US Army Armament And Chemical Acquisition And Logistics Activity (ACALA) Attn: AMSTA-AC-PCC Rock Island, IL 61299-7630

10 -- M16 SERIES RIFES AND M4/M4A1 CARBINE SPARES DUE 062698 POC Bobbie Stegall, Contract Specialist, (309) 782-3618, PCO: MAJ Chip Wynn (309) 782-3387 WEB: M16 Series Rife and M4/M4A1 Carbine Spares, http://www-acala1.ria.army.mil/ACALA/AAIS/MARKET%20SURVEYS/combine.ipg. DESC: Sources Sought -- Market Survey. The Tank Automotive and Armaments Command, Armament and Chemical Acquisition and Logistics Activity (TACOM-ACALA), Rock Island, Illinois is seeking to identify potential sources to supply various M16 Series Rifle and M4/M4A1 Carbine spares/repair parts. This is not a presolicitation notice. This is a Sources Sought-Market Survey Announcement and no immediate procurement, Invitation for Bids, or Request for Proposals is anticipated for about six months. It is contemplated that this requirement will be satisfied using small business set-aside procedures and a five-year requirements type contract (one basic year with four one-year options). Direct vendor deliver will be utilized. The Government has a preference to satisfy its needs through the acquisition of commercial items. If you know of any commercial equivalent items for those listed, please advise. A listing of the items to be procured are listed at end of this synopsis. Illustrations of the M16 and M4 weapon systems are located at http://www-acala1.ria.army.mil/ACALA/AAIS/MARKET%20SURVEYS/combine.ipg. Small Businesses are invited to visit the Small Business Homepage at http://www-acala1.ria.army.mil/acala/sba/small.html for a notice to the Small Business Community. Potential offers will be evaluated using source selection procedures outlined in the Federal Acquisition Regulation and trade-off analysis and evaluation factors as detailed in the solicitation. Any award will be made on an all or nothing basis. Interested parties are encouraged to submit a capability statement describing your company's previous experience with the manufacture of small arms spares/repair parts. If you lack sufficient experience, please provide details explaining how you plan to fulfill the requirements of any solicitation. Interested parties should submit one copy of information detailing related capabilities to Ms. Bobbie Stegall, TACOM-ACALA, AMSTA-AC-PCR-C, Rock Island, Illinois 61299-7630, e-mail address: bstegall@ria-emh2.army.mil; Phone (309) 782-3618, FAX (309) 782-3813. All responses must be in writing and received by 26 Jun 98. Responses should contain Company Name, Address, Point of Contact, Cage Code, Phone Number, FAX Number, Size of Business, Statement of Domestic or Foreign Ownership. If foreign owned, please indicate the country of ownership. Please list similar DoD, Air Force, Navy, or Marine Corps requirements within the last 3-5 years, noting the contract number and requiring activity with a point of contact and telephone number. Also, please address your company's capability to meet the limitation on subcontracting provision (FAR 52.219-14) that would be a requirement of any solicitation and resultant contract. All documentation provided will be treated as proprietary. Government will host a pre-proposal conference at a later date, if necessary, to provide potential offerors with a briefing describing the acquisition strategy and evaluation criteria. All interested parties are advised that the technical data for manufacturing the M16 Family of Weapons (which includes the M4/M4A1 Carbine) and spare/repair parts for these weapons include documents which are proprietary with limited distribution restrictions. The proprietary note stamped on each document must be strictly adhered to. Prior to the release of any solicitation and corresponding technical data, all interested parties will be required to execute a confidential non-disclosure and non-use agreement and consent to the terms of this notice. Upon execution of the non-disclosure agreement, the applicable technical data will be released. Upon completion of the purpose for which it was intended, all interested parties will be required to execute a certificate of destruction of all copies of technical data received or reproduced. This synopsis is for information and planning purposes only and does not constitute a solicitation, nor is it to be construed as a commitment by the Government. The Government will not pay for any effort expended in responding to this notice. NSNNOMENCLATURE GOVT PN END ITEM 1 1005-00-017-9546 Handle Assy, Cha 8448517 M16,A1,A2,M4,A1,FPW 2 1005-00-017-9550 Receiver, Upper 84488603 M16 3 1005-00-978-1022 Cover, Ejection 84485255 M16,A1,A2,M4,A1,FPW 4 5340-00-992-7297 Extension, Lower 8448581 M16,A1,A2 5 1005-01-134-3631 Base, Rear Sight 9349074 M16A2 6 1005-01-134-3701 Receiver, Upper 9349063 M16A2 7 1005-01-135-4973 Buttstock Assy 9349119 M16,A1,A2 8 5340-01-144-1499 Lever, Lock-Rele 9349113 M16A2,M4 9 5340-01-145-7910 Lever, Lock-Rele 9349114 M16A2,M4 10 1005-01-159-4907 Receiver, Cartri 8448580 M16A1 11 1005-01-164-3558 Receiver, Cartri 9349102 M16A2 12 1005-01-219-2402 Trigger Sub Assy 9392518 M16A2 13 5340-01-225-8339 Selector, Fire C 9381367 M16,A1,A2,M4,A1 14 1005-01-248-5858 Receiver, Cartri 12576280 M16,A1 15 1005-01-441-1619 Carrier Assy, Key 8448505 M16,A1,A2,M4,A1 16 1005-01-442-0160 Forward Assist Assy 9349086 M16A1,A2, M4,A1 17 5315-00-992-7294 Pin, Grooved, Head 8448502 M16 18 1005-01-134-3625 Post, Front Sight 9448572 M16 19 1005-01-134-3629 Handguard Assy 9349059 M16 20 1005-01-144-1468 Plunger Assy 8448525 M16 21 1005-01-146-7685 Plate, Butt, Shoulder 8448656 M16 22 1005-01-228-8504 Door Assembly 9381380 M16 23 5365-01-267-2169 Spacer, Stepped 12597640 M16 24 1005-01-454-9880 Receiver, Upper 12973012 M16A4 25 1005-01-382-7089 Index Elevation 12951018 M4 26 4710-01-233-8637 Gas Tube Assembly 9390016 M4 27 1005-01-231-3138 Buffer Assembly 9390023 M4 28 1005-01-233-8530 Receiver End Plate 9390021 M4 29 1005-01-233-8638 Release Lever 9390014 M4 30 5355-01-382-6801 Knob 12951019 M4 31 5360-01-396-0256 Spring 12972695 M4 32 1005-01-394-7677 Protector, Rail 12972676 M4 33 5360-01-233-8617 Spring 9390022 M4 34 5360-01-233-8616 Spring 9390027 M4 35 5340-01-382-3201 Clamp 12951017 M4 36 5355-01-382-6801 Knob 12951019 M4 37 5310-01-382-6793 Nut, Handle 12951023 M4 38 5310-01-233-8626 Nut, Lock Pin 9390026 M4 39 5315-01-233-8625 Nut, Receiver 9390020 M4 40 5315-01-233-8608 Pin, Lock 9390025 M4 41 5120-01-324-8631 Wrench 9390035 M4 42 3040-01-247-7969 Cam Burst 9390031 M4 43 1005-01-382-7086 Base, Rear 12951028 M4 44 1005-01-395-4257 Trigger Sub Assy 12972696 M4 (0163)

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