SOURCES SOUGHT
91 -- Market Survey-Load Handling System Modular Fuel Fam (LMFF)
- Notice Date
- 6/14/2005
- Notice Type
- Sources Sought
- Contracting Office
- TACOM - Warren Acquisition Center, ATTN: AMSTA-AQ-AMB, E Eleven Mile Road, Warren, MI 48397-5000
- ZIP Code
- 48397-5000
- Solicitation Number
- MARKETSURVEYLMFF
- Response Due
- 6/30/2005
- Archive Date
- 8/29/2005
- Small Business Set-Aside
- N/A
- Description
- PERFORMANCE BASED LOGISITICS (PBL), MARKET SURVEY FOR THE LOAD HANDLING SYSTEM MODULAR FUEL FARM (LMFF). PURPOSE: The purpose of this survey is to solicit interest in the implementation of Performance Based Logistics (PBL) for the Load Handling Syste m Modular Fuel Farm (LMFF). The Army is looking for potential contractors to perform in the role of Product Support Integrator/ Product Support Provider for the LMFF. In Accordance With (IAW) AR 70-1 and DOD 5000.1, PBL is the preferred support strategy fo r 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 deployment support; enhanced wartime support; reducti on in the logistics footprint, and reduction in logistics costs. The selected PBL contractor will be responsible for some portion of the system logistics support, which could include, but is not limited to, supply chain management (parts support) for field and sustainment level maintenance, sustainment level maintenance (scheduled and unscheduled), and sustainment training. The Army will retain responsibility for the scheduled and unscheduled field maintenance of LMFF systems. Operator and maintenance train ing, (New Equipment Training (NET)) will be the prime (Original Equipment Manufacturer (OEM)) contractors responsibility. The system support processes will be transparent to the war fighter. In addition, the prime contractor will be responsible for vehic le configuration, including recommendation and implementation of configuration changes to improve performance, reliability and maintenance. 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 25 years. GOALS: DESIRED RESULTS AND OUTCOMES: Expected performance results from the PBL provider for the LMFF System is achievement of efficiencies that drives the system to an inc rease in operational availability by; reducing the logistics footprint; reducing maintenance/repair times for scheduled and unscheduled sustainment level maintenance; providing relief to the army from conducting sustainment training, and ultimately reducin g O&S costs to the Army. MEASUREMENTS: Level of performance shall be expressed in measurable outcomes and achievement of those outcomes by objective evaluation: REDUCED LOGISTICS FOOTPRINT: Measurable reduction in the time it takes to deliver field and sus tainment level spare and repair parts to the requiring organization; REDUCED MAINTENANCE/REPAIR TIMES: Measurable reduction in the cycle time it takes to return repaired sustainment level equipment/parts to the supply system; RELIEF FROM CONDUCTING SUSTAIN MENT TRAINING: Measurable reduction in the number of sustainment training classes conducted by the Army. PBL SYSTEM CANDIDATES: Systems that will be supported using PBL are those systems currently in production, systems currently in the Army fleet, and those undergoing reset/recap. Operational profiles will include both wartime and peacetime Operations Tempo (Optempo) if available . See Appendix B for a profile of the LMFF System. PBL MARKET SURVEY QUESTIONAIRE FOR THE LOAD HANDLING SYSTEM MODULAR FUEL FARM (LMFF): Name of Company; Address; City, State, Zip Code; Point of Contact (POC) information; Name; Telephone Number; Email Address; Website Address. (1) Describe your companys experience, if any, in providing PBL support to army vehicles or systems. (2) Have you successfully per formed the in the role of Product Support Integrator/ Product Support Provider on any other army or DoD vehicles or system? If so, on which vehicles or systems and what was the extent of the support provided? (3) If you have performed under a PBL contract in the past, what are some of the best practices you have used to be successful? (4) What would be your plan for managing the supp ly chain (parts support) for field and sustainment level maintenance and integrating that with the current organic system? (5) What potential constraints and boundaries do you anticipated within the responsibilities of managing a PBL support contract? (6) How do you propose the government should measure the specific areas of performance related to reducing the logistics footprint, reducing maintenance/repair times, and providing relief from conducting sustainment training? What recommendations can your org anization provide? (7) What would be your plan for reducing maintenance/repair times for scheduled and unscheduled sustainment level maintenance? (8) How would your company manage a sustainment training program and reduce the Armys training burden? (9) Would your company be interested in providing PBL support under a long-term contract? (10) Compare and contrast the different strategies your compan y would utilize in wartime vs. peacetime situations. (11) Do you feel the desired results and outcomes as defined above are attainable? (12) Are there any other areas of logistics support in which your company would be interested in providing a service? K eep in mind that this is a continuous improvement and learning exercise for the government and industry. We do not have all the answers nor do we even know all the right questions. Please take time to relate to us any ideas/suggestions you may have in imp roving our questionnaire or any other areas where you may have insight. Send responses to this market research survey questionnaire to the PM POCs by email: Joe Scott e-mail address: scottjoe@tacom.army.mil and CPT Leon Williams e-mail address: leon.willia ms@tacom.army.mil. Your organization may provide response to all or part of this questionnaire. Replies to this questionnaire must be received by 30 Jun 05. The response can be marked as confidential. Clearly indicate that the information is Proprietar y if appropriate. All participation is voluntary and no compensation will be provided for responding to this survey. The Army appreciates your participation in this survey. APPENDIX A - DEFINITIONS; PERFORMANCE BASED LOGISTICS (PBL): PBL is a product sup port 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 Product and/or Program Managers (PM's), their designated Product Suppor t 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 predetermined course of action; About assigni ng 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 private/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 a ll providers that have not been designated by the PM as the PSI. The PSI will be required to negotiate Performance Based Agreements (PBA) type arrangements with all PSPs to fulfill their responsibility. Examples of PSPs include: DLA centers, AMC MSC In ventory Materiel Management Centers (IMMCs), Depots, contractors sub-contractors, etc. NEW EQUIPMENT TRAINING: The identification of personnel, training, and training aids and devices and the transfer of knowledge gained during development from the materie l developer/provider to the trainer, user, and supporter. SUSTAINMENT TRAINING: Individual and collective training conducted in the unit or resident schools, units, and organizations to ensure continued expertise on the operations, employment, and logistic s support of fielded systems or equipment. SUSTAINMENT MAINTENANCE: Sustainment maintenance is off-system maintenance and is mainly repair of defective equipment/parts. Sustainment maintenance returns repaired equipment/parts to the supply system. It covers selected Di rect Support (DS) tasks, General Support, and Depot maintenance. FIELD MAINTENANCE: Field maintenance is on-system maintenance and is mainly replacement of defective parts and preventative maintenance. Field maintenance returns repaired equipment to the so ldier. It covers crew, unit, and selected Direct Support (DS) maintenance tasks. Some off-system maintenance can be done at field level if, based on task analysis, it is simple to complete or it is critical to mission readiness. OPERATIONAL AVAILABILITY: A measure of the degree to which a system is either operating or is capable of operating at any time when used in a typical operational and support environment. APPENDIX B - PROFILE FOR THE LMFF; VEHICLE SYSTEM: Load Handling System Modular Fuel Farm (LMF F; MODEL DESIGNATORS: TBD; SYSTEM DESCRIPTION: The Load Handling System Modular Fuel Farm (LMFF) is a Combat Service Support system that supports division and below units by providing bulk fuel storage, distribution and Refuel on the Move (ROM) across vari ous types of terrain and theaters of operation as outlined in the LMFF Operational Mode Summary/Mission Profile (OMS/MP), approved March 2002. At selected Division and below units, the LMFF provides the ability to rapidly establish a fuel distribution, sto rage, and issue capability at any location regardless of the availability of construction and material handling equipment. The system will be deployed in a 35,000-gallon capacity system consisting of fourteen 2,500-gallon tank-racks and two pump filtration modules. Units requiring additional capacity can add additional 2,500-gallon tank-racks to meet their needs. The LMFF tank-racks can also be used for line haul of bulk petroleum throughout the theater. By using two tank-racks, one on the truck and one on the trailer; 5,000 gallons of bulk petroleum can be transported per trip, providing rapid fuel support when a Fuel System Supply Point (FSSP) deployment is impractical. OPERATIONAL MODE SUMMARY/MISSION PROFILE (OMS/MP): (1) Percentage of fuel issued by cus tomer type: Only peacetime numbers were provided; PEACETIME: Bulk Tanker - 40%; 500 Gal. Drum - 25%; Vehicles - 15%; Aircraft - 20%. WARTIME. (2) CLIMATE TYPES: Hot - 25%; Basic - 75%. (3) MOVEMENT TERRAIN: Primary Roads - 20%; Secondary Roads - 50%; Trail s - 15%; Cross Country - 15%. (4) PROJECTED ANNUAL USAGE: Per the OMS/MP and the Life Cycle Cost Estimate, only peacetime numbers are given. PEACETIME: The system will be used on average 7 hours per day with an estimated 2,555 hours per year. WARTIME. OEM: OEM: Systems and Electronics, Inc., ST. Louis, MO. AVAILABILITY OF TDP: The Army does not own a TDP, the system was procured according to PD# ATPD 2336C, Dated 15 Jan 05. CONFIGURATION STABILITY: System configuration is currently frozen pending results of Production Qualification Test. FLEET ASSESSMENT: The LMFF is a new system currently in Low-Rate Initial Production (LRIP). The initial quantities to be delivered are 19 tank-racks and 7 pump modules for delivery to support test at Yuma Proving Grounds. Th ereafter, a total 48 LMFF systems, consisting of 14 tank-racks and 2 modules per system are to be produced thru FY11. G8 still owes us a distribution plan however they have indicated that the first units to be equipped are the Units of Action. There is onl y one configuration of the LMFF which has an Expected Useful Life of 25 years. ANNUAL SUPPORT WORKLOAD (MAINTENANCE AMMS): The Material Fielding Plan (MFP) states that the LMFF is estimated to require 180 hours of field level maintenance and 135 hours of s ustainment level maintenance per year. RELIABILITY - MEAN HOURS BETWEEN ESSENTIAL FUNCTION FAILURE (MHBEFF): LMFF Test and Evaluation Master Plan (TEMP) estimat es 350 hrs MHBEFF. DEPOT CAPABILITY - CURRENT WORKLOAD: None, system is currently in LRIP. ANNUAL SUSTAINMENT PARTS COST: Life Cycle Cost Estimate states $36,000 per system for annual replenishment of spare replacements and consumables. CURRENT ORGANIC SUP PORT: (1) SUPPLY AND LOGISTICS SUPPORT: Support objectives for initial operational capability will be full organic support. Interim contractor support for supply will be considered to expedite initial provisioning, if required. Integrated prognostics/dia gnostics will be used to the maximum extent possible to reduce the maintenance burden based on operational concept and total life cycle cost. Supply support requirements will be generated from a detailed analysis of maintenance tasks that will identify all resources required for system support. Provisioning Technical Documentation will be used for the identification, selection, determination of initial requirements, and cataloging of support items to be procured through the provisioning process. The Logis tics Support contractor will be required to develop a Supply Support Summary using data elements as specified in LMI data product worksheets. The LMFF IPT will review and approve the Spare Parts List and the Interim Support Items List. The Provisioning D ata will permit NSN assignment, as required, and the procurement and stockage of high-demand items. Initial spares (Authorized Stockage List [ASL] and Prescribed Load List [PLL]) will be provided to gaining units and funded by PM PAWS. Replenishment spares will be stocked according to demand, funded and requisitioned by the using activity. (2) MAINTENA NCE CONCEPTS: This procurement will utilize organic logistical support for the maintenance and servicing of the LMFF and will conform to the requirements and guidance IAW AR 750-1 (Army Materiel Maintenance Policy) and DA PAM 738-750 (Functional Users Manu al for The Army Maintenance Management System [TAMMS]). Maintenance will correspond to the Two-Level Maintenance System concept (Field and Sustainment). Field includes operator preventative maintenance (C), unit maintenance (O) and some direct support maintenance (F). Sustainment will also include some direct support maintenance as well as all general support maintenance (H). Field and Sustainment maintenance will be preformed using standard tools, test, measurement and diagnostic equipment. No depot support is envisioned for the LMFF. A Preventative Mainte nance Checks and Services (PMCS) and a Maintenance Allocation Chart (MAC) will be included in the system technical manual. The LMFF will have a probability of completion of 1 day of retail and bulk fuel distribution operations as described in the operation al mode summary/mission profile without the occurrence of an essential function failure (EFF) of at least R(EFF) = 0.98. The median time to repair (MedTTR) for all essential unscheduled maintenance demands (EUMD) will not exceed 1 hour. The maximum time to repair for 90 percent of all EUMD (MAXTTR 90) will not exceed 1.5 hours. The total maintenance ratio will not exceed .07 maintenance man-hours per operating hour. (3) TRAINING AND TRAINING DEVICES: The Materiel Developer will provide a complete training package that will support all phases of training for the LMFF. The Training Support Package (TSP) will be developed to support New Equipment (NET), Institutional and Sustainment Training. The system TSP will be designed and developed IAW U.S. Army Train ing and Doctrine Command (TRADOC) Regulation 350-70 within the Automated Systems Approach to Training (ASAT) database and will be concurrently developed with the system and delivered in draft to U.S. Army CASCOM, Training Directorate, System Integration Di vision, for review and approval 60 days prior to Test Player training for the Limited User Test. The LMFF System TSP will include electronic technical manuals (ETM), program of instruction, lesson plans, student and instructor guides and an instructional DTV (Distributive Training Vehicle) Web-based interactive multimedia package on the operation and maintenance of the LMFF. The DTV will be provided for use in sustainment training and to facilitate distance learning. An embedded training capability will be considered. Instructor and key personnel training (I&KPT) will be provided for the initial transfer of information and training methods from the materiel developer to the trainer. Distance learning will also be considered as a method of providing NET. The first production LMFF tank-rack and pump modules will be provided to the Quartermaster and Ordnance Maintenance Mechanical Schools for use in institutional training.
- Place of Performance
- Address: TACOM - Warren Acquisition Center ATTN: SFAE-CSS-FP-P (Joseph Scott), E Eleven Mile Road Warren MI
- Zip Code: 48397-5000
- Country: US
- Zip Code: 48397-5000
- Record
- SN00829561-W 20050616/050614212250 (fbodaily.com)
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