SOURCES SOUGHT
D -- Engineering Support and Modeling Simulation of Sensors Applications in Support of Force Protection
- Notice Date
- 3/14/2013
- Notice Type
- Sources Sought
- NAICS
- 541330
— Engineering Services
- Contracting Office
- ACC-APG - Washington, ATTN: CCCE-CW, 10205 Burbeck Road, Fort Belvoir, VA 22060-5863
- ZIP Code
- 22060-5863
- Solicitation Number
- W909MY-13-R-H009
- Response Due
- 3/29/2013
- Archive Date
- 5/13/2013
- Point of Contact
- Brendan A. DeLuca, 703-704-0816
- E-Mail Address
-
ACC-APG - Washington
(brendan.a.deluca.civ@mail.mil)
- Small Business Set-Aside
- N/A
- Description
- The US Army Contracting Command-Aberdeen Proving Ground (ACC-APG), Belvoir Division is seeking sources on behalf of the Communications-Electronics, Research, Development and Engineering Center (CERDEC), Night Vision and Electronic Sensors Directorate (NVESD) for Engineering Support and Modeling & Simulation of Sensors Applications in support of Force Protection. The intent of this market research is to determine the level of interest among qualified small businesses in providing research, development, engineering, training, systems integration, and Theatre Support to be provided to the Modeling and Simulation Division and its customers in the focus area of Force Protection. These simulation applications are used to support sensor technology design, development, concept exploration, and system integration of Command, Control, Communications, Computers, Intelligence, Surveillance and Reconnaissance (C4ISR) systems. This will lead to test and evaluation phase, producing releasable hardware and planned support of sensor-based systems for a variety of Joint and Army Acquisition Programs and Quick Reaction Capabilities (QRC). These simulation applications are expected to provide a close replication of human interaction, direct the development of engineering design alternatives, allow users to evaluate new tactics, techniques and procedures (TTP), and participate in a virtual environment for Joint and Army Live/Virtual/Constructive (LVC) experiments as well as transition technologies and systems that show the most potential for enhancing the lethality and survivability capabilities of the warfighter. Additionally, sensor systems for future US Army and other DOD customers shall need to be engineered, a prototype constructed and tested and eventually requiring oversight, systems engineering, logistical and sustainment support. This is a Request for Information (RFI) only. Do not submit a proposal or quote. After reviewing the Performance Work Statement (PWS) currently posted to FEDBIZOPS, interested capable small business contractors are invited to provide responses to the following questions. Please provide responses if you can support some or the entire requirement, highlighting the specific areas. Responses should follow this format and be submitted electronically as one complete document not to exceed ten (10) pages. This RFI is for informational purposes only and is not to be construed as a commitment by the Government to procure any items/services, or for the Government to pay for the information received. PLEASE NOTE THAT IF A QUESTION BELOW OR A REQUIREMENT IN THE PWS IS NOT ADDRESSED THAT EXPLAINS YOUR COMPANY'S SPECIFIC CAPABILITY THE GOVERNMENT WILL ASSUME THE RESPONDENT DOES NOT OR CANNOT MEET THE SALIENT CHARACTERISTICS OF THIS MARKET SURVEY. 1. Please provide the following Point of Contact information: Company: Address: Point of Contact: Phone Number: Fax Numbers: Email Address: 2. Please identify your company's small business size standard based on the primary North American Industrial Classification System (NAICS) code of 541330. The Small Business Size Standard for this NAICS code is $14.0 million. For more information, refer to http://www.sba.gov/content/table-small-business-size-standards. Small Business (SB) Concern 8(a) Small Disadvantaged Business (SDB) Woman-Owned Small Business Historically Underutilized Business Zone (HUBZone) Veteran-Owned Small Business Service-Disabled Veteran-Owned Small Business 3. If you identify your company as a Small Business or any of the SB subcategories as stipulated in Question # 2, then is your company interested in a prime contract for the attached PWS? 4. Under the current SB recertification regulations, do you anticipate your company remaining a small business, under 541330? If you are a SB answer questions 4A & B. All others skip to Question #5. A.If your company is awarded the contract, will you be able to perform at least 50% (percent) of the work in accordance with FAR 52.219-14 Limitation on Subcontracting? B.If you are a small business, can you go without a payment for 90 days? 5. Have you ever placed employees in theatre? If so, please explain your experience with placing employees in theatre through the Army SPOT process. 6. Does your company have the ability to provide a minimum of 50 people in theatre to support this effort within one month of award of this contract? If so, Describe your process to ramp on the additional people to meet the effort. 7. Does your company possess the capabilities to provide the entire range of services called for in the attached PWS? If so, describe those capabilities. 8. Please list specific examples of your experience in working in the C4ISR environment in which you are designing, developing, and system integration of simulation applications for sensor technology in which your testing and evaluation led to releasable hardware and planned support of sensor-based systems. If successful, please cite examples where you engineered a prototype of an Army sensor system, constructed and tested it and eventually provided the required oversight, as well as systems engineering, logistical and sustainment support for the sensor system. 9. Is your company planning on business arrangements with other companies, please list the process used in selecting the members? 10. Please provide details regarding proposed joint ventures, teaming arrangements, strategic alliances, or other business arrangements to satisfy requirements of the PWS. Offerors are encouraged to identify teams, indicating each team member's size based upon the NAICS code of the work that the team member may be doing. 11. Is your company currently providing similar services to another government agency (you may also include contract #s for government) or other non-government customer? If so, please identify the agency or non-government customer. If you are unwilling to share your customer's identity, please address whether your company offers the same or similar services commercially 12. Has your Company performed this type of effort or similar type effort (to include size and complexity) in the past, if so provide Contract Number, Point of Contact (POC), e-mail address, phone number, and a brief description of your direct support of the effort? 13. What are the core competencies of your employees that would support the requirements of the PWS? Also, provide the total number of individuals currently employed by your company that are capable of supporting the requirements in the PWS. 14. Does your company have experience in providing Field Service Representatives for Army Base Defense equipment in theatre? Please cite examples. 15. Do you have experience running Predeployment Training missions for the Soldier? If so, can you meet the requirement to stand up a minimum of 25 Trainers CONUS within 1 month of contract award. Please cite examples. 16. Do you currently have facilities that could host Training missions for predeploying Soldiers? If not, can you obtain and have facility up and running with instructors in multiple locations in the US within 1 month of award of the contract? 17. Does your company have a TOP SECRET facility or access to one should it be required. 18. Do all the employees that would support this PWS have a SECRET Clearance? 19. Does your firm possess an approved Defense Contract Audit Agency (DCAA) accounting system? Interested parties who do not submit the above information on or before the response due date and time will not be considered for this procurement. Through the results of the market survey, the Government hopes to gain a better understanding of the capabilities of small businesses companies as potential sources relative to the NAICS 541330. To make an appropriate acquisition decision for this effort, the Government may use responses to this sources sought synopsis. The type of solicitation issued and the manner of advertisement may depend on the responses to this sources sought synopsis. The projected period of performance of this effort will be twelve (12) months from date of award with a six (6) month option. This is scheduled to be issued as a Cost Plus Fixed Fee contract. This is NOT a request for proposal. The replies to this market research will be used to assess whether or not competition among small businesses is viable for this effort. The Government will accept responses from small business sources with a demonstrated ability to support Engineering Support and Modeling & Simulation of Sensors Applications in support of Force Protection. This Request for Information (RFI) is for informational purposes only. It is not a request for proposal and does not constitute any obligation by the Government to award a contract based on the findings of this RFI. The Government will not reimburse interested sources or respondents to notice, or any follow-on notice, for any costs incurred in association with this announcement or for subsequent exchanges of information. Proprietary information submitted in response to this Sources Sought shall be marked accordingly and will be protected when clearly identified as proprietary. The ideas presented in the white paper will be discussed and assessed by U.S. Army RDECOM CERDEC Night Vision and Electronic Sensors Directorate (NVESD). Response to this Sources Sought should be received no later than 29 March 2013 and should be submitted via email to Brendan Deluca at brendan.a.deluca.civ@mail.mil. Acknowledgement of receipt will be issued if requested. The subject of the email message shall be: W909MY13RH009 RFI - Your Company's Name. All requests for further information must be in writing and via email; telephonic requests for additional information will not be honored.
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- Zip Code: 22060-5863
- Zip Code: 22060-5863
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