SPECIAL NOTICE
99 -- Request for Information: Fuel Cell Project
- Notice Date
- 8/31/2021 8:28:14 AM
- Notice Type
- Special Notice
- Contracting Office
- DLA AVIATION RICHMOND VA 23297 USA
- ZIP Code
- 23297
- Response Due
- 9/17/2021 2:00:00 PM
- Archive Date
- 10/02/2021
- Point of Contact
- Ryan Finan
- E-Mail Address
-
Ryan.Finan@dla.mil
(Ryan.Finan@dla.mil)
- Description
- REQUEST FOR INFORMATION ANNOUNCEMENT Defense Logistics Agency - Aviation, Richmond, VA Fuel Cells PROGRAM OVERVIEW: DLA-Aviation, Richmond is conducting market research to identify potential sources that may possess the expertise, capabilities and experience to provide a strategic support solution for a subset of NSNs under Federal Supply Classes (FSC) 1560, 1680, and Depot Level Repairable (DLRs) Fuel Cells. The attached list represents NSNs with active requisitions within the last two years. DLA is considering putting these NSNs on long-term contract, and anticipates a single award, five-year term for this proposed contract. Scope of project:� This initiative contains 95 National Stock Numbers (NSNs).� Of these 95 NSNs; 50 are consumable NINs; purchased and/or managed by DLA and 45 are DLRs; purchased and/or managed by the Services.� The NSN list is attached to this RFI.� Please provide your CAGE, Company name, address, and point of contact information. As part of this RFI DLA would like to know the best possible options in supporting these NIINs.� Would it be best to keep the consumables and DLRs together or support separately?� Additional questions: Can your company comply with all military product-marking requirements and packaging (E.g., RFID, commercial packaging, MIL STD packing)? Please describe your experience and ability to meet quality and special testing requirements (including, but not limited to: Certificate of Quality Compliance, Product Verification Testing, Production Lot Testing, and First Article Testing). � Indicate your firm's business size (certified small or large). If small business, under which NAICS code(s) are you considered a small business? Which small business sub-category does your company qualify under (if any)? (8A, HubZone, Service Disabled Veteran Owned Small Business, Woman Owned Small Business, etc.) � What percentage of these NSNs can you support today? � Did you use any information besides the NSN number itself to make these estimates? This may include company specific information (E.g., existing supplier relationships) or NSN level information (E.g., AAC code). If you did, please explain. � How would you propose to structure the NSN population (E.g., Would you delete any NSNs? Would you have separate contract terms for a subset of NSNs?� Would you create sub-lists based on item characteristics?) How would you structure differently (if at all) for First Article Test (FAT), Critical Safety (CSI), and Production Lot Testing (PLT) items? � � What pricing methodologies (E.g., discrete firm fixed price) would you suggest based on your proposed NSN structure? What do you envision the structure of the contract to look like (E.g., number of years, number of line items, etc.)? How would you factor in price changes across contract length? � For shipping, DLA requires the use of DLA/DCMA Vendor Shipping Module (VSM). What percentage of your annual government shipments are on VSM? Does using VSM inhibit your ability to perform in anyway? � Would you consider offering volume-based rebates in the contract? If yes, please describe how you would structure it. If not, please explain why. � What performance indicators would you suggest for contract evaluation (E.g., on time delivery, material availability, etc.)? Are you amenable to penalties for unmet performance? Why or why not? � Would you want a ramp up period for this contract? If yes, describe an abbreviated timeline for full performance. � How many NSNs would you be able to feasibly price within 90 days? Within 120 days? � What additional services would you be able (if any) to provide for this NSN population (E.g., vendor managed inventory, inventory buybacks, other discounts, etc.)? Summary Information: Additional materials, suggestions, and comments are encouraged. Please submit your responses and comments no later than September 17, 2021, via email to the point of contact below. Respondents may be invited to participate in individual teleconferences, Time, and date to be determined based on quality of response and any need for further information. The purpose of this RFI is to allow industry to provide input regarding not only your capabilities relative to the proposed requirement, but also to provide input of your experience and best practices that will allow the Government to develop an acquisition/solicitation strategy.� A key part of this is determining feasibility of requisitioning all listed NSNs under a single contract.� DLA encourages any suggestions to sub-divide and/or group the NSNs if that would increase the competitiveness of the proposed contracting process. Please send your responses to the RFI questions to the following point of contact via e-mail: Email to: Ryan.Finan@dla.mil DLA-Aviation Attention: Ryan Finan, Program Manager 8000 Jefferson Davis Highway, 33H/97 Richmond, VA 23297-5100 Disclaimer: In accordance with FAR 15.201(e), responses to this RFI are not offers and cannot be accepted by the government to form a binding contract.� This RFI is issued for information and planning purposes only and does not constitute a solicitation. The government does not intend to award a contract on the basis of this RFI or to otherwise pay for information received in response to this RFI.� All information received in response to this RFI that is marked proprietary will be handled accordingly. Responses to the RFI will not be returned. Information provided in response to this RFI will be used to assess tradeoffs and alternatives to determine how to proceed with the acquisition process. Responders are solely responsible for all expenses associated with responding to this RFI.
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- Country: USA
- Country: USA
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