Request for Information, CCEv4 and Interoperable Baseband Systems

This RFI is issued solely for information and planning purposes - it does not constitute a Request for Proposals (RFP) or a promise to issue an RFP in the future. This RFI does not commit the U.S. Government to a contract for any supply or service whatsoever. Furthermore, the U.S. Government is not at this time seeking proposals and will not accept unsolicited proposals. Responders are advised that the U.S. Government will not pay for any information or administrative costs incurred in response to this RFI; all costs associated with responding to this RFI will be solely at the interested parties' expense. Not responding to this RFI does not preclude participation in any RFP, if one is issued. If a solicitation is released, it will be synopsized on the BetaSam.Gov (https://beta.sam.gov/) website. It is the responsibility of the potential responder to monitor this site for additional information pertaining to this requirement. Army Contracting Command - Aberdeen Proving Ground (ACC-APG) is seeking potential sources capable of procurement, supply chain management, manufacturing, delivering and contract logistic support in the provision of a government prescribed configuration of the CCEv4 and potentially other enterprise Interoperable baseband systems. These radio systems are required to meet one of the initiatives of the Signal Modernization (SIGMOD) Program that will transform and augment the communication capabilities of Army's Expeditionary Signal Battalions (ESBs) and extend the network to lower echelons via modular, scalable and interoperable equipment. The CCEv4 system provides the ability to implement Mission Partner Environment (MPE) interoperability concepts and Department of the Army (DA) Task Orders (TASKORDs) for information exchange and rapid technical integration with NATO and other coalition partners. The CCE acts as an extension of the Tactical Network between U.S. Army units and their allied partners. CCE leverages an innovative Small Form Factor (SFF) technology design in order to provide integrated radio-bridging and voice across the Land and Mobile Radio (LMR) module or Radio Over Internet Protocol (ROIP). The CCE also provides a commercial transport for disaster relief operations. The CCE applies the same concept for mission partner integration to support first responders for their commercial communication equipment. The CCEv4 AN/TYQ-167(V)4 is primarily designed to support MPE. The CCE equipment consists of common commercial off the shelf (COTS) items used by various other Department of Defense (DoD) programs and supported by Original Equipment Manufacturer (OEM) warranty programs which extends reliability assurance via established maintenance procedures, repair capabilities and spares availability. COTS System shall go through the technical refresh process every 5-7 years. Technical refreshes are defined as complete system overhauls with upgraded components. The product is assumed to have a 15-year life and shall be removed from service after 15 years after fielding. The requirement is for approximately 1700 systems with a yearly production minimum of 90 to a maximum of 450. A summary of the system's required hardware components is provided in the attachment of this RFI. Procurement of respective software licensing will be required. This effort is expected to include: the production/acquisition; integration; testing and delivery of all equipment; logistics and maintenance support (including repair); generation of logistics manufacturing data and/or documentation; configuration management; technology insertion; support to Government testing; obsolescence management, and potentially engineering support services (including technical refreshment) required to support the CCEv4 system. Responses: Only interested firms who believe they are capable of providing and supporting CCEv4 systems and Interoperable baseband systems that meet the Government's requirements are invited to respond. Indicate interest by providing: a) Company name, company address, overnight delivery address (if different from mailing address), Cage Code, point of contact, e-mail address, telephone number, fax number. b) Business size and socio-economic category. c) Information on the following capabilities and how it meets the Government's requirements: How many systems maximum/minimum can you provide per month? Time required to surge production from minimum to maximum? How many years can you provide sustainment support past the end of production? d) Need questions for the following: Ability to produce low rates over 5 -8 year period Ability to provide multiple configurations How would you incorporate small business? e) List recent experience in providing the following or a descriptor on how you would be able to provide: Acquisition / Procurement of hardware (HW) components and software (SW) end user license agreements (EULA) DOD supply chain management Placing the EULA in the name of the US Government Production / Manufacturing / Kitting HW and SW Integration Quality Control / Quality Assurance Acceptance Testing Delivery of all equipment Logistics and maintenance support (including repair) Generation of logistics manufacturing data Generation of logistics documentation Production indoctrination of configuration baseline changes Configuration Management Technology Insertion Obsolescence management Support to Government testing Coordination and collaboration with other prescribed government contracted support contractors Engineering support services (including technical refreshment) Climate controlled storage of up to 12 Months per Government Accepted completed product with a delayed start of warranties until removed from storage Submission of Information: - All submissions should be in Adobe PDF or a compatible PDF format. - Responses to this RFI shall be unclassified and should not exceed 10 pages in length. Telephone or verbal inquiries regarding this notice will not be honored. All restricted information shall be clearly marked. Responses to the RFI will not be returned and no feedback or evaluations will be provided to companies regarding their response to this RFI. All interested parties are invited to submit a response to this RFI on or before 26 February 2021, 5:00pm. All responses and questions under this RFI must be transmitted electronically via e-mail to the following: KO Christine Dittmeier, christine.m.dittmeier.civ@mail.mil KS Samantha Wallace, samantha.k.wallace2.civ@mail.mil Jeffrey Franklin, Jeffrey.c.franklin.civ@mail.mil Richard Kochaniewicz, Richard.e.kochaniewicz.civ@mail.mil Summary of Components required: *SEE ATTACHMENT FOR SUMMARY OF COMPONENTS REQUIRED* Contracting Office Address: 6565 Surveillance Loop Aberdeen Proving Ground, Maryland 21005-1846 United States