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FBO DAILY ISSUE OF JUNE 18, 2005 FBO #1300
MODIFICATION

23 -- Sources sought for a Product Support Integrator/Product Support Provider in support of a Dry Support Bridge (DSB) Performance Base Logistics program

Notice Date

6/16/2005
 

Notice Type

Modification
 

NAICS

332312 — Fabricated Structural Metal Manufacturing
 

Contracting Office

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

ZIP Code

48397-5000
 

Solicitation Number

W56HZV05R9000
 

Response Due

7/5/2005
 

Archive Date

9/3/2005
 

Small Business Set-Aside

N/A
 

Description

DRY SUPPORT BRIDGE (DSB) MARKET SURVEY Purpose: The purpose of this survey is to solicit your interest, current capabilities, and potential in performing the roles of Product Support Integrator/ Product Support Provider in support of a DSB Performance Based Logistics (PBL) Program. IAW AR 70-1 and DOD 5000.1, PBL is the preferred support strategy for materiel systems. The Army will implement PBL on weapon systems in order to provide the war fighter increased operational readiness; increased reliability; enhanced logistics response times; enhanced deplo yment support; enhanced wartime support; reduction in the logistics footprint, and reduction in logistics costs. Under this PBL contract, the contractor will be responsible for a large portion of the DSB logistics support, such as supply chain management and all scheduled and unscheduled sustainment level maintenance. The Army will retain responsibility for the DSB s unscheduled field maintenance. Operator and maintenance training (including both new equipment training and sustainment training) will be the contractors responsibility. The support process is required to be transparent to the warfighter. In addition , the contractor will be responsible for vehicle configuration, to include recommendation and implementation of configuration changes to improve performance and reliability. PBL Definition: See Appendix A for Definitions of PBL and other frequently used terminology. Intent: Length/Type of Contract: Contract is expected to be a Firm Fixed Price Contract for up to 5 years. Goal: Ultimate goal is ultra-availability (readiness). Our goal is to structure a contract, which will incentivize the contractor to maximize system reliability, thereby reducing maintenance, spare parts and training requirements in the process. Desired Results and Outcomes: Operational readiness 90% or better. Reduced logistics footprint, unscheduled maintenance, training burden, scheduled maintenance and maintenance times. Proposed Measurements: Level of performance expressed in terms of measurable outcomes/how outcomes are to be measured and evaluated. Operational Readiness - 90 percent or better. Launcher vehicle starts and complete bridging mission every time. Reduced Logistics Footprint  Measurable reduction in number of tools required (special and common). Measurable reduction in number of maintenance, repair and troubleshooting tasks. Measurable reduction of training required. PBL MARKET SURVEY QUESTIONAIRE Name of Firm Address City, State Zip Code Point of Contact Name Telephone Number Email Address Website Address 1. What would be your business approach to meeting these responsibilities for managing the DSB fleet? 2. How would you propose meeting the goal of ultra-availability? 3. What potential constraints or boundaries do you see with one contractor having ultimate responsibility for managing the majority of logistics and configuration support under a PBL arrangement? 4. How do you see the government measuring these specific areas for obtaining supply support, reliability, training and maintenance? What suggestions might you have? 5. What would you recommend as the approach to supply chain management in support of the DSB fleet? 6. How would you approach performance of sustainment maintenance and reduce vehicle maintenance, both scheduled and unscheduled? 7. How would you approach operator/maintainer training and reduce training needs? 8. Would you be willing to provide this type of support under a long-term contract? 9. What would you do differently in support of deployment contingency (wartime vs peacetime) operations? 10. How do you foresee the target price for a fixed level of PBL to be set up? What would a fair payment plan/schedule consist of and how could it be linked to successful performance? Response to this market research survey questionnaire should be sent via e mail to the Contract Specialist, Earl Rashid at rashide@tacom.army.mil. You can respond in total or to any part of this questionnaire. Any product literature that cannot be emailed may be sent to: PEO CS&CSS PM, CE/MHE (Attn: Lorry Maynard) Mail Stop 401 6501 East 11 Mile Rd. Warren, MI 48397-5000 Replies to this questionnaire must be received by 5 Jul 2005. You may fax in your response to (586) 574-8636 if you do not have electronic capability. You are allowed to mark any document or information submitted as confidential. Please mark your inform ation Proprietary, as you feel appropriate. Your input is voluntary and no compensation can be made for your participation in this survey. We appreciate your cooperation in answering these questions and thank you in advance for your participation. APPENDIX A DEFINITIONS Performance Based Logistics (PBL): PBL is a product support strategy in which the logistics requirements are stated as expected results (outcomes), and wherein the responsibility and accountability of meeting these expectations fall on the Product and/or P rogram Managers (PM's), their designated Product Support Integrator (PSI), and their support provider(s). PBL is: " Buying results not resources " Using performance specs not design specs " Buying solution or an outcome not defining the process and methods to achieve a predetermined course of action. " About assigning responsibility to the supplier not the requiring organization. Performance Support Integrator (PSI): The PSI is intended to identify a single source as being responsible and accountable for providing product support to the assigned Defense/Army system. This is designated to an agency (private, public sector or a pri vate/public sector partnership). Product Support Provider (PSP): The PSP is anyone that provides a logistics/support product or service in support of a materiel system. This term applies to all providers that have not been designated by the PM as the PSI. The PSI will be required to ne gotiate Performance Based Agreements (PBA) type arrangements with all PSPs to fulfill their responsibility. Examples of PSPs include: DLA centers, AMC MSC Inventory Materiel Management Centers (IMMCs), Depots, contractors sub-contractors, etc. New Equipment Training: The identification of personnel, training, and training aids and devices and the transfer of knowledge gained during development from the materiel developer/provider to the trainer, user, and supporter. Sustainment Training: Individual and collective training conducted in the unit or resident schools, units, and organizations to ensure continued expertise on the operations, employment, and logistics support of fielded systems or equipment. Sustainment Maintenance: Sustainment maintenance is off-system maintenance and is mainly repair of defective equipment/parts. Sustainment maintenance returns repaired equipment/parts to the supply system. It covers selected Direct Support (DS) tasks, Gener al Support, and Depot maintenance. Field Maintenance: Field maintenance is on-system maintenance and is mainly replacement of defective parts and preventative maintenance. Field maintenance returns repaired equipment to the soldier. It covers crew, unit, and selected Direct Support (DS) mai ntenance tasks. Some off-system maintenance can be done at field level if, based on task analysis, it is simple to complete or it is critical to mission readiness. Operational Availability: A measure of the degree to which a system is either operating or is capable of operating at any time when used in a typical operational and support environment. APPENDIX B PROFILE FOR THE DSB BASIC FACTS: 1. SYSTEM: Dry Support Bridge (DSB). 2. OEM: Williams Fairey Engineering Limited (WFEL). Only one configuration. 3. SYSTEM CONFIGURATION: Army does not own TDP. DSB was procured to a detailed performance specification (ATPD 2282). Configur ation is frozen. 4. FLEET ASSESSMENT: See document at end of Appendix B for density, location of assets, fielding, and production information. Still in production. Expected Useful Life is 20 years. 5. ARMY TRANSFORMATION IMPACT. The DSB will not be impacted by modularity. This bridge is part of the Multi-Role Bridging Companies, providing the maneuver commanders with greater flexibility and mobility on the battlefield by enhancing their capability to cross dry gaps up to 40 meters. It replaces the medium grider bridge in the US Army inventory. Scope of PBL: PBL is for basic system with no add-ons at this time. Expected Workload: " Sustainment level: Two level maintenance: sustainment and field. " Parts support: Repair parts contract for reparable items, nonreparable items supported by DLA. " TPF (Palletized Load System trailers and Common Bridge Transporter) already in place before DSB fieldings " NET and sustainment training provided by OEM contractor, options in contract for increased training " DSB still under warranty for one year after handoff " Any hardware modifications done through ECP " Armor Installation: NA " Request proposal for both peacetime and wartime scenarios. System Op Mode Summary: DSB is a tactical bridge system, used primarily to ensure the mobility of combat support vehicles, soldiers, and supplies. It is designed to be emplaced only for short durations, not as permanent infrastructure, to accommodate mil itary traffic up to MLC 80T/100W. It can be used in all environments. Annual usage. Annual Wartime Operational Mode = 1008 hours per year. Annual Peacetime Operational Mode = 2256 hours per year. Reliability: For the DSB the reliability is 11 mean cycles between mission abort at an 80 percent level of confidence. Maintenance ratio: Bridge = 0.0071 and Launcher Vehicle = 0.4340 Annual Sustainment Costs: DSB system has not been fielded long enough to develop sustainment cost data. Current Organic Support: The DSB is supported via DLA direct vendor delivery parts support contract at this time. The repair contract between PSID and WFEL is currently in development. The Armys Two Level maintenance strategy is already in place for th e DSB. Training is provided by contractor, as well as any follow-on or sustainment training. Fielding and equipment handoff is conducted by OEM and other contractors. Maintenance Support: The Armys Two Level maintenance is already in place. Depot Capability: For the DSB, there are no depot efforts in any worldwide locations; the program is Depot exempt. Labor Hour Estimates: The labor hour estimates are shown on the Maintenance Allocation Chart (MAC) for the DSB. The MAC is available upon request. Field Data: Currently, there is no Sample Data Collection (SDC) effort underway (low density bridge system) System Improvements: Expected performance results from the PBL provider is achievement of efficiencies that drives the system to a greater reliability, greater availability, a reduced logistics footprint, reduced scheduled and unscheduled maintenance, and reduced maintenance/repair times, and ultimately reduced O&S costs to the Army.
 

Place of Performance

Address: TACOM - Warren Acquisition Center ATTN: AMSTA-AQ-ATAB, E Eleven Mile Road Warren MI

Zip Code: 48397-5000

Country: US
 

Record

SN00831275-W 20050618/050616212250 (fbodaily.com)
 

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