SOURCES SOUGHT
51 -- STANDARD AUTOMOTIVE TOOL SET-STURDY MOBILE (SATS-SM)
- Notice Date
- 9/25/2014
- Notice Type
- Sources Sought
- NAICS
- 332216
— Saw Blade and Handtool Manufacturing
- Contracting Office
- ACC - Warren (ACC-WRN)(DTA), ATTN: AMSTA-AQ-AMB, E Eleven Mile Road, Warren, MI 48397-5000
- ZIP Code
- 48397-5000
- Solicitation Number
- W56HZV-14-R-0072
- Response Due
- 10/28/2014
- Archive Date
- 11/27/2014
- Point of Contact
- Angela Tangalos, 586-282-3516
- E-Mail Address
-
ACC - Warren (ACC-WRN)(DTA)
(angela.tangalos.civ@mail.mil)
- Small Business Set-Aside
- N/A
- Description
- quote mark SOURCES SOUGHT quote mark Market Survey for the Standard Automotive Tool Set-Sturdy Mobile (SATS-SM) GENERAL INFORMATION: The U.S. Government appreciates the time and effort taken to respond to this survey. The U.S. Government acknowledges its obligations under 18 U.S.C. 1905 to protect information qualifying as quote mark CONFIDENTIAL quote mark under this statute. Pursuant to this statute, the U.S. Government is willing to accept any trade secret or confidential restrictions placed on qualifying data forwarded in response to the survey questions and to protect it from unauthorized disclosure subject to the following: 1. Clearly and conspicuously mark qualifying data as trade secret or confidential with the restrictive legend (all caps) quote mark CONFIDENTIAL quote mark with any explanatory text, so that the U.S. Government is clearly notified of what data needs to be appropriately protected. 2. In marking such data, please take care to mark only those portions of the data or materials that are truly trade secret or confidential (over breadth in marking inappropriate data as quote mark CONFIDENTIAL quote mark may diminish or eliminate the usefulness of your response - see item 6 below). Use circling, underscoring, highlighting or any other appropriate means to indicate those portions of a single page which are to be protected. 3. The U.S. Government is not obligated to protect unmarked data. Additionally, marked data that is already in the public domain or in the possession of the U.S. Government or third parties, or is afterward placed into the public domain by the owner or another party through no fault of the U.S. Government will not be protected once in the public domain. Data already in the possession of the U.S. Government will be protected in accordance with the U.S. Government's rights in the data. 4. Confidential data transmitted electronically, whether by physical media or not, whether by the respondent or by the U.S. Government, shall contain any restrictive legend, with any explanatory text, on both the cover of the transmittal e-mail and at the beginning of the file itself. Where appropriate for portions only of an electronic file, use the restrictive legends quote mark CONFIDENTIAL DATA BEGINS: quote mark and quote mark CONFIDENTIAL PORTION ENDS. quote mark 5. In any reproductions of technical data or any portions thereof subject to asserted restrictions, the U.S. Government shall also reproduce the asserted restriction legend and any explanatory text. 6. The U.S. Government sometimes uses support contractors in evaluating responses. Consequently, responses that contain confidential information may receive only limited or no consideration since the Respondent's marking of data as quote mark Confidential quote mark will preclude disclosure of same outside the U.S. Government and therefore will preclude disclosure to these support contractors assisting the evaluation effort. DESCRIPTION OF INTENT: THIS IS A MARKET SURVEY REQUESTING INFORMATION IN SUPPORT OF THE FOLLOWING PERFORMANCE REQUIREMENT. No contract will be awarded from this announcement. This is not a Request for Proposal (RFP) or an announcement of a forthcoming solicitation. Also, it is not a request seeking contractors interested in being placed on a solicitation mailing list. Response to this questionnaire is voluntary and no reimbursement will be made for any costs associated with providing information in response to this market survey and any follow-on information requests. Data submitted in response to this market survey will not be returned. No solicitation document exists at this time. PERFORMANCE REQUIREMENT: The purpose of this questionnaire is to obtain information on commercial industry capability to satisfy U.S. Army requirements for the Standard Automotive Tool-Set Sturdy Mobile (SATS-SM) The SATS-SM is an assemblage of powered and nonpowered tools and equipment. A large majority of the items are to be provided in roll-around cabinets.. The SATS-SM is used to sustain a wide variety of tactical and combat equipment used on the battlefield, primarily vehicles. This set design is to allow use within a maintenance shop environment. The Product Requirements shall be in accordance with the Description For Purchase (DFP-ECB-075) found in Attachment 0001. Domestic Non-Availability Determination (DNAD) for hand or measuring tools in Federal Supply classification (FSC) 51 & 52 found in Attachment 0002. INSTRUCTIONS FOR COMPLETING THE QUESTIONNAIRE: 1. Number each response with the appropriate question number. 2. You do not have to repeat the question in your response. 3. If you cannot answer a question, please indicate quote mark No Response. quote mark 4. If a response will satisfy another question, state: quote mark See response to question XXX. quote mark 5. Include relevant sales media and product manuals. If providing an ACROBAT formatted manual, annotate the manual to indicate which material is applicable to the questions. If preferred, include Internet Web links to locations where animations/videos may be viewed. 6. If your sales media and/or manuals contain a restricted distribution statement, issue a release statement indicating that the restricted material may be distributed to Army personnel involved with this Market Survey. 7. Spell out any acronyms in their first instance. 8. Clearly mark any proprietary information. If applicable, the front page of your response package should state: quote mark Proprietary Information Contained. quote mark Provide a release statement indicating that the proprietary information may be distributed to Army personnel involved with this Market Survey. Request for Information (RFI) - Questionnaire: 1. Company Name: 2. Are you a large or small business for North American Industry Classification System? If small business, are you: Small Disadvantaged - or - 8(a) In a Hubzone Service-Disabled Veteran-Owned Women Owned 3. Mailing Address: 4. E-Mail Address: 5. Point of Contact (POC)/Title: 6. Telephone Number (list any alternative numbers): 7. Fax Number: 8. North American Industry Classification Code: 9. CAGE Code: 10. Is your company registered in the System for Award Management (SAM) system? 11. What products does your company primarily manufacture? What types of products/kits does you company assemble. Please list the names and/or identifying numbers of the specific products you are describing in response to this questionnaire that meet some or all of the potential product requirements requested. If your company's product does not meet all of the SATS-SM requirements please identify the SATS-SM requirements not met. 12. Are your described products bought and sold commercially? If so, how many years have they been on the market? 13. Are you able to meet all of the requirements listed in the DFP under section 3? If not, please list which areas you are unable to meet. 14. Describe your corporate Integrated Logistics Support program including the number of personnel involved in logistics support, maintenance training, support available, commercial/Government technical manual development, and availability of spare parts? 15. How do you provide product training and spare part/tool support for your current commercial products? 16. Are your described systems bought and sold commercially? If they are, how many years have they been on the market? 17. What percentage and type of components are produced by subcontractors? 18. What is the production lead-time to deliver test systems after contract award? 19. What is your production capability? How many components/systems are you capable of producing monthly? 20. Based on your current facilities, what is your maximum (surge) production rate? 21. What quality program (i.e. ISO Certification) is utilized in your production facility? 22. What is your process for implementing engineering changes and drawing changes into production? 23. What is the stability of your product configuration and your process for post-production configuration changes prior to delivery? 24. What type of Commercial Warranty is provided for this product? 25. Please provide any supplemental information or commercial literature describing the human factors, engineering, safety, supportability, quality, cost, product availability and any other information not specifically requested that you feel is missing and would be informative. 26. Can your company provide it or source more than 50% of the value of the components to small businesses? 27. Reviewing the DFP are there any tools you believe are obsolete? 28. Are you able to comply with the Berry Amendment? 29. If you were awarded a contract for the Standard Automotive Tools Sturdy and Mobile (SATS SM) where would production take place? 30. Any other Special Notes you care to enclose? Responses to this market investigation questionnaire should be sent via e-mail to Angela Tangalos - angela.tangalos.civ@mail.mil. You are requested to put quote mark STANDARD AUTOMOTIVE TOOL SET (SATS) STURDY AND MOBILE STORAGE (SM) MARKET SURVEY RESPONSE quote mark in the subject line of the e-mail. You may respond in total or to any part of this questionnaire. Any requests for clarifications of this Survey shall also be addressed to Angela Tangalos and will be published with the appropriate answers at the same web location as this Questionnaire. Any product literature that cannot be e-mailed may be sent to: U.S. Army Contracting Command - Warren CCTA-HBF-T ATTN: Angela Tangalos, Mail Stop 352 6501 E. Eleven Mile Rd. Warren, MI 48397-5000 Replies to this questionnaire must be received by close of business (5 PM EASTERN TIME), 28 October 2014. Please mark your information quote mark Proprietary quote mark, as you believe appropriate. Your input is voluntary and no compensation will be made for your participation in this survey. We appreciate your cooperation in answering these questions and thank you in advance for your participation. BE ADVISED that updates to the Standard Automotive Tool Set (SATS) Sturdy and Mobile Storage (SM) or non-proprietary questions from interested parties and responses by the Government will be posted as addenda to the questionnaire.
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- Place of Performance
- Address: ACC - Warren (ACC-WRN)(DTA) ATTN: AMSTA-AQ-AMB, E Eleven Mile Road Warren MI
- Zip Code: 48397-5000
- Zip Code: 48397-5000
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