SOURCES SOUGHT
81 -- M2A1 Metal Box
- Notice Date
- 5/23/2008
- Notice Type
- Sources Sought
- NAICS
- 332439
— Other Metal Container Manufacturing
- Contracting Office
- Department of the Army, U. S. Army Materiel Command, U.S. Army Sustainment Command, US Army Sustainment Command, ATTN: AMSFS-CCA, Rock Island, IL 61299-6500
- ZIP Code
- 61299-6500
- Solicitation Number
- W52P1J07RM2A1
- Response Due
- 6/23/2008
- Point of Contact
- Cheryl Nielsen, (309) 782-8693
- Small Business Set-Aside
- N/A
- Description
- Information is being collected for market survey purposes and not as a request for proposal or as an obligation on part of the Government. The Government does not intend to award a contract on the basis of this market survey and will not pay for information solicited. Please identify any proprietary information submitted. All information submitted will be retained as market research, and will not be released to the public or other producers. Interested Parties - The HQ, Army Field Support Command is seeking supply sources for the M2A1 Metal Box, NSN: 8140-00-960-1699. This is a water tight steel box powder coated inside and out, approximately 12 inches long, 7.5 inches tall and 6 inches wide, used to store/transport small caliber ammunition and other military items. It has a hinged/removable lid. A Technical Data Package will be available upon written or email request. TDP requests shall be sent to Ms. Cheryl Nielsen at cheryl.nielsen@us.army.mil. TDP will be sent via regular mail unless a FEDEX account number is provided with request. No TDP will be sent via FEDEX unless appropriate account information is provided. All applicable military drawings and specifications must be followed, reference MIL-B-3060. The government does not intend to deviate on any dimensional tolerance or specifications. The government is seeking producers that can provide demonstrated past experience with this or a similar item. The total solicitation quantities are approximately 150,000 boxes per month, which may be supplied by more than one producer, with deliveries from each producer to multiple locations, as required. Please identify the earliest delivery date and maximum quantity your firm could provide per month predicated on a 31 Mar 09 award. All potential producers are requested to submit a capability statement, which reflects their manufacturing capabilities, potential monthly production rates taking other production work into consideration, specialized equipment, critical skills, etc. Even though the Government does not intend to fund any facilitization, please indicate the type of additional equipment needed, lead time to obtain and get into operation, and a Rough Order of Magnitude (ROM) cost if facilitization is required to meet the monthly expected quantities. The production of the M2A1 Metal Box requires potential producers to have manufacturing capabilities of metal cutting/shearing, sheet metal forming, drilling and punch press capabilities, seam welding, spot welding, degreasing/cleaning and finishing painting/powder coating. Also provide in your response your company name, company cag code, address, point of contact, phone number, e-mail address and business size/status (small or large business, 8(a), SDB, HUBZone, SB, SDVOSB, etc.) NAICS Code 332439, Size Standard 500 employees is applicable. It is expected that any potential contract would contain an evaluated option clause. All potential producers interested in this future solicitation must be registered in the Central Contractor Registration Database. Participation in this effort is strictly voluntary with no cost or obligation to be incurred by the Government. The Government will in no way be obligated to purchase all or any part of the item described above. Any of the information stated above concerning ths item is subject to change. All information obtained from this request shall be made available for competitive bidding purposes. Interested firms that can meet all the requirements set forth above are requested to submit responses with clear and convincing documentation via email or fax to the point of contact below by close of business 23 June 2008. The point of contact is Mr. Bruce Kellums at (309) 782-0089, email Bruce.Kellums@us.army.mil, fax (309) 782-2083.
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- Place of Performance
- Address: US Army Sustainment Command ATTN: AMSFS-CCA, Rock Island IL
- Zip Code: 61299-6500
- Zip Code: 61299-6500
- Record
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