SOLICITATION NOTICE
J -- Sustainment Support for the Low-Rate Initial Production (LRIP) AN/PRC-155(V)2 Manpack Radio and Variant Radio Configurations - Sustainment Support for LRIP Manpack Radio
- Notice Date
- 10/30/2017
- Notice Type
- Presolicitation
- NAICS
- 811213
— Communication Equipment Repair and Maintenance
- Contracting Office
- Department of the Army, Army Contracting Command, ACC - APG (W15P7T) Division B, 6001 COMBAT DRIVE, Aberdeen Proving Ground, Maryland, 21005-1846, United States
- ZIP Code
- 21005-1846
- Solicitation Number
- W15P7T-15-C-0002-P00022
- Archive Date
- 12/31/2017
- Point of Contact
- Sharon A. Peterson, Phone: 4438614971, Allison A Gregory, Phone: 4438614970
- E-Mail Address
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sharon.a.peterson15.civ@mail.mil, allison.a.gregory2.civ@mail.mil
(sharon.a.peterson15.civ@mail.mil, allison.a.gregory2.civ@mail.mil)
- Small Business Set-Aside
- N/A
- Description
- CDRL C020 Software Debugging and Test Environment Equipment - LRIP Manpack Radio CDRL B014 Depot-Level Test Equipment - LRIP Manpack Radio PWS Appendix 7 -LRIP Manpack Radio Software Testing Tools PWS Appendix 6 - LRIP Manpack Radio Test, Maintenance, and Diagnostic Equipment Attachment 0010 - LRIP Manpack Radio PWS with Tooling Requirements This is a Request for Information (RFI) only. This is not a request for Quotations or Proposals. The U.S. Government will not reimburse contractors or responders to this notice for any costs incurred in responding or in any subsequent exchange of information. The USG reserves the right to reject, in whole or in part, any private sector input as a result of the Market Survey. The USG is not obligated to notify respondents of the results of this survey. All proprietary and restricted information shall be clearly marked. Any documentation provided will not be returned. All interested sources are invited to provide responses to the questionnaire. Please submit responses to the questionnaire electronically as one complete document in the questionnaire structure in a format chosen by the responder. Sustainment Support Requirements: Sustainment support is required for the LRIP AN/PRC-155(V)2 Manpack Radio and the AN/VRC-116(V)1, AN/VRC-117(V)2, and AN/TRC-230 variant configurations. Sustainment requirements include: 1) the repair of previously delivered Manpack Radios; 2) software maintenance support and the preparation and/or update and delivery of software documentation; 3) update, set-up, and delivery of existing and new software tools in a software testing and troubleshooting environment, update of existing or delivery of new software technical documentation, and post-delivery software testing and troubleshooting environment technical support; 4) preparation, delivery, and set-up of depot-level maintenance and repair environment and software/firmware loading tools and test equipment, preparation of depot-level hardware maintenance and repair and software/firmware loading maintenance procedures, and training to USG personnel for performance of hardware maintenance and repair and software/firmware loading for the LRIP Manpack Radio Receiver-Transmitter (RT) RT-1967C/U, AM-7657 High Power Amplifier, AM-7656/G Mobile User Objective System (MUOS) High Power Amplifier, AN/VRC-116(V)1 LRIP Manpack Radio Single Vehicle Mount V3 Adapter, AN/VRC-117(V)2 LRIP Manpack Radio Dual Vehicle Mount Backplane Tray, AN/VRC-117(V)2 LRIP Manpack Radio Dual Vehicle Mount Adapter, and the AN/TRC-230 LRIP Manpack Radio Tactical Operations Center Transit Case and post-delivery technical support; 5) manufacture and delivery of RT-1967C/U LRIP Manpack Radio Receiver-Transmitters spares; 6) update of LRIP Manpack Radio Operator and Field Maintenance Technical Manuals, Provisioning Parts Lists, Repair Parts and Special Tools Lists, Engineering Data for Provisioning, and interface/envelope drawings; 7) Diminishing Manufacturing Sources and Material Shortage and parts obsolescence management; 8) Design Change Notice and Engineering Change Proposal preparation; and 9) Field Service Representative technical support. NOTE: The USG does not possess technical data below the Line Replaceable Unit (LRU) level to support the completion of sustainment support requirements identified in this Market Survey. 1. Please describe how each of the identified sustainment support requirements will be met. 2. Are there any aspects of the identified LRIP Manpack Radio sustainment support that will be difficult to deliver or require an extended lead-time to complete? If yes, describe the technical challenges and schedules to provide the identified sustainment support. 3. What is the expected number of days from contract award to repair previously delivered LRIP Manpack Radios; produce and deliver 100 each of LRIP Manpack Radio RT-1967C/U Receiver-Transmitter spares; and to produce and deliver depot-level repair parts? 4. What is the expected number of days from contract award to produce, deliver and set-up complete LRIP Manpack Radio depot level hardware maintenance and repair capability for the RT-1967C/U LRIP Manpack Radio Receiver-Transmitter; AM-7657 High Power Amplifier; AM-7656/G Mobile User Objective System (MUOS) High Power Amplifier; AN/VRC-116(V)1 LRIP Manpack Radio Single Vehicle Mount V3 Adapter; AN/VRC-117(V)2 LRIP Manpack Radio Dual Vehicle Mount Backplane Tray; AN/VRC-117(V)2 LRIP Manpack Radio Dual Vehicle Mount Adapter; and the AN/TRC-230 LRIP Manpack Radio Tactical Operations Center Transit Case, to include the training of USG personnel? 5. What is the expected number of days from contract award to produce, deliver and set-up of the LRIP Manpack Radio software/firmware loading tools and test capability? 6. What is the expected number of days from order award to delivery and set-up of the software testing and troubleshooting environment and the submission of technical documentation? Please provide any questions, comments, or feedback addressing the sustainment requirements identified. Interested parties should submit the requested information no later than 12:00 PM Eastern Standard Time (EST) on 06 November 2017 by email to sharon.a.peterson15.civ@mail.mil and allison.a.gregory2.civ@mail.mil. When submitting responses, please reference RFI No. W15P7T-15-C-0002-P00022 in the subject line. The USG does not guarantee that questions received will be answered. Answers to questions may be distributed to all interested bidders unless the question is identified as propriety. Telephone responses will not be accepted.
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