SOURCES SOUGHT
43 -- Market Research Questionnaire 600 GPM Fuel & Water Pumping Assembly
- Notice Date
- 2/11/2008
- Notice Type
- Sources Sought
- NAICS
- 333518
— Other Metalworking Machinery 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
- W56HZV-08-0211
- Response Due
- 2/26/2008
- Archive Date
- 4/26/2008
- Point of Contact
- Elena Loghin, 586 574 6949
- E-Mail Address
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Email your questions to TACOM - Warren Acquisition Center
(elena.loghin@us.army.mil)
- Small Business Set-Aside
- N/A
- Description
- Thank you for participating in our Market Research Questionnaire. Please read each question carefully and provide your answer directly below the question. The purpose of this market survey is to determine if existing commercial or non-devel opmental (see FAR 2.101 for definitions) items are available and suitable to fulfill the Armys requirement for a long term contract procurement of 600 GPM Fuel and Water Pumping Assemblies. The U.S. Army plans to award a single contract for fuel and wat er pumping assemblies. The contract will be 5-year, Indefinite Delivery/Indefinite Quantity (ID/IQ) Firm-Fixed Price, production contract. The Estimated Minimum Monthly Demand (EMMD) is provided in paragraph 7. However, the Demand can fluctuate from day to day based on the previous 12 month demands. Please provide your companys response on or before 15 February 2008. All interested firms, regardless of size, are encouraged to respond to this request for information. If you choose to participate in this market research, we ask that you take the following actions: 1. Electronic responses are required. 2. Attach your completed questionnaire to an e-mail message, along with any other product literature you would like u s to review. 3. Send the e-mail to David.G.Forsgren@conus.army.mil and copy Elena.Loghin@conus.army.mil with the subject as [Firms Name] Response to 600 GPM Pump, Fuel & Water Market Research. Please respond no later than 15 February, 2008. 4. If your product literature is in printed format you may mail it separately to the following address: U.S. Army TACOM Life Cycle Management 6501 East Eleven Mile Road AMSTA-AQ-ADEA, Bldg 231, Mail Stop 326 ATTN: David Forsgren Warren, MI 48 397-5000 5. If you do send product literature under separate cover, please mention it in your e-mail response so we know to watch for it. If you have any questions about this research questionnaire you may contact Mr. Richard Justice or Ms. Elena Loghin by e-mail at richard.justice@conus.army.mil and copy Elena.Loghin@conus.army.mil. MARKET SURVEY: 1. The NAICS Code for these items is 333911 and the small business size standard is 500 employees. The Small B usiness definitions are found in FAR Part 19. Please check YES or NO for each of the following (DO NOT SKIP ANY). Is your firm a: a. Small Business: YES___ NO___ b. Small Disadvantaged Business: YES___ NO___ c. Woman-Owned Smal l Business: YES___ NO___ d. HUBZone Certified Small Business: YES___ NO___ e. Veteran-Owned Small Business: YES___ NO___ f. Service-Disabled Veteran-Owned Small Business: YES___ NO___ 2. What is your firm's CAGE Code? ________ <B R>3. Is your firm currently certified by SBA as an 8(a) concern YES___ NO___ If yes, please give us the name of your Minority Enterprise Development (MED) Specialist along with address information: MED Specialist __________________________ _____________ SBA District Office address: _______________________________________ _______________________________________ _______________________________________ Graduation date: ___________ ____________________________ 4. How many persons does your company currently employ (including all locations/divisions both inside and outside the U.S.)? 5. If you are a large business, did you develop a subcontracting plan under past req uirements? Please list your past percentage goals for each category of small business. 6. If you have ever held a Government contract that contains the clause Small Business Subcontracting Plan, FAR 52.219-9, please describe your small business sub contracting program, identify the employee who is responsible for your firms small business subcontracting program, and provide information on your firms use of the following categories of small businesses: Women-Owned Small Businesses, Veteran-Owned Small Businesses, Small Disadvantaged Businesses, HUBZone Small Businesses, and Service-Disabled Veteran-Owned Small Businesses. If your firm has a current SF 29 5, Summary Subcontract Report, please submit the form with your response. 7. The following questions pertain to your manufacturing capacity and ability to adhere to requirements of the attached Draft Purchase Description (PD)specified. a. Does your company currently produce fuel or water pumping assemblies? b. Would your company be willing to produce a bid sample according the requirements listed in the Draft PD if requested? If so, approximately how long would it take to produce the bid sample? c. What is your ability to handle capacity, quality, and adherence to the Draft PD for fuel and water given the following proposed Estimated Minimum Monthly Demand (EMMD) for each type of pump (fuel and water). Additionally, descri be your ability to adhere to the Performance Test Requirements for first article testing and conformance testing as specified in the Draft PD. PUMP EMMD SURGE Fuel 15 45 Water 5 15 d. What is the minimu m and maximum sustainable number of pumps you can manufacture per month IAW the Draft PD referenced above, using a normal shift? Please explain what a normal shift is for your organization, e.g., number of hours and personnel utilized. e. Is your company producing at full capacity now? If not, what is your current rate as a percent of capacity? How far into the future will your company produce at your current rate? f. What type of surge capability does your company have over and abov e your nominal production rate, and how long can that be sustained? How long would it take you to ramp up to that surge capability? g. What is your estimated lead-time from contract award to delivery of test assets for First Article Test (FAT) , as described in the Draft PD? h. What is the lead-time from approval of the FAT to commencement of full rate production? i. Does your company have the in-house capability of performing tests IAW requirements in the Draft PD above ? If not, how do you propose to fulfill the test requirements? 8. Please provide a proposed minimum Delivery Order schedule that your company would accept over a 5-year period if your company received award. 9. Do you provide a s tandard commercial warranty with your current products? If yes, what are the period and conditions of the warranty? 10. Does your company currently hold a certification for any industry- or Government-recognized quality management systems? <BR >11. Does your company have existing maintenance/parts manuals with Original Equipment Manufacturer (OEM) component part numbers and National Stock Numbers for your pumps? If not, how will the manuals be accomplished IAW MIL-STD-40051-2? 12. Do es your company have in-house capability to perform provisioning, develop and deliver engineering data (drawings and other data) for logistics, development and delivery of Department of the Army Technical Manuals, and Department of the Army Repair Parts an d Special Tooling Lists (RPSTL)? If yes, please identify your past provisioning efforts. If not, how will provisioning be accomplished? INCH-POUND DRAFT ATPD XXXX November 13, 2007 SUPERSEDING ATPD 2341 22 November 2005 PURCHAS E DESCRIPTION PUMPING ASSEMBLIES, WHEEL-MOUNTED, DIESEL ENGINE DRIVEN, BULK TRANSFER, FUEL AND POTABLE WATER PUMPING SERVICE This purchase description is approved for use by the U.S. Army Tank-automotive and Armaments Command, Department of the A rmy and is available for use by all Departments and Agencies of the Department of Defense.
- 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
- SN01505737-W 20080213/080211225754 (fbodaily.com)
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