Amended Boat Crew Communication System (BCCS) - Response Due Date Extension

Amended Request for Information:70Z04420I20000100 **Extended Due Date, June 19, 2020 at 12:00PM, Eastern Standard Time** Commercially Available Boat Crew Communication System Disclaimer and Important Notes: This is a Request for Information (RFI) from interested vendors and is issued solely for informational and planning purposes. This is not a Request for Proposals or a Request for Quotations, and it is not considered to be a commitment by the Government to award a contract/order nor is the Government responsible for any costs incurred in furnishing information provided under this RFI. No basis for claim against the Government shall arise as a result from a response to this RFI or Government use of any information provided. Further, the Coast Guard is not seeking proposals and will not accept unsolicited proposals at this time. No proprietary, classified, confidential, or sensitive information should be included in your response to this RFI. The Government reserves the right to use any information provided by respondents for any purpose deemed necessary and legally appropriate, including using technical information provided by respondents in any resultant solicitation. Responses will assist the Government in determining the availability of potential solutions and commercial products in the market. At this time, no solicitation exists; therefore, Do Not Request a Copy of the Solicitation. Requirement: The U.S. Coast Guard (USCG) is seeking to procure single scalable Boat Crew Communication System (BCCS) system to be installed on both current and projected CG small boats 64 feet or less utilized throughout the CG. The BCCS system must be scalable to each particular small boat class given its space constraints, existing equipment, and capabilities or features needed for mission performance. The purpose is to identify what communication systems to replace the current USCG communication systems across the service. This effort includes the hardware and software that will be used to maintain and operate the system. (See attached DRAFT Specification.) The USCG anticipates awarding a single award Indefinite Delivery Indefinite Quantity (IDIQ) contract with a 10 year ordering period. A solicitation is expected to be released in early 4th quarter of Fiscal Year 2020. Submission of Information: Interested parties are encouraged to submit an RFI response which supports the company's claim that it presently has the technology, qualifications, experience, and capabilities to satisfy the requirements. Specifically, interested parties are requested to provide the following information: Name of Company, DUNS number and CAGE Code number Point of contact - name, phone number and e-mail address Size of Business according to North American Industry Classification System (NAICS) Code 334220. A positive statement of your company's interest in this procurement as a prime contractor. What is the anticipated end of manufacturing and end of support dates for your proposed product(s)? Will you be able to support a potential ten (10) year Ordering Period? If newer models of your products are expected to be available during the 10 year ordering period, will the products be backwards compatible and form-fit-function replacements? A DRAFT Specification is attached to allow prospective offerors the opportunity to review and provide comments within the document regarding the specification's feasibility. A - commented version of the DRAFT Specification should be submitted as part of your RFI response, if applicable. If there are areas in the Draft Specification that your company cannot meet, provide comments within the Draft Specification with the details of why it does not meet the requirements and provide comments with what capabilities are available. Pay close attention to - threshold requirements. Threshold requirements may be treated as - go/no-go or - pass/fail evaluation factor in the future solicitation. Please identify all concerns with the draft specification. What are your standard warranty terms and practice, if any? Can you meet the Government's stated Objective warranty terms listed in the Draft Specification? Can you offer an innovative warranty approach that would cover the lag time from delivery and the actual installation of the components onboard USCG boats? RFI responses must be no longer than 10 pages in length. A - commented version of the DRAFT Specification, if included, does not count towards the limit. A Compliance Matrix spreadsheet is also provided, use of the Compliance Matrix is optional and does not count towards the page limit. Submit your response(s) electronically to LaChele P. Edmonds at Lachele.P.Edmonds@uscg.mil and to Jessica L. Coltz at Jessica.L.Coltz@uscg.mil. Total combined file sizes cannot be more than 10MB total per e-mail. Zip files shall not be submitted. RFI due date responses have been extending from June 12, 2020 at 12:00PM, Eastern Standard Time to June 19, 2020 at 12:00PM, Eastern Standard Time. Upon receiving RFI responses, the Coast Guard will assess all feedback and its impact on the development of the final specifications and acquisition strategy to meet the Government's requirements.