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Update: This update is to make the draft RFP question and answers available to industry. The questions and answers have been uploaded to this notice as an excel document titled: "

This is a Pre-Solicitation Notice for the U.S. Army Contracting Command - Aberdeen Proving Ground (ACC-APG) Solicitation No. W911QY-16-R-0003. The US Army Contracting Center, Aberdeen Proving Ground, Natick on behalf of Product Manager Force Sustainment Systems (PM-FSS), located at the Natick Soldier Systems Center intends to issue a solicitation under Authority of FAR Part 15, to produce the Expandable and Non-Expandable International Organization for Standardization (ISO) Type Shelter (ASF-RWS).

The government anticipates the planned solicitation will result in the award of a single Fixed Price with Economic Price Adjustment (FP-EPA) Indefinite Delivery Indefinite Quantity (IDIQ), type contract for the development and production of the ASF-RWS. The contract is anticipated to have a ceiling value of $433,000,000.00 over a 10-year ordering period (five-year base development period contract years 1-5 and two production options). The minimum anticipated contract value will be $2,400,000.00 and the anticipated maximum contract value will be $433,000,000.00. An award will be made to the offeror whose proposal represents the best value to the government considering a tradeoff of price and non-price factors.

The ASF-RWS P1 Expandable/Non-Expandable program represents a comprehensive effort to modernize and standardize the next generation of Army Rigid Wall Shelters by incorporating 30+ years of shelter performance technology and improved manufacturing for increased producibility and affordability. Compared to the legacy ISO Shelters, the ASF-RWS P1 shelters will provide more modular shelters for increased interoperability and scalability with the objective to provide a 50% greater payload for broader mission sets while also being 5% lighter weight while providing suitability in extreme environments for effectiveness around the globe. The ultimate goal of the ASF-RWS P1 Variant is to maintain standard shelter designs for greater sustainability and reduced life cycle costs. The ASF-RWS P1 program modernizes three

Types of Army ISO rigid wall shelters:

Type A - Non-expandable

Type B - One-sided expandable

Type C - Two-sided expandable

Each Type has twelve variants based on color (tan or green), electrical requirements (60 or 100 Amp) and Class (H for heavy equipped with hook bar for transport and M for medical). A total of 36 Shelter variants will be procured under this effort. A Single Award Indefinite Delivery/Indefinite Quantity (IDIQ) Fixed Price (FP), 10-year development contract with Equitable Price Adjustment (EPA) production options is planned.

As part of this Pre-Solicitation notice the government is providing a copy of the "DRAFT SOLICITATION", “DRAFT ATTACHMENTS” and “DRAFT EXHIBITS”. Potential offerors are encouraged to provide comments to the government on the "DRAFT SOLICITATION" and associated documents. The deadline to provide comments is 12:00 ET on 22 December 2022. All comments shall be submitted to the Contract Specialists Andrew Richard andrew.j.richard12.civ@army.mil , Ethan Seal ethan.p.seal.civ@army.mil and the Contracting Officer Sean Auld at sean.g.auld.civ@army.mil with the subject line "Comments Draft RFP W911QY-23-R-0001". Questions will may or may not be answered based on the "DRAFT SOLICITATION" period. (TELEPHONE CALLS WILL NOT BE ACCEPTED).

It is anticipated that a question-and-answer period will be available when the formal solicitation is released.