MODIFICATION
69 -- ENGAGEMENT SKILLS TRAINER (EST II) - DRAFT RFP W900KK-13-R-0007 - Q&As to Draft RFP_EST II_15 Feb 13
- Notice Date
- 2/15/2013
- Notice Type
- Modification/Amendment
- NAICS
- 333318
— Other Commercial and Service Industry Machinery Manufacturing
- Contracting Office
- PEO STRI Acquisition Center, 12350 Research Parkway, Orlando, FL 32826-3276
- ZIP Code
- 32826-3276
- Solicitation Number
- W900KK13R0007
- Archive Date
- 12/3/2013
- Point of Contact
- Helen Garcia, Phone: 4072083231, Patricia E. Hyland, Phone: 4073843754
- E-Mail Address
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helen.garcia@us.army.mil, patricia.hyland@us.army.mil
(helen.garcia@us.army.mil, patricia.hyland@us.army.mil)
- Small Business Set-Aside
- N/A
- Description
- Q&As to Draft RFP_EST II_15 Feb 13 15 FEBRUARY 2013 UPDATE TO DRAFT RFP # W900KK13R0007: The purpose of this Special Notice update is to post questions and answers to the Draft RFP W900KK-13-R-0007. Offerors should not solely rely on the Draft RFP in submitting their proposals, because there will likely be additional changes between the Draft and final RFP. *********************************************************************** 14 JANUARY 2013 UPDATE TO DRAFT RFP # W900KK13R0007: The purpose of this Special Notice update is to: 1. Provide potential Offerors the opportunity to perform a "complete examination of the EST simulated weapons" produced by Meggitt to determine possible reuse for technical refresh. There is a mixture of approximately 10,000 EST simulated weapons (listed in the posted System Requirements Document (SRD)) that are potentially available for a technical refresh. The "complete examination of EST simulated weapons" by potential Offerors at their facilities may only consist of the following: a. Disassemble and assemble the simulated weapons and all parts associated b. Measure all locations of and examine all sensors inside the simulated weapons c. Examine the recoil kits, trigger, and bolt assembly d. Check laser locations and see how lasers are mounted e. Inspect and measure and manufacturing needed to mount electronic or recoil kits. f. Utilizing an optical sensor to determine the laser characteristics on your system's screen and at the laser aperture. 2. Prospective Offerors may schedule an appointment, for up to a 3-hours period, to examine and/or pick up the simulated weapons at PEO STRI, Orlando, FL. Offerors are requested to coordinate times with Robert Colella (Robert.S.Colella@us.army.mil / 407-208-3268), Sara Creely (Sara.Creely@us.army.mil / 407-384-5291), or Gary Stevenson (Gary.P.Stevenson@us.army.mil / 407-384-3899). The disassembled simulated weapons will be available for examination and/or pickup between 15 January and 5 February 2013. 3. A Non-Disclosure Agreement (NDA) will be required to be executed prior to the simulated weapons examination. PEO STRI personnel will be onsite for the PEO STRI examination; however, any question must be submitted in writing to the PCO. 4. EST simulated weapons available for examination at the PEO STRI's EST shelter are: a. U.S. Army M249, 5.56mm Machine Gun, in the Automatic Rifle and Light Machine Gun Role incorporating M1913 Picatinny rail with ammunition belts; includes bipod mount b. U.S. Army M240B, 7.62mm Machine Gun incorporating M1913 Picatinny rail with ammunition belts; includes bipod mount c. U.S. Army M2, Heavy Barrel Caliber.50 Machine Gun with ammunition belts d. U.S. Army MK19 MOD3, 40mm Grenade Machine Gun with ammunition belts e. U.S. Army M1200, 12 gauge shotgun, Remington Model 870, 14-inch barrel, with shotgun shells f. U.S. Army M9, 9mm Pistol with magazines g. U.S. Army M136 (AT-4), Launcher and Cartridge, 84mm, High Explosive Anti Tank (HEAT) h. U.S. Army M4/M203, 5.56mm Carbine, 40mm Grenade Launcher incorporating rail system with covers, removable carrying handle, carbine magazines and rounds for grenade launcher; M4/M203 shall include a detachable vertical pistol grip i. U.S. Army M16A2, 5.56mm Rifle with magazines 5. The following EST simulated weapons will be available for you to perform a "complete examination" at your facility, if you choose to do so. The simulated weapons will be issued through a DD Form 1149 and shall be returned to PEO STRI NLT 10 days after notification of the EST II contract award or official PCO communication. The simulated weapons mix to be provided is (1 each): a. U.S. Army M16A2, 5.56mm Rifle with magazines b. U.S. Army M16A2/M203, 5.56mm Rifle, 40mm Grenade Launcher with rifle magazines and rounds for grenade launcher c. U.S. Army M4, 5.56mm Carbine incorporating rail system with covers, removable carrying handle and magazines; M4 shall include a detachable vertical pistol grip d. U.S. Army M9, 9mm Pistol with magazines e. U.S. Army M249, 5.56mm Machine Gun, in the Automatic Rifle and Light Machine Gun Role incorporating M1913 Picatinny rail with ammunition belts; each M249 shall include bipod mount f. U.S. Army M240B, 7.62mm Machine Gun incorporating M1913 Picatinny rail with ammunition belts; each M240B shall include bipod mount g. U.S. Army M136 (AT-4), Launcher and Cartridge, 84mm, High Explosive Anti Tank (HEAT) 6. Notify industry that a redacted Interface Control Document (ICD) for all U.S. EST simulated weapons produced by Meggitt is available for release following the execution of an NDA. The disc is only available for pick-up at PEO STRI Partnership II building, located at 3100 Technology Parkway Orlando, Florida 32826-3281. Offerors ICD requests shall be sent to the following POCs: - Helen.Garcia@us.army.mil / 407-208-3231 - Patricia.Hyland@us.army.mil / 407-384-3754 Meggitt has informed the Government that they will commit to enter into a royalty free, personal, non-exclusive non-transferable license agreement and separate NDA for the complete ICD with the successful Awardee, limited to the EST weapons developed and delivered by FATS under lots 0 to 5-1/2 (weapons that may undergo tech refresh) for the purpose of the EST II program ONLY. 7. The Government's response to the questions that prospective Offerors have forwarded will be posted in a latter update to DRAFT RFP # W900KK13R0007. *********************************************************************** ORIGINAL 3-4 DECEMBER 2012 FBO POSTING: This Special Notice is issued to post and consolidate the most current DRAFT documentation related to the upcoming EST II solicitation # W900KK13R0007. 1. To facilitate configuration management for the Government and potential offerors, the Government has elected to consolidate all of the Draft EST II RFP documentation (released 16 Nov 2012) in one location, i.e. FEDBIZOPPS solicitation # W900KK13R0007. This site contains all of the applicable Draft RFP information previously posted on PEO STRI's STRIBOP portal as well as that previously posted on FEDBIZOPS W900KKRFIESTII1. 2. In addition, the Draft RFP's Delivery Order 0001 has been updated from the 16 NOV 2012 release. 3. All future information related to the EST II procurement will be and continue to be posted under the Federal Business Opportunities solicitation # W900KK13R0007 ONLY. No additional information for the EST II acquisition will be posted under "W900KKRFIESTII1" or PEO STRI's STRIBOP portal. Offerors questions and comments to this Draft Documentation are requested to be sent to the following POCs NLT 14 Dec 2012: - Helen.Garcia@us.army.mil / 407-208-3231 - Patricia.Hyland@us.army.mil / 407-384-3754 4. The information posted under this Posting # W900KK13R0007 supersedes any previous information posted under "W900KKRFIESTII1." No additional information will be posted under "W900KKRFIESTII1." 5. The following Draft RFP documents are provided in support of this effort: - Draft RFP No. W900KK-13-R-0007, dated 16 Nov 12 - Draft RFP Attachment 1, Systems Requirements Document (SRD) - Draft RFP Attachment 2, Statement of Work representative of work anticipated to be ordered under the first Delivery Order - Draft RFP Attachment 3, Program Work Breakdown Structure - Draft RFP Attachment 4, Army ‘iWatch' Brochure - Draft RFP Attachment 5, Government Furnished Equipment - Draft RFP Attachment 6, GFI Distribution Agreement - Draft RFP Attachment 7, RFP Comment Form - Draft RFP Attachment 8, Test Traceability Matrix - Draft RFP Attachment 9, Performance Risk Assessment Survey - Draft RFP Attachment 10, Performance Risk Contract Matrix - Draft RFP Attachment 11, Draft Delivery Order -0001 (Updated) - Draft RFP Attachment 12, Pricing Spreadsheet - Draft RFP Exhibits A-C: CDRLs 6. The Information listed below is on FBO's controlled website as the information is Sensitive but unclassified data subject to export control. The additional GFI has been posted in Federal Business Opportunities (FBO) website as an export controlled, explicit access document package "file" link (U.S. Contractors Only). When the FBO "file" link is clicked, the user is taken to the "packages" sub-tab for the opportunity. To review this controlled Sensitive but Unclassified package, a user is required to have a valid Marketing Partner Identification Number (MPIN) entered in the system. The MPIN is part of the Central Contractor Registration (CCR) profile for an entity. The ‘FBO.GOV Vendor Guide', located in the Federal Business Opportunities ‘www.fbo.gov' homepage, provides detailed instructions for the access ad review of controlled packages associated with an opportunity. - CAPABILITY PRODUCTION DOCUMENT (CPD) FOR EST II (FEB 2007) - SYSTEM/SUBSYSTEM SPECIFICATION (SSS) FOR EST II, VERSION 1.5, DATED 9 JAN 2012 - EST II SSS APPENDIX A - MARKSMANSHIP TARGET TYPES (VERSION 1.5, DATED 9 JAN 2012) - EST II SSS APPENDIX B - MARKSMANSHIP SCENARIOS (VERSION 1.5, DATED 9 JAN 2012) - EST II SSS APPENDIX C - MARKSMANSHIP COURSE OF FIRE (VERSION 1.5, DATED 9 JAN 2012) - EST II SSS APPENDIX D - MARKSMANSHIP SCORECARDS (VERSION 1.5, DATED 9 JAN 2012) - EST II SSS APPENDIX E - COLLECTIVE SCENARIOS (VERSION 1.5, DATED 9 JAN 2012) - EST II SSS APPENDIX F - COLLECTIVE COURSE OF FIRE (VERSION 1.5, DATED 9 JAN 2012) - EST II SSS APPENDIX G - SHOOT/DON'T SHOOT (SDS) SCENARIOS (VERSION 1.5, DATED 9 JAN 2012) - LIST OF TARGET, TERRAIN, WEAPON AND SCENARIO DEFINITIONS FOR THE EST (18 MAY 2012) - LIST OF TARGET, TERRAIN, WEAPON AND SCENARIO DEFINITIONS FOR THE EST APPENDIX A - EST II TYPICAL MARKSMANSHIP CRITERION MARKSMANSHIP TARGETS (18 MAY 2012) - LIST OF TARGET, TERRAIN, WEAPON AND SCENARIO DEFINITIONS FOR THE EST APPENDIX B - EST II TYPICAL MARKSMANSHIP SCENARIOS (18 MAY 2012) - LIST OF TARGET, TERRAIN, WEAPON AND SCENARIO DEFINITIONS FOR THE EST APPENDIX C - EST II TYPICAL MARKSMANSHIP COURSE OF FIRE (18 MAY 2012) - LIST OF TARGET, TERRAIN, WEAPON AND SCENARIO DEFINITIONS FOR THE EST APPENDIX D - EST II TYPICAL MARKSMANSHIP SCORECARDS (18 MAY 2012) - LIST OF TARGET, TERRAIN, WEAPON AND SCENARIO DEFINITIONS FOR THE EST APPENDIX E - EST II TYPICAL COLLECTIVE SCENARIOS (18 MAY 2012) - LIST OF TARGET, TERRAIN, WEAPON AND SCENARIO DEFINITIONS FOR THE EST APPENDIX F - EST II TYPICAL COLLECTIVE COURSE OF FIRE (18 MAY 2012) - LIST OF TARGET, TERRAIN, WEAPON, AND SCENARIO DEFINITIONS FOR THE EST APPENDIX G - EST II TYPICAL SHOOT/DON'T SHOOT (SDS) SCENARIOS (18 MAY 2012) - LIST OF TARGET, TERRAIN, WEAPON AND SCENARIO DEFINITIONS FOR THE EST APPENDIX H - EST II TYPICAL COLLECTIVE CRITERION (18 MAY 2012) - LIST OF TARGET, TERRAIN, WEAPON AND SCENARIO DEFINITIONS FOR THE EST APPENDIX I - EST II TYPICAL MARKSMANSHIP DETAILED SCENARIO DESCRIPTION DOCUMENTS (DSDDS) (18 MAY 2012) U.S. Army Field Manuals (FMs): - FM 3-22.9: RIFLE MARKSMANSHIP M16/M4-SERIES WEAPONS (AUG 2008) - FM 3-22.9: C1, RIFLE MARKSMANSHIP M16-/M4-SERIES WEAPONS (10 FEB 2011) - FM 3-22.27: C1, MK 19, 40-MM GRENADE MACHINE GUN, MOD 3 (14 SEP 2006) - FM 3-22.65, BROWNING MACHINE GUN, CALIBER.50 HB, M2 (MAR 2005) - FM 3-23.35: COMBAT TRAINING WITH PISTOLS, M9 AND M11 (JUN 2003) - FM 7-0: TRAINING UNITS AND DEVELOPING LEADERS FOR FULL SPECTRUM OPERATIONS (FEB 2011) - FM 7-8: THE INFANTRY RIFLE PLATOON AND SQUAD (MAR 2007) U.S. Army Training Circulars (TCs): - TC 25-8: TRAINING RANGES (MAY 2010) U.S. Army Technical Manuals (TMs) - TM 3-22.31: 40-MM GRENADE LAUNCHERS (NOV 2010) - TM 3-22.31, C1: 40MM GRENADE LAUNCHERS (22 FEB 2011) - ARMY TM 9-1005-319-10: OPERATOR'S MANUAL FOR RIFLE, 5.66 MM, M16A2 W/E (1005-01-28-9936) (EIC:4GM) RIFLE, 5.56 MM, M16A3 (1005-01-367-5112) RIFLE, 5.56 MM, M16A4 (1005-1-383-2872)( EIC:4F9) CARBINE, 5.56 MM, M4 W/E (1005-01-231-0973) (EIC:4FJ) CARBINE, 5.56 MM, M4A1 (1005-01-382-0953) (EIC:4GC) (OCT 1998) - TM 9-1005-319-10: OPERATOR'S MANUAL FOR RIFLE, 5.56 MM, M16A2 W/E, M16A3, M16A4, M4 W/E, M4A1 (JUN 2010) - ARMY TM 9-1005-338-13&P, TECHNICAL MANUAL UNIT AND DIRECT SUPPORT MAINTENANCE (INCLUDING REPAIR PARTS AND SPECIAL TOOLS LIST) FOR MOSSBERG 12-GAUGE SHOTGUN, MODEL 500 (1005-01-295-1832) AND MOSSBERG 12-GAUGE SHOTGUN (MAY 2005) - TM 9-1005-341-10: OPERATOR'S MANUAL FOR MASA, M26 (JUN 2010) - TM 9-1010-232-10: OPERATOR'S MANUAL FOR GRENADE LAUNCHERS, 40MM, M320, W/E (NOV 2008) - TM 9-1240-413-12&P: OPERATOR AND UNIT MAINTENANCE MANUAL INCLUDING REPAIR PARTS AND SPECIAL TOOLS LIST FOR M68 SIGHT, REFLEX, W/QUICK RELEASE MOUNT AND SIGHT MOUNT (25 JUL 2004) - TM 9-1240-415-13&P: OPERATOR, UNIT, AND DIRECT SUPPORT MAINTENANCE MANUAL INCLUDING REPAIR PARTS AND SPECIAL TOOLS LIST FOR TELESCOPE, STRAIGHT: M145 (28 FEB 2000) - DA AUTH TM 9-5855-1912-13P (PEQ-15A): DBAL-A2 TECHNICAL MANUAL OPERATOR AND FIELD MAINTENANCE MANUAL INCLUDING REPAIR PARTS AND SPECIAL TOOLS LIST (JUL 2008) - ARMY TM 9-5855-1914-13P (PEQ-15): ATPIAL OPERATOR AND FIELD MAINTENANCE MANUAL INCLUDING REPAIR PARTS AND SPECIAL TOOLS LIST (16 FEB 2007) - ARMY TM 9-5855-1915-13P (PEQ-2A-B): TPIAL OPERATOR AND FIELD MAINTENANCE MANUAL INCLUDING REPAIR PARTS AND SPECIAL TOOLS LIST (AUG 2007) - ARMY TM 11-5855-301-12&P: OPERATOR'S AND UNIT MAINTENANCE MANUAL (INCLUDING REPAIR PARTS AND SPECIAL TOOLS LIST) (15 MAY 2000) - TM 11-5855-213-10: OPERATOR'S MANUAL FOR NIGHT VISION SIGHT, INDIVIDUAL SERVED WEAPON, AN/PVS-4 (NSN: 5855-00-629-5334) DATED 1 FEBRUARY 1993 - TM 11-5855-262-10-1: OPERATOR'S MANUAL FOR NIGHT VISION GOGGLE, AN/PVS-7A (NSN: 5855-01-228-0939) DATED 15 MARCH 1993 - AR 190-51: SECURITY OF UNCLASSIFIED ARMY PROPERTY (SENSITIVE AND NONSENSITIVE) (30 SEP 1993) - AR 380-5: DEPARTMENT OF THE ARMY INFORMATION SECURITY PROGRAM (29 SEP 2000) - PEO STRI BASIC ACCREDITATION MANUAL (BAM) VERSION 6.0 (30 SEP 2011) - PL-TR-92-2129: REVIEW OF TARGET DISCRIMINATION CRITERIA (31 DEC 1991) Copies of DA PAMs, TMs, FMs, and TCs are available on the WWW at URL: http://www.apd.army.mil/ 7. The Interface Control Document (ICD) V2-17 Jul 2012 for all U.S. EST weapons produced by Cubic Corporation is available for release following the execution of a Non-Disclosure Agreement (NDA). Please note that this is the ICD that was made available to all offerors after the 8 Aug 2012 RFI posting. The EST Generic Weapon ICD is considered Sensitive but Unclassified data that will be provided with Government Purpose Rights and Export Control restrictions. The CD containing the EST Generic Weapon ICD has the following marking: Distribution Statement: DISTRIBUTION D - Distribution authorized to the Department of Defense and U.S. DoD contractors only with execution of a Non-Disclosure Agreement between the Government (PEO STRI) and the express Recipient. Documents shall not be transferred to subcontractors without the execution of a Non-Disclosure Agreement between the Government (PEO STRI) and the express Recipient. Warning: Any part or all of any attached document(s) or files may contain technical data whose export is restricted by the Arms Export Control Act (Title 22, USC Sec 2751, et seq.) or the Export Administration Act of 1979 (Title 50, USC app 2401 et seq.), as amended. Violators of these export laws are subject to severe criminal penalties. The ICD data is export controlled, available to U.S./Canadian Contractors registered in the DLA Logistics Information Service of the U.S./Canada Joint Certification Program (JCP) System. In order to obtain a copy of the CD, contractors shall forward the request for the ICD along with their JCP Certification Number and CAGE Code to: - Helen.Garcia@us.army.mil / 407-208-3231 - Patricia.Hyland@us.army.mil / 407-384-3754 After verification that the company is active in the DLA JCP system and execution of a NDA, the above listed personnel will contact the company to make arrangement for pick-up of the CD. The disc is only available for pick-up at PEO STRI Partnership II building, located at 3100 Technology Parkway Orlando, Florida 32826-3281. The intended recipient shall complete and sign a non-disclosure agreement (NDA) prior to release, or disclosure of the data. 8. Industry shall note that Cubic Simulation Systems, Inc. provided the Government notification that it asserts the patents listed below, embodied in the EST System and Simulated Weapons produced by Cubic. PEO STRI does not intend at this time to include FAR 52.227-1, Authorization and Consent, in the EST II RFP nor will the Government provide any legal opinion regarding the patents. "Relevant Patents" on the EST: - US2010/0302542Al - US20,080,003,543 - US5,410,815 - US5,426,295 - US5,476,385 - US6,755,653 - US6,793,494 - US7,345,265B2 - US7,687,751B2 - US8,245,434 9. Industry shall note that Meggitt Training Systems provided the Government notification that it asserts the patents listed below, embodied in EST Simulated Weapons produced by FATS. PEO STRI does not intend at this time to include FAR 52.227-1, Authorization and Consent, in the EST II RFP nor will the Government provide any legal opinion regarding the patents. "Relevant Patents" on the EST Simulated Weapons: - U.S. Patent No.: 7,621,747 - Entitled: "Laser Stabilization Assembly for Weapon Simulators"
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