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REFERENCE: W909MY-18-R-G018 Request for Information Announcement – Sources Sought Notice for Power Distribution Illumination Systems Electrical (PDISE) Medium Power Distribution Systems (MPDS) THIS IS... REFERENCE: W909MY-18-R-G018 Request for Information Announcement – Sources Sought Notice for Power Distribution Illumination Systems Electrical (PDISE) Medium Power Distribution Systems (MPDS) THIS IS NOT A SOLICITATION: No award will be made as a result of this request. This Request For Information (RFI) NOTICE is for informational purposes only. The Government is not obligated to make an award as a result of this request. This is NOT an Invitation for Bid (IFB), a Request for Proposal (RFP), or Request for Quotation (RFQ). No solicitation document exists and a formal solicitation may or may not be issued by the Government as a result of the responses to this RFI. The Government will not be liable for payment of any response preparation expenses and is in no way obligated by the information and/or materials received in response to this RFI Announcement. Any costs incurred by interested companies in response to this announcement will NOT be reimbursed. Not responding to this RFI does not preclude participation in any future RFP, if any is issued. BACKGROUND: Product Manager, Mobile Electric Power Systems (PM MEPS) is currently conducting market research in support of the Power Distribution Illumination System Electrical (PDISE) program. The current Medium Power Distribution Systems (MPDS) includes the legacy PDISE (M-Series) M200, M100, M40, three phase feeder/ distribution systems, M60 single phase distribution system and M46 electrical utility assembly plus the Advanced Medium Mobile Power Source (AMMPS) Microgrid Feeder Box (MFB) Kit. DESCRIPTION: The U.S. Army Contracting Command-Aberdeen Proving Ground (ACC-APG) Belvoir Division is seeking sources for power distribution equipment, on behalf of PM MEPS. These sources shall have the capability to manufacture, test, and deliver power distribution equipment used by the US Army. This equipment includes standalone or skid mounted ruggedized power distribution systems, associated cables assembly and accessories. The equipment and end items are capable, singularly or in combination with each other, of being connected directly to generator sets ranging from 5kW through 200kW. PURPOSE: The purpose of this RFI is to identify potential sources who have the capability to effectively interpret detailed Government specifications and product drawings. In addition, potential sources must have the capability to assemble the equipment and conduct production conformance tests such as MIL-STD-705, Department of Defense Test Method Standard Mobile Electric Power Systems Revision D, 22 November 2016. The estimated quantity of the MPDS equipment to be procured is projected to be approximately 380 over a production period from fiscal year 2023 through 2032 with an average delivery rate of approximately 3 per month which may peak at 10 per month. The Government is anticipating a ten-year, Firm Fixed-Price, Indefinite Delivery Indefinite Quantity (IDIQ) or Requirement type contract using Government furnished Technical Data Packages (TDPs). This contract consists of a five-year base with five-option years. These TDPs include both specifications and drawings which describe the details, performance, and conformance testing of this equipment. The respective TDPs are available upon request for products listed in Table 1. REQUIREMENT(S): Medium Power Distribution Systems (MPDS): MPDS includes the AMMPS MFB kit and the legacy PDISE (M-Series). The AMMPS Microgrid is designed to automatically start and stop up to six AMMPS generator sets (30kW or 60kW) in pairs of two based on power demand. Legacy PDISE (M-Series) are man-portable feeder/distribution equipment that enables the transfer of electricity from military generator sets to DoD materiel and illuminate tents. AMMPS Microgrid Feeder Box (MFB) kit: The AMMPS MFB kit includes all components necessary to build an AMMPS Microgrid except for the Advanced Digital Control System (ADCS). The key components of the AMMPS MFB Kit (04-50051) are the Microgrid Feeder Box, Parallel Communication Interconnect (PCI) Box and associated cable assemblies. Legacy PDISE (M-Series): M200: The M200 is 120/208V, three phase, Electrical Feeder System. It has one (1) 200A, circuit breaker limited input connector, three (3) 100A, four (4) 60A and one (1) 20 amp, circuit breaker limited output receptacles and power “ON” indicators. M100: The M100 is 120/208V, three phase, Electrical Feeder System. It has one (1) 100A, circuit breaker limited input/feed-through connector, two (2) 60A, two (2) 40A and two (2) 20 amp, circuit breaker limited output receptacles and power “ON” indicators. M40: The M40 is 120/208V, three phase, Electrical Distribution System. It has one (1) 40A, circuit breaker limited input/feed-through connector, twelve (12) 20 amp, single-phase, circuit breaker limited output receptacles and power “ON” indicators. M60: The M60 is 120V, single- phase, Electrical Distribution System. It has one (1) 60 amp, circuit breaker limited, input/output connector, six (6) 20 amp circuit breaker limited output receptacles and power “ON” indicators. M46: The M46 Utility Assembly is similar to wall outlets in a fixed facility. The M46 comes in a transit container that contains branch circuit assembly, cables, lights, and standard household type 120 VAC duplex receptacles for plugging the electrical load. It could be emplaced within tents, shelters or building. Table 1: List of Medium Power Distribution Systems and estimated quantities AMMPS MFB Kit Microgrid Feeder Box (MFB) Kit 5895-01-677-2767 124 M200 Electrical Feeder System 6150-01-308-5672 248 M100 Electrical Feeder System 6150-01-308-5671 2 M40 Electrical Distribution System 6150-01-307-9446 2 M60 Electrical Distribution System 6150-01-307-9445 2 M46 Electrical Utility Assembly 6150-01-208-9751 2 *TDP available for each item listed above. Please contact the Technical POC Ohmar Win at Ohmar.win.civ@mail.mil to request TDP. INFORMATION REQUESTED: Criteria for Sources Sought Notice: Interested parties with the capabilities to satisfy the above and meet the MPDS Equipment production requirements should submit a white paper, not to exceed 10 pages, describing the contractor’s experience in fabricating products from Government product drawings & specifications and testing of MPDS equipment, organizational capabilities and a Rough Order of Magnitude (ROM) unit cost for item in Table 1 for potential future Government procurements. Additionally, your company’s response should include a complete discussion of your ability to meet the above stated requirements and capabilities, facility availability and staffing capabilities. The supporting documentation must be in sufficient detail to enable the Government to determine if the potential vendor either has the required product, hardware and data, or the capabilities and production qualifications required for this production effort. Responses should also include a cover letter (not included in the page count) providing: 1. Point of contact information to include: company name, contact name, company address, website (if available), contact phone number, and contact email address. 2. Statement as to whether or not your company is considered a small or large business. Please also indicate any socioeconomic classification (8(a), Woman-Owned, Veteran-Owned and Operated, Service-Disabled Veteran-Owned, Operated business, or HUB-Zone) that applies. The small business size standard is 1,000 employees for the North American Industry Classification System (NAICS) Code 335312. Additionally, responders should include direct answers to the following questions: a. Are you planning on being a Prime or a Subcontractor? (If a Prime continue to question b, otherwise continue on to question c). b. If you are a small business and plan to be a prime please inform how you will meet the limitations on subcontracting Clause 52.219-14? c. If your company is awarded the contract, will you be able to perform at least 50% (percent) of the work required in house? d. The Government understands that teaming is an intricate part of contracting. Please briefly describe how you would approach selecting team members for this requirement if you are not performing this action 100% (percent) in house? e. If you are a small business, can your company sustain the effort if not paid for 90 calendar days? f. Can you acquire enough space to perform this task prior to contract award or within 15 calendar days after contract award? g. Has your Company performed this type of effort or similar type effort (to include size and complexity) before, if so provide Contract number, Point of Contact (POC) name, e-mail address, phone number, and a brief description of your direct support of the effort? h. Provide details regarding your experience with Government “Requirements” and “Indefinite Delivery Indefinite Quantity (IDIQ)” type Contracts. Negative replies required. i. Describe your minimum production rate, maximum production rate, and 1/8/5 economic production rate for producing the items listed in this sources sought document. j. Provide an approximate timeline to build and produce the First Article items listed in Table 1. 3. Cage Code and Duns Number: If your company holds a GSA Schedule contract (874 or other), please provide the Schedule number. PLEASE NOTE THAT IF A CHARACTERISTIC OR CAPABILITY IS NOT ADDRESSED THE GOVERNMENT MAY ASSUME THE RESPONDENT DOES NOT OR CANNOT MEET THE SALIENT CHARACTERISTICS OF THIS SOURCES SOUGHT NOTICE. This notice is not a request for proposal and the Government does not intend to pay for information submitted. Respondents will not be notified of the results of the evaluation for the information they provide. No contract award will be made on the basis of responses received; however, the information will be used in PM MEP’s assessment of capable sources. Submitting Responses to this RFI Note that RFI respondents must designate a single point of contact for receipt of all information pursuant to this RFI. Response to this notice should be received no later than 16 April 2020, 12:00 PM EST, via email sent to all three of the Government points of contact listed below. At a minimum, include “RFI Number W909MY-20-R-G015, Contractor Name, and Medium Power Distribution System (MPDS) Production” in the subject line. All requests for further information should be made via email; telephonic requests for additional information will not be honored. Foreign entities may be excluded from this RFI and the resultant contracting action, but foreign entities may contact the Contracting POCs to discuss their firm’s particular situation. Technical POC: Ms. Ohmar Win, PM MEPS Email: ohmar.win.civ@mail.mil Contracting POC: Danny Lester, Contracting Officer Contracting Officer, Belvoir Division Army Contracting Command - Aberdeen Proving Ground 10205 Burbeck Road, Building 362, Fort Belvoir, VA 22060 Email: danny.w.lester.civ@mail.mil - and - Brian Petchel, Contract Specialist (same address information as above) Email: mailto:brian.k.petchel.civ@mail.mil QUESTIONS TO THIS ANNOUNCEMENT: All questions pertaining to this announcement are due, in written form to the Contracting Office, no later than 27 March 2020, 12:00 PM EST. The Government gives no guarantee of timely response, but will answer on a best-effort basis. Therefore, the Government recommends that offerors submit questions early in the process so the Government is not delayed in receiving responses. Use the following format for your question submittals: E-mail subject line should read “W909MY-20-R-G015 – Contractor Name Question(s) to MPDS Sources Sought” and email limited to 10MB. Submit questions in an organized manner directly in the e-mail text that follows the logical order of information in this announcement. Label each question with a general subject matter reference of main paragraph. Keep questions brief and to the point. Submit all questions by the above deadline. Questions arriving late may not be accepted or responded to. SMALL BUSINESS QUESTIONS: 1. Please identify your company's business size standard based on the primary North American Industrial Classification System (NAICS) code of 335312– Motor and Generator Manufacturing. For more information, refer to https://www.sba.gov/document/support--table-size-standards. 2. If your company is a large business please explain how you will utilize small businesses in meeting these requirements. Please include a realistic goal for work as derived from this RFI and indicate whether having socio-economic subcategory goals e.g. SDB, WOSB, EDWOSB, VOSB, SDVOSB, HUBZone, etc. is feasible. If so, include those goals. 3. If you identify your company as a small business or any of the small business subcategories above, then is your company interested in a prime contract? If so, does your company possess the capabilities to provide the entire range of these requirements? If not, please list which requirements your company can provide. 4. Under the current small business size standard, do you anticipate your company remaining a small business under the stated NAICS code 335312– Motor and Generator Manufacturing? 5. If you identify your company as a small business or any of the small business subcategories above, is your company interested in being a prime on any potential future efforts? 6. If you are a small business and plan to be a prime for any future requirements, please provide information to show how you will meet the Limitations on Subcontracting clause, FAR 52.219-14. 7. Provide details regarding proposed joint ventures, teaming arrangements, strategic alliances, or other business arrangements to satisfy the Government requirements. Vendors are encouraged to identify teams, indicating each team member's size based upon the NAICS code of the work that the team member may be doing. PROPRIETARY INFORMATION: Respondents to this RFI may mark proprietary information as such, the Government will protect that information as it would bid or proposal information. However, by submitting a response to the RFI, the respondent agrees the Government may reproduce and use the information submitted, even if marked proprietary, to the extent necessary to evaluate the RFI response, and as part of any resulting Market Research. Respondents are advised that the information submitted to the Government in response to this RFI may be released to non-Government support contractors of PM MEPS (subject to DFARS 252.227-7025, Limitations on the Use or Disclosure of Government-Furnished Information Marked with Restrictive Legends). These Government support contractors may assist the Government with reviewing responses to this RFI, but are generally ineligible to compete for this requirement and are restricted from disclosing the RFI responses to other firms. No Classified data may be provided in response to this RFI email. RFI DOCUMENT/TECHNICAL ENGINEER POC: Ohmar Win Product Manager Mobile Electric Power Systems (PM MEPS) 5850 Delafield Rd, Building 324 Fort Belvoir, VA 22060-5809 Work Telephone # (703)-704-1588 Place of Contract Performance: 5850 Delafield Rd, Building 324 Fort Belvoir, Virginia 22060 United States