S-MET Parts Contract Extension

Sources Sought Announcement – SMET Spare Parts Contract I. Description of Intent This notice is to gauge the availability of vendors that are capable and interested in meeting the Government's requirement to support the Small Multi-purpose Equipment Transport Increment I (SMET Inc I) program by providing parts and services to support the Robotic Logistic Support Center (RLSC) sustainment and maintenance of the SMET Inc I. II. General Information a. Requirement Overview Army Contracting Command-Detroit Arsenal (ACC-DTA) is issuing this Sources Sought Notice (SSN) as a means of conducting market research only to identify vendors having an interest and the resources to support this requirement. The information gained will be used for preliminary planning and to determine the availability of qualified contractors to provide spare parts for the SMET system of which General Dynamics Land Systems Inc. (GDLS) is the Original Equipment Manufacturer (OEM). The system consists of various modified Commercial-Off-The-Shelf (COTS) and OEM manufactured parts and subcomponents. The Government requires every part associated with the SMET Inc I to complete all sustainment and maintenance activities. This notice is also being used to gauge the availability of vendors to provide Repair Maintenance Action (RMA) depot level services on the SMET Inc I system and parts, software updates and Field Service Representative (FSR) support. The information received will be used by the Government to facilitate the decision- making process and if a solicitation is issued subsequent to this notice, information received from respondents will aid in the decision of whether to issue a solicitation as a competitive set-aside for qualified Small Businesses, Vendors with General Services Administration (GSA) Schedules, sole-source to the OEM, or whether to issue the solicitation as an unrestricted full and open competition. The Government assumes no financial responsibility for costs incurred with providing information in response to this announcement or any follow-up information requests. This notice does not constitute a Request for Proposal (RFP) and is not to be construed as a commitment by the Government for any purpose other than market research. Respondents will not be notified of the results regarding the sources sought. The Government anticipates that any subsequent action would be an RFP for a Firm-Fixed Price (FFP) Indefinite-Delivery, Indefinite-Quantity (IDIQ) contract with up to a two-year period of performance. Every part which comprises the SMET Inc I system may be incorporated into the potential contract as a Master Parts List (MPL) to fulfill robotic life cycle sustainment support. b. Proprietary Information The Government appreciates the time and effort taken to respond to this survey. The Government acknowledges its obligations under 18 U.S.C. §1905 to protect information qualifying as “confidential” under this statute. [To avoid possible confusion with the meaning of the term “confidential” in the context of Classified Information,” we will use the term “PROPRIETARY.”] Pursuant to this statute, the Government is willing to accept any trade secret or PROPRIETARY restrictions placed on qualifying data forwarded in response to the survey questions and to protect it from unauthorized disclosure subject to the following: 1. Clearly and conspicuously mark qualifying data with the restrictive legend (all caps) “PROPRIETARY” with any explanatory text, so that the U.S. Government is clearly notified of what data needs to be appropriately protected. 2. In marking such data, please take care to mark only those portions of the data or materials that are truly confidential (over breadth in marking inappropriate data as “PROPRIETARY” may diminish or eliminate the usefulness of your response - see item 6 below). Use circling, underscoring, highlighting or any other appropriate means to indicate those portions of a single page which are to be protected. 3. The Government is not obligated to protect unmarked data. Additionally, marked data that is already in the public domain or in the possession of the U.S. Government or third parties, or is afterward placed into the public domain by the owner or another party through no fault of the Government will not be protected once in the public domain. Data already in the possession of the Government will be protected in accordance with the Government's rights in the data. 4. Confidential data transmitted electronically, whether by physical media or not, whether by the respondent or by the Government, shall contain the “PROPRIETARY” legend, with any explanatory text, on both the cover of the transmittal e-mail and at the beginning of the file itself. Where appropriate for only portions of an electronic file, use the restrictive legends ‘PROPRIETARY PORTION BEGINS:” and “PROPRIETARY PORTION ENDS.” 5. In any reproductions of technical data or any portions thereof subject to asserted restrictions, the Government shall also reproduce the asserted restriction legend and any explanatory text. 6. The Government sometimes uses support contractors in evaluating responses. Consequently, responses that contain confidential information may receive only limited or no consideration since the Respondent’s marking of data as “PROPRIETARY” will preclude disclosure of same outside the Government and therefore will preclude disclosure to these support contractors assisting the evaluation effort. The Government will use its best efforts to evaluate those responses that contain confidential information without using support contractors consistent with the resources available. III. Submission Instructions All responding to this notice shall provide specific information to include a summary of its company's capabilities. Information to be provided shall include a Capability Statement which demonstrates the skills, experience, knowledge, and capabilities necessary to perform the Government’s requirement to provide: -All associated parts to sustain and maintain the SMET Inc I, -FSR support, -RMA depot level repair services when required. Statements should address the contractor’s ability to obtain and provide the relevant MPL. The contractor shall address how it plans to ensure that the parts and RMA services will comply in all respects with the manufacturer’s performance requirements for each part number and its plan for communicating with the Government regarding any required updating of the MPL as needed for part numbers or nomenclatures to ensure a complete Bill of Material (BOM). The contractor response should list the firm’s specific skills, experience, knowledge, and capabilities to complete these requirements, including, but not limited to a description of corporate experience with similar projects. The Capability Statement should include contact information including: Company Name: Address: Point of Contact: Phone Number: Email Address: DUNS/Cage Code: Website Address: Type of Organization: Business Type(s): [ ] Large Business (LB), [ ] Small Business (SB), [ ] HUBZone (HZ), [ ] Service Disabled Veteran Owned Small Business (SDVOSB), [ ] Woman Owned Small Business (WOSB), [ ] 8(a) Business Development Program, [ ] Small Disadvantaged Business (SDB), [ ] Veteran Owned Small Business (VOSB). a. A statement indicating if your company possesses the capability to provide the entire range of parts and services called for in this requirement. Does your company have the ability to provide any, some, or all of the parts of this requirement? Provide a table to list each part you are capable of providing to include the lead time for delivery of parts. b. A statement indicating if you company possesses the capability to provide depot level system support and FSR support when on-site repair is needed. c. Does your company have experience as a prime contractor providing the parts and services of the same or similar type effort(s) (to include size and complexity) within the past five years? If yes, please provide the following information: Contract number(s): Dollar value(s): Point of Contact (POC): POC Email address: POC Phone number: Brief description of your direct support of the effort: Similarity of scope, effort, and complexity. d. Potential sources should only submit the minimum information necessary and shall not exceed ten pages. Telephone inquiries will not be accepted or acknowledged, and no feedback or evaluations will be provided to companies regarding its submissions. The Government may contact potential sources for additional information as required. e. Interested parties are encouraged to be registered in the System for Award Management, www.sam.gov, prior to responding to this Sources Sought Notice. f. Interested parties that consider themselves qualified to perform the above listed requirements are invited to submit a response to this Sources Sought no later than 1200 EST 07 NOV 2024. g. Responses to this Sources Sought Notice shall be submitted via email to Katherine Klein, [email protected].