SOURCES SOUGHT
10 -- Request for Information (RFI) Sources Sought (SS) from Vendors for capability to provide Foreign Military Sales (FMS) Customers, procurement for Cargo On/Off Loading System (COOLS) Ballistic Protection System
- Notice Date
- 9/24/2014
- Notice Type
- Sources Sought
- Contracting Office
- ACC-RSA - (Aviation), ATTN: CCAM, Building 5303, Martin Road, Redstone Arsenal, AL 35898-5280
- ZIP Code
- 35898-5280
- Solicitation Number
- W58RGZ14R0371
- Response Due
- 10/24/2014
- Archive Date
- 11/23/2014
- Point of Contact
- Robert P. Aldridge, 256-313-3355
- E-Mail Address
-
ACC-RSA - (Aviation)
(robert.p.aldridge@us.army.mil)
- Small Business Set-Aside
- N/A
- Description
- Request for Information (RFI) Sources Sought (SS) from Vendors for capability to provide Foreign Military Sales (FMS) Customers, procurement for Cargo On/Off Loading System (COOLS) Ballistic Protection System (BPS) Part Number 40Y000/NSN: 1560-01-610-9775. Synopsis: This RFI is for source planning purposes only and shall not be considered as an invitation for bid, requests for quotation, request for proposal, abstracts, or as an obligation on the part of the Government to acquire any products or services. Your response to the RFI will be treated as information only. No entitlement to payment, of direct or indirect costs, or charges by the Government will arise, as a result of a contractor's submission of a responses to this announcement or the Government's use of such information. This request does not constitute a solicitation for future proposals or the authority to enter into negotiations to award a contract. The information provided may be used by the Government in developing its source acquisition strategy and statement of work/statement of objectives and performance specifications. The Government does not intend to award a contact solely on the basis of this RFI or to otherwise pay for the information submitted in response to this RFI. The US Army Helicopters Project Management Office (PMO) is conducting market research to determine feasibility for potential FMS procurement requirements. The purpose of this notice is to obtain information from industry vendors regarding their interest, capabilities, and recommendations in developing proposals for the US Army Helicopter, Program Executive Office (PEO) Aviation. SERVICE DISABLED VETERAN OWNED SMALL BUSINESSES ARE ENCOURAGED TO RESPOND. Include whether or not you are a small business; HUB-Zone Small Business; Service-Disabled Veteran Owned, Veteran-Owned Small Businesses; 8(a) Small Business; Women-Owned Small Business; or Small Disadvantaged Business in order to assist the Government in determining the appropriate acquisition method, including whether a set-aside is possible. The Cargo PMO is seeking potential solutions as a means of market research for identifying potential qualified sources for a Foreign Military Sales (FMS) procurement for Cargo On/Off Loading System (COOLS) Ballistic Protection System (BPS) Part Number 40Y000/NSN: 1560-01-610-9775. The general purpose of this RFI is to gather information that will assist the Cargo PMO in evaluating vendor capability of meeting its potential need. The acquisition approach has Not been determined by the Cargo PMO. This market research will allow them to make an informed decision on how to proceed. RFI Requirements - Description of Requested Information The Cargo PMO is requesting information from vendors regarding industry practice and vendor capabilities to provide FMS customers with country-unique procurement for Cargo On/Off Loading System (COOLS) Ballistic Protection System (BPS) Part Number 40Y000/NSN: 1560-01-610-9775. Interested parties possessing the qualifications outlined above are requested to provide a White Paper with the following information: 1. Provide company information including: a. Company name, and address b. Company size (number of personnel, total revenue, ownership, parent corporation, etc.) c. Point(s) of contact including name, phone number, address and email; length of time in business and NAICS code d. Geographic presence 2. Describe your organization's experience with similar efforts. 3. Address how to ensure an adequately experienced and trained staff, your process for verifying qualifications, educational, certification, and professional requirements and how often this information is obtained or updated. 4. Provide recommendations on benchmark skills or criteria used to evaluate quality analysis, including analytic tools and writing techniques. 5. Identify conditions or issues requested in the RFI that cannot be met or may interfere with the intention of this project. 6. Provide any other pertinent information that will assist us in this assessment. All interested firms with the capabilities identified herein are encouraged to respond to this RFI, by providing the information specified above, on or before 1600 hours on 24 October 2014. Technical questions, data requests and industry responses to this RFI are to be sent via email to Mike Cowperthwait, Modernization PM, mike.t.cowperthwait.civ@mail.mil, (256) 876-4583; or Shirley Pride, FMS PM, Shirley.p.pride.civ@mail.mil, (256) 955-0745; or may be mailed to PEO Aviation (Cargo PMO), ATTN: SFAE-AV-CH-M, 5678 Hicks Road, Redstone Arsenal, AL 35898. All mail requests must be received by 1600 hours CST on 24 October 2014. Electronic transmissions must not exceed 5 megabytes and responses in the form of white papers should be limited to 25 pages in length and may include technical specifications and product sheets as deemed necessary. All material submitted in response to this RFI must be unclassified.
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- Place of Performance
- Address: ACC-RSA - (Aviation) ATTN: CCAM, Building 5303, Martin Road Redstone Arsenal AL
- Zip Code: 35898-5280
- Zip Code: 35898-5280
- Record
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