MODIFICATION
10 -- DRAFT Solicitation for the Grenadier Sighting System (GSS)
- Notice Date
- 5/28/2013
- Notice Type
- Modification/Amendment
- NAICS
- 333314
— Optical Instrument and Lens 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
- W15QKN13R0025
- Archive Date
- 8/26/2013
- Point of Contact
- Holly Gregg, 9737243214
- E-Mail Address
-
ACC - New Jersey
(holly.c.gregg.civ@mail.mil)
- Small Business Set-Aside
- N/A
- Description
- SPECIAL NOTICE ANNOUNCEMENT for a Grenadier Sighting System (GSS) INDUSTRY DAY OVERVIEW The Project Manage Soldier Weapons (PM SW) will be hosting a Grenadier Sighting System (GSS) Industry Day on 17 July 2013, at Picatinny Arsenal, New Jersey. This notice is for planning purposes only and constitutes a request for exchange of information pursuant to FAR 15.201. The purpose of this industry day is to exchange information to improve the understanding of Government requirements by industry, and to improve Government knowledge of industry capabilities. The Government intends to use this forum to better refine its requirements, not to elicit trade secrets. This announcement should not be construed as a Request for Proposal (RFP) or a commitment by the U.S. Government. The Government does not intend to award a contract on the basis of this Industry Day. Offerors are directed to NOT submit proposals at this time. NOTE: The Government will not be responsible for any expenses incurred by a vendor's decision to participate in the GSS Industry Day. All travel and other associated costs are to be assumed by the interested vendor. INDUSTRY DAY FORMAT The GSS Industry Day will start at 8:00 EST on 17 July 2013, with check-in beginning at 7:30. A general session for all interested vendors is tentatively scheduled for the morning. During the morning session the Government plans to cover the following: 1) GSS Requirement 2) Draft RFP The general session will be followed by one-on-one sessions with interested vendors in the afternoon. Each one-on-one session will be approximately forty-five minutes long. Participants will receive their scheduled timeslot when they check-in on the morning of 17 July 2013. All vendor information will be treated confidentially and discreetly. No sales pitches will be allowed from industry, or giveaways. No cameras, tape recorders or other reproduction devices will be allowed. Vendor hardware is permitted for demonstration purposes. Controlled distribution documents (e.g. M320 Technical Manuals, M320 Grenade Launcher Firing Tables) will not be discussed during the GSS Industry Day. INDUSTRY QUESTIONS Participants are encouraged to review the previously released Market Survey, Draft RFP, and Draft Purchase Description (AR-PD-176). The Government encourages submissions of any questions/comments/concerns by 2 July 2013, to allow for discussion/response at the GSS Industry Day. All questions and answers received prior to and during the Industry Day will be posted within ten (10) business days on Federal Business Opportunities (www.fbo.gov) after the GSS Industry Day is conducted. Reminder: Restrict questions/comments/concerns to the GSS Program. Questions concerning funding and timing of the prospective RFP will not be answered. REGISTRATION INSTRUCTIONS No more than three (3) representatives may attend from each company. This restriction will be strictly enforced. All registrants must provide a Government form of photo identification at check-in. Interested participants must register NO LATER THAN 14 June 2013. Registrants shall contact Holly Gregg, Contract Specialist, via email at, holly.c.gregg.civ@mail.mil. Interested vendors should include the following details in the registration email: company name; CAGE code; names of each of the up to three (3) representatives who will attend the Industry Day; and the nationality of each attendee. NOTE: Foreign individuals will need to be approved and comply with all instructions determined by the Army Contracting Command Foreign Disclosure Officer. No later than 9:00 EST on 16 July 2013, vendors should email Holly Gregg the vehicle make, model and license plate number for registration at the Picatinny Arsenal Visitor Center. Any request for a substitution of personnel must be received no later than 24 hours in advance of the scheduled Industry Day and is subject to approval by the U.S. Government. This is a special notice only and is for planning purposes only. THIS IS NOT A SOLICITATION AND DOES NOT OBLIGATE THE GOVERNMENT TO ISSUE A SOLICITATION.
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