A--Tank - Automotive

THE UNITED STATES ARMY TANK-AUTOMOTIVE AND ARMAMENTS COMMAND (US ARMY TACOM) IS SOLICITING PROPOSALS ON A LIMITED COMPETITION BASIS, IN ACCORDANCE WITH FAR 6.302-1(B)(1)(II) FROM SIKA INTERNATIONAL TEAM AND RAYTHEON, (WHO WILL BE ACTING AS THE PRIME CONTRACTOR FOR THE LANCER TEAM), FOR USE OF THEIR PROPRIETARY FUTURE SCOUT & CAVALRY SYSTEM INTEGRATED DEMONSTRATORS (FSCS IDS) TO PARTICIPATE AND SUPPORT A COMMAND, CONTROL, COMMUNICATIONS, COMPUTERS INTELLIGENCE SURVEILLANCE RECONNAISSANCE ON THE MOVE TESTBED DEMONSTRATION (C4ISR OTM TED). WE PLAN TO AWARD UP TO TWO FIRM-FIXED PRICE CONTRACTS AS A RESULT OF THIS ACTION. THERE IS APPROXIMATELY $1,000,000.00 AVAILABLE FOR THIS PROPOSED PROCUREMENT. FOUR DEMONSTRATIONS WILL BE PERFORMED AT FT. DIX, NEW JERSEY USING THE FSCS ID VEHICLE(S) TO DEMONSTRATE COMMUNICATION CAPABILITIES FOR MEETING POTENTIAL FUTURE COMBAT SYSTEM (FCS) REQUIREMENTS. THE FSCS ID(S) WILL PARTICIPATE IN FOUR DEMOS: THREE SEPARATE ONE-WEEK TRIALS ! OVER THE PERIOD OF OCTOBER 2002 TO DECEMBER 2002, CULMINATING IN A FINAL DEMONSTRATION OVER A 2 WEEK PERIOD THE END OF JANUARY 2003. THE FIRST 3 DEMONSTRATIONS ARE TO PREPARE FOR, AND WILL BE SUBSETS OF, THE CONCEPT OF OPERATION (CONOPS) FOR THE FINAL DEMONSTRATION. THE FINAL TRIAL IN JANUARY 2003 IS EXPECTED TO BE A HIGHLY SCRIPTED DEMONSTRATION FOR THE CHIEF OF STAFF ARMY (CSA). THE CONTRACTOR(S) WILL BE REQUIRED TO PROVIDE THE ID(S) AND PROVIDE COMPLETE TECHNICAL AND LOGISTICAL SUPPORT TO INCLUDE SPARE PARTS, VEHICLE OPERATION, VEHICLE MECHANICS, SOFTWARE SUPPORT, TRANSPORTATION OF THE VEHICLE(S) TO AND FROM THE DESTINATION AND ANY OTHER UPKEEP FOR OPERATIONAL PURPOSES OF THE DEMONSTRATION. THE FSCS VEHICLE(S) MUST BE FULLY OPERATIONAL DURING EACH OF THE 4 DEMONSTRATIONS. DOWN TIME MUST BE KEPT TO AN ABSOLUTE MINIMUM BECAUSE OF THE SHORT WINDOW FOR EACH DEMONSTRATION. ONE OR BOTH OF THE FSCS ID VEHICLES DEVELOPED BY THE SIKA TEAM AND RAYTHEON WILL SUPPORT THE DEMOS BY FULFILLING THE ROLE OF A MANNED RECONNAISSANCE PLATFORM AS PART OF THE OVERALL UNIT OF ACTION. BY UTILIZING ITS MULTI-SPECTRAL ELEVATED SENSOR SUITES, SENSOR DATA FUSION AND SUPERIOR MOBILITY, THE FSCS ID VEHICLE(S) WILL PROVIDE SURVEILLANCE AND SITUATIONAL AWARENESS INPUT INTO THE C4ISR NET. TWO OPTIONS FOR ADDITIONAL WORK ARE INCLUDED IN THIS PROCUREMENT. OPTION I IS FOR EFFORT ASSOCIATED WITH TRAINING A U.S. SOLDIER CREW TO OPERATE VEHICLE(S) DURING THE DEMONSTRATION. OPTION II IS THE EFFORT ASSOCIATED WITH THE CONTRACTOR PROVIDING A TRAINED CREW TO OPERATE THE VEHICLE(S) IN THE EVENT A SOLDIER CREW IS NOT AVAILABLE. WHILE THIS REQUEST FOR PROPOSALS (RFP) IS BEING ISSUED ON A LIMITED SOURCE BASIS, ANY INTERESTED PARTIES MAY ACCESS THE RFP IMMEDIATELY UPON ITS RELEASE. THE RFP, WHEN RELEASED, CAN BE FOUND AT THE FOLLOWING URL: HTTP://CONTRACTING.TACOM.ARMY.MIL/SOL.HTM. ALL OFFERS SHALL BE IN THE ENGLISH LANGUAGE AND REFLECT U.S. DOLLARS.