SOURCES SOUGHT
14 -- ARMY TACTICAL MISSILE SYSTEM (ATACMS)
- Notice Date
- 3/10/2016
- Notice Type
- Sources Sought
- NAICS
- 336414
— Guided Missile and Space Vehicle Manufacturing
- Contracting Office
- Department of the Army, Army Contracting Command, ACC - RSA (W31P4Q) Missile, BLDG 5303 SPARKMAN CIR, Redstone Arsenal, Alabama, 35898-5090, United States
- ZIP Code
- 35898-5090
- Solicitation Number
- W31P4Q-16-R-0103
- Archive Date
- 4/9/2016
- Point of Contact
- Justin McDaniel, Phone: 2568760845
- E-Mail Address
-
justin.l.mcdaniel10.civ@mail.mil
(justin.l.mcdaniel10.civ@mail.mil)
- Small Business Set-Aside
- N/A
- Description
- The Army Contracting Command - Redstone, Redstone Arsenal, Alabama 35898 on behalf of the Precision Fires Rocket and Missile Systems (PFRMS) Project Office, Program Executive Office (PEO) Missiles and Space, hereby issues the following Sources Sought/Request for Information (RFI) to ascertain the level of interest of potential vendors desiring to enter into a contract for the following: - Develop, control, and maintain the production tooling and special tooling (ST), special test equipment (STE), and special inspection equipment (SIE) required to support a yearly production rate of 200 (with an option to support a yearly production rate of 320) Army Tactical Missile System (ATACMS) missiles. - Purchase two Global Positioning System (GPS) satellite simulators (with an option to purchase up to five additional units). THIS IS A REQUEST FOR INFORMATION (RFI) ONLY - This RFI is released pursuant to FAR 15.201(e). It does not constitute a Request for Proposal (RFP) or a promise to issue an RFP in the future. This RFI does not commit the Government to contract for any supply or service whatsoever. Respondents are advised that the U.S. Government will not pay for any information or administrative costs incurred in response to this RFI; all costs associated with responding to this RFI will be solely at the interested parties' expense. Requirement Statement: The Government seeks white papers regarding the capabilities, past similar experience, and technical approach for this effort and industry's assessment/opinion of the most efficient and cost effective method of execution. The response should include: - Evidence of past similar experience in developing, controlling, and maintaining production tooling and ST/STE/SIE in support of specific ATACMS production rates - An attached tier one schedule (Microsoft Project) showing the timing of events from contract award to delivery of seven GPS satellite simulators Industry is also encouraged to describe the benefits or risks associated with identifying additions or modifications to ST, STE, SIE necessary to support ATACMS production and recommendations on contracting approaches that provide a best value to the Government while minimizing risk (especially cost risk) to the selected contractor. RFI Purpose and Limitations: The Government's intent is to better understand the current, state-of-the-art capabilities and strategies available within industry to support the above requirements. Industry feedback is vitally important and the Government will be receptive to any and all ideas. Proprietary information is neither solicited nor prohibited; however, if submitted, it should be appropriately marked. Please limit formal white paper submissions to no more than 20 pages, to include cover letter. In addition five attachments consisting of briefing slides, pre-printed commercial brochures or sales literature may be included. Electronic submissions are strongly encouraged. All items must be in Microsoft Office 2003 (or later) format or Adobe PDF format and should be free of all computer viruses. The information provided may be used by the Army in developing its acquisition strategy and in its Statement of Work/Statement of Objectives or Performance Specifications. Not responding to this RFI does not preclude participation in any future RFP, if any is issued. If a solicitation is released, it will be synopsized on the Federal Business Opportunities (FedBizOpps) website. It is the responsibility of any potential offeror to monitor FedBizOpps for additional information pertaining to this requirement. Multiple awards may be pursued depending on industry response. All questions and industry responses shall be submitted via email to Army Contracting Command-Redstone, Justin McDaniel, Contract Specialist, email address: justin.l.mcdaniel10.civ@mail.mil. Responses must be received no later than 25 March 2016 and be in compliance with all applicable Army, DoD and Federal policies. All material submitted in response to this RFI must be unclassified and properly marked. Submissions will not be returned. Contracting Office Address: Department of the Army, Army Contracting Command - Redstone; Attention: CCAM-TM-B, Justin McDaniel, BLDG 5303 Martin Road, Redstone Arsenal, Alabama 35898-5000. Place of Performance: Army Contracting Command - Redstone ATTN: CCAM-TM, Building 5303, Martin Road Redstone Arsenal AL 35898-5280 US
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