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NAICS Code: The North American Industry Classification System (NAICS) code being considered for this effort is 333318 (Other Commercial and Service Industry Machinery Manufacturing). Small Business si... NAICS Code: The North American Industry Classification System (NAICS) code being considered for this effort is 333318 (Other Commercial and Service Industry Machinery Manufacturing). Small Business size standard for NAICS 333318 is 1,000 Employees. NAICS code 333318 is not included in the 2022 NAICS Manual Revision; the applicable NAICS will change to 333310 (Commercial and Service Industry Machinery Manufacturing) effective 01 OCT 2022, when the 2022 NAICS Manual Revision is incorporated into the SBA Table of Small Business Size Standards. PSC Code for this effort being considered is 6910. TITLE: Digital Range Training Systems (DRTS) Tier 1 and Tier 3 Continuous Tech Refresh Efforts PROGRAM DESCRIPTION: The U.S. Army Program Executive Office for Simulation, Training, and Instrumentation (PEO STRI), Project Manager for Soldier Training Devices (PM ST), Product Manager for Live Training Systems (PdM LTS), Digital Range Training System (DRTS) will award the next scheduled Tier 1 and Tier 3 Continuous Tech Refreshes (CTRs) for FY23 and FY24. The contract will award the following DRTS Tier 1 CTRs. The range types include the Digital Multi-Purpose Training Range (DMPTR) and the Digital Multi-Purpose Range Complex (DMPRC). Location Range Type Range Name Award Ft. Carson, CO DMPTR 111 FY23 Ft. Stewart, GA DMPTR Red Cloud Foxtrot FY23 Ft. Bliss, TX DMPTR 66 FY23 Yakima Training Center, WA DMPRC N/A FY24 Ft. Stewart, GA DMPRC Red Cloud Golf FY24 Ft. Riley DMPRC Douthit Gunnery Complex FY24 A Tier 1 CTR is executed every 7.5 years. It refreshes all DRTS IT hardware and software (i.e., servers, workstations, Laptops, Field Support Equipment (FSE), Scenario Development Tool (SDT) and Handheld Target Controller (HTC)), network equipment, communication equipment, monitors, and operating system. The contract will award the Fort Hood DMPRC Tier 3 CTR integration effort. Location Range Type Range Name Award Ft. Hood, TX DMPRC Clabber Creek FY23 A Tier 3 CTR is executed every 20 years. It refreshes the DRTS Targets and Battlefield Effects Simulators (BES). For this Tier 3 CTR effort the contractor will be responsible for integrating the Government provided Future Army System of Integrated Targets (FASIT) targets and BES into DRTS. WORK EFFORTS: This planned requirement is to provide technical and management support for the procurement, installation, integration, testing, training, and documentation for the CTRs. This effort shall include the following: Conduct Site Surveys. Procure, install, integrate, and verify all equipment required to support availability, Cybersecurity and to provide a network configuration in accordance with the DRTS ATO. Installation and verification of DRTS range equipment as defined in the latest Training Circular (TC) 25-8. Installation, integration, and verification support for the current DRTS software located in the Live Training Transformation Repository. Provide a hardware baseline that complies with the existing DRTS Authority to Operate (ATO) or updates the ATO hardware as needed to ensure compliance with the latest Risk Management Framework requirements. Develop test procedures to demonstrate that the system satisfies Performance Specifications. Integrate Ft. Hood DMPRC Targets provided by the Government. Integrate Ft. Hood DMPRC BES provided by the Government. Conduct a Technical Design Review (TDR) for each CTR. Conduct Test Readiness Reviews (TRRs) for each site prior to System Technical Testing (STT) and System Operational Testing (SOT). Provide spares for the Tier 1 CTRs. Provide training (materials, instructor, and classroom). ACQUISITION APPROACH: The Government is issuing a Sources Sought Notice to see what interested vendors would be willing to fulfil the requirements identified. The Government anticipates a Firm Fixed Price (FFP) contract. The Government’s intent is to award three FFP CLINs in Q1/Q2 FY23 and three FFP option CLINs for future years. The period of performance (POP) for each CLIN will be no more than 12 months after award. Applicable Documents to this effort will include and will be provided upon request: DRAFT Statement of Work (SOW). Performance Specification for Instrumented Ranges (Digital Range Training System). Performance Specification for DRTS Video System Suite (VSS). Training Circular (TC) 25-8. ESTIMATED DOLLAR VALUE: $11M at award; <$25M total RESPONSES: Responses shall include a capabilities statement (limited up to 10 pages including the cover sheet) that includes company information to include: name, address, and URL, whether the company is a manufacturer or distributor, business size. In addition, the capabilities statement shall demonstrate the following: Description of your system/subsystems detailing how the offered products meet the above requirements. Description of your experience with DRTS ranges, LT2 software, or other live training systems. Is your company capable of providing: All the requirements listed above? or A subset of the requirements (i.e., IT equipment, Communication equipment, etc.) in the required timeframe (described in Acquisition Approach section above)? Does your company’s proposed solution, to any of the requirements, require any component design/development, or is all hardware Commercial-off-the-Shelf (COTS)/Non-Development Items? A statement indicating if your firm is a large or small business under NAICS code 333318; if small business, please indicate any applicable socio-economic status [i.e., 8a, Small Disadvantaged Business (SDB), HUBZone, Veteran-Owned Small Business (VOSB), Service-Disabled Veteran-Owned Small Business (SDVOSB), or Women-Owned Small Business (WOSB)] under NAICS 333318. If you plan on subcontracting to other companies in order to deliver technical capability, please provide details on exactly which tasks will be assigned to those subcontractors; in addition, provide the names of those anticipated subcontractors, and list the anticipated percentage of small business subcontracting. All responses to this Sources Sought Notice shall be sent to the Contract Specialist via email, byron.e.perez.civ@army.mil, with a copy to the Technical Point of Contact (TPOC) via email, bill.beveridge2.civ@army.mil. The deadline for submitting capability statements is 2:00 p.m. (EST) on September 12, 2022. Information and materials submitted in response to this Sources Sought Notice WILL NOT be returned. In addition, all information/materials received in response to this notice that is marked or designated as corporate or proprietary will be fully protected from any release outside the Government. DO NOT SUBMIT CLASSIFIED MATERIAL. DISCLAIMER: This notice is for Market Research purposes only and is being used an instrument to identify potential sources capable of meeting the requirements described within this notice. This notice does not constitute an invitation for bids or a Request for Proposal (RFP) and is not a commitment by the U.S. Government to procure subject products. The Government does not intend to award a contract on the basis of this notice or reimburse the costs incurred by potential offerors in providing the information requested herein. The Government will use the information received to determine its acquisition strategy. *NOTE (LIMITATIONS ON SUBCONTRACTING): If you are a small business interested in being the prime contractor for this effort, please be advised that FAR clause 52.219-14 (Limitations on Subcontracting) (DEVIATION 2021-O0008) was updated in September 2021. The current clause adds the definition of “Similarly Situated Entity” and the 50% calculation for compliance with the clause. Small business prime contractors may now count “first tier subcontractor” work performed by a “Similarly Situated Entity” as if it were performed by the prime contractor itself. To assist in our market research and set-aside determination for this effort, if you are a small business interested in priming this effort and plan to utilize a “Similarly Situated Entity” to meet the Limitations on Subcontracting requirements, please identify the name & Unique Entity ID/CAGE Code of the specific firm(s) you intend to partner/subcontract with to meet the requirements as well as their SB size status under the NAICS that you as the prime would assign for their workshare. Information regarding any planned “Similarly Situated Entity” should be included in answering any questions outlined in the SSN in order to assist the Government's capability determination. POINTs OF CONTACT (POC) Contracts POC: Mr. Byron Perez,407-384-3835, byron.e.perez.civ@army.mil Technical POC: Mr. Bill Beveridge, 407-719-8931, bill.beveridge2.civ@army.mil