R&D- OTHER RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT (BASIC RESEARCH)
THE U.S. ARMY CONTRACTING COMMAND-WARREN, MI INTENDS TO SOLICIT ON A SOLE-SOURCE BASIS WITH THE UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGAN-DEARBORN (UMD) IN ACCORDANCE WITH FAR 6.302-1(A)(2) FOR CONTINUED RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT FOCUSED ON THE REDUCTION OF VEHICLE WEIGHT THAT BEGAN UNDER PREVIOUS CONTRACT W56HZV-09-C-0185. THE ENGINEERING SERVICES TO BE PROVIDED UNDER THIS REQUIREMENT INCLUDE: CONDUCTING A DETAILED DESIGN ANALYSIS OF A GOVERNMENT-FURNISHED VEHICLE?S ARCHITECTURE; MANUFACTURING COMPONENTS USING MATERIALS TO REDUCE WEIGHT BUT MAINTAIN THE VEHICLE?S MANEUVERABILITY AND PROTECTION CHARACTERISTICS; AND SUPPORTING GOVERNMENT TESTING OF THE MANUFACTURED COMPONENTS.
THE GOVERNMENT INTENDS TO AWARD ONE COST-ONLY, LEVEL-OF-EFFORT CONTRACT WITH A PROJECTED PERIOD OF PERFORMANCE OF ONE (1) YEAR WITH THREE (3) ADDITIONAL OPTION YEARS. EACH TASK TO BE PERFORMED WILL BE WORK-DIRECTIVE DRIVEN. THE BASE AWARD IS ANTICIPATED TO BE APPROXIMATELY 1,900 LABOR HOURS AND THE OPTION YEARS WILL CONSIST OF APPROXIMATELY 48,100 TOTAL LABOR HOURS. THE TARGET AWARD DATE IS 9 SEP 2014.
ALL RESPONSIBLE SOURCES MAY SUBMIT A CAPABILITY STATEMENT WHICH SHALL BE CONSIDERED BY THE AGENCY. THE CAPABILITY STATEMENT SHALL BE EMAILED TO [email protected]. . PLEASE REFERENCE W56HZV-14-R-0298 IN THE SUBJECT LINE OF THE EMAIL MESSAGE.
PATRICIA ROUSSIN,Contract Specialist,(586)282-5722 or RYAN W. STACEY,Contracting Officer,(586)282-7167
U.S. ARMY CONTRACTING COMMAND
