Engr. inc. Reverse, Prototype, Mfg, Support Svs.

1. Topic. TARDEC, located in Warren, Michigan, is seeking to identify Woman Owned Small Business (WOSB) sources capable of providing in-house engineering and manufacturing services in support of existing and future prototype design acquisition of ground vehicle systems and support equipment. NAICS Code requested is 541712. 2. Market Survey Request. TARDEC is conducting a market survey to determine the nature and availability of industry expertise to provide a wide range of diverse functions, including: hardware, fixture, prototype design and manufacturing; configuration and data management; reverse engineering; development of technical data packages in 2D and 3D formats; modeling & simulation; technical illustration, writing, and editing; quality assurance and engineering; and approved material purchasing. TARDEC wishes to identify WOSBs within a 10-mile radius of the Detroit Arsenal, located at 6501 E. 11 Mile Rd., Warren, MI 48397. This is required due to the fast paced, dynamic nature of prototyping and the tight schedules associated with maintaining fielded system readiness, the Army's number 1 priority. TARDEC often must develop solutions to field issues with incredibly short turn-around time. To be an effective partner, the WOSB must be closely located to TARDEC to enable short-fuse meetings, design review, prototyping, and delivery of prototypes. The ability to meet this requirement is vital to fulfilling TARDEC's needs. If interested, furnish your detailed responses to this market survey questionnaire. Provide any supplemental information or commercial literature describing the engineering, manufacturing or other information not specifically requested that support your response. The Government does NOT wish to obtain any proprietary or otherwise protected documents resulting from this market survey. The Government may return such data or documents submitted that have proprietary or protected markings. The intent of this market research process is to obtain only commercially available information about contractor's products and services. All portions of these enclosures are merely for market research purposes, subject to change at any time, and are in no way binding on the Government and do not represent an established requirement. The information contained in this survey is not a basis to seek payment, reimbursement or other consideration from the Government. Moreover, the intention of this survey is not to solicit any proposals from Industry. 3. Responses. Only responses to this market research survey questionnaire, comments to the purchase description, as well as industry questions should be sent via e-mail to the Contract Specialist, Doreen Kobler, at Doreen.m.kobler.civ@mail.mil. Response Format. Electronic responses are required. The maximum size of each e-mail message should be no more than five (5) megabytes. If you must send more than one e-mail, they shall be labeled as "E-mail X of Y." The subject line must include the "[Firm's Name] response to TARDEC TWV". All interested firms are encouraged to respond to this request for information. Total page count of all submitted data should be no more than 20 pages. Responses Due. Replies to this questionnaire must be received by 9:00 AM Eastern Daylight Time (EDT) on 16 May 2017. 4. Market Survey Questionnaire. The below questions are intended to provide a snapshot of your capabilities to supply the requested services. MARKET RESEARCH SURVEY QUESTIONNAIRE Company Identification: Company Name: ______________________________________________________ Mailing Address: _______________________________________________________ _____________________________________________________________________ Company Website: _____________________________________________________ Commercial and Government Entity Code (CAGE): ____________________________ Data Universal Numbering System Number (DUNS):___________________________ Location of Facilities: ___________________________________________________ Business Size and eligibility under U.S. Government socio-economic programs and preference (i.e. type of business - large, small, small-disadvantaged, women-owned, veteran-owned, or 8(a)): _____________________________________________________________________ Does your company utilize a Defense Contract Audit Agency (DCAA) approved cost system? If so, when did the last audit take place, and provide documentation to verify this. ______________________________________________________________________ Point of Contact (POC) Identification: Name: ________________________________________________________________ Title: _________________________________________________________________ Telephone Number: _____________________________________________________ Fax Number: ___________________________________________________________ E-Mail Address: ________________________________________________________ Alternate POC: _________________________________________________________ Alternate POC Title: _____________________________________________________ Alternate POC Telephone Number: _________________________________________ Alternate POC Fax Number: _______________________________________________ Alternate POC E-Mail Address: ____________________________________________ Business Profile: 1. What products/services does your company primarily produce/offer? 2. How long has your company been in business? 3. Is your company located within 10 miles of the Detroit Arsenal, located at 6501 E. 11 Mile Rd., Warren, MI 48397? Past Performance: 4. What experience does your company have with designing and manufacturing prototypes related to US Army ground combat and tactical systems? Please include a description of the nature of the work and the applicable military system. 5. Please provide examples of projects your company has supported at any of TARDEC's Labs? Please include which labs if known, the nature of the work, and describe if the outcome was successful. Logistics: 6. What are the customary practices of your company with regard to packaging, warranty, discounts, etc. under which your company makes commercial sales? 7. What are your capabilities to deliver quick turn rough order of magnitude (ROM) estimates for services and manufacturing in less than 12 hours? 8. Based on previous military programs that your company has been a part of, what factors drove your turn-around time for manufacturing? Please provide examples, and specify what work was done in-house and what work was sub-contracted, as well as the lead-time involved in your sub-contract actions if any. 9. Does your company have high bay space of at least 5,000 square feet with a minimum ceiling heights of 14 foot tall? 10. Does your company have a garage door at least 14-foot-wide by 12-foot-tall? 11. Does your company have the ability to store systems that weight up to 60,000 pounds? 12. Does your company have a conference room that can accommodate a minimum of 10 people? 13. Does your company have the ability to provide bench type workstations for a minimum of four Government Engineers? 14. Does your company have the ability to ship to CONUS and OCONUS locations? Manufacturing Capability: 15. Describe your company's current facilities, assets and employee base. 16. Describe your experience developing and manufacturing fixtures for military lab testing. Please provide examples, and indicate what work was done in-house, what work was sub-contracted, and how much lead time sub-contracting added to the process. 17. What is your capability to perform composite layups for prototype projects? 18. What is your capability to perform milling and lathe functions? Please provide examples. 19. What is your capability to perform 3- Axis and 5-Axis CNC milling capability? 20. What is your capability to perform the following manufacturing methods in-house (i.e. not through sub-contracting)? a. metal stamping b. welding c. painting d. other methods not listed Provide examples. 21. What is your capability to perform quality and inspection services for manufactured parts? 22. What is your capability to perform these manufacturing actions in-house or would you require subcontractor support? Engineering: 23. Does your company have the capability to submit data/drawings via electronic/digital data media? 24. What types of modeling and simulation data are available for the products you offer (i.e. CAD, dynamics model, etc.)? What formats is this data available in? 25. What is your process for implementing engineering changes and drawing changes into production? Explain your answer. 26. What security clearances does your company have at the individual or facility level? 27. Is your WOSB capable of providing technical data packages (TDP)? What level of TDP? 28. Providing reverse engineering services is required. Please provide examples reverse engineering efforts you have completed for military systems. 29. What is your capability to perform these engineering actions in-house or would you require subcontractor support? NOTE: The Government is not asking you to develop drawings or develop any technical data in response to this market survey. Examples are requested for clarification of your in-house capabilities.