SOURCES SOUGHT
10 -- M25A1 Stabilized Binocular
- Notice Date
- 2/6/2018
- Notice Type
- Sources Sought
- NAICS
- 333314
— Optical Instrument and Lens Manufacturing
- Contracting Office
- Department of the Army, Army Contracting Command, ACC - WRN (W56HZV)(DTA), 6501 EAST 11 MILE ROAD, Warren, Michigan, 48397-5000, United States
- ZIP Code
- 48397-5000
- Solicitation Number
- W56HZV-18-R-0079
- Archive Date
- 3/7/2018
- Point of Contact
- RAKEEB I. CRAIG, Phone: 5862827479
- E-Mail Address
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rakeeb.i.craig.civ@mail.mil
(rakeeb.i.craig.civ@mail.mil)
- Small Business Set-Aside
- N/A
- Description
- Sources Sought / M25A1 Stabilized Binocular OVERHAUL Document Type: Sources Sought Notice Posting Date: 05 February 2018 Response Required: 20 February 2018 Services Classification Code: J010 Procurement Activity: Army Contracting Command - Warren Force Projection and Armaments Contracting Division CCTA-HCS-C 1350 John R. Road Troy, MI 48083 1. General Information There is no risk to you for participating in this survey. Participation in this effort is strictly voluntary with no obligation incurred by the United States Government (USG). The USG will in no way be bound to this information if any solicitation is issued. However, this is an important opportunity for you to influence the development of requirements, our budget requests, and the full range of other elements supporting the acquisition strategy for this program. This survey, and all information herein is for informational planning purposes only and does not constitute a "Request for Proposal or Invitation for Bid", nor is it to be construed as a commitment by the USG. 2. Proprietary Information The USG acknowledges its obligations under the Federal Acquisition Regulation 3.104-4 to protect confidential information provided to the Government (18 U.S.C. §1905). Pursuant to this statute, the USG is willing to accept any trade secrets or proprietary restrictions placed upon qualifying data forwarded in response to this survey and to protect such information from unauthorized disclosure, subject to the following: • Qualifying data must be clearly marked PROPRIETARY and be accompanied by an explanatory text so that the Government is clearly notified as to exactly what data so qualifies. • Mark only data that is truly confidential. • Do not mark data that is already in the public domain or is already in possession of the USG or third parties on an unclassified basis. • Proprietary data transmitted electronically must have the PROPRIETARY legend on both the cover of the transmittal e-mail as well as at the beginning of the file. Proprietary information contained within the correspondence shall use the legends: "PROPRIETARY PORTION BEGINS" and "PROPRIETARY PORTION ENDS." Disclaimer. The USG is not obligated to protect unmarked data. Nor is the Government obligated for like data in possession of third parties or for data which is afterwards placed in the public domain by the contractor or by third parties through no fault of the USG. Should the USG need to reproduce the protected data for distribution purposes between other Government offices, all such data will be reproduced with restrictive legends in place. 3. Submission Schedule Per the Questions section (Section #7) listed below, the following is the overview of the requested submission schedule: • 20 February 2018 - White papers submissions due. For all formal submissions, comments, or concerns to this sources sought please contact: Rakeeb I. Craig Email Address: Rakeeb.i.craig.civ@mail.mil 4. Purpose Army Contracting Command - Warren (ACC-WRN) is conducting market research to determine the industry capability to overhaul up to 100ea M25A1 Stabilized Binocular, NSN: 1240-01-626-4954 from condition code "F" to condition code "A" over a five year period. A Technical Date Package (TDP) is not available as it is Source Controlled. The TDP was developed and is owned by Fraser-Volpe. The USG would like to use this survey information to determine if any additional contractors have gained access to the TDP and could become qualified vendors. Access to the original equipment manufacturer (OEM) TDP is mandated for this requirement. Note: No contract will be awarded from this announcement. This is not a Request for Proposal (RFP) or an announcement of a forthcoming solicitation. All portions of this market survey are merely for market research purposes and subject to change at any time. Response to this survey is voluntary and no reimbursement will be made for any costs associated with providing information in response to this market survey. Data submitted in response to this market survey will not be returned. 5. Sources Sought Intent The purpose of this market survey is to gather information about the capabilities of industry sources as defined in Federal Acquisition Regulation 15.201(e). The input will help ACC-WRN ascertain the interest, capability, and capacity of potential offers. The projected ordering period will be five years The USG intends to engage Industry by using the Federal Business Opportunities (FBO) website or other face to face engagements as determined by the USG. The intent of these engagements is to conduct market research about the challenges industry may face in developing a program to overhaul the M25A1 Stabilized Binocular to meet the current requirements, and the risks associated with developing an executable moderate risk acquisition program. 6. Instructions for Responding to this Market Survey Interested parties should respond electronically by email and be in one of the following three formats: Microsoft Word, Microsoft Excel, or Microsoft PowerPoint. PDF versions of these types of documents are also acceptable. All of the administrative and survey information requested below. Your email response must include in its subject the phrase M25A1Satbilized Binocular Market Survey and your company's name. Due to email system limitations, your response must not exceed a total file size of three and one half (3.5) megabytes. If your response is larger, you may use multiple email messages. However, be sure to clearly identify the total number of messages included in your submission. Vendors must be registered in the System for Award management (SAM) and are invited to submit a capability statement. A. For the purposes of this sources sought, interested parties may provide responses with regard to any combination of the listed tasks. B. Please respond to every question in your response. If you cannot answer the question, please indicate this by responding with "No response." C. Please spell out all acronyms in their first instance of use. D. To ensure proper handling of your response, please clearly mark any proprietary information in accordance with Section #3 Proprietary Information. Administrative Information Required: I. Company Name: II. Mailing Address: III. CAGE Code: IV. DUNS Number: V. Business Type (Indicate all that apply)(NAICS Code 332994 Small Arms, Ordnance, and Ordnance Accessories Manufacturing):  Large Business  Small Business  8(a)  Disabled Veteran  Hub Zone  Minority Owned  Women Owned VI. Contact Information for Responding to this sources sought: a. Name: b. Title: c. Mailing Address: d. Telephone: e. E-Mail Address: Responses to this sources sought must be unclassified. Responses should be submitted electronically no later than 1700 hours on 20 February 2018 to Rakeeb I. Craig (rakeeb.i.craig.civ@mail.mil). 7. Questions Interested vendors must be registered in SAM and are invited to submit a capability statement including, at minimum, all of the following information: 1. What experience does your company have successfully manufacturing, delivering and overhauling the M25A1 Stabilized Binocular? 2. If your company has supplied the M25A1 Stabilized Binocular, or completed an overhaul of this binocular, to the United States Government, please provide the name of the requiring activity and the contract number(s). 3. What is your company's maximum monthly production capability and the production lead time required to begin deliveries of overhauled M25A1 Stabilized Binoculars at that rate. 4. Does your company have access to the TDP developed by and owned by Fraser-Volpe? 5. Have you ever been awarded a contract from the USG as a Prime Contractor to develop, produce, or repair a M25A1 Stabilized Binocular?
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