SPECIAL NOTICE
25 -- Field Sustainment Support Services (FSS)
- Notice Date
- 11/20/2024 7:16:54 AM
- Notice Type
- Special Notice
- NAICS
- 336992
— Military Armored Vehicle, Tank, and Tank Component Manufacturing
- Contracting Office
- W4GG HQ US ARMY TACOM DETROIT ARSENAL MI 48397-5000 USA
- ZIP Code
- 48397-5000
- Solicitation Number
- W56HZV-24-R-0035
- Response Due
- 12/10/2024 1:00:00 PM
- Archive Date
- 03/01/2025
- Point of Contact
- Jaclyn Beach, Phone: (571) 588-8801
- E-Mail Address
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jaclyn.j.beach.civ@army.mil
(jaclyn.j.beach.civ@army.mil)
- Description
- U.S. Army TACOM Abrams ILS Fielding Support Service Description 1.1 The United States Government (USG) is seeking industry feedback on the Draft Headcount and Labor Categories and Abrams ILS Fielding Support Service Questions Extended (attachment). This new five-year contract will provide Field Service Representatives (FSR), Vehicle Maintenance, Modification Work Orders (MWO), Fielding and De-processing, New Equipment Training (NET), Services and Sustainment Program Management to support the Abrams Family of Vehicles, Joint Assault Bridge, Assault Breacher Vehicle (ABV) including Foreign Military Sales (FMS) countries. 1.2 The potential OCONUS locations include: USEUCOM, USAFRICOM, USCENTCOM, USINDOPACOM, USNORTHCOM, USSOUTHCOM. 1.3 The potential CONUS locations include: Fort Cavazos, Fort Bliss, Fort Riley, Fort Moore, Fort Liberty, Oregon, Idaho, Minnesota, Mississippi, and Texas. 1.4 The United States Government projects the following headcounts per year, further broken out by labor categories in Attachment titled �Draft Headcounts and Labor Categories� (1 headcount = 1 person): Ordering Period (OP) 1: Headcount 653 (OCONUS: 273 CONUS: 380) OP2 2026: Headcount 632 (OCONUS: 273 CONUS: 359) OP3 2027: Headcount 552 (OCONUS: 209 CONUS: 343) OP4 2028: Headcount 490 (OCONUS: 111 CONUS: 379) OP5 2029: Headcount 473 (OCONUS: 111 CONUS: 362) 1.5 THIS IS A REQUEST FOR INFORMATIONAL PURPOSES ONLY. The submission of this information is solely for informational, market research, and planning purposes and is not a request for competitive proposals, quotations, or an invitation to reimburse contractors for associated costs to respond or for any information provided. This notice does not constitute a Request for Proposal (RFP) or a promise to issue an RFP in the future, however, the Government currently plans to release a solicitation in the Spring of 2025. This notice does not commit the USG to contract for any supply or service whatsoever. No reimbursement will be made for any costs associated with providing information in response to this notice or any follow up information requests. All costs associated with responding to this notice will be solely at the responding party's expense. Not responding to this notice does not preclude participation in any future RFP, if any is issued. Responses to this notice are not offers and cannot be accepted by the USG to form a binding contract. It is the responsibility of the interested parties to monitor the System for Award Management (SAM) (beta.Sam.gov) site for additional information pertaining to this notice. 2.0 Questions All questions relating to this RFI shall be submitted in writing only via email to the Army Contracting Command (ACC) point of contact (POC) Jaclyn Beach, Contracting Specialist, at Jaclyn.j.beach.civ@army.mil. The subject line on the email submissions for questions or requests for clarifications should read: RFI: Abrams ILS Fielding Support Service Questions and Responses. Absolutely no telephone calls will be accepted. Questions or requests for clarification shall NOT contain proprietary or classified information. In order to facilitate a timely response, it is requested that all questions or requests for clarification be received by 4:00 pm EST 10 December 2024. Responses to the questions received will be answered and posted for all interested parties to see via an amendment to the RFI on the SAM website and posted publicly. The USG reserves the right to not address questions or requests for clarification. 3.0 Responses All submitted feedback/responses shall follow the outline below and be provided in Microsoft (MS) Word Office 2013 compatible format or Adobe PDF. Submission shall be capable of being printed on 8.5x11 inch paper with one inch margin (top, bottom, left, and right) and no smaller than 12-point Arial font. Line spacing shall be set no less than single space. Any drawings shall be capable of being printed on 11x17 inch paper and no smaller than 10-point font. Submissions shall be less than 10 total pages excluding any drawings. All submissions should include a title page with the following information: Company or organization name and mailing address (City/State/Zip) Company web page URL, if any Point of Contact (name, title, phone number, and e-mail address) CAGE Code and NAICS Code The submissions will be reviewed by USG representatives and other governing agencies. All information provided will be adequately protected in accordance with the markings as described in section 3.0, below. 4.0 Post Submission Guidelines Proprietary information shall be clearly marked. No classified documents may be included in your response. Please be advised all information submitted in response to the RFI becomes the property of the USG and will not be returned. The USG is under no obligation to provide feedback to respondents with respect to any information submitted under this RFI. There is no guarantee that any submission in response to this RFI will result in a USG program. The USG may or may not use any responses to this RFI as a basis for a subsequent project. The information submitted in response to this RFI may be used to help the USG further define its requirements. If the USG develops a program that addresses any submitted or similar topic, the resulting procurement will address technology and business specific requirements as defined by the USG to achieve the required objectives. Any projects developed from the RFI responses may be the subject of a subsequent acquisition; any such subsequent acquisition will be publicized accordingly. Responders to this RFI will have no competitive advantage in receiving any awards related to the submitted topic area. Responders who do not submit to this RFI will not be prohibited from submitting a proposal if an RFP is published at some point in the future. In order to protect the integrity of any possible future acquisition, no additional information other than the information contained in this RFI will be provided. 5.0 Supporting Documentation 5.1 The historical supporting documentation for this requirement includes the following items which all are still available in the posting: Abrams ILS Fielding Support Service Questions Abrams ILS Fielding Support Service Questions and Answers Part 2 Field Sustainment Support Services (FSS) QUESTIONNAIRE Minimum Standards Sustainment Services Breakout SOW Section C Draft Headcount and Labor Categories Abrams ILS Fielding Support Service Questions Extended
- Web Link
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SAM.gov Permalink
(https://sam.gov/opp/29d55e9b3de64e1d8d2accc86b5ed916/view)
- Place of Performance
- Address: Fort Cavazos, TX 76544, USA
- Zip Code: 76544
- Country: USA
- Zip Code: 76544
- Record
- SN07269866-F 20241122/241120230109 (samdaily.us)
- Source
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