SOURCES SOUGHT
10 -- M205 Lightweight Tripod for Heavy Machine Guns Market Survey
- Notice Date
- 2/19/2013
- Notice Type
- Sources Sought
- NAICS
- 332994
— Small Arms, Ordnance, and Ordnance Accessories Manufacturing
- Contracting Office
- ACC - New Jersey, Center for Contracting and Commerce, Building 10 Phipps RD, Picatinny Arsenal, NJ 07806-5000
- ZIP Code
- 07806-5000
- Solicitation Number
- W15QKN-13-X-G008
- Response Due
- 3/12/2013
- Archive Date
- 4/20/2013
- Point of Contact
- Gherin Fracasso, 973-724-2775
- E-Mail Address
-
ACC - New Jersey
(gherin.fracasso@us.army.mil)
- Small Business Set-Aside
- N/A
- Description
- Document type: Sources Sought Notice Response Date: Twenty-one (21) days from publication of Notice Classification Code: 10- Weapons Contracting Office Address: U.S. ARMY CONTRACTING COMMAND - NEW JERSEY Army Contracting Command - New Jersey - Soldier Weapons (ACC-NJ-SW) Building 9 Phipps Road, Picatinny Arsenal, NJ 07806-5000 Description: THIS IS A SOURCES SOUGHT NOTICE for the M205 Lightweight Tripod for Heavy Machine Guns. The Army Contracting Command - New Jersey on behalf of Project Manager Soldier Weapons (PM SW) is conducting a market survey to identify companies with experience in small arms manufacturing and associated technologies(corporate knowledge, technical expertise, facilities, manufacturing equipment, and product acceptance test hardware) to determine possible sources for the manufacture of the M205 Tripod,NSN:1005-01-586-5702. The M205 Tripod is used with the M2/M2A1 Heavy Machine Guns and the MK19 Grenade Machine Gun and will be produced to a Government Technical Data Package(TDP). The M205 is an improved ground mount which will replace the heavier and larger M3 Tripod for ground mounting the M2/M2A1.50 Caliber Machine Guns and MK19 Grenade Machine Gun (GMG). An integral Traverse and Elevation (T&E) Mechanism is included as part of the M205 and provides controlled manipulation in both T&E. The M205's primary mission is to provide a stable, easy-to-use, mounting platform for the M2/M2A1 and MK19 for delivering controlled, sustained, and accurate fire at extended ranges to support combat operations in offensive and defensive roles. The following is being provided for planning purposes in response to this sources sought notice. Should a competitive solicitation be released, the resulting contract type would be either a five (5) year Firm-Fixed-Price(FFP)Indefinite Delivery/Indefinite Quantity (ID/IQ) contract with minimum/maximum quantities or a FFP base contract with options. Any future contract shall require the successful completion of a First Article Test, and ongoing Lot Acceptance Tests. Should a resulting contract be awarded, the First Article Sample would be submitted to the Government 150 days after contract award, and monthly production deliveries would commence within 30 days after Government approval of the First Article Sample. Production Deliveries would ramp up from 50 per month to 400 per month by the sixth (6) delivery. Depending on the final Government requirement, a final production capacity of 600 tripods per month may be required. Response: Interested responsible firms should submit information, literature/brochures not exceeding twenty (20) pages describing production capability and quality assurance plan. Submitted information should address: a) the current monthly sustainable production rate; b) production lead time needed to meet First Article Test and the monthly delivery quantity of 400-600 per month; c) a description of additional resources needed in order to meet a delivery rate of 600/month if applicable; d) key tooling and equipment (i.e. cutting/milling, casting) available to meet the requirement; e) production of similar items whether quote mark other Government/Military contracts quote mark or quote mark Non-Governmental quote mark contracts and the monthly production quantities of such; f) description of quality assurance plan, including certification or compliance to ISO 9001:2008 (or equivalent). Vendor Questionnaire: In addition to the above, the following questionnaire is to obtain information from industry to further assist in market research. Vendors are encouraged to be as specific as possible and to support their answers with test data if available. 1.Company Name 2.Company Address 3.Company Website 4.Company Point of Contact and Phone Number 5.Type of Business (Small Business, Large Business, 8a Small Business, Hub zone Small Business, or Service Disabled Veteran Small Business) and Number of Employees 6.CAGE code, and DUNS Number 7.The North American Industry Classification System (NAICS) code for this effort is 332994 with a small business standard of 1,000 employees. Based on this information, is your business considered a small business? 8.Location of where primary work will be performed (if more than one location please indicate the percentage for each location). 9.Major partners or suppliers. 10.Identify existing facilities, equipment, and workforce (identify what percentage would be supporting this new effort and what additional resources would be required. 11.Please provide any additional comments. Please submit requested information and answers no later than 12 March 2013 to Army Contracting Command - New Jersey, ATTN: Kathleen Notaroberto, ACC-NJ-SW,Building 9, Phipps Road, Picatinny Arsenal, N.J. 07806-5000. Submissions may also be sent electronically to Gherin Fracasso at Email:gherin.fracasso.civ@mail.mil and Kathleen Notaroberto at Email: kathleen.l.notaroberto.civ@mail.mil. The Technical Data Package (TDP) for the M205 Tripod is categorized as Distribution D and is restricted. 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 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. This also applies to distribution of the TDP to all Subcontractors at every level. Pursuant to an existing Technical Data Sales and Patent Licensing Agreement, the manufacture of the M205 Tripod is restricted to manufacture within the United States and its Territories, Island Possessions and Protectorates. If/when a solicitation is released, only contractors, who have 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 U.S. Government Use and Non-Disclosure Agreement(NDA)to be executed by an authorized representative of the respondent's firm before access can be granted to the technical data. Drawings will not be provided as part of this Market Survey/Sources Sought Notice. This market survey is for information and planning purposes only and does not constitute a Request for Proposal (RFP). This Market Survey is not to be construed as a commitment by the Government or otherwise pay for information solicited. If a formal solicitation is generated at a later date, a solicitation notice will be published. No award will be made as a result of this Market Survey. All information is to be submitted at no cost or obligation to the Government. The Government reserves the right to reject,in whole or in part,any private sector input as a result of this market survey. Respondents will not be notified of the results of this survey or results of information submitted. Any hardcopy information provided will not be returned. The points of contact for this action are Gherin Fracasso, Contract Specialist, Email: gherin.fracasso.civ@mail.mil and Kathleen Notaroberto, Contract Specialist, Email: kathleen.l.notaroberto.civ@mail.mil. NO TELEPHONE INQUIRIES WILL BE ACCEPTED. The Government will accept written questions by Email to gherin.fracasso.civ@mail.mil and kathleen.l.notaroberto.civ@mail.mil.
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- Address: ACC - New Jersey Center for Contracting and Commerce, Building 9 Phipps RD Picatinny Arsenal NJ
- Zip Code: 07806-5000
- Zip Code: 07806-5000
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