SOURCES SOUGHT
68 -- Ballistic Gelatin
- Notice Date
- 4/25/2017
- Notice Type
- Sources Sought
- NAICS
- 325998
— All Other Miscellaneous Chemical Product and Preparation Manufacturing
- Contracting Office
- Department of the Army, Army Contracting Command, ACC - APG (W911QX) Adelphi, 2800 POWDER MILL RD, ADELPHI, Maryland, 20783-1197, United States
- ZIP Code
- 20783-1197
- Solicitation Number
- W911QX-17-T-0154
- Archive Date
- 5/17/2017
- Point of Contact
- Dale M. Brunson, Phone: 3013941200
- E-Mail Address
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dale.m.brunson.civ@mail.mil
(dale.m.brunson.civ@mail.mil)
- Small Business Set-Aside
- N/A
- Description
- (1) Action Code : SOURCES SOUGHT This is a Sources Sought Notice only. This is not a request for proposal, but a survey to locate potential sources. This Sources Sought does not constitute an Invitation for Bids, Request for Proposals, or a Request for Quotations, and is not to be construed as a commitment by the Government to issue an order or otherwise pay for the information solicited, nor is it a guarantee of a forthcoming solicitation or contract. It is for market research purposes only. Respondents will not be notified of the results of the evaluation. The purpose of this Sources Sought Notice is to gain knowledge of interest, capabilities, and qualifications of various members of industry, to include the Small Business Community: Small Business, Section 8(a), Historically Underutilized Business Zones (HUB-Zone), Service-Disabled Veteran-Owned Small Business (SDVOSB), Women-Owned Small Business (WOSB), and Economically Disadvantaged Women-Owned Small Business (EDWOSB). The Government must ensure there is adequate competition among the potential pool of responsible contractors. Small business, Section 8(a), HUBZone, SDVOSB, WOSB, & EDWOSB businesses are highly encouraged to participate. (2) Date : 4/25/2017 (3) Classification Code : 68 (4) NAICS Code: 325998 (5) NAICS Size Standard: 500 Employees (6) Contracting Office Address: 2800 Powder Mill Road Bldg. 601 Adelphi, Maryland 20783 (7) Subject: Sources Sought for Ballistic Gelatin (8) Proposed Solicitation Number: W911QX-17-T-0154 (9) Sources Sought Closing Response Date: 5/02/2017 (10) Contact Point: Dale M. Brunson, Contract Specialist Dale.M.Brunson.civ@mail.mil (11) A. Objective: To find sources that are qualified to meet the supplies/services as listed in section B. Note that the specific requirements in section B are subject to change prior to the release of any solicitation. B. The Army Research Laboratory (ARL) requires 2,500 pounds (lbs) of Ordnance Ballistic Gelatin that fulfill the following minimum specifications of the Government: o 250 Bloom +/- 5 grams o 46 millipascal-second (MPS) viscosity minimum o Clarity limit of 25 Nephelometric Turbidity Unit (NTU) o pig-skin collagen based o shall easily dissolve in hot water o 2,500 lbs. of gelatin packaged in 25 drums 250 lbs each C. Responses: All interested parties should notify this office in writing, mail, fax, or e-mail within the posted date. Responses shall include: (I) To what extent each of the specifications can be met. (II) Include your type of business (i.e. commercial, academia), whether your organization is classified as a large or small business based on the 500 employee standard that accompanies NAICS code 325998. If a small business, you must also list any small disadvantaged status you hold [HUBZone, 8(a), Service Disabled Veteran Owned Small Business (SDVOSB), Women Owned Small Business (WOSB), Economically Disadvantaged Women-Owned Small Business (EDWOSB), etc.]. (III) Past experience/ performance through the description of completed projects. (12) Responses to this sources sought synopsis are due no later than 11:59AM Eastern standard time (EST) 5/02/2017. Submissions should be emailed to Contract Specialist, Dale M. Brunson, Dale.M.Brunson.civ@mail.mil. Questions concerning this sources sought synopsis may be directed to Dale M. Brunson, Contract Specialist, at Dale.M. Brunson.civ@mail.mil. Please be advised that.zip and.exe files cannot be accepted. (13) Place of Contract Performance: Contractor Facility (14) Estimated Delivery Timeframe or Period of Performance: 30 days after award.
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- Place of Performance
- Address: Contractor's Facility, United States
- Record
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