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FBO DAILY ISSUE OF JUNE 15, 2005 FBO #1297
MODIFICATION

23 -- Sources sought for a Product Support Integrator/Product Support Provider in support of a Dry Support Bridge (DSB) Performance Base Logistics program

Notice Date

6/13/2005
 

Notice Type

Modification
 

NAICS

332312 — Fabricated Structural Metal Manufacturing
 

Contracting Office

TACOM - Warren Acquisition Center, ATTN: AMSTA-AQ-AMB, E Eleven Mile Road, Warren, MI 48397-5000
 

ZIP Code

48397-5000
 

Solicitation Number

W56HZV05R9000
 

Response Due

6/30/2005
 

Archive Date

8/29/2005
 

Small Business Set-Aside

N/A
 

Description

DRY SUPPORT BRIDGE (DSB) MARKET SURVEY Purpose: The purpose of this survey is to solicit your interest, current capabilities, and potential in performing the roles of Product Support Integrator/ Product Support Provider in support of a DSB Performance Based Logistics (PBL) Program. IAW AR 70-1 and DOD 5000.1, PBL is the preferred support strategy for materiel systems. The Army will implement PBL on weapon systems in order to provide the war fighter increased operational readiness; increased reliability; enhanced logistics response times; enhanced deplo yment support; enhanced wartime support; reduction in the logistics footprint, and reduction in logistics costs. Under this PBL contract, the contractor will be responsible for a large portion of the DSB logistics support, such as supply chain management and all scheduled and unscheduled sustainment level maintenance. The Army will retain responsibility for the DSB s unscheduled field maintenance. Operator and maintenance training (including both new equipment training and sustainment training) will be the contractors responsibility. The support process is required to be transparent to the warfighter. In addition , the contractor will be responsible for vehicle configuration, to include recommendation and implementation of configuration changes to improve performance and reliability. PBL Definition: See Appendix A for Definitions of PBL and other frequently used terminology. Intent: Length/Type of Contract: Contract is expected to be a Firm Fixed Price Contract for up to 5 years. Goal: Ultimate goal is ultra-availability (readiness). Our goal is to structure a contract, which will incentivize the contractor to maximize system reliability, thereby reducing maintenance, spare parts and training requirements in the process. Desired Results and Outcomes: Operational readiness 90% or better. Reduced logistics footprint, unscheduled maintenance, training burden, scheduled maintenance and maintenance times. Proposed Measurements: Level of performance expressed in terms of measurable outcomes/how outcomes are to be measured and evaluated. Operational Readiness - 90 percent or better. Launcher vehicle starts and complete bridging mission every time. Reduced Logistics Footprint  Measurable reduction in number of tools required (special and common). Measurable reduction in number of maintenance, repair and troubleshooting tasks. Measurable reduction of training required. PBL MARKET SURVEY QUESTIONAIRE 1. Name of Firm Address City,State, Zip Code Point of Contact Name Telephone Number Email Address Website Address 2. What would be your business approach to meeting these responsibilities for managing the DSB fleet? 3. How would you propose meeting the goal of ultra-availability? 4. What potential constraints or boundaries do you see with one contractor having ultimate responsibility for managing the majority of logistics and configuration support under a PBL arrangement? 5. How do you see the government measuring these specific areas for obtaining supply support, reliability, training and maintenance? What suggestions might you have? 6. What would you recommend as the approach to supply chain management in support of the DSB fleet? 7. How would you approach performance of sustainment maintenance and reduce vehicle maintenance, both scheduled and unscheduled? 8. How would you approach operator/maintainer training and reduce training needs? 9. Would you be willing to provide this type of support under a long-term contract? 10. What would you do differently in support of deployment contingency (wartime vs peacetime) operations? 11. How do you foresee the target price for a fixed level of PBL to be set up? What would a fair payment plan/schedule consist of and how could it be linked to successful performance? Response to this market research survey questionnaire should be se nt via email to the Contract Specialist, Earl Rashid at rashide@tacom.army.mil. You can respond in total or to any part of this questionnaire. Any product literature that cannot be emailed may be sent to: TACOM, ATTN: AMSTA-AQ-ATAB, Mail Stop 420, 6501 E. 11 Mile Rd., Warren, MI 48397-5000. Replies to this questionnaire must be received by 30 June 2005. You may fax in your response to (586) 574-8636 if you do not have electronic capability. You are allowed to mark any document or information submitted as confidential. Please mark your info rmation Proprietary, as you feel appropriate. Your input is voluntary and no compensation can be made for your participation in this survey. We appreciate your cooperation in answering these questions and thank you in advance for your participation. DEFINITIONS APPENDIX A Performance Based Logistics (PBL): PBL is a product support strategy in which the logistics requirements are stated as expected results (outcomes)., and wherein the responsibility and accountability of meeting these expectations fall on the PMs designated Product Support Integrator (PSI) and their support provider(s). PBL is: - Buying results not resources - Using performance specs not design specs - Buying solution or an outcome not defining the process and methods to achieve a pre-determined course of action. - About assigning responsibility to the supplier not the requiring organization. Performance Support Integrator (PSI): The PSI is intended to identify a single source as being responsible and accountable for providing product support to the assigned Defense/Army system. This is designated to an agency (private, public sector or a pri vate/public sector partnership). Product Support Provider (PSP): The PSP is anyone that provides a logistics/support product or service in support of a materiel system. This term applies to all providers that have not been designated by the PM as the PSI. The PSI will be required to ne gotiate Performance Based Agreements (PBA) type arrangements with all PSPs to fulfill their responsibility. Examples of PSPs include: DLA centers, AMC MSC Inventory Materiel Management Centers (IMMCs), Depots, contractors sub-contractors, etc. Sustainment Training: New Equipment Training: Two Level Maintenance: Sustainment Maintenance: Field Maintenance: Reliability: Recapitalization (recap):
 

Place of Performance

Address: TACOM - Warren Acquisition Center ATTN: AMSTA-AQ-ATAB, E Eleven Mile Road Warren MI

Zip Code: 48397-5000

Country: US
 

Record

SN00828778-W 20050615/050613211848 (fbodaily.com)
 

Source

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