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REQUEST FOR INFORMATION U.S. Army TACOM Integrated Logistics Support Center (ILSC) Description 1.1 The United States Government (USG) is seeking industry feedback on new ways to provide support activi... REQUEST FOR INFORMATION U.S. Army TACOM Integrated Logistics Support Center (ILSC) Description 1.1 The United States Government (USG) is seeking industry feedback on new ways to provide support activities for the Automated Gas Turbine (AGT) 1500 engine for the Abrams vehicle platform. Over the next 5 years, the Government plans to overhaul ~6,000 AGT1500 engines, and believes there is an opportunity to drive additional affordability and efficiency improvements throughout the current maintenance model. The Government is looking to our world class supply base to propose innovative and cutting-edge solutions. To this end, the Government is requesting information from suppliers who can provide one or more of the following activities: Field Service Support and Data Collection Demand Planning and Hardware Procurement Material Support and Depot Services The Government recognizes that certain suppliers may have a core competency in some but not all of these activities. Suppliers are encouraged to provide information on all activities they believe they can provide at a fair cost. There is a possibility of splitting the activities into separate contracts and awarding them to different suppliers, if one supplier is not able to provide the best proposal for all three activities. The Government does not require supplies to provide information on all three activities. Suppliers are encouraged to submit information for one or more activities, and each activity will be evaluated independently. 1.2 The Office of the Secretary of Defense (OSD) has an objective to modernize the Department of Defense’s procurement approach, implement best practices, and to achieve greater affordability to reinvest in readiness. The Integrated Logistic Support Center (ILSC) is supporting that objective and looking for new innovative partnerships with industry to evaluate the feasibility and opportunity to achieve greater affordability through alternative procurement approaches. 1.3 This Request for Information (RFI) is to obtain qualified suppliers to provide electronic step-by-step instructional guide reflecting the National Maintenance Work Requirement (NMWR), plans, procedures, production information, and reports addressing the provisioning of Field Service Support and Data Collection, Demand Planning and Hardware Procurement, and Material Support and Depot Services for the AGT1500 engine. We have listed below, for each of the major categories, the competencies required from our suppliers. Table 1 Activity Bucket Required Competencies Field Service Support and Data Collection Integrated data management capabilities Experience capturing and maintaining large datasets in a logical manner Engineering and technical expertise In-the-field maintenance and support capability Experience on related projects of similar scale Demand Planning and Hardware Procurement Ability to take over Fleet Demand Model requirements, including parts forecasting, statistical modeling, and process management Supply chain expertise Procurement excellence Experience on related projects of similar scale Material Support and Depot Services Inventory management Kitting and testing proficiency Electronic instructional guide reflecting NMWR Engineering and technical expertise Experience on related projects of similar scale 1.4 THIS IS A REQUEST FOR INFORMATIONAL PURPOSES ONLY. The submission of this information is solely for informational, market research, and planning purposes and is not a request for competitive proposals, quotations or an invitation to reimburse contractors for associated costs to respond or for any information provided. This notice does not constitute a Request for Proposal (RFP) or a promise to issue an RFP in the future. This notice does not commit the Government to contract for any supply or service whatsoever. No reimbursement will be made for any costs associated with providing information in response to this notice or any follow up information requests. All costs associated with responding to this notice will be solely at the responding party's expense. Not responding to this notice does not preclude participation in any future RFP, if any is issued. Responses to this notice are not offers and cannot be accepted by the USG to form a binding contract. It is the responsibility of the interested parties to monitor the System for Award Management (SAM) (beta.Sam.gov) site for additional information pertaining to this notice. 2.0 Requested Information 2.1 Please provide the information requested in the attached RFI Supplementary Supplier template Excel workbook. These questions will assist the Government in assessing qualifications for the provisions specified above. 3.0 Industry Discussions Government representatives may or may not choose to have discussions with potential offerors. Such discussions would only be intended to get further clarification of potential capability to meet the requirements, especially any development and certification risks. 4.0 Questions All questions relating to this RFI shall be submitted in writing only via email to the Army Contracting Command point of contact (POC) Jeffrey Webb, Contracting Specialist, at jeffrey.c.webb13.civ@mail.mil. The subject line on the email submissions for questions or requests for clarifications should read: RFI: Abrams AGT1500 Support, Questions/Clarifications. Absolutely no telephone calls will be accepted in response to this RFI. Questions or requests for clarification shall NOT contain proprietary or classified information. In order to facilitate a timely response, it is requested that all questions or requests for clarification be received by 4:00 pm EST within 15 days of posting of this RFI. Responses to the questions received will be answered and posted for all interested parties to see via an amendment to the RFI on the SAM website. The Government reserves the right to not address questions or requests for clarification should it not be pertinent to the RFI. 5.0 Responses Suppliers are encouraged to submit written notification of their interest, qualifications, and technical concepts to Jeffrey Webb, jeffrey.c.webb13.civ@mail.mil. All submitted responses shall follow the outline below and be provided in Microsoft (MS) Word Office 2013 compatible format or Adobe PDF. Submission shall be capable of being printed on 8.5x11 inch paper with one inch margin (top, bottom, left, and right) and no smaller than 12 point Arial font. Line spacing shall be set no less than single space. Any drawings shall be capable of being printed on 11x17 inch paper and no smaller than 10 point font. Submissions shall be less than 10 total pages excluding any drawings. All submissions should include a title page with the following information: Company or organization name and mailing address (City/State/Zip) Company web page URL, if any Point of Contact (name, title, phone number, and e-mail address) CAGE Code and NAICS Code The white papers will be reviewed by USG representatives as approved by the ILSC and other governing agencies. All information provided will be adequately protected in accordance with the markings as described in section 6.0, below. Submissions are due no later than 4:00 pm Eastern Standard Time (EST) thirty (30) days after posting of RFI. All submissions shall be submitted electronically via the Department of Defense (DoD) Safe Access and File Exchange (SAFE) website (https://safe.apps.mil). To be able to utilize the DoD SAFE website, request a Drop-off code via e-mail to jeffrey.c.webb13.civ@mail.mil NLT 20 days of posting this RFI. After receiving the Drop-off code, use the following distribution email address as prompted by the site: jeffrey.c.webb13.civ@mail.mil. The subject line for the SAFE submission shall read: Abrams AGT1500 Support - YOUR COMPANY NAME. No hard copy or fax responses will be accepted. If a late submittal is received, acceptance of such will be at the discretion of Government. 6.0 Post Submission Guidelines Proprietary information shall be clearly marked. No classified documents may be included in your response. Please be advised all information submitted in response to the RFI becomes the property of the Government and will not be returned. Responses to this RFI will not be returned. The Government is under no obligation to provide feedback to respondents with respect to any information submitted under this RFI. There is no guarantee that any submission in response to this RFI will result in a Government program. The Government may or may not use any responses to this RFI as a basis for a subsequent project. The information submitted in response to this RFI may be used to help the Government further define its requirements. If the Government develops a program that addresses any submitted or similar topic, the resulting procurement will address technology and business specific requirements as defined by the Government to achieve the required objectives. Any projects developed from the RFI responses may be the subject of a subsequent acquisition; any such subsequent acquisition will be publicized accordingly. Responders to this RFI will have no competitive advantage in receiving any awards related to the submitted topic area. Responders who do not submit a white paper to this RFI will not be prohibited from submitting a proposal if a RFP is published at some point in the future. In order to protect the integrity of any possible future acquisition, no additional information other than the information contained in this RFI will be provided.