FOR STRIDER ADVANCED PASSIVE DETECTOR

SOURCES SOUGHT FOR STRIDER ADVANCED PASSIVE DETECTOR SOURCES SOUGHT FOR STRIDER ADVANCED PASSIVE DETECTOR Request for Information (RFI) number: W909MY-21-R-A004 Title: Strider Advanced Passive Detector (APL) THIS IS A REQUEST FOR INFORMATION (RFI) ONLY - THIS IS NOT A SOLICITATION: This RFI is issued solely for information and planning purposes - this is not an Invitation for Bid (IFB), a Request for Proposal (RFP), or Request for Quotation (RFQ). No solicitation document exists and a formal solicitation may or may not be issued by the Government as a result of the responses to this RFI. The Government will not be liable for payment of any response preparation expenses or information and materials received in response to this RFI and is in no way obligated by the information received. Any costs incurred by interested companies in response to this announcement will NOT be reimbursed. The information provided may be used by the Army in developing a future acquisition strategy, Performance Work Statement, Statement of Objectives and/or Performance Based Specification(s). INTERESTED PARTIES ARE RESPONSIBLE FOR ADEQUATELY MARKING PROPRIETARY OR COMPETITION SENSITIVE INFORMATION CONTAINED IN THEIR RESPONSES. The Government shall not be liable for or suffer any consequential damages for any improperly identified proprietary information. If a solicitation is issued, it will be synopsized on the https://beta.sam.gov. It is the responsibility of the potential offerors to monitor this site for additional information pertaining to this requirement. The use of RFI Number W909MY-21-R-A004 is for tracking purposes only and shall be referenced in any responses to this RFI. All interested parties are encouraged to respond by submitting a white paper. The Department of the Army, U.S. Army Contracting Command - Aberdeen Proving Ground (APG), Fort Belvoir Division, 10205 Burbeck Road, Ft. Belvoir, VA 22060, is conducting market research on behalf of the US Army's Office of the Project Manager Close Combat Systems (PM-CCS) to identify potential sources that can manufacture, deliver, and support Strider Advanced Passive Detectors (APL) systems in accordance with Federal Acquisition Regulation (FAR) Part 10. PROGRAM BACKGROUND The Strider Advanced Passive Detector (APL) system is a body-worn passive detector specifically designed to detect improvised explosive devices (IED) and their trigger elements. Strider systems have been deployed to the U.S. Army soldiers in the fields for the past few years. And the Office of PM-CCS is seeking for field support from capable companies which can demonstrate and provide expertise, knowledge, facilities, manpower, supplies, equipment, repair parts, replacement parts, and expendables to perform depot level repair of malfunctioning or non-mission capable Strider APD systems. REQUIRED CAPABILITIES The purpose of this RFI is to identify potential sources that can manufacture and deliver Strider systems along with their replacement parts and repair services in support of newly-manufactured and existing detectors being deployed in the field. Furthermore, the intent of this RFI is to assess the state-of-the art of the technology, its availability in products that could be applied to meet this requirement, its pricing information, its delivery schedule projected plan, and lastly but not least, the potential sources (offerors) and credentials. Specific sub-systems include Detector Special Purpose (DSP) #27, Strider, Compact Strider, and Omni-pod and associated service repair parts blocks, spare parts, system repairs and sustainment. PLEASE NOTE THAT IF A CHARACTERISTIC OR CAPABILITY IS NOT ADDRESSED THE GOVERNMENT WILL ASSUME THE RESPONDENT DOES NOT OR CANNOT MEET THE SALIENT CHARACTERISTICS OF THIS MARKET SURVEY. Technical Narrative Instructions. The Technical Narrative shall be submitted as two files. The content of each file shall be identical. The primary submission shall be MS Word*.docx format. A copy in Adobe *.PDF is also required. Page Size: 8.5 x 11.0 inches Margins: 1 inch all around Font: Arial or MS Sans Serif Font Size: 12 point The technical narrative submitted shall NOT exceed 10 pages. Test data, drawings, model outputs, etc. can be provided as attachments and does not count toward the 10 page limitation. Responses to this RFI shall be limited to 10 pages in length, 8.5" x 11" paper, 12-point Arial font, with a minimum of one (1) inch margins all around, discussing your company's ability to meet the above requirements. The cover page or exhibits, does not count toward the page limitation. Responses should also include a cover letter (not included in the page count) providing: Sources responding to this request for information must provide the following information: Brief Summary of the company. Company Information Company Name: Company CAGE Code: Company DUNS Number. If your Company holds a GSA Schedule contract (541 or other), please provide the Schedule number. Company Address: Company Website (if available): Company Phone #: Company email: Company Representative and Business Title: Company Socioeconomic Classification: Please identify your company's business size standard based on the primary North American Industrial Classification System (NAICS) code of 334511, and the Product Service Code (PSC) is 6665. For more information, refer to http://www.sba.gov/content/tablesmall-businesssize-standards: Small Business (SB), (8) (a) Woman-Owned (WOSB), Economically-Disadvantaged Women-Owned (EDWOSB), Veteran-Owned and Operated (VOSB), Service-Disabled Veteran-Owned (SDVOSB), or Historically Underutilized Small Business-Zone (HUB Zone), Historically Black College and Universities/ Minority Institutions (HBCU/MI) If you are a small business does your company have experience as a prime contractor administering Contracts? If you answered yes, please provide as much of the following information as possible; Contract number(s); Dollar value; and similarity of scope and effort. Have you experience as a prime producing commercial items that may be of similar scope, complexity and nature. Does your company possess the capabilities to provide the entire range of these requirements? If not, please list which requirements your company can provide and which products your company can support. If your company requires acquiring or building new capabilities, describe the effort and timeline required. Discuss your qualifications in providing the capability requirements as described in the - DESCRIPTION OF REQUIREMENTS and within the product attachments. For any previous effort, please provide Contract Number, Point of Contact (POC), email address, phone number, and a brief description of your direct support of the effort. Does your company possess an approved Defense Contract Audit Agency (DCAA) accounting system? Does your company possess the capabilities to provide the entire range of services called for in the above requirements?_____ YES _______ NO Is your company planning on participating in business arrangements with other companies, please describe the process used in selecting the members? Please provide details regarding proposed joint ventures, teaming arrangements, strategic alliances, or other business arrangements to satisfy the above requirements. Offerors are encouraged to identify teams, indicating each team member's size based upon the NAICS code of the work that the team member may be doing. Is your company currently providing similar services to another government agency (you may also include contract #s for government) or other non-government customer? If so, please identify the agency or non-government customer. If you are unwilling to share your customer's identity, please address whether your company offers the same or similar services commercially. Has your Company performed this type of effort or similar type effort (to include size and complexity) in the past, if so provide Contract Number, Point of Contact (POC), e-mail address, phone number, and a brief description of your direct support of the effort? What are the core competencies of your employees that would support the above requirements? Also, provide the total number of individuals currently employed by your company that are capable of supporting the above requirements. Does your company have a SECRET facility or access to one should it be required? Does your company have a TOP SECRET facility or access to one should it be required? Do all employees that would support the above requirements have a SECRET Clearance? Does your company consider this a Firm Fixed Price (FFP) effort or Cost Plus Fixed Fee (CPFF) type effort? Please explain why. If CPFF, does your company consider this a completion or term effort? Given your answer to the type of contract, what type of additional data/metrics/etc. if any, would need to be included in the RFP package to be proposed as a CPFF (term or completion) or FFP effort? Responses shall be e-mailed to the Points of Contact listed below. Paper copies of the submittal will also be accepted. Responses are due no later than 12:00 PM EST (local time at Fort Belvoir, VA) on 29 Jan 2021. All requests for information must be in writing or via email; telephonic requests for additional information will not be honored. You may forward request for additional information and/or responses to Kim Depeiza, Contract Specialist at kim.j.depeiza.civ@mail.mil and/or Rosetta Wisdom-Russell, Contracting Officer, email: rosetta.wisdom-russell.civ@mail.mil. Email responses should not exceed 5 Megabytes (MB). Send responses electronically to (Include - RFI number W909MY-21-R-A004 in the subject line.): Kim Depeiza, Contract Specialist, email: kim.j.depeiza.civ@mail.mil and Rosetta Wisdom-Russell, Contracting Officer, email: rosetta.wisdom-russell.civ@mail.mil. All information marked as proprietary information will be safeguarded to prevent disclosures to non-government personnel and entities. Data Rights It is desirable that data be received with unlimited rights to the Government. However, it is recognized that proprietary data may be included with the information provided. If so, it is the responsibility of the interested party submitting data to clearly mark such proprietary information and clearly separate it from the unrestricted information as an addendum. No Classified data shall be provided via email. Disclaimer Any information submitted by respondents to this sources sought synopsis is voluntary. The Army does not intend to award a contract on the basis of this notice or to otherwise pay for the information solicited. Respondents should not construe this synopsis as a commitment for any purpose. Respondents will not individually be notified of the results of any government assessments. The Government's evaluation of the capability statements received will factor into whether any forthcoming solicitation will be conducted as a full and open competition or as a set-aside for small businesses, or any particular small business designation (e.g. SDVOSB, HUBZone, 8(a), SDB, WOSB, VOSB, etc.). Respondents shall not be obligated to provide the services described herein and it is understood by the United States Government that the cost estimates provided as a result of this request are "best" estimates only. Place of Performance: TBD