SOURCES SOUGHT
10 -- M249 Machine Gun
- Notice Date
- 2/7/2007
- Notice Type
- Sources Sought
- Contracting Office
- US Army ARDEC, AMSTA-AR-PC, Picatinny Arsenal, New Jersey 07806-5000
- ZIP Code
- 07806-5000
- Solicitation Number
- W15QKN-07-X-0432
- Response Due
- 2/22/2007
- Archive Date
- 3/24/2007
- Description
- The U.S. Army Joint Munitions and Lethality Life Cycle Management Command Acquisition Center in support of the Project Manager Soldier Weapons is conducting a market survey to identify potential sources for fabrication and delivery of 5.56MM M249 Squad Automatic Weapons (Government Technical Data Package Part Number 9348199). This notice is a Sources Sought / Market Survey Announcement; a solicitation is NOT available at this time. The M249 Squad Automatic Weapon (SAW) is to be manufactured, inspected, assembled, packaged, and shipped in accordance with the Government TDP and tested in accordance with the M249 Weapon Specification. The M249 SAW is a gas-operated, linked ammunition belt fed, 5.56MM machine gun capable of being fired from either the bipod or mounted on a tripod/ground mount or vehicle mount to provide sustained accurate fire in support of infantry operations. This Sources Sought / Market Survey is to determine if there are sources capable of manufacturing the M249 Weapon for a potential base quantity of 3,419 M249 weapons with two (2) optional ordering periods for 9,882 weapons for the first ordering period, and 6,700 weapons for the second ordering period. The contract shall require the successful completion of a First Article sample test, and ongoing lot acceptance tests. The First Article sample shall be required to be submitted to the Government 180 days after contract award. Monthly production deliveries shall be required within 75 days after USG approval of the First Article. All responsible, interested offerors are encouraged to submit their capabilities / qualification data and any pertinent information in hard copy or via email, No LATER THAN 23 February 2007 to Email: ryder@pica.army.mil or Mail to: U.S. Army Joint Munitions and Lethality Life Cycle Management Command Acquisition Center, AMSML-AQ-SW, BLDG. 9, Attn: Ronald L. Ryder, Picatinny Arsenal, NJ 07806-5000. All information is to be submitted at no cost or obligation to the Government; information provided will not be returned. TELEPHONE INQUIRIES WILL NOT BE ACCEPTED. The Government will accept written questions by email to ryder@pica.army.mil. This is a Sources Sought / Market Survey Announcement only and should not be construed as a Request for Proposal or a commitment by the U.S. Government. The U.S. Government does not intend to award a contract on the basis of this market survey. If a formal solicitation is generated at a later date, a solicitation notice will be published and more detailed technical requirements will be provided.
- Web Link
-
US ARMY TACOM-Picatinny Procurement Network
(http://procnet.pica.army.mil/dbi/Download/GoGetSourcesSought.cfm?SolNum=W15QKN-07-X-0432)
- Record
- SN01227805-W 20070209/070207221131 (fbodaily.com)
- Source
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