SOURCES SOUGHT
58 -- Digital Vehicle Distribution Box (DVDB), Repair and Upgrade
- Notice Date
- 9/14/2020 10:05:32 AM
- Notice Type
- Sources Sought
- NAICS
- 334511
— Search, Detection, Navigation, Guidance, Aeronautical, and Nautical System and Instrument Manufacturing
- Contracting Office
- W6QK ACC- DTA WARREN MI 48397-5000 USA
- ZIP Code
- 48397-5000
- Solicitation Number
- PANWRN19P0000017121
- Response Due
- 9/29/2020 12:00:00 AM
- Archive Date
- 11/05/2020
- Point of Contact
- Angela Vendittelli
- E-Mail Address
-
angela.a.vendittelli.civ@mail.mil
(angela.a.vendittelli.civ@mail.mil)
- Description
- Request for Information For Digital Vehicle Distribution Box (DVDB), Repair and Upgrade PANWRN-19-P0000 017121 THIS IS A REQUEST FOR INFORMATION (RFI) ONLY. THIS REQUEST IS FOR PLANNING PURPOSES, AND SHALL NOT BE CONSTRUED AS A SOLICITATION ANNOUNCEMENT, INVITATION FOR BIDS, REQUEST FOR PROPOSALS, QUOTES OR AN INDICATION THAT THE GOVERNMENT WILL CONTRACT FOR THE ITEMS CONTAINED IN THIS NOTICE. AFTER REVIEWING THE DESCRIPTIONS CURRENTLY POSTED TO beta.SAM.Gov, INTERESTED CAPABLE VENDORS ARE INVITED TO PROVIDE RESPONSES. THE GOVERNMENT WILL NOT REIMBURSE RESPONDENTS FOR ANY COST ASSOCIATED WITH THE SUBMISSSION OF THE INFORMATION BEING REQUESTED OR REIMBURSE EXPENSES INCURRED TO THE INTERESTED PARTIES FOR REPONSES. Additionally, your response will be treated only as information for the Government to consider. As previously stated respondents will not be entitled to payment for direct or indirect costs that are incurred in responding to this RFI. Furthermore, this request does not constitute a solicitation for proposals or the authority to enter into negotiations to award a contract. No funds have been authorized, appropriated or received for this effort. The information provided may be used by the Army in developing its acquisition strategy. Interested parties are responsible to adequately mark proprietary, restricted or competition sensitive information contained in their response accordingly. The Government appreciates the time and effort taken to respond to this Request for Information and acknowledges its obligations under the United States Code Title 18 U.S.C. 1905; to protect qualifying information received specifically marked confidential or proprietary. INSTRUCTIONS FOR RESPONDING TO THIS REQUEST:� The cut-off date for questions is September 22, 2020. Questions that are received by this office after the deadline will be considered late and may not be answered.� Please note that all questions and answers will be posted anonymously to this website. Any request for clarifications (questions) shall be sent via email to Angela Vendittelli at angela.a.vendittelli.civ@mail.mil. �� Responses to the RFI are due on September 29th, 2020. Responses received after this, may not be considered.� You are requested to place �DVDB PANWRN-19-P0000 017121 - Market Survey Response� in the subject line of the e-mail.� If it is necessary to send more than one email, include the sequence number and total emails (for example, 1 of 2, 2 of 2). The responses, to include attachments, shall be in MS Word or PDF format and shall not exceed 4 pages. DISCLAMER:� Proprietary and other sensitive information should be clearly marked with requested disposition instructions. Submitted materials will not be returned. The Government is not responsible for the public disclosure of unmarked data received in response to this RFI.� Accordingly, the potential offeror shall ensure that technical data provided in response to this RFI shall be appropriately marked (i.e., proprietary) to ensure proper Government handling of the data. Should the USG need to reproduce the protected data for distribution purposes between Government offices, all such data shall be reproduced with restrictive legends in place. In accordance with FAR 15.201(e), responses to this RFI are not offers and cannot be accepted by the Government to form a binding contract. The Government is under no obligation to issue a solicitation or to award any contract on the basis of this RFI. The Government will not pay for any information solicited. No evaluation letters or results will be issued to the respondents or the public. No solicitation exists; therefore, do not request a copy of the solicitation. It is the respondent�s responsibility to monitor the beta.SAM.gov for the release of further information. The Government intends to review all responses submitted by Industry and may use this data to refine requirements. The United States Government (USG) acknowledges its obligations under 18 U.S.C. �1905, The Trade Secrets Act, to protect confidential information provided to the USG. Pursuant to this statute, the USG is willing to accept proprietary restrictions placed upon data presented in response to this RFI and to protect such information from unauthorized disclosure, subject to the following: - Data must be in writing and be clearly marked PROPRIETARY and be accompanied by an explanatory text so that the Government is clearly notified on what data is proprietary. - Mark as proprietary only data that is truly confidential and to which there is a legal property right. - Do not mark data that is already in the public domain or is already in possession of the USG or third parties on an unclassified basis. Do not mark data that us available to the USG or to the public without restriction from another source. - Do not submit any classified data in response to this RFI. - Proprietary data transmitted electronically must have the PROPRIETARY legend on both the cover of the transmittal e-mail as well as at the beginning of the file. Proprietary information contained within the correspondence shall use the legends: �PROPRIETARY PORTION BEGINS� and �PROPRIETARY PORTION ENDS.� PURPOSE: The U.S. Army, Detroit Arsenal, is seeking prospective contractors for the Repair and Repair and Upgrade a Wired Housing Assembly otherwise known as the Digital Vehicle Distribution Box (DVDB) for the Bradley M2A3 and M3A3 platform.� The Government does not own the technical data package for the DVDB. The DVDB assembly is a power distribution and control box for the automotive and diagnostic systems of the Bradley Fighting Vehicle. REQUESTED INFORMATION: The responses shall include the following information: Company a. Name: _________________________________________________________________ b. Mailing Address: ________________________________________________________ c. Website: _______________________________________________________________ Personnel Responding to RFI a. Name: ________________________________________________________________ b. Title: _________________________________________________________________ c. Company Responsibility/Position:_________________________________________ d. Telephone/Fax Numbers: ________________________________________________ e. E-Mail Address: ________________________________________________________ f. CAGE (commercial and government entity) Code (if any): ____�����___________________ g. North America Industry Classification System (NAICS) number: ____�����______________ h. Business size and eligibility under USG social-economic programs and preference: i.� If your company is interested in responding to this RFI for the Repair and Repair/Upgrade of DVDBs, provide the following information: Explain how your company would repair DVDB Part Number 12484070-1 Revision T, to return them to Condition Code A. Explain how your company would upgrade DVDB P/N from 12484070 and 12484070-1 Rev �S or lower to 12484070-1-Revision T and repair them to Condition Code A. Explain if your company has the capability at any time to repair and repair and upgrade up to a quantity of 420 each DVDBs per year at a rate of 35 each every 30 days for a 5 year period either constantly or intermittently (ie, break in production). Producing a total of up to �2100 each. Explain if your company has experience with the Department of Defense (DoD) in Repair and Repair/Upgrade of the P/Ns listed above or ��DoD items similar to the Bradley DVDB (include contract numbers and award dates).
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