UH-60A/L/M related country software for various Foreign Military Sales (FMS) customers

The U.S. Army Contracting Command – Redstone (ACC-RSA) is issuing this Sources Sought as a means of conducting market research to identify parties having an interest in, and the resources to support the requirement and provide the required personnel, facilities, services, support equipment, associated program management, and planning to load UH-60A/L/M related country unique software for various Foreign Military Sales (FMS) customers.  The UH-60A/L/M related country unique software loads will occur on parts provided as Government Furnished Material (GFM).  The result of this market research will contribute to determination of an appropriate acquisition strategy for the Government. The applicable North American Industry Classification System (NAICS) code assigned to this procurement is 541511.

This Sources Sought is issued solely to gather information for planning and market research purposes only and does not constitute a solicitation.  This is not an Invitation to Bid (ITB) or Request for Proposal (RFP); and therefore the Government will not award a contract on the basis of this notice.  Information herein is based on the best information available at the time of publication, is subject to revision, and is not binding to the Government.  All information received response to this Sources Sought that is marked “proprietary” will be handled accordingly and will not be returned.  In accordance with Federal Acquisition Regulation (FAR) 15.201(e), responses to this notice are not offers and cannot be accepted by the Government to form a binding contract.  Respondents are responsible for all expenses associated with responding to the Sources Sought.  Respondents will not be notified of the results of the review of the information provided, but may be contacted for additional information for clarification. 

The purpose of this Sources Sought is to identify potential sources capable of providing the required personnel, facilities, services, support equipment, associated program management, and planning to load UH-60A/L/M related country unique software for various FMS customers.  The Government anticipates awarding a new Firm Fixed Price (FFP), Indefinite Delivery-Indefinite Quantity (IDIQ) type contract.  The effort is estimated to be over a 60 month period of performance.  A list of potential parts requiring the country specific unique software loads are as follows:  Multi-Function Display, Flight Management System, Data Concentrator Unit, Interface Control Unit, and Flight Control Computer.  Your organization must be able to provide and load the country specific unique software, not provided by the Government, for each FMS customer.

If your organization has the potential capacity to provide the required personnel, facilities, services, support equipment, associated program management, and is capable of planning to ensure the final delivered unique software loaded parts meets specific delivery order requirements, please provide the following information: 1) Organization name, address, email address, Web site address, telephone number, and size and type of ownership for the organization; and 2) Tailored Statement of Capabilities (SOC) addressing the particulars of this effort, with appropriate documentation, supporting claims of organizational and staff capabilities identifying corporate experience in providing some or all of the tasks outlined in this Sources Sought. Submitted SOC’s by potential contractors shall be no more than 7-pages in length, single spaced, use 12-point Times New Roman font, 8.5 by 11 inch pages, with 1-inch margins. If significant subcontracting or teaming is anticipated in order to deliver technical capability, organizations should address the administrative and management structure of such arrangements.

The Government will evaluate market information to ascertain potential industry capabilities to      1) provide services consistent in scope and scale with those described in this notice and otherwise anticipated; 2) secure and apply the full range of corporate financial, human capital, and technical resources required to successfully perform similar requirements; 3) implement a successful project management plan that includes: compliance with tight program schedules; cost containment; meeting and tracking performance; hiring and retention of key personnel and risk mitigation; and 4) provide supplies under an IDIQ type contract.

Submission Instructions: Interested parties who consider themselves qualified to perform the above-listed services are invited to submit a response to this Sources Sought Notice by 15 calendar days from date of issuance. All responses under this Sources Sought Notice must be emailed to the Contracting Officer at dwayne.davis22.civ@army.mil

If you have any questions concerning this opportunity please contact the Contracting Officer, Dwayne Davis at dwayne.davisciv@army.mil, or the Contracting Specialist, Lan Nguyen, at bich-lan.t.nguyen.civ@army.mil.