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This Sources Sought is for source planning purposes only and shall not be considered as an invitation for bid, request for quotation, request for proposal, abstracts, or as an obligation on the part of the Government to acquire any products or services. Your response to this Sources Sought will be treated as information only. No entitlement to pay, direct or indirect costs, or charges by the Government will arise, as a result of a contractor's submission of a response(s) to this announcement or the Government's use of such information. This request does not constitute a solicitation for future proposals or the authority to enter into negotiations to award a contract. The information provided may be used by the Government in developing its source acquisition strategy and Statement of Work/Statement of Objectives and performance specifications. The Government does not intend to award a contract solely on the basis of this Sources Sought or to otherwise pay for the information submitted in response to this Sources Sought. The purpose of this Sources Sought is to gather information that will assist the Utility Helicopters Project Office (UHPO) in evaluating vendor capability of meeting its potential need.

The Government has not determined the acquisition approach. This market research will allow UHPO to make an informed decision about how to proceed. It is contemplated that this award will be made on an Other Than Full and Open Competition, Sole Source basis in accordance with Federal Acquisition Regulation (FAR) 6.302-1. The Government intends to solicit and award a Cost Plus Fixed Fee (CPFF), Cost Reimbursable (CR) and / or Firm Fixed Price (FFP) contract for these requirements. The anticipated contract period of performance is October 2025 through September 2030 with the possibility of additional option years.

This Sources Sought is applicable to the following UHPO Mission Design Series (MDS): UH-60M and HH-60M and all variants that use the UH-60M and HH-60M Avionics for Army, Department of Defense agencies, Foreign Military Sales and Other Government Agencies (OGA). The Government does not own the complete H-60M Avionics' Technical Data Packages (TDPs) that established the current and baseline H-60M avionics' configurations, including system / subsystems. The vendor must be capable of sustaining and maintaining the inherent H-60 MDS configuration over its lifecycle that maintains the inherent technical, suitability and functional performance, safety, reliability, sustainability and maintainability characteristics. The vendor must maintain an office with technical, logistic and contracting personnel in Huntsville, AL vicinity. The vendor must be able to obtain and maintain personnel and facilities at the SECRET clearance level. The Government desires that all software and hardware have, at a minimum, Government Purpose Rights (GPR) and software development meets Capability Maturity Model Integration (CMMI) level III criteria and processes. The vendor must be capable of complying with the Safeguarding of Controlled Unclassified Technical Information clause in DFARS 252.204-7012, have a Cybersecurity program that follows the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) Framework for Improving Critical Infrastructure Cybersecurity document at a minimum, and subsequent compliance assessments performed by the Government.

Sources Sought Requirements - Description of Information Requested

1. Provide company information including:
   
   
   
   1. Company name and address.
   
   
   2. Size of company (number of personnel, total revenue, ownership, CAGE Code, Parent Corporation, etc.).
   
   
   3. Point(s) of contact including name, phone number, address, and email and length of time in business.
   
   
   4. Geographic presence.
   
   
   
   

1. Describe your organization's experience with similar efforts.

1. Describe how your organization would support the maintenance and aircraft concurrency with respect to Pilot/Vehicle Interface (PVI) of the trainer devices as outlined in this request for information (RFI):
   
   
   
   1. TDP availability
   
   
   2. System Safety
   
   
   3. Pilot/Vehicle Interface Integration
   
   
   4. Inherent system performance and suitability
   
   
   5. ILS and associated documentation
   
   
   6. Facilities and personnel resources
   
   
   
   

1. Address how to ensure an adequately experienced and trained staff, your process for verifying qualifications, education, certification, and professional requirements and how often this information is obtained or updated.

1. Describe how your organizatioNs Cybersecurity policy and practices align with the provided references.

1. Provide recommendations on benchmark skills or criteria used to evaluate quality analysis, including analytic tools and writing techniques.

1. Identify conditions or issues requested in the RFI that cannot be met or may interfere with the intention of this project.

1. Provide any other pertinent information that will assist us in this assessment.

This is NOT a solicitation for proposals, proposal abstracts, or quotations. The purpose of this notice is to obtain information from industry vendors regarding their interest, capabilities, and recommendations in developing proposals for the UHPO, Program Executive Office, Aviation (PEO Aviation). SERVICE DISABLED VETERAN OWNED SMALL BUSINESSES ARE ENCOURAGED TO RESPOND. Include whether or not you are a small business; HUB-Zone Small Business; Service-Disabled Veteran Owned, Veteran-Owned Small Businesses; Women-Owned Small Business; or Small Disadvantaged Business in order to assist the Government in determining the appropriate acquisition method, including whether a set-aside is possible. All interested firms with capabilities identified herein are encouraged to respond to this RFI.

Any technical questions, data requests and industry responses to this RFI are to be sent by email to Patrick Batson, patrick.j.batson.civ@army.mil. All responses must be received by 1700 hours EST on November 27, 2023.

Electronic transmissions must not exceed 5 megabytes and responses in the form of white papers should be limited to 25 pages in length and may include technical specifications and product sheets as deemed necessary. All material submitted in response to this RFI must be unclassified.

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