SOURCES SOUGHT
13 -- Support Cup (FW26)
- Notice Date
- 11/4/2016
- Notice Type
- Sources Sought
- NAICS
- 332993
— Ammunition (except Small Arms) Manufacturing
- Contracting Office
- Department of the Army, Army Contracting Command, ACC - RI (W52P1J), 3055 Rodman Avenue, Rock Island, Illinois, 61299-8000, United States
- ZIP Code
- 61299-8000
- Solicitation Number
- W52P1J-17-R-0042
- Archive Date
- 2/1/2017
- Point of Contact
- Danielle M. Walters, Phone: 3097824958
- E-Mail Address
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danielle.m.walters3.civ@mail.mil
(danielle.m.walters3.civ@mail.mil)
- Small Business Set-Aside
- N/A
- Description
- The Army Contracting Command - Rock Island, on behalf of the Project Director Joint Products, Picatinny Arsenal, NJ, is issuing a sources sought notice in an effort to identify capable sources for the production and delivery of the following item: Item NSN Part Number Support Cup (FW26) 1325-00-609-2344 1211676 The Support Cup is used on various MK80 Series General Purpose bombs. The Support Cup is used in the nose cavity to prevent collapse of the fuze cavity on heavy impact when the bomb is tail fuzed only. The metal nose support cup is a piece of 2.87 inch tubing wedged on one end to form a beveled area. There is a 1.62 inch hole beveled end to allow the support cup to slip over fuze well nut. The Government anticipates a maximum quantity of 5,000 - 10,000 per year. CRITICAL PROCESSES/SKILLS: The manufacture of this items requires skills, which include, but are not limited to: • Cleaning and Coating, Machining equipment (Lathe) An acceptable vendor must be able to display the skills of its employees and established expertise in completing essential operations of manufacturing the Support Cup. Respondents to this Sources Sought must have or have the ability to obtain the available skills required to perform all production and testing operations necessary to deliver conforming end items to the Government. These skills must be available with sufficient experience and proficiency to produce these items in a timely and efficient manner. A respondent must also have or have the ability to obtain the appropriate machinery, tooling, and manufacturing engineering skills required to support quality production limitations: it should also note any significant lead times with equipment or materials associated with production of this item should also be noted. RESPONSES: Interested companies who consider themselves capable of manufacturing the Support Cup, are invited to indicate their interest by providing the Government with the following information: a. Provide a brief summary of the company's capabilities (a description of the facilities, personnel experience, quality system, and past manufacturing experience) and capacity. If a respondent does not have adequate resources (facilities, technical, manufacturing, personnel, etc.) available, then it must be able to demonstrate its ability to obtain those resources without significant delay. b. Identify and include a brief summary of any potential key sub-tier vendors or subcontractors and identify key components or processes that would be subcontracted. c. Provide a rough order of magnitude (ROM) prices for an approximate yearly FY18 production quantity of 5,000 - 10,000. d. Identify minimum and maximum monthly production quantities and identify the available capacity considering any other known production. e. Identify your company's size status for the identified NAICS code in the response. Technical Data Packages: The Technical Data Package (TDP) associated with the Support Cup is classified as Distribution D, Distribution authorized to the Department of Defense (DoD) and US DoD Contractors Only. These documents contain technical data whose EXPORT is restricted by the Arms Export Control Act (Title 22, U.S.C., SEC 2751, ET SEQ.) or the Export Administration Act of 1979, as Amended, titled, 50 U.S.C. App 2240 Et Seq.. Violations of these export laws are subject to severe penalties. Dissemination shall be in accordance with provisions of DoD Directive 5230.25. Interested vendors must be registered with the U.S./Canada Joint Certification Program (JCP) to gain access to the TDPs (see www.dlis.dla.mil/jcp/ for instruction and information). Each individual requiring access to the TDPs must have a FedBizOpps account prior to accessing the TDPs. Access to the TDP will only be granted to those individuals who are listed as the Data Custodian (block 3) on the DDForm 2345, Military Critical Technical Data Requirement, which is required to be registered within the JCP. The Data Custodian is the sole representative identified to receive export controlled TDP's and drawings. For purposes of this Sources Sought, a top level drawing will be provided for the Support Cup. Interested vendors may request access to the top level drawings at the following link: https://www.fbo.gov/fedteds/W52P1J17R0042 The NAICS code for the Support Cup is 332993 with a business size standard of 1,500 employees. As noted above, please indicate your business size and socio-economic status in your response. Also be sure to provide the company name, address, point of contact, phone number, e-mail address, taxpayer identification number, DUNS number, and CAGE Code. Contractors must be registered in the System for Award Management (SAM) database prior to award, during performance, and through final payment of any contract resulting from a planned solicitation for this item. Contractors may obtain information on SAM registration by visiting: https://www.acquisition.gov. This sources sought announcement is for information and planning purposes only and shall not be construed as a Request for Proposal or as an obligation on the part of the Government. The Government does not intend to award a contract on the basis of this sources sought announcement or otherwise pay for information solicited. Industry responses to this sources sought will not represent binding offers, and the Government cannot accept an industry response to form a binding contract. The Government intends to use any information submitted in response to this request to develop an acquisition strategy for future requirements of this item. The Government will hold all information submitted in a confidential status. All submissions are requested electronically no later than 18 NOVEMBER 2016 in order to be considered in the development of acquisition strategy for this item. Send all responses to Ms. Danielle Walters at danielle.m.walters3.civ@mail.mil. All responses to this sources sought announcement should reference in the subject: Sources Sought Response for the Support Cup. Point of Contact: Danielle Walters, Contract Specialist Phone: 309-782-4958 Email: danielle.m.walters3.civ@mail.mil Army Contracting Command - Rock Island Rock Island, IL 61299-8000
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