APACHE AH-64D/E ATTACH HELICOPTER TECHNICAL SUPPORT

APACHE AH-64D/E ATTACK HELICOPTER TECHNICAL SUPPORT NAICS Code: 541330: Engineering Services U.S. Army Combat Capabilities Development Command - Armaments Center (DEVCOM AC), Weapon & Software Engineering Center (WSEC), Picatinny Arsenal is conducting market research to determine the capability of businesses and to identify potential sources that can provide technical support and analyses in support of our role in the surveillance of the Apache Helicopter Original Equipment Manufacturer (OEM) contractor(s) software integration, software test analysis and requirement verification during software test demonstrations of advanced Mission Equipment Package avionics and software upgrades during system design and development and production/fielding. OEMS consist of Boeing, Lockheed Martin, and Northrup Grumman. The Contractor personnel must be familiar with the design, test and evaluation, and analysis of AH-64D/E Advanced Attack Helicopter Mission Equipment Package (MEP) subsystem software and software test methods. They must be familiar with DOD, Military and Commercial standards and specifications related to software development and documentation, fire control system engineering, test instrumentation and test methodologies, and use of the reference documents below as guidance (none of these documents will be provided as part of this sources sought notice, but your response should indicate your firm's familiarity with them). DOD-STD-2167A Defense System Software Development 29 Feb 88 MIL-STD-490A Military Standard Specification Practices 4 Jun 85 ISO 9000 Quality Management and Quality Assurance Standard 1994 MIL-STD-498 Software Development and Documentation DO-178B Software Considerations in Airborne Systems and Equipment Certification AMCOM Reg. 385-17 AMCOM Software System Safety Policy Apache Security Classification Guide dated 20 August 2015 Apache Program Protection Plan (PPP) dated 11 March 2011 Personnel must possess the minimum of BS in Engineering or Computer Science, or equivalent of 10 years experience working with mission equipment integration and embedded software testing and data analysis of software tested. The types of work involved includes (but is not limited to) the following Engineering Support: To provide technical expertise in the evaluation of Apache Mission Equipment CSCI software requirements, analysis of test results and verification of requirements; Support software test environment test script testing, avionics integration lab testing and aircraft testing as required; Support the integration and verification of the software requirements, lab and aircraft testing of critical subsystem CSCI's; Report any deficiencies and test errors identified; Support Technical Interchange Meetings and Design Reviews; Review of software Contract Data Requirement List's (CDRL) documentation upon completion of a Software Baseline Verification Test. DISCLAIMER - THIS SOURCES SOUGHT IS FOR INFORMATIONAL PURPOSES ONLY. THIS IS NOT A - REQUEST FOR PROPOSAL (RFP) TO BE SUBMITTED. IT DOES NOT CONSTITUTE A SOLICITATION AND SHALL NOT BE CONSTRUED AS A COMMITMENT BY THE GOVERNMENT. RESPONSES IN ANY FORM ARE NOT OFFERS AND THE GOVERNMENT IS UNDER NO OBLIGATION TO AWARD A CONTRACT AS A RESULT OF THIS ANNOUNCEMENT. NO FUNDS ARE AVAILABLE TO PAY FOR PREPARATION OF RESPONSES TO THIS ANNOUNCEMENT. ANY INFORMATION SUBMITTED BY RESPONDENTS TO THIS TECHNICAL DESCRIPTION IS STRICTLY VOLUNTARY. RESPONSES WILL NOT BE RETURNED TO THE RESPONDER. NOT RESPONDING TO THIS NOTICE DOES NOT PRECLUDE PARTICIPATION IN ANY FUTURE REQUEST FOR QUOTE (RFQ) OR INVITATION FOR BID (IFB) OR RFP, IF ANY ISSUED. IF A SOLICITATION IS RELEASED, IT WILL BE SYNOPSIZED ON THE GOVERNMENT-WIDE POINT OF ENTRY (GPE). IT IS THE RESPONSIBILITY OF POTENTIAL OFFERORS TO MONITOR THE GPE FOR ADDITIONAL INFORMATION PERTAINING TO THIS REQUIREMENT. BACKGROUND: The applicable NAICS code for this requirement is 541330 with a Small Business Size Standard of $41.5m. The Product Service Code is AC13. Businesses of all sizes are encouraged to respond; however, each respondent must clearly identify their business size (to include any socioeconomic subcategories) in their capabilities statement. SUBMISSION DETAILS: Each potential source is requested to provide the contract number(s), dollar value(s) and brief description of work previously or currently being performed, which specifically demonstrates the contractor's ability to successfully satisfy the requirements of Apache AH-64D/E Attack Helicopter Technical Support, with focus on the potential tasks listed above. Firms shall also provide point of contact information, where available, for the efforts cited above. In addition, please provide the firm's name and address, point of contact with telephone number and email address, CAGE Code and DUNS number, and size of business (i.e. large, small, disadvantaged, veteran owned, woman owned, etc.). All data should be sent at no cost to the US Government by 4/10/2020 to the US Army CCDC AC. ATTN: Tara Elms Henderson, tara.e.henderson2.civ@mail.mil. Phone inquiries will not be addressed; all requests should be submitted in writing via email. Respondents will not be notified of the results of the survey.