SOURCES SOUGHT
10 -- Request for Information for Sub Compact Weapons
- Notice Date
- 5/2/2018
- Notice Type
- Sources Sought
- NAICS
- 332994
— Small Arms, Ordnance, and Ordnance Accessories Manufacturing
- Contracting Office
- Department of the Army, Army Contracting Command, ACC - NJ (W15QKN), BUILDING 10 PHIPPS RD, PICATINNY ARSENAL, New Jersey, 07806-5000, United States
- ZIP Code
- 07806-5000
- Solicitation Number
- W15QKN-18-X-028N
- Archive Date
- 6/2/2018
- Point of Contact
- Tariq Miakhel, Phone: 9737242016
- E-Mail Address
-
tariq.m.miakhel.civ@mail.mil
(tariq.m.miakhel.civ@mail.mil)
- Small Business Set-Aside
- N/A
- Description
- The US Army Contracting Command-New Jersey (ACC-NJ) on behalf of the Project Manager Soldier Weapons (PM SW), is issuing this Request for Information (RFI) to obtain information and feedback from industry regarding Sub Compact Weapons (SCW). These systems will require a potential contractor to be able to supply all components for the SCW to include the weapon and accessories. The Government is seeking the following information for planning purposes only. I. General 1. Delivery schedule of SCW to include but not limited to functional weapon, magazines, cleaning kits, suppressors, specialized tool kit (if required), spare parts, slings, carrying cases, manuals. II. Ammunition for SCW - Compatibility with 9x19 mm military grade will be required. III. Sub Compact Weapon - The SCW will be a full/semi-automatic selectable variant that has a MIL-STD 1913 rail (Picatinny Rail). 1. Given the conditions above, how many proposals (SCW systems) would you consider submitting? 2. Given the possible submissions that the vendor may decide to submit please provide technical information for each sub compact weapon. a) Will your sub compact weapon be ambidextrous? b) What safety testing has been conducted on your sub compact weapon system? c) What is the price of your sub compact weapon and do you provide economy of scale? 3. Where are your production facility location(s)? 4. Please elaborate on each of these areas: a) Past repair/refurbishment experiences with other state or federal Government agencies b) Technical manual development experience 5. What is your warranty coverage? IV. Submission Information This request for information (RFI) is for planning purposes only and does not constitute a pre-solicitation notice, and is not to be construed as a commitment by the Government. THIS IS NOT A SOLICITATION AND DOES NOT OBLIGATE THE GOVERNMENT TO ISSUE A SOLICITATION. If a formal solicitation is generated at a later date, a solicitation notice will be published.Your response to this RFI will be treated as information only. No entitlement to payment of direct or indirect costs or charges by the Government will arise as a result of contractor submission of responses to this announcement or Government use of such information. Interested parties are responsible for adequately marking proprietary or competition sensitive information contained in their response. The Government may award a contract(s) on the basis of this RFI. The information provided herein is subject to change and in no way binds the Government to pursue any course of action described herein. NO TELEPHONE INQUIRIES WILL BE ACCEPTED. Interested parties should submit the information annotated above on or before 18 May 2018. Electronic submissions should be sent to tariq.m.miakhel.civ@mail.mil. Hard copy submissions shall be sent to: U.S. Army Contracting Command - New Jersey Acquisition Center, ACC-NJ-SW, Bldg 9 Attn: Mr. Tariq Miakhel Picatinny Arsenal, NJ 07806-5000 All information is to be submitted at no cost or obligation to the Government. All information marked {Proprietary to company name} will not be disclosed outside of the Department of Defense. The documentation provided will not be returned. Interested firms should also provide their address, point-of-contact with telephone number, e-mail address, and type of business (i.e. Small Business, Large Business, 8a Small Business, Hubzone Small Business, Service Disabled Veteran Owned Small Business).
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