SOURCES SOUGHT NOTICE/ INVITATION FOR INDUSTRY COMMENTS This is a sources sought notice and invitation for industry comments ONLY. The Mission and Installation Contracting Command (MICC), White Sands Missile Range, NM desires to procure a source who can provide services to meet current, future, and operational readiness requirements on missile simulators. The missile simulators which include two Joint Mobile Infrared Countermeasure Test System (JMITS), and three Multi-Spectral Sea and Land Target System (MSALTS) are self-contained systems with integrated infrared (IR) and ultraviolet (UV) missile simulators to test Missile Warning Systems (MWS), radiometers to measure return jam beam characteristics from infrared countermeasures (IRCM) systems, and radiometer suite for calibration. The requirement will be procured on a small business set-aside basis provided 2 or more qualified small businesses respond to this sources sought synopsis with information sufficient to support a set-aside. Be advised that the U.S. Government will not be able to set aside this requirement if 2 or more small businesses do not respond with information to support the set-aside. We encourage all small businesses, in all socioeconomic categories (including, 8(a) Business Development Program, Small Disadvantaged Business, Historically Underutilized Business Zone, Service-Disabled Veteran-Owned, Women-Owned Small Business concerns), to identify their capabilities in meeting the requirement at a fair market price. This notice is issued solely for information and planning purposes - it does not constitute a Request for Quote (RFQ)/Invitation for Bid (IFB)/Request for Proposal (RFP) or a promise to issue an RFQ, IFB or RFP in the future. This notice does not commit the U.S. Government to contract for any supply or service. Further, the U.S. Government is not seeking quotes, bids or proposals at this time and will not accept unsolicited proposals in response to this sources sought notice. The U.S. Government will not pay for any information or administrative costs incurred in response to this notice. Submittals will not be returned to the responder. Not responding to this notice does not preclude participation in any future RFQ or IFB or RFP, if any is issued. If a solicitation is released, it will be synopsized on Federal Business Opportunities (FBO) the Government wide Point of Entry. It is the responsibility of potential offerors to monitor FBO for additional information pertaining to this requirement. The anticipated NAICS code is 541712 Research and Development in the Physical, Engineering, and Life Sciences (except Biotechnology) with a size standard of 500 employees. A continuing need is anticipated for the services to meet current, future, and operational readiness requirements on missile simulators such as the Joint Mobile Infrared Countermeasure Test System which is currently being fulfilled through current contract #W9124Q-12-D-0002. Attached is the draft Performance Work Statement (PWS). In response to this sources sought notice, please provide: 1. Name of the firm, point of contact, phone number, email address, DUNS number, CAGE code, a statement regarding small business status (including small business type(s)/certifications(s) such as SDB, 8(a), HUBZone, SDVOSB, WOSB, etc.) and the corresponding NAICS code. 2. Identify whether your firm is interested in competing for this requirement as a prime contractor or not. Identify subcontracting, joint ventures or teaming arrangements that will be pursued, if any. 3. Provide information in sufficient detail regarding previous experience (indicate whether as a prime contractor or subcontractor) on similar requirements (include size, scope, complexity, timeframe, government or commercial), pertinent certifications, etc., that will facilitate making a capability determination. 4. Include information to assist in determining if the requirement is commercially available, including pricing information, basis for the pricing information (e.g., market pricing, catalog pricing), delivery schedules, customary terms and conditions, warranties, etc. 5. Identify how the Army can best structure this requirement to facilitate competition by and among small business concerns. 6. Identify any condition or action that may be having the effect of unnecessarily restricting competition with respect to this acquisition. Please contact the MICC Advocate for Competition, Dean Carsello, at
[email protected] or 210-466-2419, if you believe that this action is unreasonably restricting competition. Include the subject of the acquisition, this announcement, and the MICC POC information from the FedBizOpps notice. Provide the specific aspects that unreasonably restrict competition and the rationale for such conclusion. 7. Include recommendations to improve the approach/specifications/draft PWS for acquiring the identified services. 8. What contract types would your business recommend for the contemplated services described in the PWS (i.e. Requirements Contract, IDIQ Contract, etc.)? Include rationale for the contract type suggested. 9. What NAICS code would you recommend for the contemplated services? 10. Identify any laws or regulations that may be unique to the requirement. 11. Are the services customarily available in the commercial marketplace, or are they created exclusively for governmental purposes? 12. What contract evaluation factors are commonly utilized to evaluate a requirement of this type? 13. What methods and metrics for contract surveillance would represent the best indicators of performance for the tasks in the draft PWS? 14. Does your company currently possess the in-house capabilities to perform all of the taskings within the draft PWS. 15. What CLIN structure do you recommend for this requirement? 16. Please describe what tasks your company would need to accomplish during a phase-in period in order to commence full performance. How long would you need in order to accomplish this? 17. Please provide any general questions or clarifications in regards to the work outlined within the draft PWS. Request response by 13 November 2015, 09:00 AM Mountain Time. Return information via e-mail to
[email protected]. If you have any questions or need more information, please contact through above email address.