MODIFICATION
10 -- REVISED DATE FOR REQUEST FOR INFORMATION ONLY FOR THE MLRS M270A1 LAUNCHER
- Notice Date
- 2/7/2011
- Notice Type
- Modification/Amendment
- NAICS
- 336414
— Guided Missile and Space Vehicle Manufacturing
- Contracting Office
- AMCOM Contracting Center - Missile (AMCOM-CC), ATTN: AMSAM-AC, Building 5303, Martin Road, Redstone Arsenal, AL 35898-5280
- ZIP Code
- 35898-5280
- Solicitation Number
- W31P4Q11R0043
- Response Due
- 2/14/2011
- Archive Date
- 4/15/2011
- Point of Contact
- Deborah Goodson, 256 876-3879
- E-Mail Address
-
AMCOM Contracting Center - Missile (AMCOM-CC)
(deborah.goodson@us.army.mil)
- Small Business Set-Aside
- N/A
- Description
- THIS NOTIFICATION REVISES THE DATE FOR REQUEST FOR INFORMATION ONLY FROM 21 JANUARY 2011 TO 14 FEBRUARY 2011. THE ORIGINAL REQUEST FOR INFORMATION ONLY IS RESTATED AS FOLLOWS: THE US ARMY CONTRACTING COMMAND, AMCOM CONTRACTING CENTER, REDSTONE ARSENAL, ALABAMA ON BEHALF OF THE PRECISION FIRES ROCKET AND MISSILE SYSTEMS (PFRMS) PROJECT OFFICE, PROGRAM EXECUTIVE OFFICE MISSILE AND SPACE HEREBY ISSUES THE FOLLOWING SOURCES SOUGHT/REQUEST FOR INFORMATION (RFI) TO BOTH ASCERTAIN THE LEVEL OF INTEREST OF POTENTIAL VENDORS DESIRING TO CONTRACT FOR THE DEVELOPMENT AND PRODUCTION OF AN IMPROVED ARMORED CAB (IAC) FOR THE MULTIPLE LAUNCH ROCKET SYSTEM (MLRS) M270A1 LAUNCHER, AS WELL AS TO SOLICIT FEEDBACK FROM THOSE INTERESTED CONTRACTORS ON THE ARMY'S PROPOSED ACQUISITION STRATEGY AS LISTED IN THE BELOW DESCRIPTION. THIS IS AN RFI RELEASED PURSUANT TO FAR 15.201(E). INTERESTED SOURCES ARE TO PROVIDE A WHITE PAPER DESCRIBING THEIR RECOMMENDED STRATEGIES. RESPONSES MUST BE IN COMPLIANCE WITH ALL APPLICABLE ARMY, DOD AND FEDERAL POLICIES. AFTER REVIEWING THE SUBMISSIONS, THE GOVERNMENT MAY AFFORD INDUSTRY A ONE-ON-ONE SESSION WHERE IT IS ENVISIONED THE PARTIES WILL ENGAGE IN AN ACTIVE INFORMATION EXCHANGE DIALOGUE. REQUIREMENTS STATEMENT:THE IAC DEVELOPMENT PROGRAM FOR THE M270A1 LAUNCHER?S PURPOSE IS THREEFOLD: 1.IMPROVE CREW SURVIVABILITY (BLAST PROTECTION AND SMALL ARMS FIRE) 2.INCREASE CREW SPACE WITHIN THE CAB 3.RE-ORIENT THE CREW SEATING TO POSITION THE COMMANDER IN THE CENTER SEAT TO PROVIDE A COMMON CONFIGURATION OF CREW SEATING ACROSS THE LAUNCHER FLEET THE POTENTIAL RFP FOR THIS EFFORT IS CURRENTLY BEING ASSEMBLED. A DRAFT STATEMENT OF WORK AND A DRAFT PERFORMANCE SPECIFICATION ARE AVAILABLE FOR REVIEW AND QUESTIONS THROUGH 15 JANUARY 2011, AND CAN BE OBTAINED AT HTTPS://WWWPROC.REDSTONE.ARMY.MIL/ACQUISITION/. CLICK ON THE LINK, THEN CLICK CURRENT AMCOM BUSINESS OPPORTUNITIES, AND CLICK ON MULTIPLE LAUNCH ROCKET SYSTEMS (MLRS) M270A1 IMPROVED ARMORED CAB (IAC) INCREASED CREW PROTECTION DEVELOPMENT PROGRAM. ALL QUESTIONS SHALL BE DIRECTED TO MS. COLLEEN RODRIGUEZ WHOSE CONTACT INFORMATION IS LISTED AT THE END OF THIS NOTICE. IN ADDITION TO QUESTIONS ON THE ALREADY PUBLISHED INFORMATION, THE GOVERNMENT IS SEEKING WHITE PAPERS REGARDING THE CONTRACTING APPROACH TO THIS DEVELOPMENT AND INDUSTRY'S ASSESSMENT/OPINION OF THE ARMY'S IAC ACQUISITION STRATEGY. THE GOVERNMENT ALSO INVITES INDUSTRY TO SUGGEST METHODS OF CONTRACTING TO DEVELOP, TEST AND PRODUCE THE IAC. THE CURRENT STATEMENT OF WORK INCLUDES THE DEVELOPMENT, QUALIFICATION AND TEST OF AN IAC. IT ALSO INCLUDES THE DELIVERY OF A PRODUCTION LEVEL TYPE III TECHNICAL DATA PACKAGE FOR THE IAC. THE GOVERNMENT IS FURTHER CONSIDERING THE INCLUSION OF FIXED PRICE PRODUCTION OPTIONS FOR THE IAC IN THE SCOPE OF THE CONTRACT. TOTAL IAC KITS PRODUCED WILL BE LESS THAN 250. THIS RFI SEEKS WHITE PAPERS THAT DESCRIBE THE BENEFITS OR RISKS ASSOCIATED WITH INCLUSION OF PRODUCTION OPTIONS AND RECOMMENDATIONS ON CONTRACTING APPROACHES THAT PROVIDE A BEST VALUE TO THE GOVERNMENT WHILE MINIMIZING RISK (ESPECIALLY COST RISK) TO THE SELECTED DEVELOPMENT CONTRACTOR. SUCH APPROACHES SHOULD ADDRESS METHODS TO MINIMIZE COST RISK ON MATERIALS SINCE THE DESIGN IS NOT FINAL AT THE TIME OF CONTRACT AWARD AND PROCUREMENT OF MATERIALS WILL BE IMPACTED BY ECONOMIC FORCES WHICH ARE NOT ACCURATELY PREDICTABLE AT THE TIME OF CONTRACT AWARD. RFI PURPOSE AND LIMITATIONS: THE GOVERNMENT'S INTENTION IS TO BETTER UNDERSTAND THE CURRENT, STATE-OF-THE-ART CAPABILITIES AND STRATEGIES TO DETERMINE THE BEST SOLUTION. INDUSTRY FEEDBACK IS VITALLY IMPORTANT AND THE GOVERNMENT WILL BE RECEPTIVE TO ANY AND ALL IDEAS RECEIVED FROM INDUSTRY. THIS RFI IS AN EXPRESSION OF THE GOVERNMENT'S INTEREST ONLY AND DOES NOT OBLIGATE THE GOVERNMENT TO PAY FOR THE REQUESTED INFORMATION NOR RESPOND TO ANY SUBMISSIONS. PROPRIETARY INFORMATION IS NOT BEING SOLICITED; HOWEVER, IF IT IS SUBMITTED, IT SHOULD BE APPROPRIATELY MARKED. PLEASE LIMIT YOUR FORMAL WHITE PAPER SUBMISSION TO NO MORE THAN 20 PAGES TO INCLUDE COVER LETTER AND WHITE PAPER. IN ADDITION, YOU MAY INCLUDE UP TO FIVE ATTACHMENTS THAT CONSIST OF BRIEFING SLIDES, PRE-PRINTED COMMERCIAL BROCHURES OR SALES LITERATURE. ELECTRONIC SUBMISSIONS ARE STRONGLY ENCOURAGED. ALL ITEMS MUST BE IN MICROSOFT OFFICE 2000 OR ADOBE PDF FORMAT AND SHOULD BE FREE OF ALL COMPUTER VIRUSES. TECHNICAL QUESTIONS AND INDUSTRY RESPONSES SHALL BE SUBMITTED VIA EMAIL TO THE AMCOM CONTRACTING CENTER CONTRACTING OFFICER AT COLLEEN.RODRIGUEZ@US.ARMY.MIL. ALL MATERIAL SUBMITTED IN RESPONSE TO THIS RFI MUST BE UNCLASSIFIED AND PROPERLY MARKED. THIS IS A REQUEST FOR INFORMATION (RFI) ONLY THIS RFI IS ISSUED AS MARKET RESEARCH, SOLELY FOR INFORMATION AND PLANNING PURPOSES. IT SHALL NOT BE CONSIDERED AS AN INVITATION FOR BID (IFB), REQUEST FOR QUOTATION (RFQ), REQUEST FOR PROPOSAL (RFP), OR AS AN OBLIGATION ON THE PART OF THE GOVERNMENT TO ACQUIRE ANY PRODUCTS OR SERVICES. THE SOLICITATION (PREVIOUSLY W31P4Q-10-R-0245) IS FOR PLANNING PURPOSES ONLY AND ANY RESPONSE TO THIS SYNOPSIS WILL BE TREATED AS INFORMATION ONLY. NO ENTITLEMENT TO PAYMENT OF DIRECT OR INDIRECT COSTS OR CHARGES BY THE GOVERNMENT WILL ARISE AS A RESULT OF CONTRACTOR SUBMISSION OF RESPONSES TO THIS SYNOPSIS OR THE GOVERNMENT FOR USE OF SUCH INFORMATION. THE INFORMATION PROVIDED MAY BE USED BY THE ARMY IN DEVELOPING ITS ACQUISITION STRATEGY AND IN ITS STATEMENT OF WORK/STATEMENT OF OBJECTIVES OR PERFORMANCE SPECIFICATIONS. NOT RESPONDING TO THIS RFI DOES NOT PRECLUDE PARTICIPATION IN ANY FUTURE RFP, IF ISSUED. IF A SOLICITATION IS ISSUED, IT WILL BE SYNOPSIZED ON THE FEDERAL BUSINESS OPPORTUNITIES (FEDBIZ! OPPS) WEBSITE. IT IS THE RESPONSIBILITY OF ANY POTENTIAL OFFEROR TO MONITOR THESE SITES FOR ADDITIONAL INFORMATION PERTAINING TO THIS REQUIREMENT.
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- Place of Performance
- Address: AMCOM Contracting Center - Missile (AMCOM-CC) ATTN: AMSAM-AC, Building 5303, Martin Road Redstone Arsenal AL
- Zip Code: 35898-5280
- Zip Code: 35898-5280
- Record
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