MODIFICATION
58 -- Manpack Radio Set
- Notice Date
- 4/21/2015
- Notice Type
- Modification/Amendment
- NAICS
- 334220
— Radio and Television Broadcasting and Wireless Communications Equipment Manufacturing
- 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
- W15P7T15R0004
- Archive Date
- 4/20/2016
- Point of Contact
- Allison Gregory, 4438614970
- E-Mail Address
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ACC-APG - Aberdeen Division B
(allison.a.gregory2.civ@mail.mil)
- Small Business Set-Aside
- N/A
- Description
- The Government intends to solicit and award through full and open competition, several Indefinite Delivery/Indefinite Quantity (IDIQ) contracts for the purpose of procuring Manpack Radios for the Full Rate Production (FRP) phase of the program. Manpack Radios will enable communications through seamless, high speed and digital information exchange across both vertical and horizontal hierarchies within the battlespace that supports ground, airborne and maritime domains. The Manpack Radio will support all domains for dismounted and mounted communications as a multi-functional communications platform. The Manpack Radio will provide two independent, multi-waveform channels as a software defined radio with an embedded Selective Availability Anti Spoofing Module (SAASM) to enable radios to transmit their locations to external host applications. The current Manpack Radio requirements are stated in the Capability Production Document (CPD) for Joint Tactical Radio System (JTRS) Version 2.4 dated 5 April 2012 and approved on 20 May 2012. The Government intends to procure existing and Non-Developmental Items that meet the Manpack Radio capabilities as described in the PRD. The purpose of this RFI is to survey the ability of vendors' anticipated offerings for the Full Rate Production Manpack Radio to meet proposed changes to CPD mission weight, battery life, and range requirements. Interested sources are encouraged to provide responses to the attached Request for Information (RFI). This is a completely voluntary questionnaire intended to guide the Government when planning final performance requirements for the Manpack. This notice is issued solely for information and planning purposes - it does not constitute a Final Solicitation or a promise to issue a Final Solicitation in the future. This notice does not commit the Government to contract for any supply or service whatsoever. Furthermore, the Government is not at this time seeking proposals and will not accept unsolicited proposals. Respondents are advised that the Government will not pay for any information or administrative costs incurred in responding to this notice; all costs associated with responding to this notice will be solely at the interested parties' expense. Not responding to this notice does not preclude participation in any future Final Solicitation, if issued. If a Final Solicitation is released, it will be synopsized on the Federal Business Opportunities (FedBizOpps) website. It is the responsibility of the potential responder to monitor these sites for additional information pertaining to this requirement. If your company is interested in this planned procurement, then it is advised that you monitor the Federal Business Opportunities (FBO) website at HTTP://WWW.FBO.GOV. The above discussed intent is subject to change. ---Change 1--- The purpose of this change is to provide an updated Manpack Radio request for information document for proposed CPD changes. The updates are included in the newly added Section 3 Proposed CPD Mission Weight Detail. Submission instructions remain unchanged from the original announcement. ---Change 2--- The purpose of this change is to extend the submission date and revise the submission instructions for responses to the proposed CPD requirements changes. All questions/comments pertaining to the document posted today shall be submitted no later than November 7, 2014, 12 PM ET to matthew.j.connolly1.civ@mail.mil. Questions/comments should be in MS Office 2007 or Adobe PDF formats. E-mail messages shall be less than 10 MB in size. If larger files are submitted, they must be broken into separate e-mail messages. Reference W15P7T-15-R-0004 in the e-mail subject. All communications SHALL be submitted ONLY in writing AND directly to the email addresses identified. Contractors shall not contact any other Government Personnel other than the person identified above. Contacting any Government personnel other than the individual identified above could result in an organizational conflict of interest (OCI) and could result in an offeror being excluded from competition and/or award. All communications SHALL be submitted ONLY in writing AND directly to the email addresses identified. ---Change 3--- The purpose of this change to this announcement is to conduct a new Request for Information (RFI) for the Full Rate Production Manpack Radios. Please note that this new RFI is separate from the initial RFI posted under this announcement for solicitation number W15P7T15R0004 regarding changes to CPD requirements, which is still in effect. The purpose of this RFI is to survey the ability of vendors' anticipated offerings for the Full Rate Production Manpack Radio to integrate onto Government specified vehicle mounts including the AN/VRC-116 Single Manpack Tray Assembly, the AN/VRC-117 Dual Manpack Tray Assembly, and the Project Manager Tactical Radios (PM TR) Manpack Universal Tray. This is a completely voluntary questionnaire intended to guide the Government when planning final performance requirements for the Manpack. The results of this survey are non-binding, and will be considered proprietary information, not to be shared outside of Governmental personnel. Please see the attached document entitled quote mark Vehicle Integration RFI quote mark for details about the information the Government is requesting for this RFI. To assist in responding to this RFI the Government will provide, at request, specification documents for the vehicle mounts. To obtain a copy of these specification documents, send a request via email to matthew.j.connolly1.civ@mail.mil. Include quote mark Manpack Vehicle Integration RFI - W15P7T-15-R-0004 quote mark in the subject line of the email request. Additionally, only U.S. Citizens shall request these specification documents and the email request for the specification documents shall provide verification that the individual requesting the documents is a U.S. Citizen. Requests that do not include verification of U.S. Citizenship will not be fulfilled. Due to the file size of the specification documents, the documents will be provided through AMRDEC Safe Access File Exchange (https://safe.amrdec.army.mil/safe/). These specification documents will not be available for request after the date and time established below for the submission of responses to this RFI. Responses to this RFI shall be submitted no later than November 12, 2014, 12 PM ET to matthew.j.connolly1.civ@mail.mil. Responses should be in MS Office 2007 or Adobe PDF formats. E-mail messages shall be less than 10 MB in size. If larger files are submitted, they must be broken into separate e-mail messages. All communications SHALL be submitted ONLY in writing AND directly to the email addresses identified. Contractors shall not contact any other Government Personnel other than the person identified above. Contacting any Government personnel other than the individual identified above could result in an organizational conflict of interest (OCI) and could result in an offeror being excluded from competition and/or award. All communications SHALL be submitted ONLY in writing AND directly to the email addresses identified. ---Change 4--- The purpose of this change is to extend the submission date for responses to the RFI detailed in Change 3 to this announcement. Requests for the specification documentation shall be in accordance with the instructions provided in Change 3 to this announcement above. These specification documents will not be available for request after the date and time established below for the submission of responses to this RFI. Responses to this RFI shall be submitted no later than November 19, 2014, 12 PM ET to matthew.j.connolly1.civ@mail.mil. Responses should be in MS Office 2007 or Adobe PDF formats. E-mail messages shall be less than 10 MB in size. If larger files are submitted, they must be broken into separate e-mail messages. All communications SHALL be submitted ONLY in writing AND directly to the email addresses identified. Contractors shall not contact any other Government Personnel other than the person identified above. Contacting any Government personnel other than the individual identified above could result in an organizational conflict of interest (OCI) and could result in an offeror being excluded from competition and/or award. All communications SHALL be submitted ONLY in writing AND directly to the email addresses identified. ---Change 5--- The purpose of this change to this announcement is to gather additional information on this Request for Information (RFI) for the Full Rate Production Manpack Radios. Please note that this new RFI change is a continuation of the RFI changes noted in Change 3 above. In addition to the requested information in the attached document entitled quote mark Vehicle Integration RFI quote mark from Change 3, the Government requests vendors provide specific justification for why the vendor can/cannot integrate their proposed MP radio offering onto the Universal Mount in both Single and Dual configurations. If the proposed MP radio will require rework to integrate onto the Universal Mount, identify specific details in the Universal Mount ICD that drive the rework, as well as the detailed timeframe for that rework. Requests for the specification documentation shall be in accordance with the instructions provided in Change 3 to this announcement above submitted to allison.a.gregory2.civ@mail.mil. These specification documents will not be available for request after the date and time established below for the submission of responses to this RFI. Responses to this RFI shall be submitted no later than December 29, 2014, 12 PM ET to allison.a.gregory2.civ@mail.mil. Responses should be in MS Office 2007 or Adobe PDF formats. E-mail messages shall be less than 10 MB in size. If larger files are submitted, they must be broken into separate e-mail messages. All communications SHALL be submitted ONLY in writing AND directly to the email addresses identified. Contractors shall not contact any other Government Personnel other than the person identified above. Contacting any Government personnel other than the individual identified above could result in an organizational conflict of interest (OCI) and could result in an offeror being excluded from competition and/or award. All communications SHALL be submitted ONLY in writing AND directly to the email addresses identified. ---Change 6--- The purpose of this change is to extend the submission date for responses to the RFI detailed in Change 5 to this announcement from December 24, 2014, 12 PM ET to December 29, 2014, 12 PM ET. All other items remain unchanged. --Change 7- The purpose of this change is to provide draft requirements documents to industry. THESE DOCUMENTS ARE ONLY A DRAFT AND THEREFORE ARE SUBJECT TO CHANGE. This notice is issued solely for information and planning purposes - it does not constitute a Final Solicitation or a promise to. Further, the Government is not at this time seeking proposals and issue a Final Solicitation in the future. This notice does not commit the Government to contract for any supply or service whatsoever will not accept unsolicited proposals. Respondents are advised that the Government will not pay for any information or administrative costs incurred in responding to this notice. Industry comments/questions to these draft documents shall be submitted and no later than 30 January 2015, 12 PM ET to Allison.a.gregory2.civ@mail.mil. Questions/Comments shall be submitted in MS Office 2007 or Adobe PDF formats. E-mail messages must be less than 10 MB in size. If larger files are submitted, they must be broken into separate messages. Contractors shall not contact any Government officials other than the individual outlined in the email above in regards to these documents. --- Change 8 --- With Respect to the draft revised requirements documents from Change 7: Interested parties are advised that at this time the Government is seeking feedback from industry on only the requirements documents posted on January 15, 2015 with Change 7. The Government intends to release a Draft Request for Proposal and to conduct a Pre-Solicitation Conference prior to release of the final Request for Proposal. It is the responsibility of the potential responder to monitor these sites for additional information pertaining to this requirement. If your company is interested in this planned procurement, then it is advised that you monitor the Federal Business Opportunities (FBO) website at HTTP://WWW.FBO.GOV. Interested parties are reminded that all communications SHALL be submitted ONLY in writing AND directly to the email addresses identified above. Contractors shall not contact any other Government Personnel other than the person identified above. Contacting any Government personnel other than the individual identified above could result in an organizational conflict of interest (OCI) and could result in an offeror being excluded from competition and/or award. All other items addressed in Change 7 remain as stated above. --- Change 9 --- The purpose of this change to this announcement is to gather additional information on this Request for Information (RFI) for the Full Rate Production Manpack Radios Universal Tray as indicated in the attachment dated February 5, 2015. All questions/comments pertaining to the document posted today shall be submitted no later than February 13, 2015, 12 PM ET to allison.a.gregory2.civ@mail.mil. Questions/comments should be in MS Office 2007 or Adobe PDF formats. E-mail messages shall be less than 10 MB in size. If larger files are submitted, they must be broken into separate e-mail messages. Reference W15P7T-15-R-0004 in the e-mail subject. All communications SHALL be submitted ONLY in writing AND directly to the email addresses identified. Contractors shall not contact any other Government Personnel other than the person identified above. Contacting any Government personnel other than the individual identified above could result in an organizational conflict of interest (OCI) and could result in an offeror being excluded from competition and/or award. All communications SHALL be submitted ONLY in writing AND directly to the email addresses identified. ---Change 10--- The purpose of this change (Change 10) to this announcement is to provide draft requirements documents and additional information regarding the planned draft Solicitation and Pre-Solicitation Conference to industry. The Army Contracting Command - Aberdeen Proving Ground (ACC-APG) is providing draft requirements documents for Manpack Radio for review and comment by industry. ACC-APG intends to release the Draft Solicitation no later than 6 April 2015. ACC-APG intends to host a Pre-Solicitation Conference with industry on 16 April 2015 at Aberdeen Proving Ground, Maryland 21005. Further details of the Pre-Solicitation Conference will be posted by amendment to this notice in the upcoming days. To assist in Industry review of the provided documents the Government will provide, at request, specification documents for the quote mark Universal Tray quote mark vehicle mounts. To obtain a copy of these specification documents, send a request via email to allison.a.gregory2.civ@mail.mil. Include quote mark Manpack Universal Mount RFI - W15P7T-15-R-0004 quote mark in the subject line of the email request. Additionally, only U.S. Citizens shall request these specification documents and the email request for the specification documents shall provide verification that the individual requesting the documents is a U.S. Citizen. Requests that do not include verification of U.S. Citizenship will not be fulfilled. Please note the contract strategy will be explained in detail within the Draft Solicitation and during the Pre-Solicitation Conference. All questions and comments pertaining to the documents posted today and any further documents posted in the future via amendment to this notice, along with any questions from Pre-Solicitation Conference shall be submitted one time per offeror and shall be submitted AFTER the Pre-Solicitation Conference and no later than 23 April 2015 12 PM ET to allison.a.gregory2.civ@mail.mil. Questions/Comments should be in MS Office 2007 or Adobe PDF formats. E-mail messages must be less than 10 MB in size. If larger files are submitted, they must be broken into separate messages. All communications SHALL be submitted ONLY in writing AND directly to the email addresses identified above. Contractors shall not contact any other Government Personnel other than the person identified above. Contacting any Government personnel other than the individual identified above could result in an organizational conflict of interest (OCI) and could result in an offeror being excluded from competition and/or award. All proprietary and restricted information shall be clearly marked. Any documentation provided will not be returned. The Government will review all comments, and as appropriate, will incorporate changes into updated versions of the draft/final Solicitation as applicable. These documents will be made available at a later date. Where appropriate, responses to questions which will not specifically be addressed by Solicitation changes, as well as those responses related to non-proprietary industry questions will be posted here as well when they are complete. Business Opportunities (FBO) website at HTTP://WWW.FBO.GOV. The above discussed intent is subject to change. This notice is issued solely for information and planning purposes - it does not constitute a Final Solicitation or a promise to issue a Final Solicitation in the future. This notice does not commit the Government to contract for any supply or service whatsoever. Further, the Government is not at this time seeking proposals and will not accept unsolicited proposals. Respondents are advised that the Government will not pay for any information or administrative costs incurred in responding to this notice; all costs associated with responding to this notice will be solely at the interested parties' expense. Not responding to this notice does not preclude participation in any future Final Solicitation, if issued. If a Final Solicitation is released, it will be synopsized on the Federal Business Opportunities (FedBizOpps) website. It is the responsibility of the potential responder to monitor these sites for additional information pertaining to this requirement. ---Change 11--- The purpose of this change (Change 11) to this announcement is to provide draft solicitation documents and details regarding the Pre-Solicitation Conference to industry. The Government intends to provide responses to the questions and comments submitted in response to Change 7 of this announcement at a later time. All questions and comments pertaining to the documents posted today and on 31 March 2015, along with any questions from the Pre-Solicitation Conference shall be submitted one time per offeror and shall be submitted AFTER the Pre-Solicitation Conference no later than 23 April 2015, 12 PM ET to allison.a.gregory2.civ@mail.mil. Questions/Comments should be in MS Office 2007 or Adobe PDF formats. Email messages must be less than 10 MB in size. If larger files are submitted, they must be broken into separate messages. All questions pertaining to the Pre-Solicitation Conference specifically shall be submitted to lauren.a.johnsky.civ@mail.mil. All communications SHALL be submitted ONLY in writing AND directly to the email addresses identified above. Contractors shall not contact any other Government Personnel other than the persons identified above. Contacting any Government personnel other than the individuals identified above could result in an organizational conflict of interest (OCI) and could result in an offeror being excluded from competition and/or award. This notice is issued solely for information and planning purposes - it does not constitute a Final Solicitation or a promise to issue a Final Solicitation in the future. This notice does not commit the Government to contract for any supply or service whatsoever. ---CHANGE 12--- The purpose of this change (Change 12) to this announcement is to upload documents referenced in Change 11. This change is administrative only and results in no changes to information stated above in Change 11. ---CHANGE 13--- The purpose of this change (Change 13) to this announcement is to revise the documents for Attachment 10 previously uploaded at 4:03PM ET on 3 April 2015. ***NOTE*** Please disregard any files indicated as Attachment 10 uploaded at 4:03 PM ET 3 April 2015 and instead refer to Attachment 10 uploaded at 4:45PM ET on 3 April 2015 This change is administrative only and results in no changes to information stated above in Change 11. -- Change 14 -- The purpose of this change (Change 14) is to notify industry that the Government intends to have Government support contractors in attendance at the Pre-Solicitation Conference and one on one meetings. The following support contractors may speak on behalf of the Government and may participate in the one on one meetings: G2 Software Systems Sigma Tech Janus Research If any interested party participating in the Pre-Solicitation Conference and/or one on one meetings has any concerns or would like to contact the NDA POC for any of these companies, please contact the Contract Specialist, Allison Gregory at allison.a.gregory2.civ@mail.mil for the necessary information. -- Change 15 -- The purpose of this change (Change 15) is to update information regarding the Pre-Solicitation Conference. All interested parties who are Government employees that plan to attend the Pre-Solicitation Conference shall notify Lauren Johnsky at lauren.a.johnsky.civ@mail.mil of their intent to attend the conference by 1:00 PM ET 13 April, 2015. Any interested party, whether Government or Contractor affiliated, who does not notify Ms. Johnsky of their intent to attend the Pre-Solicitation Conference will be denied entry. -- Change 16 -- The purpose of this change (Change 16) is to provide responses to questions and comments submitted and clarify instructions for submittal of questions or comments in response to Change 11 above. Responses have been provided at additional documents for the industry submitted questions and comments received as a result of Change 7 above. The Government may be providing additional responses at a later time. Questions and/or comments submitted in response to Change 11 above shall indicate for each question or comment if the question or comment is proprietary or restricted and provide a rationale for the proprietary or restricted marking. -- Change 17 -- The purpose of this change (Change 17) is to provide a copy of the Manpack Presolicitation Briefing Slides, list of industry attendees and questions asked during the breifing with responses.
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