SOURCES SOUGHT
23 -- M870A2-S Medium Heavy Equipment Transporter (MHET)
- Notice Date
- 8/22/2018
- Notice Type
- Sources Sought
- NAICS
- 336212
— Truck Trailer Manufacturing
- Contracting Office
- Department of the Navy, United States Marine Corps, MARCORSYSCOM, 2200 Lester Street, Quantico, Virginia, 22134, United States
- ZIP Code
- 22134
- Solicitation Number
- M67854-18-R-0081
- Archive Date
- 10/31/2018
- Point of Contact
- Todd D. Ingold, Phone: 7034324435
- E-Mail Address
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todd.ingold@usmc.mil
(todd.ingold@usmc.mil)
- Small Business Set-Aside
- N/A
- Description
- NOTE: THIS IS NOT A SOLICITATION FOR PROPOSALS. THIS IS A REQUEST FOR INFORMATION (RFI) ONLY. This RFI is for planning and informational purposes only and shall NOT be considered as a Request for Proposal (RFP) or as an obligation on the part of the Government to acquire any products or services. The Government will NOT be responsible for any costs incurred in responding to this RFI or furnishing the requested information. No entitlement to payment of direct or indirect costs or charges by the Government will arise as a result of a contractor's submission of responses to this RFI or the Government's use of such information. The Government reserves the right to reject, in whole or in part, any contractor's input resulting from this RFI. No contract will be awarded from this announcement. Pursuant to Federal Acquisition Regulations (FAR) 15.201(e), responses to this RFI are not offers and cannot be accepted by the Government to form a binding contract. 1.0 Introduction: Program Manager Medium and Heavy Tactical Vehicles (PM MHTV) is seeking to identify interested vendors capable of producing and installing an upgraded suspension system for the M870A2-S Medium Heavy Equipment Transporter (MHET). The M870A2-S, fielded in April 2006, is a 40-ton payload, three axle MHET that replaces the M870A2 trailer. The M870A2-S incorporates Anti-lock Brake System and a B-21 Reyco Granning Suspension leaf-spring type suspension. The key requirement for the upgraded suspension is enabling off-road operations in all terrain environments with payloads up to 40 tons. The upgraded suspension will be applied to the entire fleet of USMC M870A2-S MHET 40-ton trailers (308 trailers). The Vendor shall be capable of supplying equipment, training, and spare parts support as commercial or non-developmental items. Should a Request for Proposal be released, the Government will provide Vendors with an opportunity to view a previously developed, prototype trailer with an upgraded suspension system. The upgraded trailer suspension will require modifications to the prime mover for interface and communications. The prime mover for the M870A2-S MHET 40-ton is the Logistics Vehicle System Replacement (LVSR) MKR16/AMKR16. In support of First Article Testing, the Vendor should be capable of delivering and installing two (2) trailers with upgraded suspension and two (2) LVSR Engineering Change Proposal kits within 180 days upon receipt of delivery order. The Government contemplating awarding an indefinite delivery, indefinite quantity (IDIQ) contract with five one-year ordering periods. The combination of LVSR MKR16/AMKR16 and M870A2-S MHET 40-ton shall be capable of on-road and cross-country transportation of vehicles and equipment of up to 40 tons across the mission profile described below. Road Surface % Operation Roughness Minimum Sustained Speed Improved Hard Surface, 0% grade 40 0.1" - 0.3" RMS 45 mph Improved Gravel Roads 45 0.3" - 1.0" RMS 25 mph Unimproved Surface Trails 10 1.0" - 2.5" RMS 10 mph Unimproved Cross Country 5 1.5" - 2.5" RMS 5 mph The combination of LVSR MKR16/AMKR16 and M870A2-S MHET 40-ton shall meet all applicable Federal Motor Vehicle Safety Standards (FMVSS), Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration Regulations (FMCSR), and Department of Transportation (DOT) regulations with the exception of FMVSS 136 - Electronic stability control systems for heavy vehicles. Integration of the M870A2-S MHET 40 ton shall require minimal changes to the LVSR MKR16/AMKR16 to achieve the specified performance. 1.1 Purpose: This RFI constitutes market research in accordance with FAR Part 10 and is not an RFP. The Marine Corps Systems Command is issuing this RFI, in support of Program Executive Officer - Land Systems (PEO LS), to determine if more than one vendor has the capability to provide the support described in the Introduction listed above. 1.2 Objective: Data submitted in response to this RFI will be used to assess the marketplace environment for business to provide the U.S. Marine Corps with the support described above. 2.0 Requested Information: Respondents who are interested are requested to provide the information that identifies their capability to provide the support described in the Introduction listed above. 3.0 Response: Vendors possessing the requisite skills, resources, and capabilities necessary to perform the stated requirements are invited to respond to this RFI via a submission of an executive summary on 81/2 x 11 in paper, no more than 15 pages in length, using 12-point font describing product summary, complete technical characteristics, and training and spare parts support capability. All responses must include the following information: • Company name, address, email, telephone number, point(s) of contact • Commercial and Government Entity (CAGE) Code and DUNS number • Size of business pursuant to North American Industrial Classification System (NAICS) code 336212 • List of contracting vehicles (if available) • White paper providing capabilities and relevant past performance. Please be advised that any proprietary information must be marked as such on a page-by-page basis. The Government will not assume that any of the information provided by a respondent is proprietary unless it is conspicuously marked on a page-by-page basis. Moreover, the Government does not assume any duty to contact a respondent and inquire whether any unmarked information submitted in response to this RFI is proprietary. Please do not submit proposals at this time. The Government is only seeking sources/information for market research to determine the availability of commercial capabilities in the described areas. Acknowledgement of receipt will not be made. Availability of any formal solicitation will be announced separately. Submittals will not be returned to the sender. Respondents will not be notified of the results of the evaluation. It is the contractor's responsibility to check Federal Business Opportunities (FBO) website at https://www.fbo.gov/ to get additional data. Responses shall be submitted via e-mail to Todd Ingold, todd.ingold@usmc.mil no later than 2:00 PM Eastern Time on 14 September 2018 with the subject line "RFI - M870A2-S MEDIUM HEAVY EQUIPMENT TRANSPORTER (MHET)." Additionally, Vendors shall provide their company name and cage code with their requests. Telephone replies will not be accepted. Inquiries by telephone will not be accepted. 3.1 Questions: Questions or comments regarding this notice may be addressed to Todd Ingold, todd.ingold@usmc.mil by e-mail only. No questions will be accepted after 07 September 2018 at 2:00 PM Eastern Time. Any subsequent procurement notifications will be posted on the FBO website at https://www.fbo.gov/. All interested offeror(s) are encouraged to register on the FBO website to receive email notifications when information related to this acquisition is updated, or documents related to this acquisition are issued and available for download. The Government requests that all interested parties ensure that they are listed on the "Interested Vendors List" in FBO. As a rule, the Government will not send notifications directly to interested offeror(s), and it is recommended that the interested offeror(s) periodically check this website for updates. This RFI does NOT constitute an RFP nor a promise to issue an RFP in the future. This RFI does not commit the United States Government (USG) to contract for any supply or service. Further, the USG is not seeking proposals at this time and will not accept unsolicited proposals. Contractors are advised the USG will not pay for any information or administrative costs incurred in response to this RFI. The information provided in the RFI is subject to change and is not binding on the USG. The USG has not made a commitment to procure any of the items discussed and the release of this RFI should not be construed as a commitment or as authorization to incur cost for which reimbursement would be required or sought. All submissions become USG property and will not be returned.
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