MODIFICATION
R -- TITLE: Engineering, Logistical, Business Operations, and Acquisition Support Services for PRODUCT MANAGER ELECTRO OPTIC INFRARED LASER (PdM EO/IR)
- Notice Date
- 3/28/2014
- Notice Type
- Modification/Amendment
- NAICS
- 541330
— Engineering Services
- 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-14-E-OIR1
- Response Due
- 4/12/2014
- Archive Date
- 5/27/2014
- Point of Contact
- Rickeyea M Singleton, 443 861 4804
- E-Mail Address
-
ACC-APG - Aberdeen Division B
(rickeyea.m.singleton@civ.army.mil)
- Small Business Set-Aside
- N/A
- Description
- PRODUCT MANAGER FRONT OFFICE SUPPORT Product Management Office Support Contracting Office: U.S. Army Contracting Command, 6001 Combat Drive, Aberdeen Proving Ground, MD 21005 Notice Date: 28 March 2014 Response Due: 1700 hours on 12 April 2014 Point of Contact: Kenneth A. Moses, Contract Subject Matter Expect (SME) @ Fort Belvoir 703-704-1762, kenneth.a.moses.civ@mail.mil TITLE: Engineering, Logistical, Business Operations, and Acquisition Support Services for Product Manager RFI Administrative Information: This Request for Information (RFI) is for planning purposes only. This is not a Request for Quotations (RFQ) or Request for Proposals (RFP). No solicitation document exists and formal solicitation(s) may or may not be issued by the Government because of the responses to this RFI. Company information shall be verified via the System for Award Management (SAM) database. Responses to this RFI must be unclassified and should not exceed forty (40) pages in length. The Government will not reimburse responders to this notice for any costs incurred in responding, or in any subsequent exchange of information. All proprietary and restricted information shall be clearly marked. RFI Submission Information: All interested firms that possess the capabilities herein are encouraged to respond to this notice by providing the information specified herein, on or before 1700 hours on 12 April 2014. Information is preferred in soft-copy form in either Microsoft Word and/or Microsoft PowerPoint. If a soft-copy cannot be provided, written information shall be accepted. Information may be provided through mail, or via email. Unclassified questions regarding this announcement must be submitted through email to kenneth.a.moses.civ@mail.mil. Mailing Address PM TS / PdM EO/IR Attn: Kenneth A. Moses 10221 BURBECK ROAD FORT BELVIOR, VA 22060-5806 Description and Requirements: The US Army Product Manager (PM) for Payloads is seeking sources to provide information that demonstrates their ability to provide formal Acquisition Support Services, Technical Engineering, Logistical, Business Management and Operations support. The capabilities currently supported by the PM are: Electro Optic Infrared Laser Designator (EO/IR/LD), Target Location Accuracy (TLA), Wide Area Motion Imagery (WAMI), Full Motion Video (FMV), Persistent Surveillance System (Ground), Rapid Aerostat Initial Deployment (RAID) and BETSS-C; which shall hereby be referred to as quote mark Payloads. quote mark The period of performance for this effort is twelve (12) months from date of award with two (2) one (1) year option periods. Performance shall take place at the Government locations and/or other Contractor facilities located at Ft Belvoir, VA, Aberdeen, MD, or other locations identified by the Government throughout the transition of mission requirements during the period of performance. All functions may transfer from Aberdeen, MD to Fort Belvoir, VA during this Period of Performance; or other locations identified by the government. This listing is not all inclusive, but, provides a general description of support capabilities requirements. The Contractor shall provide program engineering, logistical, and business operations support for the PM to include: 1.Provide systems engineering expertise to analyze system concepts, system design and interoperability; and assist the Government by providing independent evaluations of technical performance for Payload programs. Assist with new program development and development of program alternatives/strategies including market surveys, trade-off analysis, best technical approach and cost effectiveness analysis. The Contactor shall provide engineering support to Payload systems to include: gap analysis; providing input to user needs; analyses and translation of user needs/requirements into performance specifications for all Payload systems; support of design reviews; analysis of configuration management; support of engineering change proposal (ECP) process; support the physical and functional configuration audits; integration, assembly and test support in areas of production management, logistics, product assurance, safety, acceptance testing and on-site integrated system testing and handover to units. The Contractor shall also provide input in the preparation/writing and coordination of documentation required for program reviews; milestone decisions; cost, schedule, and technical risk evaluations; Congressional inquiries; other programmatic documentation, program schedules, information papers and briefings. Provide programmatic assessments for technology transition into platforms and related command and control systems. 2.Support the management of logistics programs for all supported systems during development, production, and sustainment phases and review and provide comments to documentation supporting Integrated Logistics Support, Manpower and Personnel, Integration (MANPRINT), technical manuals, training management, configurations audits and technical data packages for systems, major assemblies, sub-assemblies and replenishment parts. Be familiar with repair data program management tools for analysis of logistics, product assurance, total asset visibility, configuration management, prime and subcontractor manufacturing data and provide advice in the planning, documentation preparation and coordination of the materiel release/type classification of systems. 3.Technical/administrative support to prepare briefing notes and action items for program reviews, user conferences, and other support meetings and assist in the preparation, review, and update of administrative correspondence. Other functional support areas include: initiation/monitoring work orders, property accountability, program and budget submissions, and cost estimates to include program office estimates (POE). All documentation shall be approved and signed by the Government. Quick response to Project Managers, Product Managers, Product Directors, functional support division chiefs and team leaders and their staffs to develop briefings, schedules, hardware/software requirements, and quote mark what-if quote mark budget and programmatic exercises is a requirement. 4.Provide data collection and analysis support for integration, fielding, demonstration, experiments, exercises and testing and shall provide recommendations for resource management initiatives. Develop and maintain resource management related software models to support the status of the PM and its programs. Develop and maintain specialized computer programs, databases and data storage and retrieval systems to support the development, testing and fielding of all programs as required. 5.Program management support and recommendations for system life cycle performance requirements to include analysis of engineering, logistics and business operations; input and recommendations for the formulation of acquisition strategies and plans and the development, maintenance and tracking of Acquisition Program Baseline documents. Assist Government personnel in preparing Acquisition Requirements Packages (ARP) for potential contracts. Provide data analysis and spreadsheets to assist in the management of the program; provide input, evaluations, recommendations and preparation in draft format for comprehensive plans/documents and all acquisition streamlining reform initiatives; plan and prepare for the execution of program reviews and milestone decisions; provide input and recommendations for the development of required documentation and presentation materials in preparation for reviews; and provide input and recommendations to integrated product teams. 6.Maintain program and budget documentation to prepare for program milestones. Documentation may include estimated cost and manpower requirements, justification for costs and manpower, justification for delays in program spending, modifications to program budget submittals and back-up data/charts to support the estimates, etc for final review and approval by the Government. Assist the Government in program/budget scheduling and planning that involves formulating both broad and specific guidelines for planning program elements and sub-elements. Prepare and update budgetary documentation in support of all programs. All documentation shall be entered into the Government's budgeting software systems and be approved and signed by the Government. 7.Prepare cost estimates using Government approved software. Assist the Government in conducting integrated baseline reviews, compliance reviews and cost/schedule status report reviews as needed in support of programs. Provide input and recommendations for cost estimating and/or budget activities, inclusive of all program life cycle phases, regulations, and policies. Tasks include the development and maintenance of POEs and cost analysis requirements descriptions. Provide input for life cycle cost analyses, operations and support cost reduction analyses, cost risk evaluations, technical risk evaluations, and Planning, Programming, Budgeting and Execution System preparation efforts. All documentation shall be approved and signed by the Government. 8.Perform and/or provide input and recommendations in the following activities: developing and maintaining program schedules, including logic-based networks; assessing planned (Government and/or prime Contractor) schedules against contract dates and other known and/or conflicting schedule events; performing critical path analysis on both Contractor and Government schedules; conducting schedule risk assessments on both Contractor and Government schedules; modifying, developing, and maintaining software programs for the development, maintenance, and recurring assessment of schedules; developing schedule assessment techniques; and evaluating Commercial-Off-The-Shelf (COTS) software scheduling/assessment tools. 9.Possess the necessary technical depth to support surge requirements for studies, reviews, technology insertions and capability integrations into the PM's portfolio of systems without affecting current support to the program offices. Subject Matter Experts (SMEs) must be willing to travel to Continental United States (CONUS) and Outside the Continental United States (OCONUS) locations to support requirements and must respond to the PM requests for surge support within 24 hours of request from the Contracting Officer. Questions/Information Requested: In providing your response to this announcement, please ensure you address the following as well as provide any additional data/information you feel necessary for the Government to assess your capabilities to provide personnel to support the PM's mission. 1)Please provide the following Point of Contact information: a.Company: b.Address: c.Point of Contact: d.Phone Number: e.Fax Numbers: f.Email Address: 2)Demonstrate your company's ability to recruit highly qualified candidates for open positions. 3)Describe how the company would provide necessary support to employees directly supporting the program office and as necessary providing such support within a short lead or response time. 4)Demonstrate the company's ability to resolve personnel issues to ensure contracted work is unhindered. 5)Describe how the company shall promote employee motivation. 6)Describe how the company shall promote furtherance of personnel ability to perform requirements. 7)Please identify your company's small business size standard based on the primary North American Industrial Classification System (NAICS) code of 541330 - Professional, Scientific, and Technical Services - Engineering services. The Small Business Size Standard for this NAICS code is $14,000,000.00. For more information, refer to http://www.sba.gov/content/table-small-business-size-standards a.Large Business Concern b.Small Business (SB) Concern 8(a) c.Small Disadvantaged Business (SDB) d.Woman-Owned Small Business e.Historically Underutilized Business Zone (HUBZone) f.Veteran-Owned Small Business g.Service-Disabled Veteran-Owned Small Business 8)If you identify your company as a Small Business or any of the SB subcategories as stipulated in Question #7, then is your company interested in a prime contract for the requirement? 9)Under the current SB recertification regulations, do you anticipate your company remaining a small business, under primary NAICS Code 541330 - Professional, Scientific, and Technical Services - Engineering services? If you are a SB answer questions 9a & 9b. All others skip to Question #10. a.If your company is awarded the contract, shall you be able to perform at least 50% (percent) of the work? b.If you are a small business, can you go without a payment for 90 days? 10)Is your company planning on business arrangements with other companies, please list the process used in selecting the members? 11)Please provide details regarding proposed joint ventures, teaming arrangements, strategic alliances, or other business arrangements to satisfy requirements. Offerors are encouraged to identify teams, indicating each team member's size based upon the NAICS code of the work that the team member may be doing. 12)Is your company currently providing similar services to another Government agency (you should include 1 copy of Government Contract) or other non-Government customer? If so, please identify the agency or non-Government customer. If you are unwilling to share your customer's identity, please address whether your company offers the same or similar services commercially. 13)Has your Company performed this type of effort or similar type effort (to include size and complexity) in the past, if so provide Contract Number, Point of Contact (POC), e-mail address, phone number, and a brief description of your direct support of the effort? 14)What are the core competencies of your employees that would support the needs of the requirement? Also, provide the total number of individuals currently employed by your company that are capable of supporting the requirements. 15)Does your company have a TOP SECRET facility or access to one should it be required? 16)Do all the employees that would support this requirement have a SECRET Clearance? 17)Does your firm possess an approved Defense Contract Audit Agency (DCAA) accounting system?
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- Zip Code: 21005-1846
- Zip Code: 21005-1846
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