M-EH IMPROVED BRADLEY ACQUISITION SUBSYSTEM (IBAS) - ADD

NO TELEPHONE REQUESTS WILL BE ACCEPTED.  DIRECT YOUR REQUESTS AND COMMUNICATION TO: ATTN: DLA-AHCA VIA EMAIL SCOTT LAMOTHE, CONTRACT SPECIALIST, VIA EMAIL SCOTT.LAMOTHE@DLA.MIL.  SOLICITATION WILL BE PUBLISHED IN SAM.GOV, FOR ALL OTHER INQUIRIES, IN THE EMAIL SUBJECT LINE ENTER SPRRA226R0071, PROVIDE YOUR NAME, THE COMPANY NAME AND CAGE CODE AND A TELEPHONE NUMBER AND EMAIL ADDRESS.

THE DEFENSE LOGISTICS AGENCY, REDSTONE ARSENAL, ALABAMA, INTENDS TO PROCURE THE TARGET ACQUISITION SYSTEM (TAS) 2.8 2ND GENERATION, TAS 2.8 HD LONGWAVE, ITEM(S) AS A RE-PRICING EFFORT UNDER THE CURRENT, FIRM-FIXED PRICE, INDEFINITE DELIVERY REQUIREMENTS TYPE CONTRACT (SPRRA2-20-D-0012) FOR THE IMPROVED BRADLEY ACQUISITION SUBSYSTEM (IBAS). THIS EFFORT IS IN SUPPORT OF THE US ARMY AVIATION AND MISSILE LIFE CYCLE MANAGEMENT COMMAND (AMCOM) AND THE US ARMY TANK-AUTOMOTIVE & ARMAMENTS COMMAND (TACOM). THESE PARTS ADD &/OR REPRICING REQUIREMENT WILL BE FOR A TOTAL OF TWO (2) YEARS PERIOD OF PERFORMANCE, FOR THE FOLLOWING ITEM(S). 
 

SEE ATTACHMENT FOR ADDITIONAL INFORMATION.

PROCUREMENT ITEMS IDENTIFIED IN ATTACHMENT ARE RESTRICTED TO DRS NETWORK & IMAGING SYSTEMS, INC. CAGE 32865, FOR IMPROVED BRADLEY ACQUISITION SUBSYSTEM (IBAS) WEAPONS SYSTEM. 

THE TECHNICAL DATA FOR THESE PARTS HAVE UNDERGONE FULL SCREENING PER THE DFARS PGI 217.7506, SPARE PARTS BREAKOUT PROGRAM. THESE ITEMS HAVE BEEN ASSIGNED AMC/AMSC CODE 3, & 4 WHICH REQUIRE THE GOVERNMENT TO ACQUIRE, FOR FIRST, OR THE SECOND OR SUBSEQUENT TIME, DIRECTLY FROM THE ACTUAL MANUFACTURER. THE DATA NEEDED TO ACQUIRE THESE PARTS COMPETITIVELY IS NOT PHYSICALLY AVAILABLE, IT CANNOT BE OBTAINED ECONOMICALLY, NOR IS IT POSSIBLE TO DRAFT ADEQUATE SPECIFICATIONS OR ANY OTHER ADEQUATE, ECONOMICAL DESCRIPTION OF THE MATERIAL FOR A COMPETITIVE SOLICITATION.  SEE ATTACHMENT FOR FURTHER DETAILS.

AS A RESULT, THIS ACQUISITION IS CURRENTLY BEING PROCURED UNDER FEDERAL ACQUISITION REGULATION (FAR) 6.103-1(B) HAVING ONLY A LIMITED NUMBER OF RESPONSIBLE SOURCES. 

THE GOVERNMENT IS INTERESTED IN ALL BUSINESSES TO INCLUDE 8(A), SMALL BUSINESS AND SMALL DISADVANTAGED BUSINESS, SERVICE-DISABLED VETERAN-OWNED, HUBZONE, AND WOMEN-OWNED SMALL BUSINESS CONCERNS. ALL OFFERORS MUST MEET PREQUALIFICATION REQUIREMENTS IN ORDER TO BE ELIGIBLE FOR AWARD. THE U.S. ARMY COMBAT CAPABILITIES DEVELOPMENT COMMAND AVIATION & MISSILE CENTER’S (AVMC DEVCOM) SYSTEM READINESS DIRECTORATE (SRD), SUSTAINMENT DIVISION (SD) IS THE ENGINEERING SOURCE AUTHORITY (ESA). FIRMS THAT RECOGNIZE AND CAN PRODUCE THE REQUIRED ITEM DESCRIBED ABOVE ARE ENCOURAGED TO IDENTIFY THEMSELVES. FIRMS ARE ENCOURAGED TO SEEK SOURCE APPROVAL IN ORDER TO COMPETE FOR FUTURE SOLICITATIONS BY CONTACTING THE CONTRACT TEAM.

THE CLOSING DATE ANNOTATED IS AN ESTIMATED DATE AND MAY BE ADJUSTED DEPENDENT UPON THE DATE OF RELEASE FOR SOLICITATION; HOWEVER, THE SOLICITATION WILL NOT CLOSE PRIOR TO THE DATE STATED ABOVE. FOREIGN FIRMS ARE REMINDED THAT ALL REQUESTS FOR SOLICITATION MUST BE PROCESSED THROUGH THEIR RESPECTIVE EMBASSIES.

THE CONTRACTOR SHALL BE CAPABLE OF SUCCESSFULLY PERFORMING AND COMPLYING WITH ANY AND ALL SPECIAL REQUIREMENTS IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE TERMS AND CONDITIONS SET FORTH IN THE SOLICITATION ANNOTATED ABOVE, AT THE UNIT PRICES ESTABLISHED AT TIME OF A CONTRACT AWARD. THE CONTRACTOR WILL BE RESPONSIBLE FOR RECURRING AND NONRECURRING ENGINEERING SERVICES ASSOCIATED WITH BECOMING A QUALIFIED SOURCE. THE CONTRACTOR WILL ALSO BE RESPONSIBLE FOR ALL ASPECTS OF THE MANUFACTURING/PRODUCTION PROCESS, INCLUDING BUT NOT LIMITED TO - SUPPLY CHAIN MANAGEMENT, LOGISTICS, FORECASTING OF PARTS, LONG-LEAD PARTS PROCUREMENT, MATERIAL FORECASTING, OBSOLESCENCE ISSUES AND FINAL DELIVERY OF ASSETS AS WELL AS ANY AND ALL ADDITIONAL COSTS INCURRED RESULTING FROM CONTRACT PERFORMANCE.

PROCUREMENT CONSISTS OF TWO OR MORE REQUIREMENTS FOR SUPPLIES, BASED ON FORECASTED DEMANDS. THE SUBSEQUENT SOLICITATION SHALL INCLUDE A REQUEST FOR ECONOMIC ORDER QUANTITIES (EOQS) TO ENSURE OPTIMAL ORDERING QUANTITIES. THE EOQ REQUEST, IS TO AVOID ACQUISITIONS IN DISADVANTAGEOUS QUANTITIES AND TO ASSIST THE GOVERNMENT IN DEVELOPING DATA FOR CURRENT AND FUTURE ACQUISITIONS OF THIS ITEM/THESE ITEMS.  THE GOVERNMENT ANTICIPATES THE OFFEROR’S PROPOSAL (IN VIEW OF MARKET RESEARCH, HISTORICAL AWARDS, THE NATURE OF THE ITEM(S) BEING SOLICITED, AND THE CURRENT ECONOMIC ENVIRONMENT) WILL INCLUDE QUANTITIES/RANGES THAT WILL VARY FROM THOSE BEING SOLICITED. THE SOLICITED QUANTITIES ARE BASED ON ESTIMATED ANNUAL DEMANDS AND AS SUCH GOVERNMENT RESERVES THE RIGHT TO AWARD THE MOST ADVANTAGEOUS QUANTITIES &/OR RANGES. THE GOVERNMENT RETAINS THE RIGHT TO CANCEL THIS PROCUREMENT, PARTIALLY OR IN ENTIRETY BEFORE AWARD.  IN THE EVENT THE GOVERNMENT CANCELS THIS ACQUISITION (PARTIALLY OR IN ENTIRETY) BEFORE AWARD, THE GOVERNMENT HAS NO OBLIGATION TO REIMBURSE AN OFFEROR FOR ANY COSTS.

THIS ACQUISITION MAY CONTAIN TECHNICAL DATA WHOSE EXPORT IS RESTRICTED BY THE ARMS EXPORT CONTROL ACT (TITLE 22, USC., SEC 2751 ET SEQ) OR THE EXPORT ADMINISTRATION ACT (TITLE 50, USC., APP 2401-2402) EXECUTIVE ORDER 12470. ARMS EXPORT INFORMATION CANNOT BE RELEASED OUTSIDE THE UNITED STATES WITHOUT PRIOR APPROVAL OF THE GOVERNMENT.

THIS ACQUISITION MAY CONTAIN DATA WHICH IS CONSIDERED CRITICAL TECHNOLOGY AND HAS BEEN RESTRICTED FOR RELEASE OUTSIDE OF THE UNITED STATES. RESTRICTED INFORMATION CAN NOT BE RELEASED OUTSIDE THE UNITED STATES WITHOUT PRIOR APPROVAL OF THE GOVERNMENT. 

ACQUISITION TECHNICAL DATA MAY INDICATE THAT AN ITEM HAS SOURCE CONTROL DRAWINGS &/OR PACKING LISTS, AND WHEN APPLICABLE, IT WILL BE DOCUMENTED ON THE SOLICITATION. INTERESTED VENDORS CAN SUBMIT A REQUEST AT THE US ARMY AMCOM CHIEF INFORMATION OFFICE (CIO/G6) INFORMATION MANAGEMENT DIVISION (https://g6kms.redstone.army.mil/(S(2tv0acxyalj3i5w2hcphf5nf))/). SELECT DATA REQUEST, THEN SELECT CONTRACTOR USER DATA REQUEST, AND FOLLOW SITE DIRECTIONS.

THE SAM.GOV WEBSITE WILL BE USED TO ISSUE THE SOLICITATION, AMENDMENTS OR ANY OTHER INFORMATION CONCERNING THE SOLICITATION.