SOURCES SOUGHT
99 -- Request for Information(RFI) Sources Sought Notice
- Notice Date
- 6/3/2010
- Notice Type
- Sources Sought
- NAICS
- 334290
— Other Communications Equipment 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
- W31P4Q-10-R-0174
- Response Due
- 6/30/2010
- Archive Date
- 8/29/2010
- Point of Contact
- Tiffany Hawthorne, 256-842-7503
- E-Mail Address
-
AMCOM Contracting Center - Missile (AMCOM-CC)
(tiffany.hawthorne@us.army.mil)
- Small Business Set-Aside
- N/A
- Description
- Program Office Address Department of the Army, U.S. Army Contracting Command; Aviation and Missile Command Contracting Center; Building 5303 Martin Road; Redstone Arsenal, AL 35758, UNITED STATES Description of Action THIS IS A REQUEST FOR INFORMATION ONLY. THERE IS NO SOLICITATION PACKAGE AVAILABLE. This Request for Information (RFI) is issued solely for information and planning purposes; it does not constitute a Request for Proposal (RFP) or a promise to issue an RFP in the future. This request for information does not commit the Government to contract for any supply or service whatsoever. The Government will not pay for any information received in response to this request for information nor will the Government compensate the respondent for any cost incurred in developing the information for the Government. Any request for copies of solicitations will not be addressed since this is a request for information, not a request for proposal. Not responding to this RFI does not preclude participation in any future RFP. Any comments provided may or may not be included in a formal solicitation. The Government will not release any information marked with a proprietary legend received in response to this RFI to any firms, agencies or individuals outside the Government without written permission in accordance with the legend. Respondents may provide information on any currently available product that meets the Armys requirements. Format of Submissions/Point of Contact To be considered, responses to this RFI shall be submitted no later than June 30, 2010 to: Department of the Army U.S. Army Contracting Command Aviation and Missile Command Contracting Center Tiffany Hawthorne Building 5303 Martin Road Redstone Arsenal, AL 35898 Submissions or questions may also be sent electronically to Tiffany Hawthorne at tiffany.hawthorne@us.army.mil. All information in responses should be unclassified. The response format shall be data files either emailed or on a CD. White papers shall be limited to fourteen pages total with two pages for technical drawings. Acknowledgment of receipt of white papers will not be made and white papers will not be returned. Data Requested Specifically, this announcement is looking for a tactically mobile mast, the height of which shall not be less than 9 m (30 ft) or greater than 18 m (60 ft) above ground level. The desired solution shall be designed for the structural loads listed in UFC 3-310-01, except that the design wind speed shall be not less than 80 miles per hour. The mast shall be constructed so as to reduce in length to not more than three (3) meters and in such form as to be transported within a HMT-1102 High-Mobility Trailer. The mast shall allow emplacement on uneven terrain with slope of up to five (5) degrees and under all environmental conditions. The candidate solution must be non-developmental and require only minor modifications to be compatible with the current Counter-Rocket, Artillery and Mortar (C-RAM) Warn capability and must be available for production and delivery in 12 months. Firms should identify themselves as a small or large business and should identify the product they offer as either commercial or military. All proprietary material should be clearly marked and will be held in the strictest confidence. The production lead time should also be included. At a minimum, the white paper shall provide a description of the technical approach and a statement on how the technical capabilities meet these key attributes: 1) Operational effectiveness Discuss the functional and performance aspects of the product identified. 2) Integration - Discuss how the product has been used in the past 3) Transportability - Discuss transportation limitations 4) Sustainment - Provide the most recent information regarding failure rates and maintenance/sustainment options that might be available. Discuss Mean Time Between Failure rates for major end items (MEI). 5) Affordability Discuss possible pricing and advise whether economic purchase quantities are applicable 6) System Maturity Discuss the maturity of the product and when the product might be available for full operational use. Any system or subsystem should be ready to be demonstrated (e.g. Technology Readiness Level Six (TRL 6) 7) Other Clients Discuss the major clients you have provided the products to, and whether you are working with clients presently regarding the product
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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
- SN02166972-W 20100605/100603234731-881d8d644265c80255c12b4fac17f0b7 (fbodaily.com)
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