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FBO DAILY ISSUE OF OCTOBER 29, 2005 FBO #1433
SOLICITATION NOTICE

J -- Countermine Equipment & Route Clearance Vehicles Maintenance & Logistical Services

Notice Date

10/27/2005
 

Notice Type

Solicitation Notice
 

NAICS

811310 — Commercial and Industrial Machinery and Equipment (except Automotive and Electronic) Repair and Maintenance
 

Contracting Office

US Army Communications-Electronics Command, CECOM Acquisition Center Washington, ATTN: AMSEL-AC-W, 2461 Eisenhower Avenue, Alexandria, VA 22331-0700
 

ZIP Code

22331-0700
 

Solicitation Number

W909MY-06-R-0002
 

Response Due

11/14/2005
 

Archive Date

1/13/2006
 

Small Business Set-Aside

N/A
 

Description

The Army Materiel Command Life Cycle Management Command proposes to acquire equipment maintenance & logistical services in support of countermine equipment and route clearance vehicles (RCV) at locations within Iraq, Afghanistan and the United States on an other than full and open competition basis. Pursuant to 10 U.S.C. 2304(c)(1) award is intended for Mantech Telecommunication and Information Systems, Chantilly, VA, who is deemed to be the only responsible source due to its extensive technical, mana gement and logistician expertise in the repair and maintenance on multiple types of the following specialized equipment: Interim Mounted Mine Detector (IVMMD) Systems, Buffalo Mine Protected Clearance Vehicle, RG-31 Mine Protective Vehicle, Aardvark Flail, Berm Sifter, Casspir Mine Resistant Vehicle, and AN/PSS-14 Hand Held Mine Detection Set . Mantech Telecommunication and Information Systems is the incumbent for this effort and currently has OEM Certified staff in place at the aforementioned locations. M antech is the only responsible source that has the capability already in theatre to perform forward repair of all of the systems listed. Mantech has also developed a tailored information management system that provides maintenance management and inventory tracking information of this specialized equipment. In support of this effort the contractor will be required to perform direct support (type) level maintenance and assist in organizational maintenance and adjustments IAW inspection sheets (DA Forms 2404/5988E-Equipment Inspection Worksheets), appropriate T echnical Manuals (TMs), appropriate Lubrication Orders (LOs) and commercial technical manuals or other manufacturer's documentation. Maintenance may consist of vehicle repair, Battle Damage repair, vehicle hull armor repair, and hydraulics and pneumatic r epair. Repairs will require detailed coordination with OEMs to affect repair due to limited technical documentation. The contractor shall provide maintenance above unit level tasks and also assist in operator/unit level maintenance; provide technical assistance for unit level tasks. The contractor shall provide General Support (GS) and Depot type maintenance to equipmen t. The contract may conduct GS maintenance themselves or secure from an outside vendor with proven expertise in equipment or components listed above. The contractor shall provide on-call assistance for maintenance and supply support to the supported unit/s as needed. This includes forward secure locations. The contractor shall purchase and replace consumable supplies and components, Line Replaceable Units and other critical system components that cannot be repaired. Depending on the criticality of the requirement, and availability of parts through government channels, the contractor shall obtain the parts through Local Purchase, Original Equipment Manufacturers or secondary sources of supply, or by a Supply Request (r equisition) to the CE-LCMC or TA-LCMC Management Control Activity (MCA) or to the appropriate Supply Support Activity (SSA). The contractor shall establish subcontracts with vendors and manufacturers for parts procurements, weekly updates for status of or der, shipping and issues related to the parts order. The contractor shall maintain inventory of spare and repair parts based on demand history, and Authorized Stockage Lists provided by the Government. The contractor shall maintain a record of part on-ha nd and reconcile inventory on a regular basis. The contractor shall maintain an information management system that tracks maintenance and supply actions, inventory status, parts usage demand history, maintenance manhours etc. The contractor shall implement a system that resembles the Standard Army Mai ntenance system. The contractor shall institute property control/accountability procedures in order to safeguard all government and contractor equipment. The contractor shall maintain a property accountability reco rd of all equipment (GFP and CAP) for the duration of the contract and provide a quarterly Status of GFP Report . The contractor shall establish and maintain visibility of property in an online information management system. All contractor representatives shall possess, at a minimum, a SECRET clearance. This notice of intent is not a request for competitive proposals. However, interested persons may submit an offer which will be considered. Offers will be evaluated solely for the purpose of determining whether or not to conduct this procurement on a compe titive basis. A determination by the Government not to compete this effort on a full and open competition basis, based upon responses to this notice, is solely within the discretion of the government. Therefore, a formal solicitation will not be issued. Questions regarding this requirement should be submitted to carrodena.johnson@cacw.army.mil.
 

Place of Performance

Address: US Army Communications-Electronics Command, CECOM Acquisition Center Washington ATTN: AMSEL-AC-W, 2461 Eisenhower Avenue Alexandria VA

Zip Code: 22331-0700

Country: US
 

Record

SN00922455-W 20051029/051027212143 (fbodaily.com)
 

Source

FedBizOpps.gov Link to This Notice
(may not be valid after Archive Date)

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