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Sources Sought for 1) OEM Repair Parts and/or 2) Commercial Remanufacture of Diesel Engine Assemblies, Generator Assemblies, and other miscellaneous items. Program Summary; contractors shall provide a... Sources Sought for 1) OEM Repair Parts and/or 2) Commercial Remanufacture of Diesel Engine Assemblies, Generator Assemblies, and other miscellaneous items. Program Summary; contractors shall provide all services, labor, facilities, equipment, tools, parts, materials, and shipping costs to remanufacture 2-840 kW diesel engine assemblies and electrical generators (alternators) and/or other miscellaneous items. The Army shall provide cores from existing inventory to awarded contractors as government furnished equipment (GFE). All work completed and/or repair parts provided or used shall be in accordance with the Army's National Maintenance Work Requirements (NMWR) repair standards, technical manuals and/or engineering drawing specifications. Item Descriptions; estimated items are listed by NSN, item description and repair standards in the attached schedule. For the purposes of this sources sought announcement, please refer to the item number for any or all items associated with the services and/or materials your company may be interested in supporting. Item Demand Quantities; estimated annual quantities for the purposes of this announcement will vary by item and range from potentially one to more than fifty units per year. Government Furnished Equipment; the Govt will provide contractors used engine cores and/or generator assemblies from unserviceable stock with a Condition Code F. The precise condition of each core will not be known in advance of receipt and assessment by the contractor. As such, each core could be missing individual piece parts and/or contain piece parts that are not suitable for reuse. Engine Assemblies; each engine is associated with a specific OEM manufacturer but the configuration of the engine assembly is in accordance with the final design and bill of materials unique to the NSN. The Bill of Materials and/or assembly drawings are referenced in individual engineering drawings and specifications. Most engine assemblies are military unique (not catalog models) and considered commercial, Non-Developmental Items (NDI). Generator Assemblies; each generator assembly is associated with a specific OEM manufacturer and used in combination with an associated engine assembly. The generator assembly is frequently referred to by Govt personnel as "alternators" (not to be confused with a battery charging alternator) in order to avoid confusion with the overall Mobile Electric Power (MEP) generator set. Important diagnostic and testing methods and criteria is referenced in both the MEP Technical Manual and Engineering Drawings associated with each generator. Intake and Assessment; contractors shall receive, store and assess individual assemblies during an intake process following either an engine assembly's NMWR instructions or a generator assembly's theory of operations and maintenance instructions in the MEP Technical Manual and engineering drawing specifications/test methods. In addition to MRP parts, individual parts will have to be identified for replacement on both engine and generator assemblies depending on whether items are missing or not suited for reuse. Generator assemblies will typically have bearings and diodes replaced 100% of the time and the electrical windings of the stator or rotor will have to be replaced depending on specific test methods and acceptance criteria. Repair Standards; repair services shall be performed in accordance with Army National Maintenance Repair Standards identified in the National Maintenance Work Requirements (NMWR) manual associated with each respective engine. Where no NMWR exists, repair standards shall be identified separately. Army remanufacturing repair standards require that each engine be disassembled to the piece part level and reassembled with new MRP parts in accordance with the NMWR. In all cases, work shall be performed in accordance with the Technical Manual and engine drawings specifications associated with each engine's end item Mobile Electric Power (MEP) assembly. Repair Parts; repair parts and materials used during remanufacturing shall be from qualified sources that supply OEM manufactured approved parts, and/or parts matching the OEM/Form, Fit, and Functional equivalency of the part's assigned NSN, EDFP data published in the Federal Catalog system, or provisioning part's lists published in the Repair Parts & Special Tools List (RPSTL) of the Technical Manual associated with each engine's NMWR repair manual or end item Mobile Electric Power (MEP) assembly. Sources of Supply The Govt is interested in hearing from vendors that are interested in being considered as a future source of supply for repair parts used during remanufacture. Each engine assembly is associated with a Mandatory Replacement Part's (MRP) list that could be solicited for repair as an independent kit. A separate NMWR is unique to every engine assembly and provides a list of the MRP parts. Obsolesence; some Army unique systems are no longer in production or available from an OEM due to financial bankrupcy or other business decisions. In some cases, non-qualified parts may have to be substituted for use during remanufacturing. Reverse engineering services may be required. Qualification tests of alternate parts may be required. In all cases the original design activity's form, fit and functional equivalency must be established and maintained. Maintenance Forms, Records, and Reports: Department of the Army forms and procedures used for equipment maintenance will be those prescribed by DA PAM 750-8, The Army Maintenance Management System (TAMMS) Users Manual. Internal control forms may be used in accordance with the administrative requirements of the overhaul activity. Management Activities; the Govt is interested in identifying and hearing from vendors that may be either interested in providing remanufacturing services for one or more item assemblies listed in the attached schedule. The Govt is also interested in identifying and hearing from vendors that may also be interested in providing services to provide an overall management system that utilizes third party service providers for remanufacturing one or more items. Suppliers capable of supplying either of the aforementioned parts and services must indicate by writing to: Commander, USA CECOM, ATTN: Edward Engbert, RDER-PRP-GE, 6565 Surveillance Loop (B6001, Space C5-101-POC #93); Aberdeen Proving Ground, MD 21005 or by email to both Edward Engbert at edward.g.engbert.civ@mail.mil Insert the "NMC Repair Program" in the subject heading of all correspondence and email messages. Qualification Test, Production Tests Interested vendor responses should include references to documentation of test results, copies of purchase orders if the supplier was a vendor to the listed source, or a statement from listed source demonstrating that the supplier can supply the Army with a unit from the listed source. The response for each engine assembly or NMWR MRP Repair Kit should also include production lead times, number of years parts will be available, rough order of magnitude (ROM) cost estimate on a per unit basis, price break ranges if applicable, part number & CAGE # of proposed parts, or any other information that could affect the acquisition, supply and delivery of the parts. The Government will consider parts from other sources that have the same form, fit, and function as the required parts. Alternate parts would have to pass extensive performance and qualification testing to ensure the parts meet the Military's requirements. The cost of which would be considered in the acquisition decision. Successful supplier may be required to warrant that the item supplied will satisfactorily perform when used for the purpose intended by the Army. Please complete the following questions. If a question does not apply, please enter N/A or non-applicable. 1) Provide a brief summary of your company and its core competencies. State if your company is a designated small business and what kind. Describe the role that your company provides in the remanufacture of the engine assembly or generator assemblies, digital control boxes, etc and their separate components. 2) Please provide the following Point of Contact information on all responses: Company: Address: Point of Contact: Phone Number: Fax Numbers: Email Address: CAGE Code: DUNS Number: 3) Has your Company provided any of the above services to the Army or other Government Agencies in the past? if so please provide the Agency Contract Number, Point of Contact (POC), e-mail address, phone number, and dollar value of the Contract? What is a good Rough Order of Magnitude (ROM) cost estimate on a per unit basis? 4) Describe your manufacturing and supply capabilities in terms of stock on hand for production start, minimum lead time notification periods, minimum production order requirements, price breaks for volume purchases, what a full production rate is and how long it takes to achieve after contract award, and if initial production can be expedited for a fee, any additional cost for expediting production, and the expedited production lead time. 5) Does your Company hold a current Government multi-use contract, such as a GSA Federal Supply Schedule contract, for any of the above items? If so, please provide the current contract number. 6) Describe how your company addresses production quality control in terms of qualification testing during initial production and periodic testing during ongoing production. How do these capabilities lend themselves to the production of the subject part of interest? 7) Describe how your company would address obsolescence issues and determining/qualifying OEM form, fit, functional equivalency during remanufacturing services. 8) Describe how your company would respond to a Time and Material versus Firm Fixed Price (FFP) Request for Quote (RFQ) solicitation and address the risks associated with estimated repair costs (labor and materials) during an intake and assessment phase when very little is known about the true condition of GFE that will be provided. 9) If you company would be interested or available in being interviewed by conference call and/or site visit, please state this in your response. 10) If additional time is needed to respond to this inquiry, please contact Edward Engbert. For more information contact Edward Engbert, Edward.g.engbert.civ@mail.mil, (443) 395-6222. Responses to this announcement must be received no later than the deadline of midnight EST on Sunday, 24 March 2019. Notice: The Government will not pay for any information received or costs incurred in preparing the response to the market survey. Therefore any cost associated with the market survey submission is solely at the interested vendor's expense. This Request for Information (RFI) is for planning and market research purposes only, and shall not be construed as a commitment by the Government. The information gathered from this announcement will be used to determine if responsible sources exist, and to assist in determining if this effort can be competitive and/or set aside for Small Business. Furthermore, the Government will use the information, in part, to determine the best acquisition strategy for a potential procurement action and to assist in making future acquisition strategy decisions. This is NOT a Request for Quote or Proposal. The Government does not intend to award a contract on the basis of this RFI or reimburse any costs associated with the preparation of responses to this RFI.