SOURCES SOUGHT
58 -- Request for Prequalification Submission (RPS) in support of the Limited Interim Missile Warning System (LIMWS)
- Notice Date
- 3/28/2017
- Notice Type
- Sources Sought
- NAICS
- 334419
— Other Electronic Component Manufacturing
- Contracting Office
- Department of the Army, Army Contracting Command, ACC - RSA (W58RGZ) Aviation, SPARKMAN CIR BLDG 5303, Redstone Arsenal, Alabama, 35898-0000, United States
- ZIP Code
- 35898-0000
- Solicitation Number
- Request_for_Prequalification_Submissions_Limited_Interim_Missile_Warning_System_(LIMWS)
- Archive Date
- 4/26/2017
- Point of Contact
- Stefanie Polk,
- E-Mail Address
-
stefanie.f.polk.civ@mail.mil
(stefanie.f.polk.civ@mail.mil)
- Small Business Set-Aside
- N/A
- Description
- The Government intends to conduct full and open competition for the Limited Interim Missile Warning System (LIMWS) effort. This competition will be conducted in two-phases. The first is the prequalification of prospective offerors, which is the subject of this notice. Prospective offerors shall respond to this notice and meet the prequalification criteria to remain eligible to receive the formal Request for Proposal (RFP), submit a proposal and be awarded a contract. A timely response to this request is required for any prospective offeror to participate further in the LIMWS competition. Failure of a prospective offeror to respond to this request will result in that prospective offeror's exclusion from the second phase of the LIMWS competition. Phase two will begin with a classified Industry Day. Even if a timely prequalification submission is received, only prospective offerors meeting all the prequalification criteria herein may receive the formal RFP and submit a proposal that will be evaluated for award. Prospective offerors not meeting the prequalification criteria will be notified of their failure to meet specific criteria. Program Objective: The Army Contracting Command - Redstone on behalf of Project Manager - Aircraft Survivability Equipment is seeking interested sources to participate in a Limited Interim Missile Warning System (LIMWS) program. The Army is seeking a system with Missile Warning (MW) and Hostile Fire Indication (HFI) capabilities that can be integrated with the Common Infrared Countermeasure (CIRCM) system and the ALE-47 countermeasure dispensing system for a limited number of Army rotary wing aircraft. The LIMWS system shall be able to operate anywhere in the world and in any environment suitable for Army rotary wing aircraft. The LIMWS system deliveries shall commence NLT FY 2020. The Army intends to release a formal RFP for the LIMWS to prequalified offerors in FY 2017. Prospective offeror responses shall, at a minimum, describe their capability of meeting the following prequalification requirements and system criteria to meet the FY 2020 delivery timeline (the sequence below does not represent priorities): Prequalification Requirements: • Provide evidence the prospective offeror can deliver a complete missile warning system in compliance with the system criteria listed below, particularly the requirement for FY 2020 delivery. • Provide evidence the prospective offeror has fielded a complete missile warning system in a military application and context. • Provide evidence the prospective offeror has the necessary organization, experience, accounting and operational controls, and technical skills, or the ability to obtain them. • Provide evidence the prospective offeror has the necessary production and technical equipment, data, facilities, and personnel, or the ability to obtain them. • Provide evidence the prospective offerors responding to this RPS have a current and validated SECRET Facility Clearance Level (FCL) with the ability to store, process, and generate classified data up to the Secret Level. • Proposed offerors with Foreign Control and Influence (FOCI) shall provide the Defense Security Service (DSS) FOCI mitigation instrument implemented (i.e., SSA, Proxy, etc) and any imposed limitations. System Criteria: A. Missile Warning (MW) • The prospective offeror's system shall have a measurable System Probability of Cueing (Pcue) performance, Probability of Declaration (Pd) performance, Probability of Declaration in Clutter (Pdic) performance, False Alarm Rates ((FAR) resulting in a flare dispense) and False Cue rate (resulting in a laser CM response). • The prospective offeror's system shall have the ability to integrate with the Common Infrared Countermeasure (CIRCM) system and control the ALE-47 countermeasure dispensing system. • The prospective offeror's system shall possess a Digital System Model (DSM) and the capabilities to incorporate threat models and inject actual threat imagery in varying environments. B. Hostile Fire Indication (HFI) • The prospective offeror's system shall have the ability to determine HFI, Point of Origin (POO), Point of Closest Approach (PoCA), Detection ranges for all classes of threats, False Alarm Rate (FAR), provide HF warning, and HF threat ID. • The prospective offeror's system shall possess a Digital System Model (DSM) and have the capabilities to simulate HF threats and inject actual threat imagery in varying environments. C. System Architecture/Design • The prospective offeror's system shall have the ability to meet a gross B-kit (sensors and processor) weight of ≤ 65lbs. • The prospective offeror's system shall have the ability to support system installation without the requirements for surveying or requiring tail number specific installations. D. General • The prospective offeror's system shall meet the delivery/performance requirements so that first deliveries commence NLT FY 2020. • The prospective offeror's shall provide estimated B-kit production rate and ramp up rate for prototype, Low Rate Initial Production (LRIP), and Full Rate Production (FRP) Response Submittal Instructions: The Government requests that prospective offerors submit an electronic or hard copy response (Microsoft Office Word 2007 or higher or PDF format), 8.5" x 11" paper, 12-point, Times New Roman font, with a minimum of one (1) inch margins all around, providing evidence that it meets the prequalification requirements listed above. Note that RPS respondents shall designate a single point of contact for receipt of all information pursuant to this RPS. Unclassified electronic submission can be submitted via Aviation and Missile Research Development and Engineering Center (AMRDEC) (https://safe.amrdec.army.mil/safe/) to this email account (usarmy.redstone.peo-avn.mbx.iews-ase-atds@mail.mil). If AMRDEC is used the offeror shall submit an email directly to usarmy.redstone.peo-avn.mbx.iews-ase-atds@mail.mil stating information is available via AMRDEC. Prospective offerors that do not anticipate proposing a complete missile warning system which meets all of the performance and prequalification attributes required by the Army will not be prequalified for further consideration or participation in the LIMWS competition. Response Due Date: All responses are due 1200 Central time (CDT) on 11 April 2017. No phone calls will be accepted. The Government will not be accepting any questions pertaining to this RPS. Untimely submissions will not be evaluated by the Government, and any prospective offeror which does not submit a timely response to this RPS will be eliminated from further consideration and will not be eligible to receive the formal RFP or be eligible for contract award. Classification Requirements: Prospective offerors considering a response to this RPS shall ensure compliance with the system owner's Security Classification Guide. Classified responses to this RPS shall not exceed the secret classification level and be shipped in accordance with DOD 5220.22-M, National Industrial Security Program Operating Manual (NISPOM), section 4. Transmission. The offeror shall have the appropriate Defense Security Service (DSS) facility clearance to submit a classified response. PM ASE will protect proprietary information obtained as a result of this RPS as required by law and regulations. Proprietary information shall be clearly marked and identified. The instructions and address for a classified response to this RPS is: All classified responses will be shipped via Federal Express (FEDEX) overnight to the address below. Classified responses will be sent FEDEX overnight Monday - Thursday only to ensure delivery on duty days. Note: United States Postal Service (USPS) is not authorized for this response, USPS does not deliver to below address. Outer Wrapping: PMO ASE (SFAE-IEW-SE) Attn: Security 6726 Odyssey Drive, NW Huntsville, AL 35806 Inner Wrapping: PMO ASE (SFAE-IEW-SE) Attn: LIMWS RPS 6726 Odyssey Drive, NW Huntsville, AL 35806
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