HSNR MODIFICATION SPARES

Contracting Office Address: Department of the Army, Army Contracting Command - Redstone, Air and Missile Defense Directorate, CCAM-SM-C; Redstone Arsenal, AL 35898, UNITED STATES Description of Action THIS IS A REQUEST FOR INFORMATION ONLY. THERE IS NO SOLICITATION PACKAGE AVAILABLE. This Request for Information (RFI) is issued solely for information and planning purposes; it does not constitute a Request for Proposal (RFP) or a promise to issue an RFP in the future. This request for information does not commit the Government to contract for any supply or service whatsoever. The Government will not pay for any information received in response to this request for information nor will the Government compensate the respondent for any cost incurred in developing the information for the Government. Any request for copies of solicitations will not be addressed since this is a request for information, not a request for proposal. Not responding to this RFI does not preclude participation in any future RFP. Any comments provided may or may not be included in a formal solicitation. The Government will not release any information marked with a proprietary legend received in response to this RFI to any firms, agencies or individuals outside the Government without written permission in accordance with the legend. Respondents may provide information on any currently available product or service that meets the Army's requirements. Format of Submissions/Point of Contact To be considered, responses to this RFI shall be submitted no later than 12 July 2021 to: tawanda.l.agee.civ@mail.mil and brian.t.ridley.civ@mail.mil. All information in responses shall be unclassified. The response format shall be data files either emailed or on a CD. White papers shall be limited to twelve pages with two additional pages for technical drawings. Acknowledgment of receipt of white papers will be made and white papers will not be returned. Data Requested Specifically, this announcement is looking for experience/expertise in the production, and delivery of an improved secure communications capability supply of spares for the existing Rocket, Artillery, Mortar (RAM) Warn system. RAM Warn's primary mission is to alert U.S. forces of enemy Indirect Fire (IDF) attacks. IDF attacks comprise a significant portion of all Soldier casualties. The current communications capability, which is comprised of a commercial wireless mesh net radio with in-line encryption devices, is facing obsolescence. The IFMC Project Office is in the process of modifying the existing fielded RAM Warn Brigade Combat Team (BCT) architecture with an enhanced secure network communications capability that provides an embedded encryption feature, which reduces system footprint and physical security requirements, and simplifies training and setup procedures. This effort will require an additional spare quantity of 144 Northrop Grumman Huntsman LX4-SAB, aka. Huntsman Secure Network Radio (HSNR), to be procured. This effort will require a firm to produce, warehouse, and deliver the radios to the government throughout the contract period (final delivery NLT 30 SEP 2022). Firms should identify their management approach in the identification and selection of personnel to provide the desired outcome. All proprietary material should be clearly marked and will be held in the strictest confidence. At a minimum, the white paper shall address four areas: the submitter's expertise within the domain, the technical approach, personnel approach, and a summary of expertise and experience. Provide a statement on how the following key attributes will be met: Personnel Availability - discuss the approach for identifying, recruiting and selecting personnel to provide the desired support. Personnel Selection - discuss the approach, including prerequisite qualifications, for determining the selection of personnel to perform the desired support. Identify the experience and education attributes to be used in selecting personnel. Key personnel - discuss approach for the identification of key personnel and defining their duties and responsibilities. Assignment location - discuss the approach for identifying and selecting personnel with the necessary qualifications for assignments at multiple locations. Management - discuss the management approach to be used to organize and control a system to provide the desired product and services. Other Clients - discuss the major clients to whom you have provided similar products and support services, and whether you are working with clients presently regarding these type of products and services. Experience - discuss past experience that would qualify the selected personnel to provide required product and services. Describe how to accomplish what is required 30 days after contract award. Responses must include company name, Commercial and Government Entity (CAGE) code, mailing address, place of performance, and appropriate point of contact information. Responses must also identify themselves as a small or large business.