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(1) Action Code: (2) Date: 20 December (3) Year: 2022 (4) Contracting Office Zip Code: 48397-5000 (5) Product or Service Code: 2530 (6) Contracting Office Address: 6501 E. 11 Mile Rd, Detroit Arsenal,... (1) Action Code: (2) Date: 20 December (3) Year: 2022 (4) Contracting Office Zip Code: 48397-5000 (5) Product or Service Code: 2530 (6) Contracting Office Address: 6501 E. 11 Mile Rd, Detroit Arsenal, MI (7) Subject: Pre-Solicitation Synopsis (8) Proposed Solicitation number: N/A-Letter Request for Proposal (RFP) (9) Closing Response Date: 4 January 2023 (10) Contact Point: Group Inbox usarmy.detroit.acc.mbx.dta-ltv-team@army.mil (11) Contract Award & Solicitation Number: W56HZV-21-D-0008 (12) Contract Award Dollar Amount: N/A (13) Contract Line Item Number: N/A (14) Contract Award Date: N/A (15) Contractor: Ricardo Defense Inc. (16) Description: Army Contracting Command- Detroit Arsenal (ACC-DTA) intends to issue a sole source Request for Proposal (RFP) to modify the 3-year firm-fixed-price, Indefinite Delivery Indefinite Quantity (IDIQ) contract W56HZV-21-D-0008 to Ricardo Defense, Inc. for the procurement of Anti-Lock Brake with Electronic Stability Control (ABS/ESC) Retrofit Kits. The RFP will be sole source in accordance with Federal Acquisition Regulation (FAR) 6.302-1(a)(2)(ii), “Only One Responsible Source and No Other Supplies or Services Will Satisfy Agency Requirements.” The RFP is planned to increase the maximum contract quantity of ABS/ESC retrofit kits and add an additional two option ordering years for a maximum of five ordering years. The RFP is expected to be released in the 2nd quarter of Fiscal Year 2023. The proposal will be due approximately 30 calendar days after the RFP is released. Contract award is anticipated in the 3rd quarter of Fiscal Year 2023. Ricardo Defense is the only qualified source for this procurement. The Ricardo Defense ABS/ESC kit is the system currently being installed in HMMWVs during retrofit, new production, and Recapitalization programs. The ABS/ESC Retrofit Kit is tailored specifically for the HMMWV through the platform weight ranges. Ricardo Defense owns the proprietary rights and maintains source control for 87% of the main kit components. The NAICS code for this acquisition is 339999. The inspection/acceptance and FOB points are Origin. Although it is the Government's intent to solicit and negotiate with only one source, Ricardo Defense, all responsible sources may submit a capability statement, proposal, or quotation which shall be considered by the agency. This is a pre-solicitation notice, otherwise known as synopsis. The solicitation pertaining to this notice will not be available for a minimum of 15 calendar days from the date of this notice. Contractors shall not call the buyer(s) or procuring contracting officer seeking a copy of the solicitation (or other data) as none will be available until the solicitation is issued. No hard copies of the solicitation will be issued.