SOURCES SOUGHT
A -- Marine Corps Assault Amphibious Vehicle Systems (AAVS)
- Notice Date
- 2/18/2011
- Notice Type
- Sources Sought
- NAICS
- 336992
— Military Armored Vehicle, Tank, and Tank Component Manufacturing
- Contracting Office
- M67854 MARINE CORPS SYSTEMS COMMAND Quantico, VA
- ZIP Code
- 00000
- Solicitation Number
- M6785411I6007
- Response Due
- 3/4/2011
- Archive Date
- 4/8/2011
- Point of Contact
- Mr. Edwin Wright
- E-Mail Address
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432-4284<br
- Small Business Set-Aside
- N/A
- Description
- Market Research for Marine Corps Assault Amphibious Vehicle Systems (AAVS) Sustainment, Survivability, and Future Enhancement Upgrades: Request for Information Marine Corps Assault Amphibious Vehicle Systems (AAVS) Program. Message to Industry: The Marine Corps will be taking a collaborative approach with industry in order to produce a more affordable amphibious capability. Interested partners should look at the Marine Corps amphibious requirements for an Amphibious Combat Vehicle, Marine Personnel Carrier and AAV legacy upgrades as discussed in this and the other amphibious RFIs as a Family of Systems. The Marine Corps would like to see industry focus on affordability by designing/proposing solutions that will reduce the operational and support costs over the life cycle and consider such things as commonality, modularity of proposed solutions and interoperability among Systems of Systems. These solutions should take into consideration emerging technologies and provide for growth over the next 15 years. Additionally, the Marine Corps is interested in hearing from industry strategies they would use to lower their procurement costs for their proposed solutions. As announced in the January 7th 2011 Special Notice to industry, the Marine Corps is planning both interim and long term strategies for its amphibious capability. This includes potential upgrades to the AAV program. This is a follow-up Request for Information (RFI) that expands upon the RFI as originally posted on 18 August 2010 via a Sources Sought Synopsis related to the Marine Corps AAVS. There currently is no Request for Proposal (RFP) under development, and no RFP is available. Marine Corps Systems Command continues to seek information from potential responsible sources capable of performing AAVS sustainment and survivability upgrades in support of the AAVS fleet, as this requirement remains unchanged. In addition to the AAVS sustainment and survivability upgrades, the Marine Corps is now exploring the possibility of further enhancements to a portion of the AAVS fleet. The purpose of this expanded RFI is to conduct market research / market survey that will identify potential sources, capabilities, and interest in the program, and assist in developing an acquisition strategy to meet Government requirements. The scope of work that is the focus of this expanded RFI now includes enhancements to the Command, Control and Communications (C3), lethality systems, propulsion system, litter mounting-medical evacuation, habitability, and water mobility. Market research for both requirements is being conducted concurrently. Program Background: The Assault Amphibious Vehicle (AAV) Model 7A1 (AAV7A1) Family of Vehicles (FOV) serves as the Marine Corps' primary amphibious lift and armored personnel carrier. It consists of three variants - a personnel carrier (AAVP7A1), a command and control variant (AAVC7A1), and a recovery variant (AAVR7A1) - that were originally developed in the 1960s and began fielding in 1972. All three variants are fully tracked, armored platforms capable of conducting amphibious landings in accordance with Joint Doctrine for Amphibious Operations JP 3-02. The AAV7A1 FOV is currently the primary means of delivering the initial infantry of the surface assault element for forcible entry operations during amphibious operations. There are currently 930 AAVP7A1s, 76 AAVC7A1s, and 51 AAVR7A1s, for a total of 1,057 vehicles. The overall objectives of the Sustainment and Survivability Upgrade are to maintain the operational effectiveness of the AAV7A1 FOV fleet until replaced. Request industry provide solutions that can support fielding beginning in 2017. This expanded RFI addresses the additional enhancements being considered for a portion of the AAVS fleet detailed below, and are in bold print to emphasize the area of interest that is now expanded. Potential Scope of Work may include the following: The Marine Corps has a potential requirement for a contractor to provide AAVS Sustainment and Survivability Upgrade for the AAV7A1 FOV, and additional future enhancements as described below. The Contractor would be responsible for providing AAVS sustainment and upgrade solutions under the management of the Program Manager, Assault Amphibious Vehicle Systems (PM AAVS) at the Marine Corps Systems Command (MARCORSYSCOM), Quantico, Virginia, and various other locations as necessary. Other locations may include CONUS or OCONUS, and at the contractor s own facilities. Information under numbers 1 through 6, and 7(a) through (d) were part of the original RFI. Items 7 (e), (f), (g), (h), (i) and (j) are added under this revision, and are the subject of the expanded RFI.. The contractor would be tasked with potentially providing some or all of the following services/supplies: 1.Program Management Support: Includes participation in Government directed development of price and availability of upgrade components; internal project management and associated accounting using the Earned Value Management System, scheduling, document preparation and on-site representation at Government or contractor facilities, as directed. 2.Technical Support: To include participation and subject matter assistance in Government led design/production engineering, engineering analyses, quality management, configuration management, value engineering, reliability and maintainability, systems safety, system integration, and test and evaluation. 3.Field Service Support: To include Government led sustainment, maintenance and modification of the master configuration vehicles provided as Government Furnished Equipment and on-site technical representation as directed by the Government. 4.Acquisition Logistics: To include all disciplines required to assist the Government with comprehensive logistics assessments for systems/subsystems/components, inclusive of supportability goals, cost/performance trades, and life-cycle cost. 5.Concept Exploration: To include Government led prototyping, development, production of components, subsystems and assemblies for the AAV7A1 FOV. 6.Implementation of Engineering Change Proposals: Based upon Government directed concept exploration, or other Government direction, provide for the development, production, procurement, kitting, fielding, and implementation of engineering change proposals to the AAV7A1 FOV. 7.Options: As an option to this effort, the Government may task the contractor to assist in the conduct of research, development, and acquisition of survivability enhancements to all or a portion of the AAVS fleet. Examples of potential enhancements include: a. External Fuel Tank: To remove the internal fuel tank and relocate externally to limit the likelihood of loss of life and catastrophic vehicle damage due to penetration and resulting fires caused by overmatching threats and munitions, and to meet the range requirements of 300 miles as per the Required Operational Capability (ROC) for the AAV7A1 FOV (ROC No. MOB 1.13B). b. Underbelly/ Sponson Armor Kit (with mounting provisions and storage): To provide protection to the crew and occupants against Improvised Explosive Devices (IEDs) and conventional (anti-personnel and anti-tank mine) underbelly and roadside attacks. c. Spall liner: To mitigate the behind armor affect caused by the penetration from munitions and to increase crew survivability. d. Blast Attenuating Seats: To mitigate shock transmitted through the vehicle to the occupants from an underbelly attack. The Following items have been added to the RFI: e. Lethality: Lethality enhancements to be applied to a portion of the AAVP7A1 fleet. Options being considered include but are not limited to replacement of the current Up-Gunned Weapons Station with a 30mm Remote Weapons Station. f. Propulsion System and Transmission: Upgrade of the propulsion system and supporting components to provide better performance in terms of reliability, availability and maintainability, along with improved range and mobility and reduced Total Ownership Cost. g. Command and Control: Improved Command, Control and Communications (C3) Systems that may include integration of digital systems architecture along with upgraded intercom, operator displays and other components. h. Litter: Provide the capability to mount litters/stretchers inside the vehicle to support medical personnel when the vehicle is utilized as a mobile aid station and/or medical evacuation (MEDEVAC) vehicle. i. Habitability: Improve the environmental conditions within the troop compartment in order to maintain the combat effectiveness of embarked Marines during ship-to-shore and landward operations. j. Water Mobility: Provide mature technical modifications to the legacy water jet system in order to increase system efficiency and vehicle water speed. Marine Corps Systems Command hosted an Industry Day on 3 November 2010. The purpose of that Industry Day was to provide additional information on the AAV7A1 FOV and the requirements for AAVS sustainment and survivability upgrades. Input received from interested parties continues to be reviewed and considered. The Marine Corps Systems Command will host a second industry day tentatively scheduled for late-March 2011, date TBD, to address the additional enhancements described above. Contractors interested in attending the second Industry Day should notify Marine Corps Systems Command POC Mr. Edwin Wright edwin.wright@usmc.mil Ms. Monica Hurui at monica.f.hurui@usmc.mil, with a copy to Ms. Lorrie Brandt at lorrie.brandt@usmc.mil, no later than COB 4 March 2011. This request should list all personnel and a single POC for coordination of Industry Day instructions. The Marine Corps Systems Command will provide detailed Industry Day coordinating instructions, including agenda and specific location via e-mail to those who respond with a statement of interest to attend. Location and agenda details will not be posted on the NECO website. Parties interested in providing information in response to this RFI are invited to provide the following information to assist the Government in this market survey: Introductory Statement (not more than 5 pages) that includes at least the following oOrganizational Name, Address and Point of Contact information oDUNS and CAGE Code oBusiness size and type (i.e., large, foreign, small disadvantaged, veteran owned, minority owned, etc.) Statement of capabilities addressing the Government s potential requirement, including organizational structure, and production/engineering facility capabilities. Requests for capability briefs will be considered. Information on previous/current experience and projects that may be comparable, similar to, or closely approximated with the scope of work. Any other information that the respondent may determine to be of value to the Government in evaluating the current market and industrial base s capabilities in supporting the potential requirement. Responses shall be limited to a total of not more than 55 pages that are not larger than 8 x 11 for each sheet and the font size should be no less than 12 pt. Reponses in CD format are acceptable, but must be readable in at least Microsoft Office 2003 and/or Adobe Reader Professional 8. Responses from all aspects of industry (either potential prime contractor or subcontractor) are welcome. Final responses to this second RFI are requested to be received via mail by 1400 EDT on 22 April 2011. Mailing address for final response is Commander, Marine Corps Systems Command Attn: Mr. Edwin Wright 2200 Lester St., Quantico VA 22134. E-mail submission of responses is not acceptable. NOTE: This Request for Information is for planning purposes only and is issued in accordance with FAR Clause 52-215-3. No solicitation document exists at this time. Issuance of this notice does not constitute any obligation on the part of the Government to procure these items or to issue a solicitation. Additionally, the Government is under no obligation to pay for information submitted in response to this RFI, and responses to this notice cannot be accepted as offers. Any information that the vendor considers proprietary should be clearly marked.
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