SOURCES SOUGHT
28 -- Market Survey on Performance Based Logistics (PBL) for the M88A2 HERCULES Engine
- Notice Date
- 8/25/2005
- Notice Type
- Sources Sought
- Contracting Office
- TACOM - Warren Acquisition Center, ATTN: AMSTA-AQ-AMB, E Eleven Mile Road, Warren, MI 48397-5000
- ZIP Code
- 48397-5000
- Solicitation Number
- W56HZV05R1159
- Response Due
- 9/26/2005
- Archive Date
- 11/25/2005
- Small Business Set-Aside
- N/A
- Description
- HEAVY EQUIPMENT RECOVERY VEHICLE M88A2 PERFORMANCE BASE LOGISTICS (PBL) MARKET SURVEY For ENGINE: Diesel, Fuel Injection, 12-Cylinder MDL: AVDS-1790 Purpose: The purpose of the survey is to solicit your interest, current capabilities, and potential in performing the role of Product Support Integrator (PSI)/Product Support Provider (PSP) for Engine Assembly, Diesel Fuel Injection, 12-cylinders AVDS-1790 componen t of the Recovery Vehicle M88A2. The Government is seeking potential providers to perform in the role of Product Support Integrator/Product Support Provider for maintenance and logistics support concept for Engine Turbo AVDS-1790. Army Regulation 70-1 and DOD Directive 5000.1 identifies PBL as the preferred support strategy for material systems. The Army recommends implementing PBL on weapon systems and major components to increase operational readiness; increase reliability; enhanced logistics response tim e; enhanced deployment support; enhanced wartime support and reduction in logistics costs. The selected PBL provider will be responsible for some portion of the engine assembly logistics support, which could include, but not limited to, Depot, GS/DS maintenance, field and sustainment level maintenance and supply chain management (Parts support a nd delivery). The Army will retain responsibility for scheduled and unscheduled Crew and Organization maintenance. In addition, the Product Support Provider (PSP) would be responsible for recommending engineer change proposals and implementation to improve performance and reliability. PBL Definition: See Appendix A for Definitions of PBL and other frequent used terminology. Intent: Length/Type of contract: Contract is expected to be a Firm Fixed Priced Contract for up to 5 years. Goal: The ultimate goal is to improve readiness, reliability, availability and maintainability. Our goal is to structure an agreement, which would incentivize the PSI to maximize subsystem reliability, thereby reducing maintenance and spare parts requirements in the process. Desired Results and Outcomes: Operational readiness 90% or better for the Recovery Vehicle. Desired/expected performance results from the PSP for the Engine assembly is achievement of efficiencies that drives the system to an increase in operational availability by reducing logistics f ootprint and reducing maintenance/repair time for unscheduled and scheduled maintenance. Proposed Measurements: Level of performance shall be expressed in measurable outcomes and achievement of those outcomes by objective evaluation. Reduce Logistics Footprint: * Measurable reduction in the procurement time of sustainment level spare and repair parts to the requiring activity. Reduced maintenance/repair times; * Measurable reduction in the cycle time it takes to inspect, repair and return repaired component/subsystem to the supply system. PBL MARKET SURVEY QUESTIONAIRE 1. Name of Firm Address City, State, Zip Code Point of Contact Name Telephone Number Email Address Website Address 2. What would be your business approach to meeting these responsibilities for managing the AVDS-1790 Diesel Engine Government assets? 3. How would you propose meeting the goal? 4. What potential constraints or boundaries do you see with one PSP having ultimate responsibility for managing the majority of logistics and configuration support under a PBL arrangement? 5. How do you see the government measuring these specific areas for obtaining supply support, reliability, and maintenance? What suggestions might you have? 6. What would you recommend as the approach to supply chain management in support of the AVDS-1790 Diesel Engine assets? 7. How would you approach performance of sustainment maintenance and reduce subsystem maintenance, both scheduled and unscheduled? 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 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 email to the following POCs: Mr. James Thompson, thompjam@tacom.army.mil Mr. Patrick Backus, backusp@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: Commander, TACOM 6501 E. Eleven Mile Rd. Warren, MI 49397-5000 Attn: Mr. James Thompson, SFAE-CSS-FP-R, Mail Stop 354 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. Replies to this questionnaire must be received by 26 SEP 2005. You may fax in your response to (586) 574-5917 if you do not have electronic capability. You are allowed to mark any document or information submitted as confidential. Please mark your infor mation Proprietary , as you feel appropriate. Your input is vo luntary 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.
- Place of Performance
- Address: TACOM - Warren Acquisition Center ATTN: AMSTA-AQ-AMB, E Eleven Mile Road Warren MI
- Zip Code: 48397-5000
- Country: US
- Zip Code: 48397-5000
- Record
- SN00879574-W 20050827/050825212459 (fbodaily.com)
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