SOURCES SOUGHT
59 -- Qualified I2 Tubes RFI
- Notice Date
- 3/26/2018
- Notice Type
- Sources Sought
- NAICS
- 333314
— Optical Instrument and Lens Manufacturing
- Contracting Office
- Department of the Army, Army Contracting Command, ACC - APG (W91CRB ) Division D, 6515 Integrity Court, Building 4310, Aberdeen Proving Ground, Maryland, 21005-3013, United States
- ZIP Code
- 21005-3013
- Solicitation Number
- W91CRB-18-P-0030
- Archive Date
- 4/19/2018
- Point of Contact
- Kristin L. Anderson, Phone: 4103062572
- E-Mail Address
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kristin.l.anderson24.civ@mail.mil
(kristin.l.anderson24.civ@mail.mil)
- Small Business Set-Aside
- N/A
- Description
- INTRODUCTION: This is a Request for Information (RFI). This is NOT a solicitation for proposals, proposal abstracts, or quotations. The purpose of this RFI is to gain information regarding a program of record. Since its inception in 2002, Program Executive Office (PEO) Soldier has provided U.S. Soldiers with capabilities to ensure they remain decisive and dominant through the full spectrum of military actions. Ensuring that Soldiers have the most advanced equipment, from protective equipment such as helmets and body armor, to weapons, power solutions and sensors and lasers, means keeping ahead of scientific and engineering innovation. One such effort is to deliver the best night vision technology to the individual Soldier on the battlefield through qualified military specification I2 Tubes. PdM SMS is releasing this RFI in order to determine which manufacturers can produced I2 tubes that meet the current MIL-PRF-A3256363E (CR). PdM SMS invites industry to provide written verification that they are qualified to produce an I2 tube that meets the current MIL-PRF-A3256363E (CR) requirement. A written verification and questions in reference to this RFI shall be submitted to the Contracting Office POC listed below. PdM SMS is requesting submissions by 04 April 2018 by 3:30 P.M. EST. Upon request from interested party, PdM SMS can schedule sessions to address questions. SUBMISSION INSTRUCTIONS: INTERESTED PARTIES SHALL NOT SUBMIT PROPOSALS. INTERESTED PARTIES SHALL SUBMIT PERFORMANCE SPECIFICATIONS, INFORMATION PAPERS/WHITE PAPERS AND INITIAL QUESTIONS BY THE SPECIFIED DUE DATE. No contracts will be awarded based on this announcement. If you are interested in responding to this RFI, please e-mail the Contracting Office POC listed below by 04 April 2018 no later than 3:30 P.M. EST. Please include the following information in your e-mail: • Company name • Business Type and size (i.e. service-disabled veteran-owned small business, women-owned small business, etc.) • The information papers your company will provide in response to this RFI. • Company Cage Code The deadline for submitting questions to the Government regarding this RFI is 29 March 2018 no later than 3:30 P.M. Questions can be submitted to the Contracting Office POC listed below. Information Papers/White Papers shall not exceed two (2) pages in length, one sided, using a PDF format and no less than 10-point font, Times New Roman, single-spaced. Information Papers/White Papers not meeting these requirements may not be reviewed. Proprietary Information: Respondents shall clearly identify and mark in writing all proprietary information on all documents being provided to PdM SMS. Information Paper/White Paper Submission Format: Section A: Name of Company/ Corporation, Point of Contact, Title, Date, E-mail Address, Phone Number, Fax Number, Organization/Office Symbol, Mailing Address, Cage Code, NAICS Code, Business size (small or large). Section B: Capability description - Address your company's ability to produce I2 tubes that meet all requirements listed in MIL-PRF-A3256363E (CR). Section C: Please note related federal contracts to include Government point of contact, current telephone number, e-mail address, and mailing address. Information Paper/White Paper and Question Submission date: 04 April 2018 by 3:30 P.M. EST Submission e-mail shall be sent to the contracting office POC listed below with the subject line: "RESPONSE for SMS QUALIFIED I2 TUBES RFI" USE OF INFORMATION: The purpose of this notice is to satisfy DFARS PGI 206.302-1, "only one responsible source and no other supplies or services will satisfy agency requirements" as well as to confirm industry information and convey that to PdM SMS program of record. All proprietary information contained in the response shall be separately identified and marked. Any proprietary information contained in response to this request will be properly protected from any unauthorized disclosure. FEDERAL ACQUISITION REGULATION (FAR): Per Federal Acquisition Regulation (FAR) 52.215-3 Request for Information or Solicitation for Planning Purposes (Oct 1997): The Government does not intend to award a contract on the basis of this RFI or to otherwise pay for the information except as an allowable cost under other contracts as provided in subsection 31.205-18, Bid and proposal costs, of the Federal Acquisition Regulation. Although, "proposal" and, "respondent" are used in this RFI, your responses will be treated as information only. It shall not be used as a proposal. POINTS OF CONTACT: Questions on the objectives should be addressed to Contracting Officer, Samantha L. Shultz via e-mail at Samantha.l.shultz2.civ@mail.mil and the Subject Line must be titled: "RESPONSE for PdM SMS QUALIFIED I2 TUBES RFI" Contracting Office Address: 6515 Integrity Court, Bldg. 4310 Aberdeen Proving Ground (APG), MD 21005-3013 Contracting Point of Contact(s): Samantha L. Shultz, (410) 278-3820 Classification Code: 1240 NAICS Code: 333314 Is this a Recovery and Reinvestment Act Action?: No Place of Contract Performance: PdM SMS is requesting information only at this time. The information received from this effort will be used as market research to determine if any future procurement activity is viable.
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