SOLICITATION NOTICE
10 -- M249 Blank Firing Attachment
- Notice Date
- 1/30/2012
- Notice Type
- Presolicitation
- 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-R-F006
- Response Due
- 2/14/2012
- Archive Date
- 2/13/2013
- Point of Contact
- Gerardo Ilaria, Contract Specialist, 973-724-4618
- E-Mail Address
-
Gerardo Ilaria
(gerardo.ilaria@us.army.mil)
- Small Business Set-Aside
- Competitive 8(a)
- Description
- M249 Short Barrel Blank Firing Attachment (BFA) The U.S. Army Contracting Command-New Jersey, Picatinny Arsenal, NJ, on behalf of PM Crew Served Weapons has a requirement for the manufacture and delivery of the M249 Short Barrel Blank Firing Attachment (BFA) and replacement stems.The M249 Short Barrel BFA is to be manufactured, inspected, packaged and shipped in accordance with the Government Technical Data Package (TDP) Part Number 13013543. The M249 BFA is a metal accessory that attaches to the short barrel of the M249 Squad Automatic Weapon (SAW) to fire blank ammunition in training exercises. The M249 Short Barrel BFA utilizes a quick attach/detach mechanism and allows the M249 SAW to operate with blanks by increasing the pressure in the barrel to that of service ammunition by partially obstructing the bore, allowing venting through a fixed annular clearance between the barrel bore and the BFA stem. This procurement is a set aside to the SBA 8(a) program. The Request for Proposal (RFP) will be for a Firm-Fixed-Price Indefinite-Delivery, Indefinite-Quantity Contract with five one year ordering periods. The Government may elect to award up to two (2) IDIQ contracts with each order placed via Fair Opportunity process. This requirement will have an estimated minimum quantity of 4,000 BFAs and 3,000 replacement stems and an estimated maximum quantity of 85,000 BFAs and 63,750 replacement stems is anticipated. If two (2) contracts are awarded, the minimum quantities will be divided in half. The selected contractor/s will be required to successfully complete a First Article sample test, and ongoing lot acceptance tests. A First Article Test Report shall be required to be submitted to the Government within 150 days after contract award. Monthly production deliveries shall begin within 60 days after United States Government (USG) approval of the First Article Test Report and shall commence with a production delivery rate of approximately 490 the first month, 500 the second month and 1,000 per month thereafter until deliveries are completed. NOTES: If/when a solicitation is released, the following information is provided for your use in order to obtain 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, and a completed and signed U.S. Government Non-Disclosure / Non-Use Agreement (forms included in solicitation documents). 1: The TDP for the M249 Short Barrel Blank Firing Attachment (BFA) 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 below, 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. 2. 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. 3: DD Form 1350: Question 5 - 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. This procurement is North American Industry Classification System (NAICS) 332994. FOB is destination. All responses to this pre-solicitation notice shall be in writing. The POC for this action is Jerry Ilaria, Contract Specialist, U.S. Army Contracting Command-New Jersey, Picatinny Arsenal, New Jersey 07806-5000. Email: gerardo.ilaria@us.army.mil TELEPHONE INQUIRIES WILL NOT BE ACCEPTED.
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