SOURCES SOUGHT
A -- Switchblade Services
- Notice Date
- 7/21/2016
- Notice Type
- Sources Sought
- NAICS
- 541712
— Research and Development in the Physical, Engineering, and Life Sciences (except Biotechnology)
- 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-0165
- Archive Date
- 8/19/2016
- Point of Contact
- David Street, Phone: 2568764621
- E-Mail Address
-
david.w.street.civ@mail.mil
(david.w.street.civ@mail.mil)
- Small Business Set-Aside
- N/A
- Description
- INTRODUCTION The Army Contracting Command - Redstone Arsenal, AL is issuing this sources sought synopsis as a means of conducting market research to identify parties having an interest in and the resources to support the Switchblade requirement for Shipping, Rework, Flight Support, CONUS Training, Training Materials, Field Service Representatives, Repair and Maintenance and Travel. The intention is to procure these services on a competitive basis. BASED ON THE RESPONSES TO THIS SOURCES SOUGHT NOTICE/MARKET RESEARCH, THIS REQUIREMENT MAY BE SET-ASIDE FOR SMALL BUSINESSES (IN FULL OR IN PART) OR PROCURED THROUGH FULL AND OPEN COMPETITION, and multiple awards MAY be made. All Small Business Set-Aside categories will be considered. Telephone inquiries will not be accepted or acknowledged, and no feedback or evaluations will be provided to companies regarding their submissions. DISCLAIMER "THIS SOURCES SOUGHT IS FOR INFORMATIONAL PURPOSES ONLY. THIS IS NOT A "REQUEST FOR PROPOSAL (RFP)" TO BE SUBMITTED. IT DOES NOT CONSTITUTE A SOLICITATION AND SHALL NOT BE CONSTRUED AS A COMMITMENT BY THE GOVERNMENT. RESPONSES IN ANY FORM ARE NOT OFFERS AND THE GOVERNMENT IS UNDER NO OBLIGATION TO AWARD A CONTRACT AS A RESULT OF THIS ANNOUNCEMENT. NO FUNDS ARE AVAILABLE TO PAY FOR PREPARATION OF RESPONSES TO THIS ANNOUNCEMENT. ANY INFORMATION SUBMITTED BY RESPONDENTS TO THIS TECHNICAL DESCRIPTION IS STRICTLY VOLUNTARY. RESPPONSES WILL NOT BE RETURNED TO THE RESPONDER. NOT RESPONDING TO THIS NOTICE DOES NOT PRECLUDE PARTICIPATION IN ANY FUTURE REQUEST FOR QUOTE (RFQ) OR INVITATION FOR BID (IFB) OR RFP, IF ANY ISSUED. IF A SOLICITATION IS RELEASED, IT WILL BE SYNOPSIZED ON THE GOVERNMENT-WIDE POINT OF ENTRY (GPE). IT IS THE RESPONSIBILITY OF POTENTIAL OFFERORS TO MONITOR THE GPE FOR ADDITIONAL INFORMMATION PERTAINING TO THIS REQUIREMENT." PROGRAM BACKGROUND This is a follow on contract to the switchblade aerial munitions system support contract number W31P4Q-12-C-0263. The proposed acquisition is to provide necessary services as depicted in the following paragraph. The anticipated Period of Performance for the support of the Switchblade weapon system will be from FY 17 - FY 19 REQUIRED CAPABILITIES The Contractor shall provide resources to support the Switchblade requirement for Shipping, Rework, Flight Support, CONUS Training, Training Materials, Field Service Representatives, Repair and Maintenance and Travel services in support of the areas specified in Program Background (above). In detail, the Government requires: • Continental United States (CONUS) training - This training consists of approximately five days of training for up to 8 students to familiarize and provide operator training for the Switchblade system. • Field Service Representative (FSR) Support - This consists of providing logistical support in technical, maintenance/repair and training aspects in Outside Continental United States (OCONUS) or CONUS locations. They will provide the necessary initial or sustainment training, maintenance/repair and technical support to maintain the Switchblade capability. • Repair and Maintenance of the Inert Training Vehicles, Fire Control Units, and Training Simulators - This consists of the capability, in the form of trained technicians, properly outfitted facilities, and material support to perform one level of repair and maintenance of the Switchblade systems. This includes both labor and material costs to repair multiple sub-components of the Switchblade system. • Flight Support - This consists of the planning, execution, and reporting of continued Switchblade testing. Testing may include, but not limited to, lethality, flight envelope expansion, and validation testing. The contractor shall support the testing through review of test plans, onsite technical assistance for initial functional checkouts and hardware handling, onsite operations of the Switchblade and final reporting of testing results. These services directly support ongoing warfighter operations in the deployed, military operational/hostile environments. These services are critical in maintaining the safety of the warfighter in combat operations. The period of performance for these services are required through the completion of the combat operations. If your organization has the potential capacity to perform these contract services, please provide the following information: 1) Organization name, address, email address, Web site address, telephone number, and size and type of ownership for the organization; and 2) Tailored capability statements addressing the particulars of this effort, with appropriate documentation supporting claims of organizational and staff capability. If significant subcontracting or teaming is anticipated in order to deliver technical capability, organizations should address the administrative and management structure of such arrangements. The Government will evaluate market information to ascertain potential market capacity to: 1) provide services consistent, in scope and scale, with those described in this notice and otherwise anticipated; 2) secure and apply the full range of corporate financial, human capital, and technical resources required to successfully perform similar requirements; 3) implement a successful project management plan that includes: compliance with tight program schedules; cost containment; meeting and tracking performance; hiring and retention of key personnel and risk mitigation; and 4) provide services under a performance based service acquisition contract. ELIGIBILITY The applicable NAICS code for this requirement is 541712 with a Small Business Size Standard of 1000 employees. The Product Service Code is AC24. Businesses of all sizes are encouraged to respond; however, each respondent must clearly identify their business size in their capabilities statement. ADDITIONAL INFORMATION AND SUBMISSION DETAILS Interested parties are requested to submit a capabilities statement of no more than ten (10) pages in length in Times New Roman font of not less than 10 pitch. The deadline for response to this request is no later than 12 pm, CST, 04 AUG 2014. All responses under this Sources Sought Notice must be e-mailed to david.w.street.ci@mail.mil This documentation must address at a minimum the following items: 1.) What type of work has your company performed in the past in support of the same or similar requirement? 2.) Can or has your company managed a task of this nature? If so, please provide details. 3.) Can or has your company managed a team of subcontractors before? If so, provide details. 4.) What specific technical skills does your company possess which ensure capability to perform the tasks? 5.) Please note that under a Small-Business Set-Aside, in accordance with FAR 52.219-14, the small business prime must perform at least 50% of the work themselves in terms of the cost of performance. Provide an explanation of your company's ability to perform at least 50% of the tasking described in this PBSOW for the base period as well as the option periods. 6.) Provide a statement including current small/large business status and company profile to include number of employees, annual revenue history, office locations, DUNs number, etc. 7.) Respondents to this notice also must indicate whether they qualify as a Small, Small Disadvantaged, Women-Owned, HUBZone, or Service Disabled Veteran-Owned Small Business Concern. 8.) Include in your response your ability to meet the requirements in the Facility and Safeguarding requirements. It is contemplated that this award will be made on an Other Than Full and Open Competition (FAOC), Sole Source basis in accordance with Federal Acquisition regulation (FAR) 6.302-1. The proposed contract is anticipated to include tasking that would be accomplished by labor categories that are subject to the Service Contract Act or a collective bargaining agreement. Upon evaluation of the capability statements, if it is determined that this requirement will be an unrestricted competition, the Government intends to evaluate the Small-Business responses and conduct further market research to identify a subcontracting goal. Your response to this Sources Sought, including any capabilities statement, shall be electronically submitted to the Contract Specialist, David Street, in either Microsoft Word or Portable Document Format (PDF), via email david.w.street.civ@mail.mil. All data received in response to this Sources Sought that is marked or designated as corporate or proprietary will be fully protected from any release outside the Government. No phone calls will be accepted. All questions must be submitted to the contract specialist identified above. The Government is not committed nor obligated to pay for the information provided, and no basis for claims against the Government shall arise as a result of a response to this Sources Sought.
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