Engineering/Product Improvement Services - NGATS

The U.S. Army Contracting Command - New Jersey is issuing this Sources Sought Notice on behalf of the U.S. Army ARDEC. The U.S. Army is conducting a Market Survey to identify Contractors capable of providing production engineering and product improvement to include new technology integration, Test Program Set (TPS) support and integration, correction of latent defects, obsolescence mitigation and improvements/enhancements to support emerging weapons systems. This effort requires the Contractor to possess a Limited Rate Initial Production (LRIP) Next Generation Automatic Test System (NGATS), Full Rate Production (FRP) NGATS, NGATS Future Electro Optical (FEO) Subsystem, NGATS Radio Frequency (RF) Subsystem, FRP NGATS B1 Test Equipment, and FRP NGATS calibration standards and equipment. This effort will require extensive knowledge of FRP NGATS system hardware and software. The responsibility will be to provide production engineering and product improvement support to include new technology integration, Test Program Set (TPS) support and integration, correction of latent defects, obsolescence mitigation and improvements/enhancements to support emerging weapon systems as well as integration of EO and RF subsystems in the FRP NGATS. This effort will be performed at the Contractor's facility. The Contractor shall have access to and possess a fully functional FRP NGATS environment and all peripheral equipment required to perform this effort. The Contractor shall be required to have these items on site during the performance of this effort. The Contractor shall be well versed with the FRP NGATS operational software and firmware. The Government will not provide any technical data to support this effort. This Sources Sought announcement is requested for informational purposes only. This is not a Request for Proposal (RFP), Invitation for Bid (IFB), Request for Quotation (RFQ), nor an announcement of a solicitation. The submission of this information is for planning purposes only and is not to be construed as a commitment by the Government to procure these items, nor does the Army intend to award on the basis of this sources sought/market survey or otherwise pay for the information requested. Interested parties are invited to indicate their interest by providing a document outlining their capabilities based upon the above description. All information is to be submitted at no cost or obligation to the Government and should be submitted no later than 8 December 2015 to: U.S. Army Contracting Command New Jersey , Bldg. 10, Phipps Road, ATTN: Paul Giovannoli, Contract Specialist, Picatinny Arsenal, NJ, 07806-5000. Correspondence by e-mail is preferred. Technical point of contact: Joseph Cuccaro; joseph.a.cuccaro.civ@mail.mil. Contracting point of contact: Paul Giovannoli; paul.giovannoli.civ@mail.mil OR David Gordon; david.s.gordon26@civ@mail.mil. This is a Market Survey for information purposes only, and not a solicitation notice, nor a request for proposals.