SOURCES SOUGHT
J -- TERADYNE L&S 128 MAINTENANCE & REPAIR
- Notice Date
- 2/17/2022 1:27:39 PM
- Notice Type
- Sources Sought
- NAICS
- 811219
— Other Electronic and Precision Equipment Repair and Maintenance
- Contracting Office
- FA8571 MAINT CONTRACTING AFSC PZIM ROBINS AFB GA 31098-1672 USA
- ZIP Code
- 31098-1672
- Solicitation Number
- 72746Teradyne
- Response Due
- 3/18/2022 1:00:00 PM
- Point of Contact
- Crystal Wainwright
- E-Mail Address
-
crystal.wainwright.2@us.af.mil
(crystal.wainwright.2@us.af.mil)
- Description
- TERADYNE L&S 128 MAINTENANCE & REPAIR REQUEST FOR INFORMATION CAUTION: This Market Survey/Request for Information (RFI) is being conducted to identify potential sources that may possess the repair data, expertise, capabilities, and experience to perform calibration, preventive maintenance, preventive maintenance, unscheduled maintenance, provide replacement parts, and perform repairs on Teradyne Spectrum, TS-128, and multiple Versatile Diagnostic Automatic Test Station (VDATS) for the 402nd Electronics Maintenance Group (EMXG) and 402nd Software Engineering Group (SWEG) at Robins Air Force Base, Georgia. Contractor personnel will require a SECRET Security clearance for proper accomplishment of contract requirements. NOTE: The Government does not own or have access to the data for the Teradyne systems. There is no equipment available for loan or reverse engineering. The Contractor shall provide all travel, transportation, labor, tools, material, parts, and equipment as required to support the calibration, preventive maintenance, unscheduled maintenance, replacement parts, and repair of Teradyne Spectrum, TS128, and multiple Versatile Diagnostic Automatic Test Station (VDATS) CCAs for the 402d Electronics Maintenance Group (EMXG) and 402d Software Engineering Group (SWEG) in buildings 640 and 645 at Robins Air Force Base, Georgia. The current sole source contract was awarded to Teradyne, Inc., CAGE: 23350 Contractors/Institutions responding to this Market Research are placed on notice that participation in this Market Survey/RFI may not ensure participation in future solicitations or contract awards. The Government will not reimburse participants for any expenses associated with their participation in this survey. INSTRUCTIONS: 1. Below is a document containing a brief description of the requirement and a Contractor Capability Survey, which allows you to provide your company�s capabilities. The Performance Work Statement for this requirement is attached. 2. If, after reviewing these documents, you desire to participate in the Market Research, you should provide documentation that supports your company�s capability in meeting these requirements. Failure to provide documentation may result in the Government being unable to adequately assess your capabilities. If you lack sufficient experience in a particular area, please provide details explaining how you would overcome the lack of experience/capabilities in order to perform that portion of the requirement (i.e., teaming, subcontracting, etc.) 2a. Identify any areas of work that your organization believes should be broken out �������� exclusively for Small Business. 3. Both large and small businesses are encouraged to participate in this Market Research. Joint ���� ventures or teaming arrangements are encouraged. 4. Questions relative to this Market Survey should be addressed to the requiring activity. TERADYNE L-SERIES, SPECTRUM, AND TS128 TEST SYSTEMS MAINTENANCE AND REPAIR REQUEST FOR INFORMATION PURPOSE/DESCRIPTION The Government is conducting Market Research to identify potential sources that may possess the production data/repair data, expertise, capabilities, and experience to meet qualification requirements to support the calibration, preventive maintenance, unscheduled maintenance, replacement parts, and repair on Teradyne Automatic Test Equipment (ATE) and components at Robins Air Force Base, Georgia. Our acquisition strategy is a five-year service contract consisting of a basic year plus four 1-year options. The Teradyne systems and components are utilized during repair processes for Avionics Line Replaceable Units and Shop Replaceable Units for F-15 aircraft, the Joint Surveillance Target Attack Radar System, C-130 Special Operations Forces aircraft and Low Altitude Navigation and Targeting Infrared for Night and Joint Helmet Mounted Cueing System weapon systems. Calibration, maintenance, and repair for Teradyne systems and components has been provided by the Original Equipment Manufacturer (OEM), Teradyne Inc. for the last 15 years. Teradyne owns proprietary data for their hardware and software that is needed to service and repair the equipment. In order to perform the required services a Contractor would need access to the proprietary system data. The Teradyne systems are based on commercially available systems that have been modified to comply with military specifications. The Government does not own any data rights associated with the Teradyne systems. The current contract, FA8571-18-P-0031, was awarded sole source to Teradyne, Inc. on 9 March 2022 and expires on 11 March 2023. It consists of a basic year plus four 1-year options. The proposed contract is for a basic year plus four 1-year options. CONTRACTOR CAPABILITY SURVEY TERADYNE L&S 128 MAINTENANCE & REPAIR REQUEST FOR INFORMATION Part I. Business Information Please provide the following business information for your company/institution and for any teaming or joint venture partners: Company/Institute Name: Address: Point of Contact: CAGE Code: Phone Number: E-mail Address: Web Page URL: Size of business pursuant to North American Industry Classification System (NAICS) Code: 811219 Based on the above NAICS Code, state whether your company is: Small Business (Yes / No) Woman Owned Small Business (Yes / No) Small Disadvantaged Business (Yes / No) 8(a) Certified (Yes / No) HUBZone Certified (Yes / No) Veteran Owned Small Business (Yes / No) Service Disabled Veteran Small Business (Yes / No) Central Contractor Registration (CCR). (Yes / No) A statement as to whether your company is domestically or foreign owned (if foreign, please indicate the country of ownership). This RFI will be posted for 30 Days. Responses must be received no later than close of business Friday, 18 March 2022. Please e-mail your response to: Crystal Wainwright Crystal.Wainwright.2@us.af.mil (478) 926-2828 Questions relative to this Market Research should be addressed to the above listed point of contact. Part II. Capability Survey Questions General Capability Questions: 1. Describe the capabilities of your company and the nature of services you provide. Include a description of your staff composition, management structure, and technical support capabilities. (1 page limit) 2. Describe your company's past experience calibrating, maintaining, repairing, and providing parts for Teradyne L-Series, Spectrum, and TS128 Automatic Test Equipment and associated components including M-910 and M-925 series circuit cards. Include a description of the work performed, agency/organization supported, point of contact information, and any contract numbers. (1 page limit) 3. Describe your company's experience and/or capabilities providing on-call telephone assistance and on-site response for troubleshooting and sustaining Automatic Test Equipment. (1 page limit) 4. Describe your company's approach to providing parts supply/support for Teradyne systems. (1 page limit) 5. Describe your technicians'/engineers' access to technical data or authority referenced when troubleshooting/repairing Teradyne Automatic Test Stations. (1 page limit) 6. Describe your experience working on equipment for use in military applications and your capability to provide service technicians with SECRET security clearances. (1 page limit) Repair Questions: 1. Describe your field service capabilities for inspecting, maintaining, calibrating, and repairing existing Teradyne systems, both hardware and software, to solve maintenance and support problems in a depot maintenance environment. (1-page limit) 2. Cite your commercial manual(s) or Acceptance Test Procedures (ATP) and your rights to these manuals and/or ATP used in the repair and functional check of Teradyne equipment or similar assets for Government Engineer review. (1/2 page limit) 3. Describe your configuration management processes and how you would identify and resolve parts obsolescence and diminishing manufacturing sources problems for Teradyne equipment. (1 page limit) 4. Describe your process for maintaining inventory records and reporting on-hand/work-inprocess balances and repair status to your customers. (1 page limit) 5. How would your organization address the absence of drawings, specifications, technical data, test procedures, etc.? (1 page limit) Commerciality Questions: 1. If you offer this service to both U.S. Government and commercial sources, is the same workforce used for both the U.S. Government and general public? Is our requirement offered to both under similar terms and conditions? Briefly describe any differences. (1/2 page limit) 2. Describe your standard warranty process for services/parts provided to the Government for requirements similar in nature to this requirement. (1/2 page limit)
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