Sentinel A3 Life Cycle Contractor Support (LCCS)

This is a pre-solicitation sources sought announcement (SSA)/request for information (RFI), issued pursuant to Federal Acquisition Regulation (FAR) 15.2. The STARE Project Office is conducting market research to determine if there are potential sources with the capability to provide Life Cycle Contractor Support (LCCS) for the Sentinel A3 Radar System. In accordance with Federal Acquisition Regulation (FAR) 15.201 (e), any response to this notice is not an offer and cannot be accepted by the United States Government (USG) to form a binding contract. No contract award is intended as a result of this request. The USG will not pay for information received. The USG WILL NOT reimburse respondents for any cost associated with any response to this notice. The anticipated NAICS code is 541330, Engineering Services and anticipated PSC code is J014, Maintenance/Repair/Rebuild of Equipment- Guided Missiles. The USG point of contact is Ms. Betty Davis, Redstone Arsenal, AL 35898, betty.h.davis.civ@army.mil. No phone calls will be accepted and all correspondence is limited to e-mail. This notice is being published in accordance with FAR Parts 10.002 and 15.201 as a Request for Information only. A solicitation is not being issued at this time and this notice shall not be construed as a commitment by the USG to issue a solicitation or ultimately award a contract, nor does it restrict the USG to a particular acquisition approach. EFFORT The USG is seeking a contractor to support the following efforts: Implement Sentinel A3 LCCS in the form of supply support, organizational and sustainment level maintenance, transportation, training, fielding, systems engineering, reliability and maintainability, provisioning, configuration management of technical data for both hardware and software and quality assurance. Perform material requirements planning, demand planning, obsolescence planning, contingency operations, overhaul and reset modifications to hardware and software reliability-sustaining cost, data collection, readiness. SENTINEL A3 LCCS PROGRAM OVERVIEW This requirement is to acquire the following with ability to start performance NLT January 2024: Supply support through material requirements, planning and demand forecasting to enable procurement and repair of critical spares, transportation of spares and management of spares through an inventory control point in both CONUS and OCONUS locations. Organizational level maintenance through field maintenance representatives in both CONUS and OCONUS locations to include contingency operations and sustainment level maintenance though Army Depot Overhaul, Reset, and Line Replaceable Unit repairs. Sustainment of Electronic Technical Manuals, Logistics Product Data, Engineering Data for provisioning and the technical data package (TDP) for the systems hardware, software and firmware. Training and fielding support for system hardware and software modifications and improvements both CONUS and OCONUS. Materials and services acquired under LCCS must achieve a required readiness rate of 90% or higher for the Sentinel A3 Radar System worldwide, as regulated by Army Regulation 700-138. PERIOD OF PERFORMANCE The period of performance for services is 1 January 2024 - 31 December 2027. RESPONSE INSTRUCTIONS Part A. Business Information Please provide the following list of information for your company/institution and for any teaming or joint venture partners. Limit response to three (3) pages or less. Company/Institute name Address Point of Contact Cage Code DUNS Number Phone Number E-mail Address Web page URL Size of business pursuant to NAICS Code 541330 Engineering Services with a small business size standard of $16.5M. Based on this NAICS Code, state whether your company qualifies as a: Small Business (Yes/No) Woman Owned Small Business (Yes/No) Small Disadvantaged Business (Yes/No) 8(a) Certified (Yes/No) HUB Zone Certified (Yes/No) Veteran Owned Small Business (Yes/No) Service Disabled Small Business (Yes/No) Central Contractor Registration (Yes/No) Statement describing company as domestically or foreign owned (if foreign owned, please indicate country of ownership). Part B. Capability Please provide the following list of information for your company/institution and for any teaming or joint venture partners. Limit response to five (5) pages or less. 1. Describe briefly the capabilities of your company and the nature of the goods and/or services you provide. Include a description of your staff composition and management structure. 2. Describe your company's past experience (no more than five examples) on previous projects similar in complexity to this requirement. Include contract numbers, a brief description of the work performed, period of performance, agency/organization supported, and individual points of contact (Contracting Officer or Program Manager). 3. What experience do you have planning and executing the development of hardware and software for complex radar systems? 4. Describe your knowledge of the functioning and experience with the Sentinel A3 Radar or a comparable radar, as well as your company's knowledge and ability in networking the Sentinel Radar or a comparable radar. 5. Describe your company's ability to support the Sentinel A3 Radar System without the hardware TDP or the kernel software. 6. Describe your company's capabilities for testing radar systems. 7. Describe the top five risks you foresee in executing an effort of this scope. What steps would you likely take to mitigate the risks? 8. If you were to rely on subcontractors for this effort, what subcontractors would you use to do what percentage of which portions? What are their experiences and do you already have a relationship with the subcontractor(s)? 9. Describe your company's approach and capabilities in obtaining and retaining qualified and experienced personnel. How soon could your company secure qualified personnel? Part C. Financial Capability Please provide the following list of information for your company/institution and for any teaming or joint venture partners. Limit response to two (2) pages or less. 1. Describe your financial capabilities to successfully perform this contract. 2. Describe any other relevant topics, concerns, and information that will help the USG in forming an acquisition strategy. SUBMISSION INSTRUCTIONS Responses are due 15 days after the release of this SSA/RFI. There will be no posting of questions and answers from this notice. Respondents shall indicate which portions of their responses are proprietary and mark them accordingly. Marketing material is considered an insufficient response to this RFI. Response must include the following: company name, Commercial and Government Entity (CAGE) code, classified mailing address, and appropriate point of contact information. Please limit responses to electronic delivery in Microsoft Word, Excel, or Adobe PDF formats, to Ms. Betty Davis at betty.h.davis.civ@army.mil, and Ms. Renee Turner at renee.turner4.civ@army.mil Subject line must state, - LCCS Response to RFI - company name. Responses without this subject line may not be reviewed. A return e-mail will confirm your submission was received.