MODIFICATION
16 -- PRESOLICITATION CONFERENCE ANNOUNCEMENT FOR THE PURPOSE OF PROVIDING POTENTIAL RESPONDENTS AN UNDERSTANDING OF DRAFT REQUEST FOR PROPOSAL (RFP) W58RGZ-15-R-0070
- Notice Date
- 1/15/2015
- Notice Type
- Modification/Amendment
- NAICS
- 336412
— Aircraft Engine and Engine Parts Manufacturing
- Contracting Office
- ACC-RSA - (Aviation), ATTN: CCAM, Building 5303, Martin Road, Redstone Arsenal, AL 35898-5280
- ZIP Code
- 35898-5280
- Solicitation Number
- PRESOLICITATIONCONFERENCEW58RGZ15R0070
- Archive Date
- 1/15/2016
- Point of Contact
- Julie Kress, 2563131354
- E-Mail Address
-
ACC-RSA - (Aviation)
(julie.kress@us.army.mil)
- Small Business Set-Aside
- N/A
- Description
- THIS AMENDMENT IS ISSUED TO ADVISE INDUSTRY THAT THE GOVERNMENT ANTICIPATES USING THE FOLLOWING SUPPORT CONTRACTORS TO ASSIST IN THE FORMULATION OF RESPONSES TO QUESTIONS SUBMITTED FOR THE ITEP PRESOLICITATION CONFERENCE. EMPLOYEES OF THE GOVERNMENT SUPPORT CONTRACTORS MAY ALSO SERVE AS ADVISORS IN THE ONE-ON-ONE SESSIONS WITH INDUSTRY WHERE COMPANY-SENSITIVE DISCUSSIONS MAY TAKE PLACE. COMPLETE RESPONSES MAY NOT BE POSSIBLE UNLESS RESPONDENTS EXECUTE NON DISCLOSURE AGREEMENTS WITH THE AFORESTATED SUPPORT CONTRACTORS. IF ADDITIONAL SUPPORT CONTRACTORS ARE TO BE UTILIZED DURING THE PROCESS, RESPONDENTS WILL BE NOTIFIED TO OBTAIN NECESSARY AGREEMENTS. CAS, INC. ATTN: LORRIE GOMEZ 1575 VAPOR TRAIL COLORADO SPRINGS, CO 80921 PHONE: (719) 596-5851 EMAIL: LORRIE.GOMEZ@WYLE.COM TECOLOTE RESEARCH, INC ATTN: LIZ HAWES 4020 S. FAIRVIEW AVENUE SUITE 201 GOLETA, CA 93117-3654 PHONE: (805) 571-6366 EXT 126 EMAIL: EHAWES@TECOLOTE.COM IRON MOUNTAIN ATTN: STEPHANIE JATTUSO 7047 OLD MADISON PIKE SUITE 350 HUNTSVILLE, AL 35806 PHONE: (256) 428-1922 EMAIL: STEPHANIE.JATTUSO@IRONMOUNTAINSOLUTIONS.COM VT GROUP ATTN: NICOLE K. GRAVES 2938 HIGHWAY 20 W SUITE 110 MADISON, AL 35758 PHONE: (757) 217-0724 PEOPLETEC, INC. ATTN: MARSHA LATHAM 4901 COPORATE DRIVE NORTHWEST HUNTSVILLE, AL 35805 PHONE: (256) 319-3876 EMAIL: MARSHA.LATHAM@PEOPLETEC.COM THIS ANNOUNCEMENT IS ISSUED SOLELY FOR INFORMATION AND PROGRAM PLANNING PURPOSES. THERE IS NO FORMAL SOLICITATION AVAILABLE AT THIS TIME. ANY INFORMATION PROVIDED DOES NOT CONSTITUTE AN OFFER, BUT WILL BE CONSIDERED AN EXCHANGE OF INFORMATION AND IDEAS. THE GOVERNMENT WILL NOT REIMBURSE INTERESTED SOURCES OR RESPONDERS TO THIS ANNOUNCEMENT FOR ANY COSTS INCURRED IN RESPONDING OR FOR SUBSEQUENT EXCHANGES OF INFORMATION. Improved Turbine Engine Program (ITEP) Presolicitation Conference on January 27, 2015 Announcement Description: Army Contracting Command-Redstone is hosting a Presolicitation Conference on January 27, 2015 for the purpose of providing potential respondents an understanding of DRAFT Request for Proposal (RFP) W58RGZ-15-R-0070 and overall draft acquisition strategy as well as an opportunity to ask questions in both an open forum and in closed door individual industry sessions. Program Overview: The ITEP is a 3000 shaft horsepower engine program that provides advanced turboshaft propulsion capability primarily for application to the Army's Black Hawk and Apache helicopters. ITEP is focused on the development and qualification of a new centerline, turboshaft engine that is needed to support operational energy requirements necessary to ensure the Black Hawk and Apache remain operationally effective well into the 21st Century. Intent of this Presolicitation Conference: To invite potential offerors to attend the Government hosted unclassified Presolicitation Conference in support of ITEP. To facilitate an exchange of information between the Government and Industry on the ITEP DRAFT RFP* and acquisition approach. To invite potential offerors to participate in one-on-one sessions to ask questions and to discuss acquisition timelines. To provide the Presolicitation Conference Agenda To provide the Presolicitation Conference Question Form To provide the ITEP notional acquisition schedule. *To receive a copy of the DRAFT RFP and associated documents see Federal Business Opportunities (FedBizOpps) at https://fbo.gov announcement W58RGZ-15-R-0070. The ITEP Presolicitation Conference will occur from 0800 to 1700 on Tuesday, January 27, 2015 in Huntsville, AL. Location details will be provided upon registering. Attendance is restricted to pre-registered applicants. Due to limited capacity, industry representatives are limited to no more than four (4) individuals. To register, please provide the following information to the Contracting Officer, April Trice, at april.s.trice.civ@mail.mil not later than January 20, 2015: 1)Full name 2)Organization / Company name 3)E-mail address 4)Contact phone number If the attendee is a foreign national, a passport number and country of citizenship must also be included and provided at least ten (10) business days prior to the meeting. The morning portion will be an open forum to provide a general briefing including an overview of the ITEP requirements, draft program schedule, and overview of the draft acquisition strategy. The afternoon portion will be one-on-one individual company sessions with each potential respondent who has previously requested an Individual Industry Session. Presolicitation, One-on-One Sessions: The Government invites potential offerors to participate in one-on-one sessions that will be available the afternoon of January 27, 2015. Sessions are for the purpose of allowing a potential respondent the opportunity to ask any specific, company sensitive questions. No additional information regarding a final RFP will be provided by the Government during these sessions unless it is provided to all potential respondents. Additionally, each potential respondent will be allotted the same amount of time for one-on-one sessions; duration will be dependent on the number of requests, but not to exceed one hour. If a potential respondent desires an individual industry session, it is required that a request for this session be emailed to the Contracting Officer no later than January 20, 2015. The schedule for the one-on-one sessions will be determined based on the order in which the requests are received on or before January 20, 2015. All sessions including the open forum and one-on-one sessions will be recorded. No questions will be answered before the conference. Questions to be answered shall be submitted in writing by January 20, 2015 to the Contracting Officer using the question form. Question forms will also be available at the conference. Questions should also indicate if it is proprietary and should be answered in the one-on-one session, otherwise it may be answered in the general forum. Questions and Government responses provided during the Pre-Solicitation open forum will be posted on FedBizOpps. The Government reserves the right to answer questions after Pre-Solicitation even if the questions were submitted on or before the January 20, 2015 suspense and these answers will be posted on FebBizOpps. The Government reserves the right to contact respondents for further clarification of the questions submitted or from the one-on-one discussions. Primary Point of Contact:Secondary Point of Contact: April TriceShirley Ross Contracting OfficerContract Specialist april.s.trice.civ@mail.milshirley.b.ross2@mail.mil NOTE: This notice is for informational/planning purposes only, does not constitute a contract, RFP, a promise to contract, or a commitment of any kind and is issued in accordance with FAR 15.201, Exchanges with Industry before Receipt of Proposals. No formal solicitation document exists at this time. Issuance of this notice does not constitute any obligation on the part of the Government to procure these items or to issue a solicitation, and responses to this notice cannot be accepted as offers. Further, the government will not assume liability or cost incurred by an attendee for travel, marketing etc; therefore, attendee's costs in response to this notice are not considered an allowable direct or indirect charge to the Government. Participation is strictly voluntary and at the vendor's own expense. Plans regarding the Presolicitation Conference are subject to change at the Government's sole discretion.
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