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FBO DAILY ISSUE OF JANUARY 22, 2012 FBO #3711
SOURCES SOUGHT

10 -- Cradle for XM806 .50 Caliber Machine Gun

Notice Date
1/20/2012
 
Notice Type
Sources Sought
 
Contracting Office
US Army, Army Contracting Command, ACC New Jersey Contracting Center, Picatinny Arsenal, New Jersey 07806-5000
 
ZIP Code
07806-5000
 
Solicitation Number
W15QKN-12-X-F008
 
Response Due
2/6/2012
 
Archive Date
3/7/2012
 
Point of Contact
CATHERINE JOHN-ANGLE, Contract Specialist, 973-724-3841
 
E-Mail Address
CATHERINE JOHN-ANGLE
(catherine.johnangle@us.army.mil)
 
Small Business Set-Aside
N/A
 
Description
The US Army, Army Contracting Command-New Jersey, Soldier Weapons (ACC-NJ-SW), Picatinny Arsenal NJ, is conducting a market survey to identifypotential sources interested in the fabrication of a Weapon Mounting Cradle for the XM806.50 Caliber Machine Gun (XM806.50 MG). The XM806.50 MG is a lightweight/low recoil machine gun designed to deliver heavier small arms firepower in a more maneuverable weapon system footprint with improved accuracy. Perspective supplier shall manufacture, inspect and ship completed cradles. Machining or stamping of metal plate with a surface coating / treatment will be required as a minimum. The manufactured parts for the referenced weapon mounting cradle will have a US Government-owned Technical Data Package (TDP) associated with the fabrication and need to adhere to the TDP drawings and SOW. All technical documents associated with this procurement are marked with Distribution Statement D. The TDP will not be released as a result of this announcement. Instructions for to obtaining the TDP will accompany any solicitation that may be issued at a future date for this requirement. The government is contemplating awarding an indefinite delivery/indefinite quantity (ID/IQ) Firm Fixed Price (FFP) contract with a five year period of performance. At the present time the anticipated minimum order quantity for the contract would consist of 220 units each XM806.50 MG Cradles and a maximum of 3,300 units each XM 806.50 MG Cradles. Only contractors willing and able to produce the approximate required quantities should respond. Contractors must demonstrate the ability to manufacture products of same or similar complexity to the weapon mounting cradles for the XM806.50 Caliber Machine Gun. This announcement is a market survey, not a pre-solicitation notice. There is no formal solicitation available at this time. If a formal solicitation is generated at a later date, a pre-solicitation notice will be published. No award will be made from this market survey. All information submitted will be at no cost or obligation to the US Government. Please provide your capabilities NO LATER THAN 6 FEBRUARY 2012. Interested firms must provide their companies full name and address, location of planned manufacturing, company point-of-contact with telephone number, e-mail address, and size and type of business (Large Business, Small Business, 8a Small Business, HUBZone Small Business, Veteran-owned Small Business, Service-disabled Veteran-owned Small Business, Woman-owned Small Business, and Small Disadvantage Business). This survey is in support of the US Army Product Manager Crew Served Weapons (PM CSW). The POC for this action is Ms. Catherine John-Angle, Contract Specialist, US Army, Army Contracting Command-New Jersey (ACC-NJ-SW), BLDG. 45B, Picatinny Arsenal, NJ 07806-5000 All responses to this Market Survey shall be submitted electronically via email using the English Language to catherine.johnangle@us.army.mil. TELEPHONE INQUIRIES WILL NOT BE ACCEPTED. Please Note: If/when a solicitation is released, the following information is provided for your use in order to obtain the TDP: A: The TDP for the XM806.50 Caliber MG will be marked Limited Distribution D, distribution authorized to the Department of Defense and its DoD contractors only. To obtain a copy of the TDP, AFTER the Solicitation package is released, interested contractors must mail/email, to the POC listed above, a signed and approved DD Form 2345 (Military Critical Technical Data Agreement). In addition, a copy of the companys State/Provincial Business License, Incorporation Certificate, Sales Tax Identification Form or other documentation which verifies the legitimacy of the company must accompany all DD Forms 2345. The DD Form 2345 can be obtained at: www.dlis.dla.mil/jcp. At the top of the website page, open library on the blue bar. Scroll down to the Other Forms section on the page and double click on DD 2345. The above referenced TDP will not be released until a signed and approved DD Form 2345 is received along with the Non-Disclosure Form. B. To facilitate validation of the contractor certification, AMSTA-AR Form 1350 will be included in solicitations for contractors to complete and return (with all appropriate supporting AMSTA-AR Form 1350 supporting documentation) to the contracting officer for processing prior to release of any restricted TDPs. The form becomes part of the permanent file documentation. Additionally, a signed U.S. Government Non-Disclosure / Non-Use Agreement will be provided and must be signed and returned as well. The TDP will be supplied on a CD ROM disc and will be an Exhibit with the Solicitation package. It will be marked with a Distribution D restrictive marking which limits distribution to US based Department of Defense (DoD) contractors only. 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. Violators of these export laws are subject to severe criminal penalties. C: DD Form 1350: Obtaining an ITAR number from the United States Department of State will be required of any company that will be manufacturing Department of Defense articles listed on the United States Munitions List.
 
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