Description
The United States Special Operations Command (USSOCOM), Special Operation Forces (SOF), Acquisition Technology and Logistics (AT&L), Directorate of Procurement, hereby provides notice of its intent to award a sole source contract under the authority of FAR 6.302-1 to General Dynamics Ordnance and Tactical Systems (GD-OTS) in St. Petersburg, FL. Only one responsible source and no other supplies or services will satisfy the Government's requirements to provide a Ground Mobility Vehicle (GMV) 1.1, which is a CH-47 internally transportable combat vehicle that can be employed during a wide range of lethal and non-lethal special operations missions. This vehicle currently achieves a low risk in system survivability, system level maturity, manufacture, supportability and life cycle cost. The required effort includes the associated Program and Data Management; Government Furnished Property; Meeting and Reviews; System Engineering; Open Architecture; Information Assurance; Producibility; Testing and Verification; Environment, Safety, and Occupational Health; Configuration Management; Engineering Drawings; Item Unique Identification; Diminishing Manufacturing Sources and Material Shortages; Integrated Logistics Support; Maintenance Planning; Supply Support; Power; Technical Publications; Support Equipment; Manpower, Personnel, and Training; Packaging, Handling, Storage and Transportation; Transportability; and Contractor Performance Measurement. NAICS: 336112 - Manufacturing complete light trucks and utility vehicles (i.e., body and chassis) or Manufacturing light truck and utility vehicle chassis only. Vehicles made include light duty vans, pick-up trucks, minivans, and sport utility vehicles. PSC: 2355 Combat, Assault, and Tactical Vehicles, Wheeled. This requirement will provide one (1) year of additional production capability and more than eight (8) different vehicle configuration kits. It will also provide up to two (2) years of production support for engineering changes based on testing, user input and other sources along with transportation. This is not an all-inclusive list. Companies must have access, and the ability to perform work in a facility and with personnel cleared at the Secret classification level, at minimum. Companies shall have the capability to start full production on all requested items, with vehicle deliveries starting at a quantity of twenty per month no later than 31 March 2021. All responsible sources may submit a capability statement or an exception to the Government’s intent to purchase on a sole source basis, which shall be considered by the Government if received within sixteen (16) calendar days of this notice. Information received will normally be considered solely for determining whether to conduct a competitive procurement. The Special Operations Command (SOCOM) will NOT be responsible for any costs incurred by interested parties in responding to this notice of intent. Only written responses will be considered. All responses from responsible sources will be fully considered. As a result of analyzing responses to this notice of intent, the Government shall determine if a solicitation will be issued. Any prospective contractor must be registered in the System for Award Management (SAM) to be eligible for award. Interested parties are encouraged to furnish information by email only with RESPONSE TO INTENT TO SOLE SOURCE GROUND MOBILITY VEHICLE (GMV) 1.1 in the subject line. All documents submitted, will not be returned. All interested parties shall submit clear and convincing documentation demonstrating their capabilities to satisfy the requirements listed above to Contracting Officer, Mr. Michael F. White, point of contact information listed in the posting outside of this statement. The capability documentation should include general information from facilities in the immediate area and technical background describing in detail the prospective contractor's capabilities and experience that will demonstrate the ability to support these requirements. All information marked as proprietary information will be safeguarded to prevent disclosures to non-government personnel and entities. Information may be viewed by our contractor support personnel.