Self Propelled Howitzer (SPH) M109A6
Notice Type: Market Survey
Sources Sought
Added: 13 JUL 2017
M109A6 Self Propelled Howitzer (SPH)
DESCRIPTION OF INTENT
The Army Contracting Command - Warren (ACC-WRN), in cooperation with the Army TACOM - Saudi Arabia Management Office (SAMO), is issuing this Sources Source Notice as a means of conducting a market research for a potential Foreign Military Sales procurement of M109A6 Self Propelled Howitzers (SPH). Written information received from industry will be used to determine current market manufacturing capabilities for producing the M109A6 SPH vehicle.
ACC-WRN intends to solicit a sole source contract under the authority of FAR 6.302-1 (only one responsible source and no other supplies or services will satisfy agency requirements). The requirement will be accomplished by a work-share agreement with the Anniston Army Depot (ANAD) and will include the manufacturing of new M109A6 cab assemblies, the integration and assembly of new cab assemblies with re-set chassis assemblies, and installation of legacy components.
Responding companies must provide evidence of their proven abilities to produce tracked ground combat vehicles.
GENERAL INFORMATION
Although the Government intends to solicit and negotiate with only one source, BAE Systems Land & Armaments L.P. (Cage: 06085), under the authority of FAR 6.302-1, all responsible sources may submit a capability statement for future planning and consideration.
The submission of information in response to this market survey is for planning purposes only, and is not to be construed as a commitment by the U.S. Government to procure any items/services described herein, or for the Government to pay for the information received.
Respondents that cannot answer all the market survey questions in this survey need not respond. Receipt of an incomplete market survey will not be reviewed.
It is a requirement of this survey that potential responders be a United States (US) company, and possesses the means to properly store and work on information and hardware classified at the SECRET level.
Participation in this market survey is strictly voluntary and the U.S. Government will not reimburse contractors for any cost incurred for their participation in this survey. All information is to be submitted at no cost or obligation to the Government.
This is NOT a pre-solicitation notice. This notice does not constitute an Invitation to Bid or Request for Proposal and is not to be construed as a solicitation, and no award shall be made on the basis of this notice. There is no formal solicitation available at this time, no solicitation will be issued against this notice, and this request for information does not obligate the Government to issue a solicitation.
Respondents to this market survey are specifically instructed to refrain from submitting any type of proprietary data, trade secrets, or other business sensitive information.
Data submitted in response to this market survey will not be returned.
The market survey is NOT a request to seek contractor interest in being placed on a solicitation mailing list.
Respondents shall not be notified of the results of the survey or results of information submitted.
Telephone or email inquiries will not be honored.
INSTRUCTIONS FOR COMPLETING THE QUESTIONNAIRE
The survey response shall NOT exceed 30 pages. Submittal will be in text format only. Do not send pictures, graphics, etc.
• All questions must be addressed.
• Font size no smaller than 12.
• Responses must include the question number associated with the applicable answer. Do not repeat the question within the response.
• Spell out acronyms in their first instance.
• Do not reply with proprietary information.
• Clearly mark any proprietary information. If applicable, the front page of the response package should state "Proprietary Information contained". Provide a release statement indicating that proprietary information may be distributed to Army personnel involved with this Market Survey.
• Please include the following administrative information :
o Company Name
o Company Cage Code
o Mailing Address
o Company web-site
o Location of facilities
Please send the Market Survey response via email to Ms. D. Doll Burnett, debra.d.burnett.civ@mail.mil
No telephone responses will be accepted.
Responses are due no later than close of business on August 18, 2017.
MARKET SURVEY QUESTIONNAIRE
1) Describe your experience with production of Line Replacement Modules (LRMs), electronic boxes, display assemblies, and power distribution components.
2) Describe your experience integrating, installing and verifying functionality of communication systems hardware and battle command systems in ground combat vehicles. Please address the platform and complexity of the effort.
3) Describe your process and experience with Configuration Management with regards to direct fire ground combat vehicles. Please include how it addresses Engineering Change Proposals and contract modifications.
4) Describe your experience with installation and verification of vehicle health management (i.e. Diagnostics/Predictive Maintenance).
5) Does your company have experience installing and verifying performance of fire control systems for ground combat vehicles? Please provide specific examples of your experience related to primary sights, secondary sights, direct fire weapons, turret stabilization, weapon stabilization, laser technologies, fire control software, and electronic control boxes. Has your company developed any unique test equipment to complete the installation and checkout of the fire control hardware?
6) Please identify if you have a facility clearance and what level of classification you can process at your contract facility. Describe how your company handles Classified, Sensitive Compartmented Information (SCI), and Special Access Program (SAP) data and hardware. Response must include program title, contract number, facilities, materials, equipment, and personnel. Do not submit classified data in your response.
7) Describe your experience to build and test a ground combat tracked vehicle to the prime item specification. Include the model number, weight class, quantity of systems, manufacturing plant location and timeframes for which your experience applies.
8) Describe your facilities, tools and equipment that you use to build the system(s) referenced in question number 7 above. Please include facilities for storage of completed vehicles; shipping/receiving of vehicles and/or structures; and testing and verification capabilities for the automotive, fire control (primary sights, secondary sights, direct fire weapons, stabilization, laser technologies) NBC systems, and other electronic systems.
9) If you were to manufacture the M109A6 SPH, please describe your company's ability to adapt existing facilities, tools, equipment, processes, or producing of hardware parts kits etc. for this purpose. Please include timeline and milestones.
10) If your existing production lines will not be used to build the M109A6 SPH, please specify where and in what facility (new construction, sub-contractor facility, etc.) they would be made. Include descriptions of the facilities, tools and equipment that will be used. Please include timeline and milestones.
11) Describe your timeline on when you would be able to start producing (DD250 off the production line) the M109A6 SHP from contract award and production capability per month. Include potential contract award dates for overall production contract, long lead material time frames, facilities prep, workforce hiring/training, etc.
12) Describe the skill set of the workforce that would be used to perform the M109A6 SHP work; including technical, management and labor.
13) If you were to manufacture the M109A6 SHP, describe how you would develop and qualify your manufacturing processes and build checklists for the vehicles to be produced against. Please include timeline and milestones.
14) Describe your manufacturing engineering capability in producing ground combat tracked vehicles, including subcomponents.
15) Describe your supply chain management system and experience in parts procurement for ground combat tracked vehicles.
16) Describe your material release/handling/tracking system at the production facility for Contractor Furnished Material (CFM) and Government Furnished Material (GFM).
17) Describe your experience and current capabilities to remove, replace and fabricate Rolled Homogeneous Armor (RHA), High Hard armor steel, mild steel plate and Titanium plate by cutting, welding or brazing. Please include vehicle platforms the work applied to and include material composition, material thickness and equipment required to accomplish the described work.
18) Describe your experience with Public Private Partnership (P3) agreements or Workshare Agreements related to ground combat tracked vehicles.
19) Is your Organization/Facility ISO certified as it relates to quality management systems? If yes, what ISO number? If not, what quality plan do you operate under? Please explain how it is utilized in relation to the vehicles in question number 1.
20) Describe your approach to in-house quality testing to include test facilities and fixtures.
21) Describe your experience working with the Defense Contract Management Agency (DCMA). Provide program names and contract numbers relating to the experience. Include the functions DCMA participated in (contract management, quality assurance, test, etc).
22) Describe your experience in handling/storing/accounting for encryption data devices/hardware.
23) Does your company have a Property Accountability System in accordance with FAR 52.245-1 to track Government Furnished Material (GFM)?
24) Describe your company's capability to perform on a contract containing multiple hardware kits to support a vehicle production that has a period of performance of 12 months or more from date of award.
25) Describe your experience with producing or procuring hardware kits with varying lead times on the same government contract.
26) Describe your company's capability to track components and or hardware kits in inventory.
Debra Burnett, Contract Specialist, Phone 5862828087, Email debra.d.burnett.civ@mail.mil
