SOURCES SOUGHT
16 -- Soft Link Alternate
- Notice Date
- 1/9/2018
- Notice Type
- Sources Sought
- NAICS
- 314999
— All Other Miscellaneous Textile Product Mills
- Contracting Office
- Department of the Army, Army Contracting Command, ACC - APG (W911QY) Natick (SPS), BLDG 1 KANSAS ST, Natick, Massachusetts, 01760-5011, United States
- ZIP Code
- 01760-5011
- Solicitation Number
- W911QY-18-N4N6
- Archive Date
- 2/24/2018
- Point of Contact
- Matthew Buchanan, Phone: 5082336141
- E-Mail Address
-
matthew.r.buchanan6.civ@mail.mil
(matthew.r.buchanan6.civ@mail.mil)
- Small Business Set-Aside
- N/A
- Description
- Request for Information (RFI) - This is NOT a solicitation for bids/proposals but a Request for Information. This posting is issued for the sole purpose of Product Manager - Soldier Clothing & Individual Equipment (PM-SCIE) Market Research. This effort is looking for a Berry Amendment compliant soft link alternate to the Size 4 and Size 6 French Rapide Links. The ultimate goal of this effort is to identify and qualify potential vendors who possess the capability and capacity to produce a soft-link alternative to the N4 and N6 links for use on military static line and freefall personnel parachute systems. The link shall have improved or equivalent performance to the existing hardware. For reference: - Drawing Number: X11-1-7228-1, Link, Parachute, Connector, Size 4, NSN: 1670-01-569-2065 - Drawing Number: X11-1-7228-3, Link, Parachute, Connector, Size 6, NSN: 1670-01-330-3691 A copy of the technical drawings is available upon request. Respondents are requested to provide information on soft links to include: a. Unit cost b. Monthly production capacity c. Test data validating performance d. Manufacturer certification or approval for installation on civilian parachute systems Information provided to the Government under this market research is provided to the Government at no cost and will be held as confidential if so marked by respondents. Please submit all responses by the COB on Friday, 09 February 2018. Each response shall include the following: company name, address, telephone number, point(s) of contact with an email address and size of company. Address questions via email to the Project Director, Michael Ryan (michael.p.ryan201.civ@mail.mil). FAR 52.215-3 - Request for Information or Solicitation for Planning Purposes, applies herein.
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