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FBO DAILY ISSUE OF NOVEMBER 19, 2011 FBO #3647
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84 -- Modular Armor System (MAS) - Attachment

Notice Date
11/17/2011
 
Notice Type
Attachment
 
NAICS
315299 — All Other Cut and Sew Apparel Manufacturing
 
Contracting Office
M67854 MARINE CORPS SYSTEMS COMMAND 2200 Lester Street Quantico, VA
 
Solicitation Number
M6785412I3002
 
Response Due
12/30/2011
 
Archive Date
1/14/2012
 
Point of Contact
Huy Nguyen
 
E-Mail Address
one
 
Small Business Set-Aside
N/A
 
Description
Marine Corps Systems Command (MARCORSYSCOM) is conducting market research, and identifying potential sources and best practice information towards designing, developing, and procuring a Modular Armor System. The system will allow the individual Marine to configure and tailor the armor level based on mission requirements. The United States Marine Corps (USMC) envisions at this time a single system that will be capable of providing the area of coverage of the current USMC Plate Carrier and expanding to a soft armor area of coverage equal to the USMC Improved Modular Tactical Vest (IMTV) with the Pelvic Protective System Protective Overgarment (POG). The system will be able to provide supplemental armor protection to the extremities. The envisioned system will either integrate with current hard armor ballistic plates or a new hard armor plate design. There are no constraints on symmetry or materiel for soft and hard armor. Hard Armor threat defeat capability equal to that of the XSAPI is required with a desired maximum allowable areal density of 7.0 pounds per square foot. The soft armor performance within the torso and extremity regions is required to possess performance equal to the OTV CO-PD-00-2G with a desired maximum allowable areal density of.85 pounds per square foot. The carrier will possess the Pouch Attachment Ladder System (PALS) webbing for the mounting of modular pouches, have a single pull emergency release located on the center of the vest below the neckline and integrate with the USMC Chest Rig without impeding the quick release of the carrier. The desired system will not exceed the cumulative weight of the IMTV with torso and flank plates. This suite will enable the individual Marine to configure components to best meet specific mission requirements by optimizing/balancing human factors engineering (e.g. comfort and usability), integration with fielded Load Carriage Equipment (LCE) and cost (production and maintenance). Berry Amendment compliance will apply to any and all demonstrated designs. A limited quantity (i.e. up to 30) of evaluation systems may be requested under a bailment agreement to support user evaluation activities based on market research results. No user evaluations are planned prior to June 2012. The USMC is currently performing market research to learn applicable/proven best practices (note: the Modular Armor System ™s attributes have not yet been finalized). Within that effort, the USMC wants to leverage its expertise in USMC operational needs and related constraints with industries ™ established expertise and capabilities to design and develop best value solutions. Therefore, the USMC is taking the following market research step and requesting information from interested companies on: (1) best approaches to satisfy the above needs with a completely new, innovative solution, (2) reviewing industry capabilities to satisfy the above needs with an updated solution that includes reuse of in-service components (i.e. plates, soft armor) of fielded system. Interested parties shall furnish the Program Management Office (PMO) with written or electronic materials concerning their capability to address the above requirements. Any proprietary information submitted in response to this RFI will be appropriately protected when clearly identified as proprietary. Submitted material will not be returned. Submissions shall NOT contain any classified information, but may be marked śCompany Proprietary ť. These responses should be received not later than December 30, 2011 by sending it to Huy Nguyen, at email address huy.nguyen@usmc.mil. Note: All transmitted responses must be smaller than 5mb. In addition to written responses, the PMO will have representatives attending the 2012 Shooting, Hunting and Outdoor Trade (SHOT) Show and will be available on January 17, 2012 from 8:00 am “ 4:00 pm and January 19, 2012 from 8:00 am “ 12:00 pm. A separate FEDBIZOPS notice will be posted by December 1, 2011 with instructions on how interested parties can request that PMO representatives visit their booth for up to thirty (30) minutes to review any available samples of armor carriage solutions that address this RFI ™s requirements. Visit requests can be arranged by emailing the POC identified below. Any/all questions regarding this request should be addressed to Huy Nguyen at email address huy.nguyen@usmc.mil. Due to resource demands, time is limited and requests will be fulfilled on a first come, first serve basis. THE SUBMISSION OF THIS INFORMATION IS FOR PLANNING PURPOSES ONLY AND IS NOT TO BE CONSTRUED AS A COMMITMENT BY THE GOVERNMENT TO PROCURE ANY ITEMS/SERVICES, NOR FOR THE GOVERNMENT TO PAY FOR THE INFORMATION RECEIVED. NO ENTITLEMENT TO PAYMENT OF DIRECT OR INDIRECT COSTS OR CHARGES BY THE GOVERNMENT WILL ARISE AS A RESULT OF SUBMISSION OF RESPONSES TO THIS RFI AND GOVERNMENT USE OF SUCH INFORMATION. NO SOLICITATION DOCUMENT EXISTS. Point of Contact Huy Nguyen, Contract Specialist, Telephone (703) 432-3270, email: huy.nguyen@usmc.mil
 
Web Link
FBO.gov Permalink
(https://www.fbo.gov/spg/DON/USMC/M67854/M6785412I3002/listing.html)
 
Document(s)
Attachment
 
File Name: M6785412I3002_RFI_Modular_Armor_System_11-10-2011.docx (https://www.neco.navy.mil/synopsis_file/M6785412I3002_RFI_Modular_Armor_System_11-10-2011.docx)
Link: https://www.neco.navy.mil/synopsis_file/M6785412I3002_RFI_Modular_Armor_System_11-10-2011.docx

 
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