SOURCES SOUGHT
10 -- 20 MM ANTI MATERIAL RIFLE
- Notice Date
- 2/22/2005
- Notice Type
- Sources Sought
- Contracting Office
- N00164 300 Highway 361, Building 64 Crane, IN
- ZIP Code
- 00000
- Solicitation Number
- N0016405R4857
- Response Due
- 3/18/2005
- Description
- ?This synopsis is being posted to both the Federal Business Opportunities (FBO) page located at http://www.eps.gov and the Navy Electronic Commerce on Line (NECO) site located at http://www.neco.navy.mil. While it is understood that FBO is the single point of entry for posting of synopsis and solicitations to the Internet, NECO is the alternative in case FBO is unavailable. Please feel free to use either site to access information posted by the NSWC Division Crane.? MARKET SURVEY ? SOURCES SOUGHT SYNOPSIS: This is a sources sought announcement for a 20 mm Anti Materiel Rifle. All sources of any type of rifle which is capable of a high velocity 20 mm chambering with a minimum muzzle velocity of 700 m/s please respond. The Government is interested in ultimately attaining a rifle with a design which can be made operable with current 20 X 102 mm M50 series / A663 type ammunition which is currently used in M61 and M197 gun systems. A mechanical primer would be used however. Weapons with designs requiring significant modification for this ammunition type would be considered. A man portable prone shoulder fired weapon is desired. Rifle action can be single shot of any type, magazine fed bolt action, or semi automatic. Light system weight is a goal. Vendors please provide price and availability information on weapons as well as ammunition if possible (small quantities). Any responses to this notice should include the following: company name, brief description of company/capabilities, experience areas, history. Respondents are requested to provide pricing and availability information for the following quantities: 100-1000, 1001-5000. A respondent to this market survey must have available a majority of the skills and facilities that are required to manufacture the rifle. If a respondent does not have adequate resources (technical, manufacturing, personnel, etc) available, the respondent must be able to demonstrate the ability to obtain those resources in a timely fashion. Interested companies who feel they possess the necessary capabilities should respond by providing the Government the following information; point of contact, address, telephone and fax numbers, e-mail address, duns number, cage code and/or tax ID number, as well as size category (large/small disadvantaged, etc) a brief summary of the company's capabilities, description of fa! cilities, personnel, related manufacturing experience, and existing safety approvals. Also provide any supporting information such as commercial literature, catalogues, manuals, etc. If a respondent chooses to utilize the services of sub-tier vendors or subcontractors, those vendors or subcontractors must meet these criteria. Please provide this information by no later than 18 March 2005 to the technical Point Of Contact (POC) Mr. Phillip McMillen. Mr. McMillen may be reached via e-mail at: phillip.mcmillen.ctr@navy.mil or via phone at (812) 854-8410. The mailing address is: NAVSURFWARCENDIV Crane, ATTN: Mr. Phillip McMillen, Code 4081 Bldg 2521, 300 Highway 361, Crane IN 47522-5001. It should be noted that during the evaluation of all information submitted, the government plans to utilize employees from Science Applications International Corporation (SAIC) as advisors to the Government evaluators. This sources sought synopsis does not constitute an Invitation for Bids (IFB), a Request for Quote (RFQ), or a Request for Proposal (RFP) and it should not be construed as a commitment of any kind by the government to issue a formal solicitation or ultimately award a contract. The U.S. Government is in no way liable to pay for or reimburse any companies or entities that respond to this announcement. Any costs incurred by interested companies in response to this announcement will NOT be reimbursed. All information marked as proprietary information will be safeguarded to prevent disclosures to non-government personnel and entities. Your interest in this response is appreciated.
- Web Link
-
NSWC CRANE'S WEB PAGE
(http://www.crane.navy.mil/supply/synop/05r4857.htm)
- Record
- SN00756094-W 20050224/050222212101 (fbodaily.com)
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