The U.S. Army Contracting Command - New Jersey (ACC-NJ), in support of U.S. Army Armament Research, Development and Engineering Center (ARDEC), Automated Test Systems Division (ATSD), Picatinny Arsenal, NJ is currently seeking sources for providing spares parts, instrument repair and calibration services for the Next Generation Automated Test System (NGATS). This Sources Sought Notice is for planning purposes only and shall not be construed as a solicitation or Request for Proposal (RFP) or as an obligation on the part of the Government. The Government does not intend to award a contract on the basis of this notice. In preparation for a possible future procurement, ACC-NJ is issuing this notice to explore a breakout strategy for this requirement. ARDEC-ATSD is interested in exploring the market capability to support this effort and determine if a competitive environment exists.

The Statement of Objectives identified for this requirement is as follows:

The ARDEC-ATSD objective is to procure hardware and services to support the fielded NGATS systems. The contractor, as the total Product System Provider (PSP) shall be tasked with the responsibility for timely and efficient Depot repair of NGATS parts/modules to maintain and sustain NGATS to an Operational Availability (A) of 95% as required by the Users. The contractor will be responsible for coordinating with Original Equipment Manufacturers (OEMs) for the expedited maintenance, repair and calibration of NGATS commercial instrumentation and sub assemblies. The contractor shall be responsible for the tracking, managing and shipping of all items.
Interested parties shall submit a brief capability statement demonstrating how they are capable of performing this requirement. Standard corporate brochures are not desired. The capability statement should include the following: company name, address, telephone number, email address, technical point of contract, DUNS number, Cage Code and company size (please specify as either a Large Business, Foreign-Owned Business, Small Business, Small Disadvantaged Business, 8(a) concern, Woman-Owned Small Business, Historically Underutilized Business Zone concern, Veteran-Owned Small Business, or Service-Disabled Small Business), and a technical description of the ability to meet the requirement.

This Sources Sought Notice is for information purposes only and shall not be construed as a commitment or a promise of a contract by the Government. This is not a solicitation. If a formal solicitation is generated at a later date, a RFP will be published. If a RFP is released, it will be synopsized on the Federal Business Opportunities (FedBizOpps) website. It is the responsibility of the potential offerors to monitor this website for additional information pertaining to this requirement. The Government is not obligated to notify respondents of the results of this survey. All information submitted will be held in a confidential status. Information provided will not be returned. TELEPHONE INQUIRIES/SUBMISSIONS WILL NOT BE ACCEPTED. The Government will accept questions via email ONLY.
The Government is not seeking, and will not accept, unsolicited proposals. Responders are advised that the Government is not responsible and will not pay for any information or administrative costs incurred in responding to this notice.

All submissions are requested to be made by 15 March 2017, 3:30pm EST, via electronic mail to both Points of Contact (POCs) for this action, Miluska Lewis, Contract Specialist, email: [email protected]; and Margaret Heyrich, Contracting Officer, email: [email protected].

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