U.S. Army Tank-Automotive and Armaments Command, Acquisition Center (AMSTA-AQ-DE), Warren, MI 48397-5000

23 -- ARMORED COMMERCIAL VEHICLES AND M67 GRENADE TEST QUALIFICATION SOL DAAE07-00-R-L001 POC Buyer, Dale Pement (810) 574-7290 WEB: For details on M67 Grenade Test Qualification, click, http://www.tacom.army.mil/acqcen/opportunity.htm. E-MAIL: Questions? E-mail the Buyer, Mr. Pement, pementd@tacom.army.mil. Status of RFP. This pre-solicitation notice relates to a sources sought notice for Armored Commercial Vehicles that was print-published in the CBD on November 19, 1999. In that sources sought notice, TACOM had advised of the availability of a Market Survey and DRAFT Statement of Work for the planned solicitation. The Market Survey & DRAFT generated a number of comments & questions. TACOM expects to publish, approximately 14 April 2000, the questions & answers, and revisions to the Statement of Work. The resulting RFP is expected to be released in mid-to-late April. It is anticipated that the resulting RFP will invite competitive proposals, and allow for multiple awards. ID-IQ agreements are expected, 5 years in duration, with minimum quantity guarantee of one vehicle per selectee. However, at this time, no funds are available for the initial requirements, and so the solicitation will include the provision at FAR 52.232-18, "Availability of Funds". The procurement is unrestricted. CommercialItems FAR Part 12 procedures apply. Under the RFP, specific protection features will be user-selectable and separately-priced. Commercial vehicles will be provided as GFP to the contractor, who will then modify the vehicles to meet the protection performance requirement. TACOM's earlier DRAFT statement of work described three protection levels: (1) Standard Armored Vehicle (SAV), which meets a rifle-fire, M80 Ball threat; (2) Fully-Armored Vehicle (FAV), which meets the SAV threat plus M67 grenade floor protection; and (3) FAV-Plus (FAV+) which meets the FAV level plus Armor Piercing threat. As regards the subject matter of this pre-solicitation notice, the Government will be conducting an M67 Grenade Test in May 2000 that will qualify, or disqualify, potential offerors for supplying vehicles at the FAV & FAV-Plus levels of protection. If interested in participating in those protection levels, offerors must supply, at their own expense, coupon samples for the Government to test. The coupons must arrive at TACOM not later than THURSDAY, 20 APRIL 2000. This is the only Government-funded test of its kind envisioned. Offerors not passing this test will only be eligible to participate at the SAV protection level. Details (5-page white paper) surrounding this M67 Grenade Test are available at TACOM's website -- see hyperlink within this notice. This pre-solicitation notice covers both the general RFP release and publicizes notice for the M67 Grenade Test Qualification. Unless amendment notices become necessary, no further CBD Synopsis notice is planned for this acquisition. No numbered notes apply to this notice. Because of the above test timeline, submittal of coupon samples must precede proposal submittal. Offerors failing test will be so advised, so as not to incur unnecessary proposal costs. As regards release of the actual solicitation, see above, Status of RFP. A minimum of 30 days, with a target of 40, will be allowed for proposal submission. Interested offerors are again instructed to familiarize themselves with TACOM's procedures for submitting proposals electronically; see directions at our website. Paper offers will be rejected. The Solicitation, and all amendments, when issued, will only be available electronically. Requests for hard-copy will not be honored. Posted 03/28/00 (W-SN438886). (0088)

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