MODIFICATION
58 -- Amendment to Sources Sought Announcement (SSA) for Engineering Services and Support for AN/TPQ-53 Radar System
- Notice Date
- 11/28/2012
- Notice Type
- Modification/Amendment
- NAICS
- 334511
— Search, Detection, Navigation, Guidance, Aeronautical, and Nautical System and Instrument Manufacturing
- Contracting Office
- ACC-APG - Aberdeen Division B, HQ CECOM CONTRACTING CENTER, 6001 COMBAT DRIVE, ABERDEEN PROVING GROU, MD 21005-1846
- ZIP Code
- 21005-1846
- Solicitation Number
- W15P7T-13-C107
- Response Due
- 12/3/2012
- Archive Date
- 1/27/2013
- Point of Contact
- Evan Schlisserman, 443-861-4791
- E-Mail Address
-
ACC-APG - Aberdeen Division B
(evan.m.schlisserman.civ@mail.mil)
- Small Business Set-Aside
- N/A
- Description
- The purpose of this amendment is to remove the requirement that the respondent's white paper address estimated costs for each task identified in this Sources Sought Announcement. Solicitation Number: W15P7T-13-C107 Notice Type: Sources Sought Announcement (SSA) for Engineering Services and Support for AN/TPQ-53 Radar Synopsis: This notice is published in accordance with Federal Acquisition Regulation (FAR), Part 10, Market Research and FAR Part 15, Exchanges with Industry before Receipt of Proposal. This SSA serves as a Request for Information (RFI) in support of market research. All information received will be used for planning purposes only. This notice does not constitute an Invitation to Bid, a Request for Proposal, or a Request for Quote. The Government will not award a contract based on this notice and will not reimburse respondents for any cost associated with responses to it. The AN/TPQ-53 radar is a highly mobile radar set that automatically detects, classifies, tracks, and locates the point of origin of projectiles fired from rocket, artillery and mortar systems with sufficient accuracy for first round fire for effect. It mitigates close combat radar coverage gaps and will ultimately replace the current AN/TPQ-36 and AN/TPQ-37 Firefinder radars; fully supporting brigade combat teams and Fires Brigades operations. The AN/TPQ-53 radar will interoperate with future battle command systems to provide the maneuver commander increased counterfire radar flexibility. The AN/TPQ-53 radar will be capable of being deployed as part of the indirect fire protection capability system of systems to provide a sense and warn capability for fixed and semi-fixed sites. The AN/TPQ-53 radar will provide a system with increased range and accuracy throughout a 90 degree search sector (stare mode) as well as 360 degree coverage (rotating) for locating rocket, artillery and mortar firing positions. The AN/TPQ-53 radar was designed, developed and is currently being produced by Lockheed Martin (Liverpool, NY). The Government anticipates it will procure a technical data package (TDP) during production. However the Government does not own a TDP or associated rights at this time. The United States (U.S.) Army, Army Contracting Command (ACC) Aberdeen Proving Ground (APG), Aberdeen, MD, 21005, intends to procure engineering services to be performed in support of the AN/TPQ-53 Radar Initial Production (IP) and Low Rate Initial Production (LRIP). The ACC-APG is conducting market research to identify potential sources to provide the following services in support of production and deployment: program management, reliability improvement and management, maintainability improvement and management, repair activities, command center support, field service representatives (FSRs), training for FSRs, operations and maintenance training, system support package updates, diminishing resources/obsolescence management services, test support, software support, threat upgrade assessments, system modifications, upgrades, technology insertion and pre-planned product improvements, technology development strategy upgrade,; engineering studies, feasibility and impact analyses, test support, system refurbishment/refit, reliability and maintainability, diminishing manufacturing sources/obsolescence, and spares during production, deployment, testing and fielding of the AN/TPQ-53 radar system. Interim Contractor Support (ICS) is required for 32 accelerated Initial Production AN/TPQ-53 radar systems and up to 41 Low Rate Initial Production (LRIP) radar systems to ensure the sustainment of the systems prior to development and implementation of the formal supportability concept. The Contractor shall be required to support up to 12 deployed IP and LRIP AN/TPQ-53 Radar Systems in Afghanistan. The Contractor shall be required to support the remaining delivered IP and LRIP AN/TPQ-53 Radar Systems in the continental United States, Alaska, Hawaii, and Germany. The aforementioned support is anticipated to be performed on an Indefinite Delivery Indefinite Quantity (IDIQ) contract vehicle with a projected period of performance of up to thirty six (36) months. The anticipated award date is 3rd Quarter, Fiscal Year 2013. Delivery Orders/Task Orders (Dos/TOs) are anticipated to be issued on a Firm Fixed Price (FFP) and/or Cost Plus Fixed Fee (CPFF) basis. Provisions for performance based metrics, which are to be determined, will be included as contract requirements. Responses to Sources Sought Announcement: Interested sources must comply with the following requirements: Identification of contractor as a large or small business and type (HUB Zone, 8(a), Women-Owned, or Non-Disadvantage). Provide Past Performance data on the aforementioned services in support of production and deployment. Provide back-up information to demonstrate availability of adequate production facility and resources (experienced personnel with training acquired and years of experience with manufacturing and/or repairing item(s), necessary equipment and tooling, space etc.) to successfully perform and satisfy the Government's requirements. Provide current quality standard certification and quality standard that would be in-place for contractual efforts; specify when certification was obtained and revalidated if applicable. Provide capability statement with supporting detailed technical, logistical and managerial back-up data to demonstrate parts of the requirement in which interest lies in. Also indicate whether item(s) or service of interest will be manufactured and/or performed in the Continental United States (CONUS) or Outside Continental United States (OCONUS) and if so, specify location of production facility. Responses will consist of an unclassified white paper that is no more than twenty (20) pages in length. In the white paper, the contractor shall clearly identify which of the aforementioned tasks they are qualified to perform and shall address the technical approach and schedule constraints associated with each of the tasks. The contractor shall clearly identify assumptions on which the response is predicated. As a minimum, identify any required GFE or Government furnished information (GFI) on which the effort is predicated; and all required Government support anticipated. Also identify and discuss plans and risks associated with reuse, or dependency on any other awarded contract. All interested firms are encouraged to respond to this notice by providing the information specified herein, on or before 1700 hours (Eastern Standard Time) on Monday, 03 December 2012. Responses and inquires pertaining to this announcement shall be forwarded via email to ALL of the following Government personnel: Marc Concilio (Contract Specialist), Marc.A.Concilio.civ@mail.mil Evan Schlisserman (Contract Specialist), Evan.M.Schlisserman.civ@mail.mil Lawrence Holton (Contracting Officer), Lawrence.J.Holton.civ@mail.mil Monique Cranshaw (Contracting Officer Representative), Monique.Y.Cranshaw-Sanders.civ@mail.mil Paul Stultz (Technical Lead), Paul.C.Stultz.civ@mail.mil Paul Barsamian (Technical Lead), Paul.A.Barsamian.civ@mail.mil No hard copy or facsimile submissions will be accepted.
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- Place of Performance
- Address: ACC-APG - Aberdeen Division B HQ CECOM CONTRACTING CENTER, 6001 COMBAT DRIVE ABERDEEN PROVING GROU MD
- Zip Code: 21005-1846
- Zip Code: 21005-1846
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- SN02938220-W 20121130/121128234141-b2eba892640e1f536cf2e2390628d68e (fbodaily.com)
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