SOURCES SOUGHT
10 -- Thermal Industry Conference & Request for Information (RFI)
- Notice Date
- 10/21/2008
- Notice Type
- Sources Sought
- NAICS
- 333314
— Optical Instrument and Lens Manufacturing
- Contracting Office
- Department of the Navy, United States Marine Corps, Marine Corps Systems Command, M67854 MARINE CORPS SYSTEMS COMMAND Quantico, VA
- ZIP Code
- 00000
- Solicitation Number
- M6785409I1006
- Response Due
- 11/12/2008
- Archive Date
- 12/12/2008
- Point of Contact
- CommanderMarine Corps Systems CommandProduct Group 13 Program Manager - Optics and Non-lethal Systems2200 Lester Street Quantico, Virginia 22134-6050Attn: Mr. Eddie Tavares
- Small Business Set-Aside
- N/A
- Description
- Request for Information M67854-09-I-1006 (RFI) & Thermal Systems Industry Conference Notice The purpose of this notice is to announce the date, time and schedule of events associated with Marine Corps Systems Command (MARCORSYSCOM) Thermal Industry Conference, which will be hosted by the Program Manager for Optics and Non-lethal Systems (PM ONS) Infantry Weapons Systems (IWS) directorate. This notice will also provide Request For Information (RFI) data required to ascertain industrial maturity for several potential requirements. This Request for Information (RFI) and Thermal Systems Industry Conference Notice is the initiation of market research under Part 10 of the Federal Acquisition Regulation (FAR), and is not a Request for Proposals (RFP). The Government does not intend to pay for any information furnished pursuant to this RFI. See attachment one (1) for specific product details. Written RFI responses should be no longer than 12 pages in length, with no font smaller than 10 point. Written responses can be in any format, but electronic media must be in Microsoft Word or Adobe Acrobat formats.RFI responses may be printed or submitted on a CD.Questions may be submitted until 7 November 2008. Each question will be published every Friday in an amendment to this RFI Request, unless there are no questions received.Responses are due not later than close of business on 12 November 2008. RSVP for the Thermal Systems Industry Conference is due 7 November 2008. Both e-mail and mail submittals will be accepted. Responses should be sent to: CommanderMarine Corps Systems CommandProduct Group 13 Program Manager - Optics and Non-lethal Systems2200 Lester Street Quantico, Virginia 22134-6050Attn: Mr. Eddie Tavares POC is Mr. Eddie Tavares, Phone 703-432-3632, FAX 703-432-3526 or Email: eddie.tavares@usmc.mil Thermal Systems Industry ConferenceThe Thermal Systems Industry Conference will be held 18 through 20 November 2008 from 0800 to 1600 at the following address: Lockheed Martin Corporation IS&GS125 Woodstream Blvd.Suite 309Stafford, VA 22556 Lockheed Martin Corporation point of contact: Mr. Paul Carroll Phone 540-658-5548, FAX 540-658-8297 or Email: paul.carroll@lmco.com.Program managers, program engineers, and contracting officers/administrators from candidate vendor companies are specifically encouraged to attend. Specific guidance will be presented that will assist the above mentioned personnel in the competitive development of proposals for future solicitations. The tentative agenda for the Thermal Systems Industry Conference is as follows: Tuesday 18 November 2008.0800-0830Check in.0830-0845Opening remarks by Mr. Eric Miller.0845-0900Overview of PM Optics.0900-0915Revised Schedule for Thermal Systems.0915-1000Contract/Proposal Requirements.1000-1020Break.1020-1050Technical Requirements.1050-1120Logistics Requirements.1120-1230 Lunch.1230-1310Heavy Weapon Thermal Sight - Remote Viewer (HWTS-RV).1310-1340Squad Thermal Capability.1340-1350Break.1350-1420Pre-Planned Product Improvements.1420-1430 Break.1430-1500 Questions/Answers.1500-1700 Due Diligence Wednesday 19 November 2008.0800-0830 Check in.0830-1120 Due Diligence.1120-1230 Lunch.1230-1700Due Diligence Thursday 20 November 2008.0800-0830 Check in.0830-1120 Due Diligence.1120-1230 Lunch.1230-1700Due Diligence Upon receipt of all RSVPs, vendors will be assigned a Due Diligence time period in which they will be afforded the opportunity to present to the Government. Times will be assigned at random, but consideration will be given to accommodate travel. Vendors should allot time for the entire period of the conference if they wish to attend and present to the Government. Vendors are advised to restrict their presentations to Thermal products and ancillary equipment of interest to the Thermal team as defined in this RFI. Questions and answers submitted during the conference will be published at the completion of the conference. The three areas of interest to PM ONS are:.Pre-Planned Product Improvements.Heavy Weapon Thermal Sight Remote Viewer (HWTS-RV).Squad Thermal Capability Special Considerations The information provided herein is for information only to initiate communication with industry, reduce timelines and minimize amendments. The content herein is subject to change. No current product solicitation exists for the system(s). The Government does not guarantee a RFP will be released concerning the enclosed requirements. This conference in no way obligates the Government to purchase any product. NOTE: This Request for Information is for planning purposes only and is issued in accordance with FAR Clause 52.215-3. No solicitation document exists at this time. Issuance of this notice does not constitute any obligation on the part of the Government to procure these items or to issue a solicitation. In addition, the Government is under no obligation to pay for information submitted in response to this RFI, and responses to this notice cannot be accepted as offers. Any information that the vendor considers proprietary should be clearly marked as such. Responses to this RFI that indicate that the information therein is proprietary or represents confidential business information will be received and held in confidence for U.S. Government use only.
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