Artillery Tactical Advanced Land Inertial Navigator Procurement

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REQUIREMENT: The U.S. Army, Project Manager Self-Propelled Howitzer Systems (SPHS), Product Lead Extended Range Cannon Artillery (ERCA) INC 1c, is interested in gauging industry interest and capability relative to the potential acquisition of a quantity of 51 (annual increments of 15, 18 and 18 respectively over the course of three years) of Honeywell's high-performance, shock-Artillery Tactical Advanced Land Inertial Navigator (aTALIN) Inertial Navigation Units (INU), part number HH0033A4, to support the build of ERCA prototype vehicles. BACKGROUND: On 25 September 2018, the Army Acquisition Executive (AAE) approved the initiation of the ERCA Family of Vehicles (FOV) middle tier acquisition (MTA), utilizing the rapid prototyping (RP) pathway in accordance with Section 804 of the FY16 National Defense Authorization Act (NDAA). Obtaining the aTALIN would enable the manufacture of prototypes to support the programs long range precision fire goals fulfilling requirements under PM SPHS ERCA MTA program with the understanding that: Physical restrictions of the integration will only allow accommodation of the exact footprint and form factor of part number HH0033A4. Use of the aTALIN, HH00334A4 would provide commonality with the M109A7 Paladin. The Paladin system uses the aTALIN as part of its navigation capabilities. INSTRUCTIONS FOR RESPONDING TO THIS REQUEST: Responses to the RFI are due on 7 December 2020. Responses received after the stated due date, whether received by email or by mail, may not be considered. Responses to this request for information should be sent via e-mail to Brianna Davis at Brianna.n.davis21.civ@mail.mil. You are requested to put "ERCA INC 1c - aTalin - RFI" in the subject line of the e-mail and attachments shall be in MS Word or PDF format. Phone inquiries will not be addressed. Respondents will not be notified of the results of the survey. Do not submit classified material. SUBMISSION DETAILS: Interested parties shall submit a brief capability statement. Standard corporate brochures are not desired. The capability statement should include the following: 1. Administrative Information a. Company: name, address, telephone number, DUNs Number, Cage Code, Business type (identify that which applies) - 8(a), Minority Owned, Disabled Veteran, Small Business, Hub Zone, Small-Disadvantaged, Large Business, Women Owned b. Technical point of contact and e-mail address 2. Technical description of ability to meet the requirement. a. 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 this requirements. b. Noun of qualifying item: c. Part Number of qualifying item: d. NSN of qualifying item: e. Price per unit of the qualifying item considering the delivery requirements detailed in the - REQUIREMENT paragraph above. i. If better pricing available based on delivery quantities, propose that schedule (understanding the total quantity need) with the price(s) f. What is the production lead-time required after receipt of an order (days)? g. What would be the most economical production rate for this item? (please include unit price) h. What is the maximum production capability per month? (shift, hour, day schedule) i. Is there a commercial warranty period, and what does it cover? j. Description of Quality Control System: * ISO 9001:200 Compliant? Yes or No k. Is the qualifying item considered to be a commercially available item? Explain.