SOURCES SOUGHT
J -- MARKET RESEARCH, PM, Aerial Common Sensor
- Notice Date
- 2/23/2007
- Notice Type
- Sources Sought
- NAICS
- 541330
— Engineering Services
- Contracting Office
- US Army C-E LCMC Acquisition Center - DAAB07, ATTN: AMSEL-AC, Building 1208, Fort Monmouth, NJ 07703-5008
- ZIP Code
- 07703-5008
- Solicitation Number
- W15P7T-07-R-W401
- Response Due
- 3/26/2007
- Archive Date
- 5/25/2007
- Small Business Set-Aside
- N/A
- Description
- MARKET RESEARCH, PM Aerial Common Sensor, W15P7T-07-R-W401. The Airborne Reconnaissance Multi-Sensor Systems (ARMS) were developed and fielded under a Quick Reaction Capability (QRC). Project Manager Aerial Common Sensors (PM ACS), in conjunction with the C4IEWS Acquisition Center, Fort Monmouth, NJ, is seeking information from potential sources to support the potential solicitation and award of a competitive multi-year Contractor Logistics Support (CLS) services contract to assist the Army in meet ing deployed operational and training needs, with direct responsibilities for the performance of all logistic actions ensuring a ninety percent operational availability of the TS/SCI Airborne Mission Equipment Subsystem (AMES) hardware and software aboard eleven ARMS (RC-12) aircraft. AMES is a software controlled, integrated array of electronic sensors, antennae, real time imagery (Infra Red, Day-Time video, and electro-optic still cameras), data links, data recording, navigation, voice and data communicat ions and data links, managed through the use of manned workstations. This requirement also sustains the Aircraft Survivability Equipment (ASE) mounted on the aircraft, but not the aircraft themselves. Sustainment includes but is not limited to the expedi ted troubleshooting, isolation and repair of unit reported faults through adjustments, alignments, repair or replacement of failed parts with specification compliant parts procured by the CLS contractor. While upgrades to the AMES are not anticipated unde r a potential contract, configuration management and engineering expertise to overcome parts obsolescence are required. Pre-mission, mission and post-mission assistance are required to support maximized mission effectiveness as well as contractor performa nce of informal on-the-job training for assigned unit personnel and formal training for ARMS personnel assigned to the unit after the start of the contract. A Technical Data Package, suitable to support the potential contract performance, is a deliverable on a current contract. A full technical data package is to be available on items developed at Government expense, and commercial information as normally accompanies Commercial Off-The-Shelf items will also be made available upon request following the pos ting of a subsequent contract solicitation. Contractors with well established Aerial Intelligence, Surveillance, Reconnaissance expertise, at the TS/SCI level, in the operation, training, maintenance, and supply support areas of excellence are invited to submit information regarding company capabili ties, past performance, and factors relating to the operation and sustainment of systems like AMES. This research is for the purpose of obtaining information only. No contract award or funding of any kind will occur as a result of this market research. The lack of the submission of data at this time will not reduce or eliminate any firms participation in the future competition of a competitive contract if such an action is assessed as possible by the Government through its review of information obtained through this Market Research. Questions of a technical nature should be directed to the technical points of contact regarding this Market Research: Mr. Charles Crook, e-mail charles.crook@us.army.mil and Mr. Mark ONeill at e-mail Mark.ONeill1@us.army.mil. Market Research responses mu st be UNCLASSIFIED and sent via e-mail to the two technical points of contact and the Research Management staff, Mr. Terry Kuntz at e-mail terry.kuntz@us.army.mil, Ms Mary Laing, Mary.Laing@us.army.mil and Mrs. Ann Cosentino Ann.Cosentino@us.army.mil by no t later than 26 March 2007 in the format found in the ICON below. Please double-click the ICON below to open the format document and description of the requested information. Market Research Objective and Requested Format. The objective of this Market Research (W15P7T-07-R-W401) is to identify and obtain information and insi ght to the availability and capabilities of contract firms available to compete for the award of a potential contract for operational assistance, training, troubleshooting, repair, parts replacement/procurement, configuration management and engineering exp ertise to resolve repair part obsolescence of AMES. Following the header information requested, request your firm select and describe contract actions you are now successfully performing or have completed within the last four years that represent the tech nical and management capabilities applicable to the logistics support of the ARMS electronic payload, AMES. Your responses to the subject areas below by letter designation are requested to assist us in assessing the depth and range of contract firms with the interest, requisite skills and past performance to meet the AMES logistic support requirements. A. Contractor Identification Data from your DD-254 (TS/SCI Requirement Confirmation) 1. a. Facility Clearance Required 1 b. Level of Safeguarding Required 2. Contract Number 3. Date 4. Final DD-254? 6. a. Contractor (Name, Address, Zip Code) 6. b. CAGE Code 6. c. Cognizant Security Office (Name, Address, Zip Code) 10. 2. 1. Sensitive Compartmented Information required, yes or no? B. Based on the revenue standard for NAICS 541330, identify the size and socio-economic status of your company. C. Provide a short Executive Summary of your companys prime area of business (500 words or less please). D. Describe any contract effort(s) being performed, or completed, its complexity, challenges and process which compare to your understanding of the ARMS electronic payload (AMES)? (Start the paragraph with contract number, Govt Contracting Officer name, e-mail address and phone number. No more than two pages at 12 pitch font please) E. Describe any contract(s) effort being performed, or completed by your company, that deals with the maintenance and sustainment (to include repair part procurement) of a system consisting of Mil-Spec and COTS items in an integrated, software driven, net work of divergent technologies of the type described in AMES. Indicate your level of expertise, explain your processes and relate these to the ARMS system and the technical challenges of maintaining COTS items in an integrated network. Address your expert ise and steps required by your company to achieve and maintain a 90% operational availability of a low density system (eleven) at up to three locations world-wide. Start the paragraph with contract number, Govt Contracting Officers name, e-mail address a nd phone number. No more than two pages at 12 pitch font please). F. Describe a contract effort being performed, or completed, requiring the performance of training of complex electronic systems to a student population with basic subject expertise but no experience with the specific system. Explain the requirement, you r companys process, technical approach, management processes used and the timeframe required to perform on-the-job training and formalized training to new personnel. (Start the paragraph with contract number, Govt Contracting Officers name, e-mail addre ss and phone number. No more than one page at 12 pitch font please). G. Provide the name, position, address and phone number of your firms central point of contact for the submitted information that we may contact to discuss this information if, in the assessment of the Government, clarification due to the potential of you r firms capabilities warrant further discussion. We sincerely appreciate your participation in this Market Survey by providing information concerning your firm, its capabilities, performance, and practices. Please E-mail your information to the e-mail addresses identified in the Request for Information under file name MS_W15P7T-07-R-W401_ with your corporate initials added to the end of the file name to create a unique file designation. Thank you. We look forward to the receipt of your information!
- Place of Performance
- Address: PM Aerial Common Sensors, PD, AISR Contract Mgr Mr. Terry Kuntz - Building 800 Fort Monmouth NJ
- Zip Code: 07703-5008
- Country: US
- Zip Code: 07703-5008
- Record
- SN01238089-W 20070225/070223221541 (fbodaily.com)
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