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1.0 PURPOSE. 1.1 This Request for Information (RFI) is issued by the Army Contracting Command-Aberdeen Proving Ground, Belvoir Division (ACC-APG, B) on behalf of the Product Lead, Large Power Systems (PdL LPS) to identify sources capable of providing comprehensive software sustainment services for the Deployable Power Generation and Distribution System (DPGDS) Power Unit, MEP-PU-810D. The result of this market research will assist the Government in the development of the Acquisition Strategy if the requirement materializes. 1.2 DISCLAIMER THIS IS NOT A NOTICE OF Request for Proposal (RFP) ISSUANCE. The Government is not seeking proposals and will not accept unsolicited proposals at this time. Telephone inquiries will not be accepted or acknowledged, and no feedback or evaluation will be provided. The Government will retain all responses, which will be protected as business sensitive and will not be released outside of the Government and the Government's program support contractor(s). Respondents are advised that the Government will not pay for any information provided, or administrative costs incurred, in response to this RFI. All costs associated with responding to this RFI will be solely at the Respondent's expense. Defense and commercial contractors, including small businesses, veteran-owned businesses, service-disabled veteran-owned businesses, HUB Zone small businesses, and woman-owned small businesses are encouraged to participate. Not responding to this RFI does not preclude participation in any future Request for Proposal(s) (RFP), if any is issued. It is the responsibility of the potential offerors to monitor for additional information pertaining to any future requirement. Information received will not be considered confidential/proprietary unless marked accordingly. Company proprietary data will be reviewed by Government employees and authorized representatives only. The Government shall not be liable for or suffer any consequential damages for any improperly identified proprietary information. This request is for informational purposes only to promote exchanges of information. 1.3 Requirement. The MEP-PU-810 Power Unit (the power generation part of the Deployable Power Generation & Distribution System) was first fielded in Fiscal Year (FY) 2021 and IAW Assistant Secretary of the Army (Acquisition, Logistics and Technology) (ASA(ALT)) economic useful life (EUL) policy has an estimated EUL of 17-25 years. This will lead to hardware and software obsolescence challenges in the future. These sustainment and cybersecurity challenges must be addressed to maintain mission readiness. The DPGDS PU Recapitalization, MEP-PU-810D effort, is nearing the end of its production contract. DPGDS software components are currently supported for the duration of this contract. At the end of the current contract, the MEP-PU-810C/D will transition to sustainment (T2S) and be transferred to the U.S. Army Communications-Electronics Command, Integrated Logistics …

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