Sources Sought / Request for Information (RFI)
Weapons Test Facility Bullet Trap Repair
The Government is conducting market research to identify potential sources that possess the
repair data, expertise, capabilities, and experience to meet the qualification requirements to
replace the weapons test facility conveyor system with the automatic bullet recovery system,
install a drive weather cover for the conveyor drive unit, install weather resistant controls, and
shield cover.
Contractor shall furnish all material, support equipment, tools, test equipment, and services. The
contractor is responsible for providing, maintaining, and calibrating all support equipment
required at their facility or a subcontractor’s facility. Contractor furnished material or parts used
for replacement shall equal or exceed the quality of the original material or parts.
IAW FAR 52.215-3(b), although “proposal” and “offerer” are used in this Request for
Information, your response will be treated as information only. It shall not be used as a proposal.
Contractors/Institutions responding to this market research are placed on notice that
participation in this survey may not ensure participation in future solicitations or contract
awards. The government will not reimburse participants for any expenses associated with
their participation in this survey.
INSTRUCTIONS:
1. The document below contains a description of the bullet trap conveyor system requirement and a
Contractor Capability Survey. The Survey allows Contractors to provide their company’s
capability.
2. If, after reviewing these documents, you desire to participate in the market research, you should
provide documentation that supports your company’s capability in meeting these requirements.
Failure to provide documentation may result in the government being unable to adequately assess
your capabilities. If you lack sufficient experience in a particular area, please provide details
explaining how you would overcome the lack of experience/capabilities in order to perform that
portion of the requirement (i.e., teaming, subcontracting, etc.)
a. Identify any areas of work that your organization believes should be broken out
exclusively for Small Business.
3. Both large and small businesses are encouraged to participate in this Market Research. Joint
ventures or teaming arrangements are encouraged.
4. Questions relative to this market research should be addressed to the Procuring Contracting
Officer, Ms. Shirley Breeze at shirley.breeze@us.af.mil
PURPOSE/DESCRIPTION:
The Government is conducting market research to identify potential sources that possess the
expertise, capabilities, and experience to meet qualification requirements to repair the bullet trap
recovery system.
This requirement is for a repair service. Our repair services strategy is a one time repair effort
with potential follow on for periodic maintenance.
The Bullet Trap Recovery System is a system designed to stop and collect projectiles fired at a
shooting range to prevent over penetration and stray shots.
This requirement is initiated for the establishment of a repair contract for the Weapon's Test
Facility Bullet Trap Recovery System consisting of the automatic bullet recovery system, a
drive weather cover for the conveyor drive unit, weather resistant controls, and shield cover.
The replacement is required to provide serviceable component parts that can efficiently serve its
intended purpose. The replacement shall be conducted in accordance with applicable
commercial standards. Contractor personnel shall perform maintenance in accordance with the
applicable commercial standards. The applicable NAICS code is 339920.
CONTRACTOR CAPABILITY SURVEY
Part I. Business Information
Please provide the following business information for your company/institution and for any
teaming or joint venture partners:
Company/Institute Name:
Address:
Point of Contact:
CAGE Code:
Phone Number:
E-Mail Address:
Web Page URL:
Size business pursuant to North American Industry Classification System (NAICS)
Based on the above NAICS Code, state whether your company is:
o Small Business (Yes/No)
o Woman Owned Small Business (Yes/No)
o Small Disadvantaged Business (Yes/No)
o 8(a) Certified (Yes/No)
o HUBZone Certified (Yes/No)
o Veteran Owned Small Business (Yes/No)
o Service Disabled Veteran Small Business (Yes/No)
o Central Contractor Registration (CCR) (Yes/No)
A statement as to whether your company is domestically or foreign owned (if foreign,
please indicate the country ownership).
Email responses must be received no later than close of business 29 March 2024.
Please send responses to: Shirley Breeze, Procuring Contracting Officer at
shirley.breeze@us.af.mil
Questions relative to this market research should be addressed to the PCO.
Part II. Capability Survey Questions
General Capability Questions:
1. Describe briefly the capabilities of your facility and the nature of the goods and/or services
you provide. Include a description of your staff composition, management structure and why
your company is capable of replacing the bullet trap recovery system.
2. Describe your company’s past capabilities based on previous projects similar in complexity
to this requirement. Include contract numbers, a brief description of the work performed,
period of performance, agency/organization supported and individual of contact (Contracting
Officer or Program Manager). On a specific note, has your company had any working
involvement with the replacement of a bullet trap recovery system?
3. Describe your company’s experience in repairing the weapons test facility components that
make up the bullet trap system.
4. What is your company’s current maximum capacity for periodic systems preventative
maintenance/repair contracts?
5. What are your limiting factors with personnel, material production and engineering data, etc.,
if any?
6. What quality assurance processes and test qualification practices does your company
employ? Provide a description of your quality program (ISO 9001, AS9100, etc.).
7. Does your company find that the information in each document is clear and concise regarding
the duties and responsibilities that the Government expects the contractor to perform? If not,
please identify the information that is needed or that requires additional detail and/or clarification.
8. Did your company identify any areas in the PWS that presented unacceptable risks? If so,
please provide detailed information.
9. Does your company have the experience with the following:
a. Use or operation of a Support Equipment System (SE)? If so, please provide detailed
information.
b. Design, development, or integration of an SE? If so, please provide detailed
information.
c. Logistics support of an SE to include spares management, spares procurement, repair
and maintenance, failure reporting and analysis, obsolescence forecasting, engineering
and technical support, and training? If so, please provide detailed information.
10. On a specific note, does your company have any experience supporting SE or commercial test
and measurement equipment which you were not the OEM? If so, please provide detailed
information.
11. Would any technical/engineering data be required to execute the PWS requirements other than
what is provided in this pre-solicitation activity? If so, please specify. Please note that the
Technical Data Package (TDP), or drawings, for SE are “proprietary” and have Distribution
Statement B; therefore, they will not be available to any contractor(s) other than the design control
authority for SE
12. What experience does your company have in regards to developing and implementing a safety
plan IAW PWS requirements?
13. Does your company have experience with implementation and installation of Time Compliant
Technical Orders (TCTO) and modifications to SE? If so, please provide detailed information.
14. Describe any industry certifications that your company presently holds in the area of quality
assurance and/or configuration management.
15. Does your company have experience with long-term contracts or purchasing agreements with
fixed prices, i.e. at least 5 years in duration?
16. What is the Rough Order of Magnitude (ROM) of annual costs to execute the PWS
requirements? This is for informational purposes only.
17. Due to the uncertainty of out-year funding and the potential of funding constraints, there may
be a need to tailor the performance metric, specifically the availability metric, in order to meet
the funding profile. Please describe any impacts, positive or negative, in executing the PWS
requirement with a possible change in the availability metric from a year-to-year basis.
Repair/Manufacturing Questions:
1. Describe your capabilities and experience in repairing existing systems/equipment (hardware
and software) to solve maintenance and support problems in bullet trap systems.
2. Demonstrate your ability and experience in repair of the same or similar components, which
are currently in use on commercial systems by providing the following information on the
same or similar items:
a) Contract Number
b) Procuring Agency
c) Contract Value
d) Number of systems repaired
3. If the item cannot be repaired/replaced in total, state what your organization can replace.
4. State any technology insertion ideas for the item that would be suitable for this effort.
5. Discuss any reverse engineering or item replacement opportunities that may be present.
Commerciality Questions:
1. Is there established catalog or market prices for our requirement?
2. If you offer this product and/or service to both U.S. Government and commercial sources, is
the same workforce used for both the U.S. Government and general public?
3. Is our requirement offered to both under similar terms and conditions? Briefly describe any
differences.
4. Describe your standard warranty and return process for goods and services furnished to the
government for items similar in nature to this requirement.
Testing:
1. Describe the contractor's capabilities and experience (commercial or military) performing
acceptance and operational testing.
2. Describe your experience as the prime contractor or subcontractor in the prior
efforts. Describe if the experience is directly related to the bullet trap recovery system.
