Sentinel A4 EMD LRIP RFI

This is a request for information (RFl)/Sources Sought (SS) only. This RFI/SS does not constitute an invitation for bids (IFB), request for quotations (RFQ) or request for proposals (RFP). The Sentinel radar is a major component of the Army Integrated Air and Missile Defense System of Systems architecture. It provides 360-degree surveillance with fire control capability against low to mid-altitude threats, including cruise missiles and unmanned aerial systems, fixed-wing and rotary-wing aircraft, and rocket, artillery and mortar threats. To continue to meet its mission requirements, the U.S. Government (USG) is executing an Engineering and Manufacturing Development (EMO) and Low Rate Initial Production (LRIP) contract. This effort develops and fields the next generation Sentinel A4 radar with advanced sensor technologies for improved performance. The USG has identified the requirement to increase the Sentinel A4 radar quantities under this effort. The USG is conducting market research to determine potential sources and solutions for procuring additional Sentinel A4 radars based upon current design progress. The U.S. Army Search, Track, Acquire, Radiate, Eliminate (STARE) Project Office is required to increase production of Sentinel A4 LRIP radars to meet mission demands. The USG competitively awarded the current Sentinel A4 EMO and LRIP effort to Lockheed Martin Corporation through contract number W31P4Q-19-C-0058, on 25 September 2019. The current contract provides for five radars to support the EMO effort, five radars to support user evaluation and system testing efforts, and eight radars to support the LRIP effort. Since contract award, the USG determined additional Sentinel A4 radars are required to meet program objectives. The revised requirement is to deliver up to 16 additional Sentinel A4 radars by USG Fiscal Year (FY) 2025. The USG requires delivery of up to three additional radars in FY24 and the remaining additional radars in FY25 for a total quantity of up to 16 radars. The USG expects to authorize and award LRIP procurement in 2Q-3QFY23. The additional LRIP units shall be of equivalent design and configuration as provided by the current Sentinel A4 prime contractor, Lockheed Martin Corporation. The technical data package (TOP) for this design is under development and not available for this RFI. The USG does not expect the TDP in time to initiate this anticipated procurement. The material solution for this effort shall meet the USG Performance Specification, MIS- 60990 (classified). The USG does not intend to provide any technical data or specifications to enable industry response to this RFI/SS. The material solution shall abstain from substantial duplication of cost that the USG cannot recover through competition or unacceptable delays in fulfilling the USG's requirements. Interested sources shall demonstrate technical capability, corporate knowledge and experience of providing hardware, facilities, equipment, technical expertise, planning, management, manufacturing and testing efforts to include incidental services for producing the Sentinel A4 radars. The contractor shall provide labor, materials and engineering/technical support necessary for production hardware, system software, spares, training equipment, inspection, production test support, program management, configuration management, hazardous material management, obsolescence management, safety and documentation in accordance with the USG's requirements for the Sentinel LRIP. This procurement includes access to classified information and requires the contractor to be a U.S. corporation with secure facilities approved to the SECRET level by the Defense Counterintelligence and Security Agency. Further, the Defense Contract Management Agency shall conduct a pre-award survey of the contractor's facilities determining the capability to fulfill the requirements of the contract to minimize risk to the Sentinel program. In order for the USG to award a contract and for the contractor to execute it, the contractor shall have a facility that meets Intelligence Community Directive Number 705 requirements. The USG invites interested firms capable of fulfilling the above-mentioned requirements to indicate interest by providing the following information to the contract specialist listed below: Company name, company address, overnight delivery address (if different from mailing address), CAGE Code, point of contact, e-mail address, telephone number and fax number. Business size (i.e., large, small disadvantaged, veteran owned, woman owned, etc.) Affirmation of cleared personnel and facilities. A description of the company's expertise in providing manufacturing expertise and incidental services as identified above in order to meet the Sentinel A4 LRIP requirements. The company's experience in meeting contractual due dates for similar type efforts. An estimate of schedule and associated cost required to begin delivery of the LRIP units for this anticipated procurement. All responses shall be unclassified. Clearly identify assumptions, including any assumed USG support. Clearly mark proprietary and restricted information. The experience and expertise description shall be no longer than five pages. The response date for this RFI is 15 days from date of issuance of this notice. The USG shall not reimburse contractors or responders to this notice for any costs incurred in responding or any subsequent exchange of information. This RFI/SS is for planning purposes only and is not an IFB, RFQ or RFP. Additionally, there is no obligation on the part of the USG to acquire any products described in this RFI/SS. Response to this RFI/SS is voluntary, and the USG will treat responses only as information for the USG to consider. Respondents are not entitled to payment for direct or indirect costs incurred in responding to this RFI/SS. This RFI/SS does not constitute a solicitation for proposals or the authority to enter into negotiations for award of a contract. The USG has not authorized, appropriated or received any funding for the supplies or services described herein. The USG may use information provided in developing its acquisition strategy. Interested firms are responsible for adequately marking proprietary, restricted or competition sensitive information contained in the response. There is no cost associated with the information submitted in response to this RFI/SS. If the USG releases a solicitation for the supplies or services described herein, the USG will synopsize on sam.gov.