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FBO DAILY - FEDBIZOPPS ISSUE OF MAY 31, 2014 FBO #4571
SOURCES SOUGHT

58 -- Request for Information (RFI) for Persistent Surveillance Systems - Tethered (PSS-T) Engineering/Technical services and Operations Services

Notice Date

5/29/2014
 

Notice Type

Sources Sought
 

NAICS

541330 — Engineering Services
 

Contracting Office

ACC-APG - Aberdeen Division C, 6001 COMBAT DRIVE
 

ZIP Code

00000
 

Solicitation Number

W56KGY-15-D-PSST
 

Response Due

6/29/2014
 

Archive Date

7/29/2014
 

Point of Contact

Brian Holman, 443-861-4800
 

E-Mail Address

ACC-APG - Aberdeen Division C
(brian.j.holman2.civ@mail.mil)
 

Small Business Set-Aside

N/A
 

Description

Product Manager Meteorological and Target Identification Capabilities (PdM MaTIC), Aberdeen Proving Ground (APG) is seeking sources to provide engineering services, operations, and logistic support for the Persistent Surveillance Systems-Tethered (PSS-T) program under North American Industry Classification System (NAICS) 541330. PdM MaTIC is determining the availability and technical capability of potential offerors to support PSS-T engineering/technical services and operations services in order to further refine the program's acquisition strategy. ANTICIPATED PERIOD OF PERFORMANCE: To be determined. RESPONSE DUE DATE: Interested parties should submit responses electronically no later than 29 June 2014, 1600 Eastern Daylight Time via e-mail to Kevin Kirkwood at Kevin.Kirkwood2.civ@mail.mil. DISCLAIMER: THIS SOURCES SOUGHT ANNOUNCEMENT IS FOR INFORMATIONAL PURPOSES ONLY. THIS IS NOT A REQUEST FOR PROPOSAL. IT DOES NOT CONSTITUTE A SOLICITATION AND SHALL NOT BE CONSTRUED AS A COMMITMENT BY THE GOVERNMENT. RESPONSES IN ANY FORM ARE NOT OFFERS AND THE GOVERNMENT IS UNDER NO OBLIGATION TO AWARD A CONTRACT AS A RESULT OF THIS ANNOUNCEMENT. NO FUNDS ARE AVAILABLE TO PAY FOR PREPARATION OF RESPONSES TO THIS ANNOUNCEMENT. ANY INFORMATION SUBMITTED BY RESPONDENTS TO THIS TECHNICAL DESCRIPTION IS STRICTLY VOLUNTARY. CONFIDENTIALITY: No classified, confidential, or sensitive information should be included in your response. Proprietary information is acceptable but must be marked as proprietary. The Government reserves the right to use any non-proprietary technical information in any resultant solicitation(s). QUESTIONS TO THIS ANNOUNCEMENT: All questions pertaining to this announcement are due within five (5) business days after release. Only one (1) set of questions per company will be accepted via e-mail. Telephone requests will not be accepted. PROGRAM OBJECTIVE: PSS-T consists of large and medium aerostats based on two existing combat-proven aerostats: Persistent Threat Detection System (PTDS) (large) & Persistent Ground Surveillance System (PGSS) (medium). PSS-T is a proven capability for the expeditionary and contingency needs of the Army. It is capable of supporting Army service component commands, corps, divisions, brigades, and other land owning units. PSS-T is capable of persistent, integrated, networked, and multi-sensor information collection by operating aerostats for long periods of time from altitudes to maximize line of sight and field of regard. PSS-T will also provide the capability to carry communications extension payloads in support of the Army operations. PSS-T supports the commander's situational understanding by providing indications and warnings, increased probability of positive identification of threats, and improved identity resolution through tailorable sensor and communications payload options in support of a wide range of military operations. INSTRUCTIONS TO RESPONDERS: Please respond if you can support the entire requirement, or any portion of the requirement. Responses are requested outlining firms capabilities for providing engineering, operations, and logistic support services. Responders' solutions may incorporate teaming arrangements as authorized by Federal Acquisition Regulation subpart 9.6. Small business concerns are encouraged to respond. Responses shall be submitted via electronic mail. The size per electronic mail cannot exceed 9MB. Respondents are permitted to provide only ONE (1) response package. Submissions shall be compatible with the Windows XP operating system and be made, as appropriate, in Microsoft Office 2003 or more recent versions [Microsoft Word, Microsoft Excel (data file should be.xls file format), Microsoft Project and Microsoft PowerPoint]. Excel files shall not contain any hidden cells, hidden sheets, locked formulas, or access data from any files that are not included with the response package. The response package shall not exceed 25 pages, and shall be delivered in an outline structure highlighted in the requirements section. Pages containing text shall be typewritten, on standard letter 8.5 quote mark x11 quote mark size paper. Each paragraph shall be separated by at least one (1) blank line. Drawings or other graphics shall be reduced only to the extent legibility is not lost. Each page shall be single spaced with a minimum of 12-point Times New Roman font and no less than one (1) inch margins/borders. Any table or graphic shall utilize a minimum of 10-point Times New Roman font and may be landscape. REQUIREMENTS: Respondents are asked to provide a detailed approach for the following questions that include a summarization of past relevant aerostat operation and mission support equipment experience. When responding, please retain the outline structure provided below. Assumptions: * A Government-owned, Contractor operated (GOCO) arrangement to provide engineering services, operations, and logistics support for an existing fleet mixture that consists of up to 54 fully mission capable contingency systems (27 medium, 27 large) for operations and 4 systems (2 medium, 2 large) for test, training, and exercise. There are contingency systems in stored inventory that can be activated anytime there is a contingency, emerging, or enduring requirement in the continental United States and outside the continental Unites States, potentially in hostile and/or combat environments. A limited number of additional systems and partial systems over and above the 54 systems will be available in an quote mark as is quote mark condition to be used as spares to sustain future operations. * The user-level maintainer personnel shall have expertise to perform maintenance on aerostat platforms and associated support equipment to include, boom-lifts, forklifts, and generators. User-level maintenance tasks include but are not limited to preventative maintenance checks and services, troubleshooting, removing and replacing line replaceable units, removing and replacing sensors, monitoring/testing of helium purity, and installing/de-installing the system. * Plan for supporting original equipment manufacturer (OEM) hardware and software with limited data rights and/or proprietary sub-components and provide examples of existing relationships with relevant OEM and suppliers. 1. Teaming Approach & Integration Strategy Provide a lead system integrator strategy to manage the overall PSS-T aerostat program. Include a discussion on the following: (a) Provide available contractor teaming concept(s); include teaming/partnership arrangements and provide a discussion on relevant services that each partner will provide. (b) Include explanation of your organization/team control and management of company processes. Include management oversight, configuration management, reporting, engineering tools, standards, risk management, scheduling, cost control measures, and accreditations/certifications. Provide a notional organizational chart as part of your discussion. (c) Describe your concept for manpower staffing to support maintenance actions while attaining operational requirements to include discussion of retention and attrition planning. (d) Discuss your organization/team core competencies and processes that can leverage lessons learned and apply them to future system improvements. 2. Engineering Services: (a) Describe your organization/team approach to providing engineering services such as; reach back support, integration and test of new capabilities, sustainment of software baselines, hardware obsolesce, and maintenance of the technical data (documentation, drawings, and training aids). (b) In reference to field engineering perspective, discuss your company's/team's approach to troubleshooting in the field of; IP networks, system software, workstation hardware, communications, electro-optical/infrared sensors, radar, and other sensors that may fail during an operational mission. (c) Discuss any special test diagnostic or specialized skill sets that your organization possesses and how/what you would recommend for aerostat operations. (d) Discuss your organizational approach to integration and modification or engineering change proposals to OEM systems. These may include; aerostat airframes, avionics, telemetry, sensor and communication equipment, mobile mooring stations, ground control stations, and other auxiliary equipment Include details of planned relationships and necessary contractual ties. 3. Operations: (a) Include a list of top-level policies, guidance, and other relevant documentation and/or recommendations for operator programs, such as; manuals, documentation, and training aids that your company use to certify Contractor operators. (b) Explain any data collection and analysis techniques that could be used to increase the aerostat mission effectiveness, such as capturing relevant data then implementing lessons learned. (c) Describe your technical approach to above field level (above user level/depot level-equipment) maintenance requirements to include troubleshooting, retrograde procedures, repair costs, and associated labor. (d) Describe your management approach to operator manpower requirements required to operate systems in deployed environment(s). Include staffing requirements, training, rotation, and attrition in your discussion. Operator tasks include, but are not limited to, performing the Aerostat flight, launch and mooring operations, operations of the associated sensors, and data recording and reporting. (e) Describe in detail your operational approach to provide remote support to deployed systems in various geographical locations. 4. Logistics: (a) Discuss how you would setup, staff, operate, and manage a contractor run maintenance operation. Include concepts for spare parts, consumable bench stocks, inventory control, shipping, calibration, drawings, technical documentation, troubleshooting guides, and training/certification for maintenance personnel. (b) Discuss any special test diagnostic or specialized skill sets that you would recommend for aerostat operations. Include a list of top-level policies, guidance, and other relevant documentation and or recommendations for operator programs, such as; manuals, documentation, and training aids that your company uses to certify Contractor operators. (c) Describe your process for establishing facilities to support warehousing/storage of parts, personnel operations, testing/training, and production efforts. (d) Discuss your company's top level team process for policies on field/user-level maintenance. (e) Describe your process for spares demand analysis and stock levels at the sites and hubs. Include concepts for hub and warehouse development to support the systems in various geographical locations at a minimum logistics footprint. (f) Describe your Government furnished property management, control, and reporting processes. (g) Describe your procurement process to include major suppliers if known for materials to be used in sustaining minimum stock levels of spares and repair parts. (h) Describe your process for packaging, shipping and transportation operations to include both spare/repair parts and the entire system to meet commercial and military shipment directives and regulations. (i) Describe your concept for coordinating transportation of personnel to and from various geographical locations. (j) Describe your supply chain management concept for procuring equipment that has not been provisioned by the U.S. Department of Army or has limited stock in the DoD supply system. (k) Describe your concept for providing accurate and timely inventory management in accordance with Department of Defense standards for the aerostat systems at multiple locations. COMPANY INFORMATION: 1. Please provide the following Point of Contact information: Company: Address: Point of Contact: Phone Number: Fax Numbers: Email Address: 2. Please identify your company's small business size standard based on the primary NAICS code of 541 -- Professional, Scientific, and Technical Services/541330 -- Engineering Services. The small business size standard for this NAICS code is $35.5 Million. For more information refer to http://www.sba.gov/content/table-small-business-size-standards. Small Business (SB) Concern 8(a) Small Disadvantaged Business (SDB) Woman-Owned Small Business Historically Underutilized Business Zone (HUBZone) Veteran-Owned Small Business Service-Disabled Veteran-Owned Small Business 3. If you identify your company as a Small Business or any of the SB subcategories as stipulated in Question #2, than is your company interested in a prime contract for the PSS-T requirement? 4. Under the current SB recertification regulations, do you anticipate your company remaining a small business, under primary NAICS Code of 541 -- Professional, Scientific, and Technical Services/541330 - Engineering Services? If you are a SB please answer questions 4a & b. All others skip to Question #5. a. What percentage of this requirement do you plan to perform in house (not sub-contract out)? Also indicate (with supporting rationale) if/how your company would be compliant given the restrictions identified in the Defense Authorization Bill 2013, which states that at least 50 percent of the total contract cost will be performed by the small business prime contractor or small business similar situated entities. b. If you are a small business, does your company have adequate resources, financial or otherwise, to perform the requirement? 5. Please provide details regarding any anticipated teaming arrangements, strategic alliances, or other business arrangements to satisfy the PSS-T requirements. Respondents are requested to identify teams, indicating each team member's size status based upon the NAICS code of the work that the team member may be doing. Please list the process used in selecting the teaming members. 6. Is your company currently providing similar services to another government agency (you may also include contract #s for government) 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. 7. Please identify your company's past and current customers to which you provided this type of service or similar services, including a customer/company name and point of contact, phone number and address/e-mail where they can be contacted. 8. Does your company have a Defense Contract Audit Agency approved accounting system? 9. Please identify the company's facility clearance level. Also indicate the number of company employees and their position(s) that currently possess or are eligible for SECRET and TOP SECRET clearances.
 

Web Link

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Place of Performance

Address: ACC-APG - Aberdeen Division C 6001 Combat Drive Aberdeen Proving Ground MD

Zip Code: 21005-1846
 

Record

SN03379596-W 20140531/140529235315-d08e49b33addeb14c2ed7ce6263f00d8 (fbodaily.com)
 

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