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The U.S. Army Contracting Command – Redstone (ACC-RSA) is issuing this sources sought notice as a means of conducting market research to identify potential sources having an interest and industry tech... The U.S. Army Contracting Command – Redstone (ACC-RSA) is issuing this sources sought notice as a means of conducting market research to identify potential sources having an interest and industry technologies available to produce and deliver up to an estimated maximum quantity of 100 MEDEVAC Production A-Kits for UH-60V BLACK HAWK aircraft, estimated at 20 per year. The applicable North American Industry Classification System (NAICS) code for this procurement is 336413 with a Small Business Size Standard of 1250. The Product Service Code (PSC) is 1680. (Note: Installation of the MEDEVAC Production A-Kit is not part of this requirement). The result of this market research will contribute to determining the method of procurement, if a requirement materializes. Based on the responses to this sources sought notice/market research, this requirement may be set-aside for small businesses (in full or in part) or procured through full and open competition. All small business set-aside categories will be considered. Telephone inquiries will not be accepted or acknowledged, and no feedback or evaluations will be provided to companies regarding submissions. DISCLAIMER THIS SOURCES SOUGHT NOTICE IS ISSUED FOR INFORMATION AND PLANNING PURPOSES ONLY AND DOES NOT CONSTITUTE A SOLICITATION. IT IS NOT AN INVITATION FOR BID OR A REQUEST FOR PROPOSAL. NO CONTRACT WILL BE AWARDED AS A RESULT OF THIS SOURCES SOUGHT NOTICE. INFORMATION HEREIN IS BASED ON THE BEST INFORMATION AVAILABLE AT THE TIME OF PUBLICATION, IS SUBJECT TO REVISION, AND IS NOT BINDING ON THE GOVERNMENT. ALL INFORMATION RECEIVED IN RESPONSE TO THIS SOURCES SOUGHT NOTICE 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 THIS SOURCES SOUGHT NOTICE. PROGRAM BACKGROUND Procurement of the MEDEVAC Production A-Kit is integral for the UH-60V MEDEVAC program. The program will use the existing UH-60V Baseline platform and will incorporate the MEDEVAC Production A-Kit. This A-Kit incorporation will allow inclusion of the MEDEVAC Equipment Package (MEP), which consists of a Nose Mounted Medical Mission Sensor (MMS), 4 Patient Medical Interior, External Integrated rescue hoist and a Sliding BAM Window (Note: MEP is not part of this contemplated acquisition). This MEDEVAC package coupled with the UH-60V program will have very similar characteristics to the HH-60M platform but will eliminate External Mounted Rescue Hoist and Crashworthy External Fuel System installation conflicts enabling simultaneous hoist and extended range capabilities, common HH-60M/UH-60V MEDEVAC Degraded Visual Environments integration using nose structure and meet worldwide deployment requirements by enabling simultaneous Forward Looking Infrared Radar and ski capability in Arctic conditions. The Government anticipates awarding a new firm-fixed-price Indefinite Delivery Indefinite Quantity (IDIQ) type contract for a minimum quantity of 5 and up to a maximum quantity of 100 MEDEVAC Production A-Kits over five years of ordering. A first-article will be included in the minimum quantity of 5 A-Kits. Award is anticipated to occur in December 2024, and deliveries are anticipated to begin in February 2026. REQUIRED CAPABILITIES The Government requires production and delivery of UH-60V MEDEVAC Production A-Kits. The intent of this sources sought notice is to assess the state-of-the-art technology available in Other Aircraft Parts and Auxiliary Equipment Manufacturing products that could be applied to meet this requirement. The UH-60V MEDEVAC Production A-Kit should be a non-developmental item to the maximum extent possible. The Government requires UH-60V MEDEVAC Production A-Kits that meet the following operational and program requirements: See Attachment 0001 for UH-60V MEDEVAC Production A-Kit Drawing Tracker for part number list. Drawings are not available at this time. The interested party must be capable of providing all facilities, labor and materials to produce UH-60V MEDEVAC Production A-Kits and deliver to the Government per the approved technical data and specifications. The Government will provide all required technical data to produce the UH-60V MEDEVAC Production A-Kits to include the complete set of A-Kit drawings. Any resulting contract will be unclassified. It is not anticipated to have a security classification level. Any resulting contract shall be compliant with the specialty metals restriction of the Berry Amendment (10 U.S.C. 2533a and 2533b) in accordance with DFARS clauses 252.225-7008, Restriction on Acquisition of Specialty Metals and 252.225-7009, Restriction on Acquisition of Certain Articles Containing Specialty Metals. The interested party shall be capable of complying with the Cybersecurity requirements set forth in DFARS 252.204-7008, Safeguarding Covered Defense Information and Cyber incident Reporting and 252.204-7012, Safeguarding Covered Defense Information and Cyber incident Reporting, and shall have a Cybersecurity program that follows the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) Framework for Improving Critical Infrastructure Cybersecurity document, at a minimum, and must accommodate compliance assessments performed by the Government. The UH-60V MEDEVAC Production A-Kits must be qualified and demonstrate compliance to the MEDEVAC Production A-Kit drawings as detailed in Attachment 0001 above. First Article Inspections both in-house and at subcontractor’s and/or supplier’s facilities IAW AS9102 shall be required. The Contractor shall ensure that first article items are produced using production representative processes, procedures, and tooling. The Government reserves the right to participate in first article inspections to verify all required functions are accomplished. Proof of qualification should be addressed in the response. Please provide the following for your company/institution and for any teaming or joint venture partners in order to assist the Government in determining the appropriate acquisition method, including whether a set-aside is possible: Company/Institute Name: Address: Point of Contact: CAGE Code: Phone Number: E-mail Address: Web Page URL: Size of business pursuant to NAICS Code: 336413 - Other Aircraft Parts and Auxiliary Equipment Manufacturing, Size standard in number of employees: 1,250 Based on the above NAICS Code, state whether your company is: Small Business (Yes / No) Women-Owned Small Business (Yes / No) Small Disadvantaged Business (Yes / No) 8(a) Certified (Yes / No) HUBZone Certified (Yes / No) Veteran Owned Small Business (Yes / No) Service-Disabled Veteran-Owned Small Business (Yes / No) SAM.gov registration. (Yes / No) A statement as to whether your company is domestically or foreign owned (if foreign, please indicate the country of ownership). Point(s) of contact including name, phone number, address, email, and length of time in business, type of ownership for the organization. Geographic Presence. Tailored capability statements addressing the requirements of this notice, with appropriate documentation supporting claims of organizational and staff capability. No more than ten 8.5 X 11 inch pages Font no smaller than 10 point Documentation should be in bullet format. Identify conditions or issues requested in the sources sought notice that cannot be met or may interfere with the intention of this project. If significant subcontracting or teaming is anticipated in order to deliver technical capability, organizations should address the administrative and management structure of such arrangements. Teaming arrangements, if any. Delineate between work accomplished by prime contractor, subcontractors, and work accomplished by teaming partners. Relevant contract experience/capabilities to produce and deliver UH-60V MEDEVAC Production A-Kits. Provide any other pertinent information that will assist in this assessment Respondents shall not be obligated to provide the effort described herein and it is understood by the United States Government that any cost estimates provided as a result of this request are “best” estimates only. Not responding to this notice does not preclude participation in any future Request For Proposal, if any is issued. If a solicitation is released, it will be synopsized on https://sam.gov and will require a written proposal response. If a solicitation is issued, all responsible sources may submit a proposal which shall be considered by the agency. It is the responsibility of the potential offerors to monitor this site for additional information pertaining to this requirement. This announcement does not restrict the Government to an ultimate acquisition strategy. The Government reserves the right to consider acquisition strategies as deemed appropriate. Your response to this sources sought notice, including any capabilities statement, shall be electronically submitted and must not exceed 5 megabytes. Responses in the form of white papers should be limited to 25 pages in length and may include technical specifications and product sheets as deemed necessary. All material submitted in response to this notice must be unclassified. Submit your response to this sources sought notice to the contract specialist, Breunna Jones, and contracting officer, Emily Nafe, in either Microsoft Word or Portable Document Format (PDF), via e-mail breunna.s.jones.civ@army.mil and emily.k.nafe.civ@army.mil no later than 5:00 p.m. Central Daylight Time on 23 May 2023 and reference this sources sought notice number in subject line of e-mail and on all enclosed documents. Information and materials submitted in response to this request WILL NOT be returned. The Contractor is responsible for identifying any elements of their response that contain proprietary information. No classified information will be provided. DO NOT SUBMIT CLASSIFIED MATERIAL.