SOLICITATION NOTICE
15 -- Aircraft and airframe structural components.
- Notice Date
- 10/13/2010
- Notice Type
- Presolicitation
- NAICS
- 336413
— Other Aircraft Parts and Auxiliary Equipment Manufacturing
- Contracting Office
- US ARMY CONTRACTING COMMAND, AMCOM CONTRACTING CENTER
- ZIP Code
- 00000
- Solicitation Number
- W31P4Q11R0017
- Response Due
- 11/15/2010
- Archive Date
- 12/15/2010
- Point of Contact
- LLANE C. MCGEE,Contract Specialist,(256)842-1702 or LLANE C. MCGEE,Contracting Officer,(256)842-1702
- E-Mail Address
-
US ARMY CONTRACTING COMMAND
(LLANE.MCGEE@US.ARMY.MIL)
- Small Business Set-Aside
- N/A
- Description
- A DRAFT REQUEST FOR PROPOSAL (RFP) W31P4Q-11-R-0017 SHALL BE ISSUED TO ACQUIRE ROTARY WING SERVICES. THIS IS NOT A REQUEST FOR PROPOSAL, QUOTATION, OR INVITATION TO BID NOTICE. THE TARGET MANAGEMENT OFFICE HAS A REQUIREMENT TO PROVIDE AFFORDABLE ROTARY WING TARGETS TO THE ARMY, AND OTHER SERVICE USERS, TO SUPPORT RESEARCH, DEVELOPMENT, TEST AND EVALUATION (RDT&E) MISSIONS AT DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE RANGES AND OTHER MILITARY INSTALLATIONS WORLDWIDE. THE ROTARY WING TARGET (RWT) PROGRAM WILL PROVIDE AN UNMANNED HELICOPTER TARGET SYSTEM TO BE USED IN SENSOR PRESENTATIONS OR LIVE FIRE TRACKING AND ENGAGEMENT TESTING BY AIR DEFENSE MISSILE SYSTEMS TO BE CONDUCTED ON DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE RANGES. THE RWT PROGRAM WILL PROVIDE GENERIC HELICOPTER TARGETS WHOSE SIGNATURE CHARACTERISTICS CAN BE MODIFIED WITH THE ADDITION OF VARIOUS PAYLOADS. THE RWT WILL BE CAPABLE OF CARRYING PAYLOADS FOR COUNTERMEASURE AND SIGNATURE AUGMENTATION SUBSYSTEMS SUCH AS FLARES, INFRA-RED/RADIO FREQUENCY (IR/RF) JAMMERS AND AUGMENTERS. THE RWT TARGETS ARE TO BE CONTROLLED BY AN AIRBORNE CONTROL/AUTOPILOT SUPPLIED WITH THE HELICOPTER AND A CONTROL STATION PROVIDED BY THE CONTACTOR. THIS ACQUISITION REQUIRES A DEMONSTRATION OF ROTARY WING TARGET (RWT) SYSTEM CAPABILITIES AND OPTIONAL SIGNATURE CHARACTERIZATION, SERVICES AND ACQUISITION OPTIONS, AND IS INCLUSIVE OF OPERATIONAL, MAINTENANCE, ENGINEERING AND SUPPORT SERVICES. FURTHER, OPTIONS SHALL BE ESTABLISHED FOR THE ACQUISITION OF UNMANNED VEHICLES, CONTROL SYSTEM, GROUND SUPPORT EQUIPMENT, SPARE PARTS, TEST EQUIPMENT, SPECIAL TOOLS AND SIMILAR NECESSARY DOCUMENTATION/SUPPORT EQUIPMENT NECESSARY TO OPERATE AND MAINTAIN THE RWT SYSTEM. THE U.S. ARMY AVIATION AND MISSILE COMMAND (AMCOM) INTENDS TO ISSUE A COMPETITIVE FIVE (5) YEAR, FIRM-FIXED PRICE AND COST TYPE CONTRACT FOR ROTARY WING TARGETS. THE PROGRAM EXECUTIVE OFFICE FOR SIMULATION, TRAINING AND INSTRUMENTATION (PEO STRI); PROJECT MANAGER FOR INSTRUMENTATION, TARGETS AND THREAT SIMULATORS (PM ITTS); TARGETS MANAGEMENT OFFICE (TMO), HUNTSVILLE, ALABAMA IS THE LEAD FOR THE MANAGEMENT OF THESE ITEMS. A DRAFT REQUEST FOR PROPOSAL (RFP) SHALL BE PUBLICLY AND ELECTRONICALLY POSTED FOR OPEN INSPECTION AND GOVERNMENT RECEIPT OF QUESTIONS BY INTERESTED PARTIES. A FORMAL RFP SHALL FOLLOW, CONSISTING OF THE SPECIFIC STATEMENT OF WORK AND ALL ATTACHMENTS. THE PROPOSED FIVE YEAR ACQUISITION SHALL BE SOLICITED ON A FULL AND OPEN COMPETITION BASIS, WITH PARTICIPATION LIMITED TO U.S. OWNED COMPANIES, U.S. CITIZENS, AND CLEARED FOREIGN OWNED COMPANIES WITH AN APPROVED SPECIAL SECURITY ARRANGEMENT (SSA). FIRM?FIXED CONTRACT LINE ITEMS (CLINS) SHALL BE ESTABLISHED FOR HARDWARE AND TRAINING, WITH COST-PLUS-FIXED-FEE CLINS FOR ENGINEERING SERVICES AND SUBCONTRACTS AND COST-REIMBURSABLE (NON FEE BEARING) CLINS FOR TRAVEL AND MATERIALS. AWARD SHALL BE MADE IN TWO PHASES, WITH INITIAL MULTIPLE AWARDS (LIMITED TO A MAXIMUM OF THREE) PLACED FOR CAPABILITIES DEMONSTRATIONS REQUIRED TO VERIFY THE CONTRACTOR?S APPROACH IS VIABLE AND MEETS ALL OF THE PERFORMANCE REQUIREMENTS OF THE STATEMENT OF WORK AND RWT SYSTEM PERFORMANCE SPECIFICATION MIS-PRF-57644. TESTING (AT A SITE TO BE DETERMINED) OF CONTRACTORS' DRONED HELICOPTER SYSTEM CAPABILITIES WILL BE CONDUCTED AND THE DEMONSTRATION DATA ALONG WITH ADDITIONAL DATA PROVIDED BY THE CONTRACTOR WILL BE USED TO SELECT THE TARGET SYSTEM. REFERENCED DEMONSTRATION SHALL TAKE PLACE AN ESTIMATED 180 DAYS AFTER INITIAL AWARDS. THE RESULTS FROM THESE DEMONSTRATIONS SHALL DETERMINE IF ANY FUTURE CONTRACT OPTIONS ARE TO BE EXERCISED. OPTIONS WILL ALLOW FOR THE ACQUISITION OF CONTROL SYSTEM, TARGETS, SUPPORT EQUIPMENT, LOGISTICAL SERVICES, ENGINEERING SERVICES FOR MODIFICATIONS, OPERATIONS AND MAINTENANCE SUPPORT, COMPLETE TARGET OPERATIONS, AND OTHER RELATED SUPPORT TO FULLY S! USTAIN THE RWT TO MEET TARGET MISSION NEEDS. THE FORMAL SOLICITATION WILL RESULT IN UP TO THREE (3) AWARDS FOR PARTICIPATION IN A DEMONSTRATION OF THE VENDOR'S ROTARY WING TARGET. A DOWN-SELECT PROCESS WILL BE USED AFTER THE DEMONSTRATIONS ARE CONCLUDED TO MAKE FINAL AWARD TO ONE CONTRACTOR ON A BEST-VALUE BASIS. NOTE: IT IS ANTICIPATED THAT THE GOVERNMENT WILL MAKE AWARD TO A SINGLE VENDOR FOR A FINAL CONTRACT; HOWEVER, THERE IS NO GUARANTEE OF AWARD NOR A GUARANTEED MINIMUM OF OPTION EXERCISES SHOULD AWARD BE ACCOMPLISHED. ANY FINAL AWARD/OPTION EXERCISE IS DEPENDENT ON THE AVAILABILITY OF FUNDS. ALL RESPONSIBLE SOURCES MAY SUBMIT WRITTEN PROPOSALS IN RESPONSE TO THE FORMAL RFP TO BE CONSIDERED BY THIS AGENCY. POINT OF CONTACT: QUESTIONS/COMMENTS SHOULD BE SENT TO BOTH OF THE FOLLOWING: LLANE MCGEE, CONTRACTING OFFICER (256) 842-1702, LLANE.MCGEE@US.ARMY.MIL. PAMELA PARKER, TMO PROJECT OFFICE (256) 876-5950, PAMELA.PARKER5@US.ARMY.MIL PLACE OF PERFORMANCE: TO BE DETERMINED
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- Place of Performance
- Address: US ARMY CONTRACTING COMMAND, AMCOM CONTRACTING CENTER
- Zip Code: 35898-5280
- Zip Code: 35898-5280
- Record
- SN02310115-W 20101015/101013234048-c0f392f67b351311b65ad7ad972aaef0 (fbodaily.com)
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