This is a Sources Sought Notice for a Service Contract for JCIDS Analysis and Documentation for Tactical Wheeled Vehicles (TWV) and Army Watercraft Systems (AWS) Current Fleet Modernization.
This is a Small Business Sources Sought (SSBS) notice. This is NOT a solicitation for proposals, proposal abstracts, or quotations. The purpose of this notice is to obtain information regarding: (1) the availability and capability of qualified small business sources for the requirement and (2) their size classification relative to the North American Industry Classification System (NAICS) code for the proposed acquisition. Your responses to the information requested will assist the Government in determining the appropriate acquisition method, including whether a set-aside is possible. An organization that is not considered a small business under the applicable NAICS code should not submit a response to this notice. The Government does not intend to award a contract on the basis of responses received nor otherwise pay for the preparation of any information submitted.
As a result of this SBSS notice, Mission and Installation Contracting Command (MICC) Fort Lee, may issue a Request for Proposal (RFP). THERE IS NO SOLICITATION AVAILABLE AT THIS TIME. However, should such a requirement materialize, no basis for claims against MICC-Lee shall arise as a result of a response to this SSBS notice or the MICC's use of such information as either part of our evaluation process or in developing specifications for any subsequent requirement.
Background:
The TRADOC Capability Manager for Transportation (TCM-T) is chartered by the Commander, TRADOC as the user representative for all currently fielded Tactical Wheeled Vehicles (TWV), Trailers and Army Watercraft. This responsibility includes the Joint Capability Integration and Development Systems (JCIDS) and Legacy requirements documentation for all currently fielded systems and new systems in fielding after the Milestone B decision.
Scope:
The contractor shall provide JCIDS document support within the scope of the TCM-T Charter. The contractor shall be responsible for the development, coordination, writing, reviewing and staffing of all JCIDS and other documents in support of the material acquisition process to include converting legacy documents to JCIDS format. The contractor will maintain expertise on armor/non-armor protection/survivability and ensure that appropriate TCM-T documents are updated to include current protection requirements. Contractor will also provide modernization and developmental oversight on TCM-T assigned systems.
The contractor shall include where appropriate, use and integration of subject matter experts, information technology, and other decision support tools in providing technical support. The contractor designee, shall pick up from the contractor's mailbox suspense's and special actions daily, and provide for mission accomplishment within delineated timelines.
Anticipated Period of Performance:
The period of performance for this requirement is for one (1) base year and two (2) option years beginning 29 September 2014.
NAICS Code and Size Standard:
In the event an RFP is issued, North American Industry Classification System (NAICS) code 541611 with a size standard of $14.0 million dollars is being considered.
Information Submission Instructions:
Vendors shall submit in writing NLT the closing date of this notice:
1. Capability statement for their company;
2. NAICS code that they most frequently do business under; and
3. Applicable size standard
All capability statements sent in response to this SSBS notice must be submitted electronically (via e-mail) to Carol A. Wilkinson, Contract Specialist, at [email protected], MS Word, WordPerfect or Adobe Portable Document Format (PDF). Facsimile responses will not be accepted.
Please note: All contractors doing business with the Federal Government must be registered in the System for Award Management (SAM) database. The website for registration is https://www.sam.gov/portal/public/SAM/.
Due Date. Electronically submitted tailored capability statements are due no later than 1:00PM (Eastern Standard Time) on 18 July 2014.
Disclaimer and Important Notes:
ALL INFORMATION SUBMITTED IN RESPONSE TO THIS ANNOUNCEMENT IS VOLUNTARY AND THE GOVERNMENT WILL NOT PAY FOR INFORMATION REQUESTED, NOR WILL IT COMPENSATE ANY RESPONDENT FOR ANY COST INCURRED IN DEVELOPING INFORMATION PROVIDED TO THE GOVERNMENT. This notice does not obligate the Government to award a contract or otherwise pay for the information provided in this response. The Government reserves the right to use information provided by respondents for any purpose deemed necessary and legally appropriate. Any organization responding to this notice should ensure that its response is complete and sufficiently detailed to allow the Government to determine the organization's qualifications to perform the work. Respondents are advised that the Government is under no obligation to acknowledge receipt of the information received or provide feedback to respondents with respect to any information submitted. After a review of the responses received, a solicitation may be published in Federal Business Opportunities. However, responses to this notice will not be considered adequate responses to a solicitation.
Confidentiality:
No proprietary, classified, confidential, or sensitive information should be included in your response. The Government reserves the right to use any non-proprietary technical information in any resultant solicitation(s).
Place of Performance: Fort Lee, VA
Contracting Office Address:
MICC-Fort Lee
1830 Quartermaster Rd., Bldg 7124
Fort Lee, VA 23801-1606
Primary Point of Contact:
Carol A. Wilkinson, Contract Specialist
[email protected]
Carol Wilkinson, 804-734-4570
MICC - Fort Lee
