SOURCES SOUGHT
A -- Rocket Motor Technical Services RFI
- Notice Date
- 7/23/2015
- Notice Type
- Sources Sought
- NAICS
- 541712
— Research and Development in the Physical, Engineering, and Life Sciences (except Biotechnology)
- Contracting Office
- Other Defense Agencies, Missile Defense Agency, MDA-DACT, NCR, HSV, Huntsville, Alabama, 35807, United States
- ZIP Code
- 35807
- Solicitation Number
- MDAFY15TCRFI02
- Archive Date
- 8/28/2015
- Point of Contact
- Joshua Kachelman, Phone: 256-450-0343, Amy Wallace, Phone: 256-450-3601
- E-Mail Address
-
joshua.kachelman@mda.mil, amy.wallace@mda.mil
(joshua.kachelman@mda.mil, amy.wallace@mda.mil)
- Small Business Set-Aside
- N/A
- Description
- The Missile Defense Agency (MDA) is conducting market research through this RFI to determine interest and capability for providing technical support for all stages of Government Furnished Property (GFP), rocket motors (Trident I (C4), CASTOR IVA/ IVB, Orion, and Orbus1/1A rocket motors. The performer will utilize GFP motors and provide technical support for motor refurbishment, flight certification, safe handling, transportation, propulsion, propellant/motor/component testing, propellant sensitivity studies, aging assessment, storage, demilitarization and general support. The Government is seeking sources with experience in Technical Support/Aging and Surveillance/Contract Management/Document Maintenance in support of the GFP motor inventory, with the following requirements being fulfilled: 1. Program Management for Rocket Motor Technical Services 2. Aging & Surveillance of Motors - General Testing/Analysis 3. Aging & Surveillance of Motors - Static Fire 4. Aging & Surveillance of Motors - Testing of Motor Inventory 5. Transportation/Storage/Demil of Rocket Motors 6. Transportation/Storage/Demil of Excess Assets 7. Assembly/Integration/Testing of Flight Motors 8. Rocket motor special handling equipment, tools, ground support equipment and ground launch equipment design, development, integration, assembly, test, modification and analyses. 9. Special Technical Services 10. Item Unique Identification (IUID) 11. Comply with the latest versions of the MDA Assurance Provisions (MAP) and Parts, Materials, and Processes Mission Assurance Plan (PMAP). The latest versions of MAP and PMAP will be provided to interested parties upon request to the Contracting Officer. Capability Statement Any responsible source may submit a capability statement (not-to-exceed 10 pages). Capability statements must identify corporate experience providing the services listed in items 1-11 above as specifically applied to (Trident I (C4), CASTOR IVA/ IVB, Orion, and Orbus1/1A rocket motors. All capability statements received by the response date will be considered. RFI Exchange of Information This is not a request for proposal or quotation. The Government will NOT pay any costs incurred as a result of responding to this announcement. Submissions of capability statements will be separate from, and have no bearing on, submissions in response to any future Request for Proposal (RFP), if one is issued. Eligibility to participate in any future acquisition does not depend upon a response to this notice. MDA will not provide feedback on the responses to this notice. Proprietary information is neither sought nor desired by MDA. If proprietary information is submitted, it must clearly be marked "proprietary" on every sheet containing such information and the proprietary information must be segregated to the maximum extent practicable from other portions of the response (e.g., use an attachment or exhibit). Respondents are responsible for adequately marking propriety information contained in their response. Do not send any classified information. Non-Government Support Personnel The Government may use third party, non-Government (contractor) support personnel as subject matter experts in the review of submissions, including the review of any marked or unmarked proprietary information provided. Appropriate non-disclosure agreements have been executed between the third party, non-Government (contractor) support personnel and the Government and are on file with the Government. Participation in this effort is strictly voluntary. A submission of a response to this notice constitutes the respondent's acknowledgement and agreement that the information provided in the response, including any marked or unmarked proprietary or source selection information, may be disclosed to these third party, non-Government (contractor) support personnel. Please note that this is not a request for competitive proposals; however, all responsible sources who believe they can meet the requirements may submit a capability statement demonstrating the ability to comply with the above-stated requirements NLT August 13, 2015 at 12:00 PM CST, to Mr. Joshua Kachelman, Contracting Officer, at Joshua.Kachelman@mda.mil. A determination by the Government not to compete this requirement based on responses to this notice is solely within the discretion of the Government. Information received will normally be considered solely for the purpose of determining whether to conduct a competitive procurement. Government Point of Contact: Mr. Joshua Kachelman, Contracting Officer, Phone 256-450-0543 Email: Joshua.Kachelman@mda.mil
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- Place of Performance
- Address: The Missile Defense Agency/DACT, Bldg. 5222, Martin Road, Redstone Arsenal, Alabama, 35898, United States
- Zip Code: 35898
- Zip Code: 35898
- Record
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