W519TC-24-R-AIT7 -- DRAFT RFP for Automatic Identification Technology-7 (AIT-7)

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Contract Opportunity

Updated

---08APRIL2025---

Question Submission Guidelines:

Note: The USG has extended the question submission deadline:

• Deadline: Thursday, April 10, 2025, 2:00 pm CDT


• Email submissions must be sent to both:
  
  
  
  • John Kerch (john.d.kerch.civ@army.mil)
  
  
  • Benjamin Geringer (benjamin.l.geringer.civ@army.mil)
  
  
  
  


• Email subject line format: RFP No., Offeror Name, UEI [12 digits], Date (DDMMMYYYY) Example: W519TC-24-R-AIT7, ABC Corp., ABC123DEF567, 11MAR2025


• Must include completed Attachment 0009


• USG reserves discretion on which questions to answer.


• Responses will be posted on sam.gov.

Please see attached to this posting, the current DRFP Attachments:

• Exhibit A CDRLS AIT-7 29APR2024


• Attachment (Att) 0001 PWS AIT-7 V3.8 04APR2025


• Attachment 0003 UEI Price Matrix AIT-7 04APR25.xlsx


• Attachment 0004 UEI CBOM AIT-7 04APR2025.xlsx


• Attachment 0005 AIT-7 Section L 04APR2025.pdf


• Attachment 0006 AIT-7 Section M APR2025.pdf


• Attachment 0007 Equipment Procurement History 26Feb2025.pdf


• Attachment 0008 QA from DRFP_1 26Feb2025.pdf


• Attachment 0009 UEI Industry Questions Insert Date Submitted.xlsx

Updated

---04APRIL2025---

Key Updates:

• Draft RFP posting extended to Monday, April 14, 2025, 9am Central Time


• New draft attachments and exhibits provided for AIT-7


• Some documentation still in development


• USG continues addressing industry questions

Question Submission Guidelines:

• Deadline: Wednesday, April 09, 2025, 2:00 pm CDT


• Email submissions must be sent to both:
  
  
  
  • John Kerch (john.d.kerch.civ@army.mil)
  
  
  • Benjamin Geringer (benjamin.l.geringer.civ@army.mil)
  
  
  
  


• Email subject line format: RFP No., Offeror Name, UEI [12 digits], Date (DDMMMYYYY) Example: W519TC-24-R-AIT7, ABC Corp., ABC123DEF567, 11MAR2025


• Must include completed Attachment 0009


• USG reserves discretion on which questions to answer.


• Responses will be posted on sam.gov.

Updated Attachments:

1. Att 1 AIT-7 PWS V3.8 04APR25.pdf


2. Att 3 UEI Price Matrix AIT-7 04APR25.xlsx


3. Att 4 UEI CBOM AIT-7 04APR2025.xlsx


4. Att 5 AIT-7_Section_L_04APR2025.pdf


5. Att 6 AIT-7_Section_M_rev04APR2025.pdf

Removed:

• Att 2 UEI_Price_Matrix_AIT-7_26Feb2025.xlsx

Unchanged:

• Exhibit A CDRLS_AIT-7_rev1_29APR2024.pdf

Important Note: This is a draft RFP only; documentation may change. Do not submit proposals at this time.

---11MAR2025---

Please see attached updates to the DRAFT SOLICITATION/Request for Proposals (RFP) AIT VII/AIT-7 --- W519TC-24-R-AIT7

For clarity, the United States Government (USG) IS ACCEPTING questions regarding this draft Request for Proposals (DRFP) posting for AIT-7.

Please note, this a draft RFP ONLY and the draft solicitation or any of its attachment(s) provided in this posting may change.

Questions are due on or before Friday, April 04, 2025 at 02:00 pm CDT.

Any responses to questions will be provided via https://sam.gov.

Please continue to check SAM diligently for any updates.

***While the USG will review all questions, it is the USG’s discretion on which questions it will answer.

The USG does not have to provide answers to all questions. ***

When submitting questions please follow the below formatting:

• Questions MUST be submitted via email and MUST be sent to BOTH John Kerch, john.d.kerch.civ@army.mil, and Benjamin Geringer, benjamin.l.geringer.civ@army.mil, to be considered.


• The emails MUST contain the subject line: Request for Proposal (RFP) Number (No.), Offeror Name, Offeror’s UEI [12 digits], Date email Sent (e.g., DDMMMYYYY – 31MAR2025). e.g., W519TC-24-R-AIT7, ABC Corp., ABC123DEF567, 11MAR2025


• Provide a completed copy of Attachment 0009.

*Please note, the attachment/exhibit numbering has changed:

• Exhibit A CDRLS AIT-7 29APR2024 (Unchanged)


• Attachment 0001 PWS AIT-7 V3.4 26FEB2025 (Unchanged)


• Attachment 0002 UEI UNWEIGHTED PRICE MATRIX 26FEB2025 (Unchanged)


• Attachment 0003 UEI WEIGHTED PRICE MATRIX - Forthcoming


• Attachment 0004 UEI CBOM AIT-7 16JAN2025 (Numbering changed)


• Attachment 0005 SECTION L AIT-7 - Forthcoming


• Attachment 0006 SECTION M AIT-7 - Forthcoming


• Attachment 0007 EQUIPMENT PROCUREMENT HISTORY 26FEB2025 (Numbering changed)


• Attachment 0008 QA FROM DRFP 1 26FEB2025 (Numbering changed)


• Attachment 0009 UEI Industry Questions Insert Date Submitted [DDMMMYYYY] (NEW - Attached)

---26FEB2025---

Please see attached updates to the DRAFT SOLICITATION/Request for Proposals (RFP) AIT VII/AIT-7 --- W519TC-24-R-AIT7

**Please do not submit Proposals at this time; INFORMATIONAL ONLY**

The USG is still working on preparing the solicitation documentation.

Please see the attached latest documentation:

Revised:

1) Attachment 0001 - AIT-7 PWS V3.4 26FEB25.pdf

2) Attachment 0002 - UEI_Price_Matrix_AIT-7_26Feb2025.xlsx

3) Attachment 0003 - UEI_CBOM_AIT-7_16Jan2025.xlsx

New:

1) Att 8 Equipment_Procurement_History_rev1_26Feb2025.pdf -- Historicals for reference only

2) Att 9 QA_from_DRFP_1_26Feb2025.pdf -- Q/A from the 1st draft RFP

No Change:

1) Exhibit A [No change] - CDRLS_AIT-7_rev1_29APR2024.pdf

***Please note the documents attached to this Draft RFP are drafts and are subject to change at the time of Request for Proposal (RFP) release***

---Original---

DRAFT SOLICITATION/Request for Proposals (RFP) AIT VII/AIT-7 --- W519TC-24-R-AIT7

**Please do not submit Proposals at this time; INFORMATIONAL ONLY**

The Government (USG) is requesting that interested respondents review the following documents:

1) Attachment 0001 - AIT-7 PWS V1.0 20240729.docx

2) Attachment 0002 - AIT-7_Price_Model_20240715.xlsx

3) Attachment 0003 - AIT-7 Technical Proposal Matrix 07152024.xlsx

4) Attachment 0004 - AIT-7 CBOM 07152024.xlsx

5) Attachment 0005 - AIT-7 Section L_v16_26AUG2024.docx

6) Attachment 0006 - AIT-7_Section M 26AUG2024.docx

***Please note the documents attached to this Draft RFP are drafts and are subject to change at the time of Request for Proposal (RFP) release***

1. This is a draft solicitation ONLY to notify industry of a potential forthcoming requirement. This is NOT an obligation on the part of the USG. This notice does not obligate the USG to award a contract or otherwise pay for the information provided in the response. This is not to be construed as a commitment by the USG to form a binding contract or agreement. The USG will not be liable for payment of any response preparation expenses. The USG will not reimburse or pay for information submitted in response to this Draft RFP. This Draft RFP is open to all business types.

The USG is not requesting proposal submissions at this time. Responses to this Draft RFP are voluntary and will not affect any contractor's ability to submit a proposal if, or when, a solicitation is released. This is not the formal solicitation and one is not guaranteed to be issued by the USG. Participation in this effort is strictly voluntary with no cost obligation to be incurred by the USG. Proprietary information shall NOT be submitted in response to this Draft RFP, nor will the USG be liable for or suffer any consequential damages for any improperly identified proprietary information. Any information received as a result of this draft solicitation will become the property of the USG and will not be returned to the respondents.

Again, at this time, the USG requests interested parties DO NOT submit any proposals. This is INFORMATIONAL ONLY.

Questions will be allowed, but it is the USG's discretion on which questions it will answer. Responses to any questions will be posted to SAM.gov. The USG is not required to provide responses to all questions.

Army Contracting Command-Rock Island (ACC-RI), Rock Island, Illinois has a requirement for the Automatic Identification Technology (AIT VII otherwise known as AIT-7). This acquisition is for state-of-the-art, commercial items needed for automatic identification, data collection, keyless data entry, data processing, data storage, data retrieval, data transmission, and the tracking of assets, including the use of Radio Frequency (RF) technology for users throughout Department of Defense (DoD), United States Coast Guard (CG), North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO), Coalition Partners, other Foreign Military Sales (FMS), and other federal agencies, and contractor purchasers in support of DoD.

2. Per Market Research, the intent of the DRAFT Request for Proposal (RFP) is to be full and open. This acquisition will be managed by Army Program Executive Office Enterprise Information Systems (PEO EIS) Logistics Information Systems (LIS).

3. The contract maximum is still being determined. The guaranteed minimum buy dollar value is still being determined. There is no guarantee that the USG will order, in combination of all awardees, the maximum contract value under this procurement. An award under this solicitation in no way obligates the USG to place additional orders beyond the guaranteed minimum amount.

4. A Delivery Order will be issued at time of contract award in the amount at or above the guaranteed minimum buy dollar value. The minimum buy amount is still being determined.

5. The NAICS code is 334111, Electronic Computer Manufacturing. The size standard is 1,250 number of employees.

6. The CLIN/SLIN structure for this solicitation is outlined in Attachment 0002. These will be FOB Destination and in U.S. dollars.

7. The USG anticipates this requirement being a multiple award Indefinite Delivery Indefinite Quantity (IDIQ) with up to three awardees.

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