Market Research for Survivability, Assured Mobility, and Maneuver Support

Background
The contract is issued for market research related to research and development (R&D) efforts focusing on Survivability, Assured Mobility, and Maneuver Support material solutions. The agency aims to enhance the capabilities of commanders in ensuring occupant-centric survivability, enabling uninterrupted deployment and maneuver of assets, and maintaining freedom of movement in various environments. Key areas include armor, fire protection, countermine systems, robotics, and combat engineer equipment.

Work Details
The contractor will conduct market research to assess capabilities in fulfilling the requirements outlined in the Statement of Work (SOW). This includes evaluating the ability to handle classified information, knowledge of International Traffic in Arms Regulations, previous US Government contracts related to data rights, experience with Army Depots and Military Centers of Excellence, and capabilities for program management, design and development, data acquisition, testing facilities, manufacturing proximity, environmental testing capabilities, impact and blast testing experience, cold weather evaluation capabilities, countermeasure equipment development and testing experience across various military vehicles. Specific tasks include providing detailed descriptions of facilities for vehicle maintenance and testing, instrumentation capabilities for data capture during military operations, knowledge of countermeasure effectiveness testing procedures, and experience with military power management applications.

Place of Performance
Warren MI 48092 UNITED STATES

Bidder Requirements
Bidders must demonstrate their ability to fulfill all SOW requirements including having facilities capable of handling classified information securely. They should have previous experience with US Government contracts regarding data rights and be willing to disseminate knowledge obtained under this R&D contract. Specific qualifications include having onsite program management capabilities, design and development resources, environmental chambers for testing conditions including snow and ice evaluation, as well as experience with military vehicles across various operational scenarios.

Incumbent Analysis (see Incumbents section for more detail)
This opportunity appears to have a confirmed incumbent and/or closely related prior contract based on W912CH24C0038 awarded to Michigan Technological University for technical and engineering services supporting Assured Mobility, Survivability, and Maneuver Support material solutions for the Ground Vehicle Systems Center. The prior work includes R&D and testing activities spanning vehicle survivability/protection, countermine and threat detection/neutralization, route clearance, bridging/gap defeat, track and suspension improvements, power management, unmanned applications, and related design/analysis/test efforts that align closely with the current market research focus areas. The emphasis on developing and validating mobility and survivability materiel solutions for ground vehicles suggests continuity with the current effort to assess capabilities across similar technical domains.