKE SURE THIS AGENCY HAS BEEN FURNISHED WITHT HE FOLLOWING ADDITIONAL INFOMRATION: CAGE CODE, COMPANY ANME, DUNS NUMBER AND THE EMAIL ADDRESS WHERE YOU WOULD LIKE THE NOTICE SENT. ALL OFFERORS MUST BE REGISTERED IN THE CENTRAL CONTRACT REGISTRATION PRIOR TO RECEIVING ANY AWARD. SEE WEBSITE:HTTP://WWW.CCR.GOV FOR INFORMATION ON HOW TO REGISTER. PARTES TAKING EXCEPTION TO ISSUING THIS CONTRACT ON A SOLE SOURCE BASIS ARE REQUIRED TO CONTACT EIHER NEIL WILLISTON, CONTRACT SPECIALIST AT 586-574-7028 (PHONE) OR WILLISTN@TACOM.ARMY.MIL OR MICHAEL CIONI, CONTRACTING OPFFICER, 586-574-7070 OR CIONIM#TACOM.ARMY.MIL BEFORE APRIL 18, 2005 . ESTIMNATED RELEASE DATE FOR SOLICITATION IS APRIL 18, 2005 AND ESTIMATED CLOSING DATE FOR RECEIPT OF PROPOSALS IS MAY 16, 2005. SEE NUMBERED NOTES 22 AND 25.
- Place of Performance
- Address: TACOM WARREN, WARREN, MICHIGAN 48397-5000
- Zip Code: 48397-5000
- Country: USA
- Zip Code: 48397-5000
- Record
- SN00778717-W 20050401/050330212215 (fbodaily.com)
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