A-10 High Resolution Screen

INDUSTRY DAY NOTICE This notice is to provide instructions and directions to Tuesday's Industry Day. Attached are maps of Hill AFB east and west areas, instructions for attendees with and without base access. Also attached is the presentation slides that will be briefed by the program team. Attendees without base access are encouraged to arrive at the visitor center no later than 7:15 am to ensure an adequate time for in processing and travel to building 1289. NOTICE This is not a solicitation but rather a request for information to determine potential sources and gather information for planning purposes only. A-10 HIGH RESOLUTION SCREEN INDUSTRY DAY NOTIFICATION 11 July 2017 The purpose of this FBO Notice is to announce an upcoming industry day for the A-10 High Resolution Screen market research. Industry Day and One-on-One sessions for the A-10 High Resolution Screen will be held at Hill AFB, UT on 11 July 2017. The industry day will begin at 0800 hrs. in Building 1289, Conference Room B (upstairs). The purpose of this industry day will be to discuss the objectives/requirements of the subject program, answer questions, and receive industry input. One-on-One sessions will be held after the main briefing and will be scheduled by appointment only starting at 0900. One-on-one sessions will be held in 30 minute intervals. Companies interested in attending Industry Day and/or requesting a one-on-one session with the A-10 Program team are required to send a request to the email addresses below to reserve a spot for Industry Day and receive appointment confirmation for the one-on-one sessions. Request must include the company name, POC information (email and phone number), and the names of representatives to attend the Industry Day and the one-on-one session. Please indicate if base access is required; and if so, provide Full Name, SSN, Driver's License Number and issuing State for each participant. Registration information should be received by 7 July 2017 NLT 1300 hrs. Mountain Time. Due to limited space and time constraints, Industry Day attendance is limited to two (2) individuals per company. Due to the 30 minute interval for the one-on-one sessions, please plan on a tabletop briefing format. Directions to the base/building locations, and the final Industry Day Agenda will be posted on the FedBizOpps website no later than 7 July 2017. All publicly releasable questions and answers that are addressed at Industry Day and/or the One-on-One Sessions will be posted on the FedBizOpps website. Please send all RSVP's and one-on-one requests to the following email addresses: Main POC: David A. Price, Contracting Officer David.Price.21@us.af.mil Alt. POC: Benjamin R. Peterson, Contracting Officer Benjamin.Peterson.8@us.af.mil Disclaimer THE GOVERNMENT DOES NOT INTEND TO AWARD A CONTRACT ON THE BASIS OF THIS SOURCES SOUGHT NOTICE/RFI OR TO OTHERWISE PAY FOR THE INFORMATION SOLICITED. This Notice is issued for information and planning purposes only and does not constitute a solicitation. All information received in response to this notice that is marked Proprietary or Competition Sensitive will be handled accordingly. Responses to the notice will not be returned. Any response to this notice is not an offer and cannot be accepted by the Government to form a binding contract. The Government reserves the right to reject, in whole or in part, any contractor's input resulting from this notice. Responders are solely responsible for all expenses associated with responding to this notice. ---------------------------------------------------------- NOTICE This is not a solicitation but rather a request for information to determine potential sources and gather information for planning purposes only. Description 1. The proposed North American Industry Classification Systems (NAICS) Code is 334511, which has a corresponding size of 1,250 employees. The Government will use this information to determine the best acquisition strategy for this procurement. The Government is interested in all small businesses to include 8(a), Service-Disabled Veteran-Owned, Hubzone, and Women-Owned small business concerns. The Government requests that interested parties respond to this notice if applicable and identify your small business status to the identified NAICS code. Additionally, please provide any anticipated teaming arrangements, along with a description of similar services offered to the Government and to commercial customers for the past three years. Any responses involving teaming agreements should delineate between the work that will be accomplished by the prime and the work accomplished by the teaming partners. This is neither a request for proposal nor an invitation for bid. There will be no reimbursement for the information provided. 2. The Government estimates a need of approximately 164 display systems to support fielding and initial spares. Follow-on requirements for future sustainment needs will be determined at a later time. Company RFI 1. What is your Commercial and Government Entity (CAGE) Code? 2. Is your interest in this effort as a prime or sub-contractor? 3. The applicable North American Industry Classification system (NAICS) code for this acquisition is 334511: Based on this NAICS code what is your size status? a. ? Small Business b. ? Small Disadvantaged c. ? Women-Owned d. ? Veteran-Owned e. ? Service Disabled Veteran Owned f. ? Hub-zone g. ? Large Business 4. After you review this RFI and supporting materials, do you believe that the NAICS code 334511 is the appropriate code? 5. Explain your experience producing and integrating aircraft displays and display systems. 6. Explain your experience with other military weapon system "glass cockpits". 7. Explain your experience with building Air Force TOs/TCTOs. 8. Describe your facilities, transportation, manufacturing, and manpower capabilities and capacity. 9. Describe your in-house or partnering ability with secondary processors (subcontract management).What quality control measures do you currently have in place (ISO 9000, 9001, AS9100, NADCAP (National Aerospace and Defense Contractors Accreditation Program))? 10. Describe your experience with Government Source Inspection, Critical Safety Items, and other OSHA standards. 11. Are you currently registered in the System for Award Management (SAM) (formerly known as Central Contractor Registry (CCR)/Online Representations and Certifications Application (ORCA), and the Wide Area Workflow (WAWF)? Project RFI 12. Are the System Requirements (appendix) feasible in a COTS/GOTS solution? 13. What does industry hold as the most critical characteristics to a digital display onboard a fighter aircraft? 14. Ignoring the Pixel per Inch (PPI) requirement, what is the highest resolution display available to satisfy system requirements? What is the cost trade space for various PPIs that may be used as a solution? 15. What is your solution response? Your response should include capability, features (touch screen, OSBs, onboard memory, etc.), dimensions, and pictures of concept. 16. What other solutions are you aware of that can meet the government's requirement? 17. What do you estimate your production capacity would be (display assemblies per month or similar metric)? 18. What data-rights and source data would your solution to offer? 19. What price break points can be associated with quantity bundling using 164 display systems as a planning factor? 20. Would you be willing to provide a no-cost rough order of magnitude (ROM) for prototype and production units? If so, please include as part of your response including assumptions. 21. How would you propose long-term sustainment for your solution and what warranties would you anticipate providing? If you offer a warranty, please explain the general terms of the warranty to include (as part of the no-cost ROM), an estimate of contract costs with and without this warranty. 22. What support equipment would be required? Disclaimer THE GOVERNMENT DOES NOT INTEND TO AWARD A CONTRACT ON THE BASIS OF THIS SOURCES SOUGHT NOTICE/RFI OR TO OTHERWISE PAY FOR THE INFORMATION SOLICITED. This Notice is issued for information and planning purposes only and does not constitute a solicitation. All information received in response to this notice that is marked Proprietary or Competition Sensitive will be handled accordingly. Responses to the notice will not be returned. Any response to this notice is not an offer and cannot be accepted by the Government to form a binding contract. The Government reserves the right to reject, in whole or in part, any contractor's input resulting from this notice. Responders are solely responsible for all expenses associated with responding to this notice.