SOLICITATION NOTICE
10 -- M240L Medium Machine Gun (MMG)
- Notice Date
- 4/18/2011
- Notice Type
- Presolicitation
- Contracting Office
- US Army, Army Contracting Command, Joint Munitions and Lethality (JM&L) Contracting Center, Picatinny Arsenal, New Jersey 07806-5000
- ZIP Code
- 07806-5000
- Solicitation Number
- W15QKN-11-R-F004
- Response Due
- 6/17/2011
- Archive Date
- 6/16/2012
- Point of Contact
- Sergio Moraga, Contract Specialist, (973)724-2013
- E-Mail Address
-
Sergio Moraga
(sergio.moraga@us.army.mil)
- Small Business Set-Aside
- N/A
- Description
- The U.S. Army Contracting Command, Picatinny Arsenal, NJ, on behalf of PM CrewServed Weapons has a requirement for the fabrication and delivery of 7.62MM M240L Medium Machine Guns (MMG), to the Government Technical Data Package (TDP) Part Number 13016466. The M240L Medium Machine Gun (MMG) is to be manufactured, inspected, assembled, packaged, and shipped in accordance with the Government TDP and tested in accordance with the M240L Weapon Specification. The M240L Machine Gun (MG) is a gas-operated, air-cooled, belt-fed 7.62mm weapon that fires North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO) standard ammunition from an open bolt position. It features a folding bipod, quick change barrel assembly with integral carrying handle gas system, feed cover, bolt assembly (which allows closing of the cover regardless of bolt position), collapsible butt stock, integral optical sight rail, and forward rails. The M240L MG is fired utilizing either the attached bipod or by mounting the machine gun on the current M122A1 or M192 light weight tripod. The distinguishing lightweight features of the M240L MG are a titanium receiver, redesigned barrel assembly with recontoured outer dimensions, titanium carrying handle, and lighter weight gas housing; and pistol grip/trigger frame assembly composed of a metal/polymer hybrid. This procurement will be restricted to firms in the U.S. only. A Technical Data Package (TDP) will be an Exhibit to the solicitation and will be marked with a "Distribution D" restrictive marking which limits distribution to Department of Defense and U.S. DoD contractors. This TDP contains 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 (Title 50, U.S.C., App. 2401 et seq), as amended. Violations of these export laws are subject to severe criminal penalties. To obtain a copy of the TDP: Once the solicitation is released interested parties must mail/email a signed and approved DD Form 2345 Military Critical Technical Data Agreement along with a completed and signed AMSTA-AR Form 1350 Technical Data Request Questionnaire, U.S. Government Non-Disclosure / Non-Use Agreement, and FN Herstal Non-Disclosure / Non-Use Agreement. The Request for Proposal (RFP) will be released on/about May 2nd, 2011 for a Firm-Fixed-Price Indefinite-Delivery, Indefinite-Quantity Contract with five ordering periods. The maximum contract ordering quantity is 7,200 each M240L Medium Machine Guns (MMG). The minimum contract ordering quantity is 2,800 each M40L medium Machine Guns (MMG). The Government may make up to two awards based on this solicitation. If multiple contract awards are made, each awardee will be provided a fair opportunity to be considered for each order in accordance with FAR 16.505. Order placement procedures and additional details will be included in the solicitation/contract. Proposals will be required within forty-five (45) days after release of the solicitation. A First Article Test is required for ten (10) weapons three hundred sixty five (365) days after contract award. Production deliveries will commence seventy five (75) days after approval of the First Article Test Report. Production deliveries will start at a rate of 100 weapons per month ramping up to a rate of 350 weapons per month. All responses to this pre-solicitation notice shall be in writing (English Language). The POC for this action is Sergio Moraga, Contract Specialist, U.S. Army Contracting Command Picatinny, Picatinny Arsenal, New Jersey 07806-5000, Email: sergio.moraga@us.army.mil. TELEPHONE INQUIRIES WILL NOT BE ACCEPTED.
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