CONTACT FUZE SETTER (CFS) FOR STRYKER INFANTRY CARRIER VEHICLE, DOUBLE-V-HULL A1-30MM (ICVVA1-30MM)

                                                            Request for Information (RFI)

THIS IS A REQUEST FOR INFORMATION ONLY AND IS NOT AN INVITATION FOR BIDS (IFB), A REQUEST FOR QUOTE (RFQ), A REQUEST FOR PROPOSAL (RFP), OR AN ANNOUNCEMENT OF A FORTHCOMING SOLICITATION.  AS SUCH, YOUR COMPANY’S RESPONSE IS NOT AN OFFER. NO SOLICITATION DOCUMENT EXISTS AT THIS TIME AND RESPONDERS WILL NOT BE PLACED ON A SOLICITATION MAILING LIST. PROVIDING A RESPONSE TO THIS NOTICE IS COMPLETELY VOLUNTARY AND NO REIMBURSEMENT WILL BE MADE FOR ANY COSTS ASSOCIATED WITH PROVIDING INFORMATION IN RESPONSE TO THIS REQUEST OR ANY FOLLOW-ON REQUESTS FOR INFORMATION. THE GOVERNMENT WILL NOT RANK SUBMITTALS OR PROVIDE ANY REPLY TO INTERESTED FIRMS.

Contact Fuze Setter (CFS) for Stryker Infantry Carrier Vehicle, Double-V-Hull A1-30MM (ICVVA1-30MM)

Agency: United States (US) Army

Program Office: Capability Portfolio Executive Ground (Combat Platforms)

Project Manager Stryker Brigade Combat Team (PM SBCT)

1. Purpose

The Army Contracting Command-Detroit Arsenal (ACC-DTA) is issuing this request for information (RFI) announcement (also referred to as Sources Sought Notice) as part of a market survey to determine the level of interest among QUALIFIED small and large business contractors capable of delivering material for the Contact Fuze Setter (CFS) that will be installed onto approximately 300 Stryker Infantry Carrier Vehicle, Double-V-Hull A1 30mm (ICVVA1-30MM) vehicles both within Continental US (CONUS) and Outside Continental US (OCONUS). This RFI covers material delivery only and not installation labor. Material consists of hardware and electronic components as specified in section 3 below.

2. Background

The Stryker ICVVA1-30MM variant is a specialized ground combat vehicle designed for enhanced lethality. This variant is currently fielded in multiple Army brigades. The Army intends to add a new capability to the ICVVA1-30MM which requires modifying the fire control referred to as the Contact Fuze Setter (CFS). The CFS primarily consists of a Fire Control Unit (FCU) computer, wire harness, mount, and common hardware.  The Government does not have data rights for the FCU and wire harness.

3. Kit Components Required

The following hardware and electronic components comprise the CFS kit required for production, kitting, delivery, and installation:

Item Description; Part Number; CAGE Code

3.1. GROUND STRAP, CFS TO BASE, W1054 | Part Number: 12692617 | CAGE Code: 19207
3.2. FIRE CONTROL UNIT, PROG, LINUX, CFS | Part Number: 12692648 | CAGE Code: 19207
3.3. WIRE HARNESS, TUR, W34 | Part Number: 12692649 | CAGE Code: 19207
3.4. BRKT, GCU, CFS LRU | Part Number: 12692650 | CAGE Code: 19207
3.5. HEX FLANGE NUT - M6 x 1, Z-Al | Part Number: AEN29M06A000BA7M51 | CAGE Code: 05047
3.6. HEX FLANGE NUT - M8 x 1.25, Zn-Al | Part Number: AEN29M08B000BA7M51 | CAGE Code: 05047
3.7. HEX FLANGE SCREW-M6-1 X 10, Zn-Al | Part Number: 12414307-210 | CAGE Code: 05047
3.8. HEX FLANGE SCREW-M6-1 X 25, Zn-Al | Part Number: AES10M06A025WC2M52 | CAGE Code: 05047
3.9. HEX FLANGE SCREW-M6-1 X 35, Z-Al | Part Number: AES10M06A035WC2M52 | CAGE Code: 05047
3.10. HEX FLANGE SCREW-M8-1.25 X 20, Zn-Al | Part Number: AES10M08B020WC2M52 | CAGE Code: 05047
3.11. HEX FLANGE SCREW-M8-1.25 X 35, Zn-Al | Part Number: AES10M08B035WC2M52 | CAGE Code: 05047
3.12. ADHESIVE, THREADLOCKER, MEDIUM STRENGTH | Part Number: AN0321 | CAGE Code: 81346
3.13. MOUNT, CABLE TIE .31 WITHOUT INSERT | Part Number: 12604933 | CAGE Code: 19207
3.14. STRAP, TIEDOWN, ELECTRICAL COMPONENTS, PLASTIC | Part Number: MS3367-1-0-9006 | CAGE Code: 0U583

4. Industry Questions/Technical Requirements

Interested vendors are requested to provide responses to the following queries:

# Category                                                                             Question

4.1 Procurement

Does your firm have the ability to source the specific 19207 CAGE code items required for the CFS integration?  How would your firm obtain the TDP required to manufacture the Fire Control Unit?

4.2 Manufacturing

What is your estimated timeline to produce the first 10 "Proof of Principle" CFS kits? 

4.3 Technical Integration

What specific challenges do you foresee in retrofitting the FCU (PN 12692648) into the existing ICVVA1-30MM architecture?

4.4 Supportability

What type of specialized diagnostic equipment or software would your field teams utilize to verify the CFS works properly post-installation?

4.5 Risk Management

What are the primary risks associated with the delivery of these kits within a 12-month period?

4.6 Subcontracting

Describe your experience of subcontracting with vendors to achieve required outcomes.

5. Response Instructions

Response Format: All responses must be Unclassified. Electronic responses are required in any of the following formats: Microsoft Word or Adobe Acrobat. The document shall not exceed 10 page limit. The maximum size of each e-mail message should be no more than 10 megabytes. You may use multiple e-mail messages. The subject line shall be “Contact Fuze Setter Integration Material RFI Responses”. All interested firms that can perform this effort, regardless of size, are encouraged to respond to this RFI. It is not necessary to respond to this RFI to be eligible for future awards.

Interested vendors should provide information regarding this announcement to:  usarmy.detroit.cpe-ground.mbx.stryker-sfo-ops@army.mil. Responses shall be furnished to the Government no later than 4:00pm Eastern Standard Time (EST) on the Response Date designated in the announcement on SAM. Responses received after this time may not be considered. Your interest in this response is appreciated.

Interested and qualified sources should provide the following:

Please provide the following information, if applicable, for your company/institution and for any teaming or joint venture partners:

1) A brief description of your company, including name of the organization, mailing address, website, Commercial and Government Entity (CAGE) code, Data Universal Numbering System (DUNS) Number, and Tax ID Number.

2) Your organization’s size category for each of the North American Industry Classification System (NAICS) codes provided below (Please visit http://www.sba.gov/sites/default/files/files/Size_Standards_Table.pdf for more information, if needed.)

            NAICS Code(s):  336992

3) The business status of your company (Socio-Economic Factors: 8(a), HUBZone, Service-Disabled Veteran-Owned Business, Small Disadvantaged Business, etc.)

4) A detailed capabilities statement stating your organization’s capabilities in providing the same or similar item described in this notice. If the services of sub-tier vendors or subcontractors is utilized, those vendors or subcontractors must meet the criteria identified herein.

5) A detailed description of your organization’s previous experience at providing the same or similar services described in this notice. Include contract numbers.

6) A statement explaining your company’s ability to gain proper usage rights to the Technical Data Package (TDP) for the FCU and wire harness as required; OR, provide a statement explaining how your company will successfully perform tasks listed above without proper usage rights to the aforementioned TDP.

7) The name, title, telephone number, and email address of the survey respondent.  NOTE: The survey respondent should be an individual who is duly authorized to manage any/all technical issues and/or questions and be an individual who is authorized to manage any/all contractual issues and/or questions.

8) Potential Offerors must be registered in the System for Award Management (SAM) in order to conduct business with the Government.

9) Statement describing company as domestically or foreign owned (if foreign owned, please indicate country of ownership). If the respondent is foreign owned or will furnish information owned by a Foreign Government, please describe the mechanisms that allow you to engage with the US Army.

6. Disclaimer

Such capabilities and qualifications will be evaluated solely for the purpose of determining if this procurement can be accomplished on a competitive basis. A determination by the Government not to compete this proposed effort on a full and open competition basis, based upon responses to this notice, is solely within the discretion of the Government. Oral communications ARE NOT acceptable in response to this notice. No questions will be taken at this time. If and when a solicitation is posted, questions will be taken at that time and answered via a live Question and Answers Document. 

The Government acknowledges its statutory and regulatory obligations under the Federal Acquisition Regulation (18 U.S.C. §1905) to protect confidential information provided to the Government. Pursuant to this statute, the Government is willing to accept any trade secrets or proprietary restrictions placed upon qualifying data forwarded in response to this survey and to protect such information from unauthorized disclosure, subject to all the following:

• Qualifying data must be clearly marked TRADE SECRETS or PROPRIETARY and be accompanied by an explanatory text, stating the rationale to protect the information.

• Only mark the data that is trade secrets truly proprietary.

• Do not mark data that is already in the public domain or is already in possession of the Government or third parties on an unclassified basis.

• Proprietary data transmitted electronically must have the TRADE SECRETS or 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 INFORMATION BEGINS” and “PROPRIETARY INFORMATION ENDS.”