SOURCES SOUGHT
A -- Category 1 Product Quality Deficiency Report Failure Analyses
- Notice Date
- 11/19/2008
- Notice Type
- Sources Sought
- NAICS
- 541380
— Testing Laboratories
- Contracting Office
- Department of the Army, Army Contracting Agency, South Region, ACA, Redstone Arsenal, ACA, Redstone Arsenal, Directorate of Contracting, Building 5303, Martin Road, Redstone Arsenal, AL 35898-5280
- ZIP Code
- 35898-5280
- Solicitation Number
- W58RGZ-09-R-0143
- Response Due
- 12/16/2008
- Archive Date
- 2/14/2009
- Point of Contact
- Paula Parker, 256-876-6921<br />
- Small Business Set-Aside
- Total Small Business
- Description
- RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT SOURCES SOUGHT. It is the Governments intent to award a Cost-Plus-Fixed-Fee Contract for the investigation and failure analysis of Category 1 Product Quality Deficiency Reports (CAT 1 PQDRs) on aircraft exhibits for the Aviation Engineering Directorate (AED) within the US Army Aviation and Missile Research Development and Engineering Center (AMRDEC). A CAT 1 PQDR describes an unsafe condition, operational or maintenance procedure for an aircraft, mission related equipment, component or module, or repair part that may cause death, injury, or severe occupational illness, that would cause loss or major damage to a weapon system, critically restricts the combat readiness capabilities of the using organization, and which would result in a production line stoppage. The priority level of these exhibits mandates that the failure analyses be performed in not more than 45 calendar days. The analyses performed will provide the mode of failure and the root cause determination that includes a determination as to whether or not the pertinent parts in question meet dimensional and other requirements as documented in source drawings. The proposed period of performance is from AUGUST 2010 through JULY 2015, and may involve performance of 10 to 20 failure analyses per year. Offerors must demonstrate the ability to perform CAT 1 PQDR failure analyses by providing at least three sample reports for similar work. A complete listing of all current analytical equipment and tooling; the average turnaround time and capacity on similar projects; and a list of qualifications for current employees is also requested. The Government is seeking to determine whether two or more small businesses are capable of performing the work outlined in the description above. The Government is asking for responses from all responsible Small Business sources that can demonstrate their capability to perform the work and provide the requested documentation pertaining to the sample report, equipment list and personnel qualifications by the closing date of this sources sought notice. This information will be used to evaluate each sources capability to perform integration requiring the use of proprietary information and determine whether or not this acquisition will be designated as a small business set-aside or a full and open competition. The proposed contract listed herein is being considered for a 100% small business set aside, and is subject to the availability of funds. By U.S. Law, participation in Small Business Set-Asides is restricted to U.S. small businesses; therefore, submission of information by foreign sources will not be honored. The most recent AED effort was awarded on a sole source basis to Dayton T Brown under Contract W58RGZ-05-C-0318, a Cost-Plus-Fixed-Fee, Basic Contract plus five one-year Options, with a total potential dollar value of approximately $46.6M. This is a Sources Sought Synopsis announcement; market survey for information only, to be used for preliminary planning purposes. Responses to this announcement are due no later than 1600 (CST) on 16 DECEMBER 2008. Formal communication related to this Acquisition should be directed to Paula Parker, Contract Specialist. You may fax, mail, or email the requested information to US Army Aviation and Missile Command, ATTN: AMSCC-AVM-RD-B, Paula Parker/Research Development and Engineering Center, Building 5400, Room B142, Redstone Arsenal, AL 35898; EMAIL: paula.parker1@us.army.mil; FAX NUMBER: (256) 876-7600. No telephone calls will be accepted. Respondents are advised that responses sent by conventional US Mail service or courier services (Federal Express and UPS) are not routed directly to the above address. All responsible interested sources which submit the requested information by the required response date/time as outlined above will be considered. Late submissions will not be considered.
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- Place of Performance
- Address: ACA, Redstone Arsenal Directorate of Contracting, Building 5303, Martin Road Redstone Arsenal AL<br />
- Zip Code: 35898-5280<br />
- Zip Code: 35898-5280<br />
- Record
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