SOURCES SOUGHT
81 -- Reusable Metal Shipping Container
- Notice Date
- 11/23/2020 12:08:48 PM
- Notice Type
- Sources Sought
- NAICS
- 332439
— Other Metal Container Manufacturing
- Contracting Office
- NAVAIR WARFARE CTR AIRCRAFT DIV LKE JOINT BASE MDL NJ 08733 USA
- ZIP Code
- 08733
- Solicitation Number
- N68335-21-R-0271
- Response Due
- 12/24/2020 1:00:00 PM
- Archive Date
- 01/08/2021
- Point of Contact
- Keith Welge, Phone: 7323237213
- E-Mail Address
-
keith.welge@navy.mil
(keith.welge@navy.mil)
- Description
- This is a Request for Information/Sources Sought notice to solicit comments, questions and feedback from industry regarding a planned procurement of Reusable Metal Shipping and Storage Containers as identified below. NAWCAD Lakehurst is requesting vendor sources with the capability of supplying said Containers.� Interested parties may submit technical literature/brochures on solutions that meet these material requirements. Any relevant information may also be submitted for consideration to aid in refinement of this requirement. THIS RFI IS NOT A REQUEST FOR PROPOSAL.� It is a market research tool being used to determine potential and eligible vendors capable of providing a Shipping and Storage Container described herein prior to determining the method of acquisition. The government is not obligated and will not pay for any information received from potential sources because of this notice. DESCRIPTION A metal (aluminum) shipping and storage reusable container is required for the Navy�s Helicopter Landing System, Rapid Securing Device (RSD) (Part Number 6532E900-19, NSN 1710-01-587-2657 ) per drawing number 427821, Revision C, dated 2/11/1998. The container shall be designed to package, ship, and store RSD Part numbers 6532E900-8 thru 0532E900-19 as defined on drawings 6532E900 and 622332.� The container shall also provide some flexibility to accommodate small changes to the external profile of the RSD for future design changes. The Shipping and Storage Container is required to safeguard the RSD from damage and potential contaminates during shipping, storage, and movements of the above-mentioned asset. The physical characteristics shall be: Overall length 8.5 feet nominal, Overall height 20 inches nominal, Overall width 6.333 feet nominal, Mounting surface plane parallel, contain NO windows, Constructed of Aluminum, and be rectangular.� The salient characteristics of the desired container will be aluminum with crevices sealed to prevent atmospheric liquids, the finish must be electrodeposited alkaline Zinc-Nickel Alloy, and include a nameplate for agency specific unique identification, All containers shall be glass bead blasted on exterior surfaces (only) to provide a uniform matte finish. The glass bead media shall be maintained free from contamination with other metals. All welds shall be in accordance with AWS D1.2 or MIL-W-22248, Class 4, for aluminum, all welds shall be cleaned of surface soils and sodium hydroxide shall NOT be used. Additionally, the containers require an acid deoxidizing treatment applied by either immersion or brushing/wiping; Sodium hydroxide solutions shall not be used. A current available commercial product is manufactured by Garrett Container Sys, INC. CAGE 0SWN5, and Part Number GCSRSD125.� NAWCAD, Shipping and Storage, NSN: 8145-01-406-4355, P/N: 427821-1, CAGE: 80020.� All interested parties must submit written responses, preferably via electronic mail. The Navy does not intend to award a contract on the basis of this request or otherwise pay for the information solicited. While the Navy intends to use this information for future acquisition planning purposes, it will not release any information about your approach that might in any way compromise your competitive posture or proprietary information. The Navy will not use any information provided to level your company�s approach relative to another competitor. All information received in response to this RFI that is marked PROPRIETARY will be handled accordingly. The Navy will not be liable for or suffer any consequential damages for any proprietary information not properly identified. Proprietary information will be safeguarded in accordance with the applicable Navy regulations. Responses to this RFI will not be returned. Respondents will not be notified of the result of the review. Failure to respond to this RFI does not preclude participation in any future associated RFP/RFQ that may be issued. Information provided in no way binds the Navy to solicit or award a contract. If a solicitation is released, it will be synopsized on SAMbeta website: www.beta.sam.gov. It is the potential vendor's responsibility to monitor this site for the release.
- Web Link
-
SAM.gov Permalink
(https://beta.sam.gov/opp/83f7c7466dc94f1f87899f7e5f8ae4e1/view)
- Place of Performance
- Address: Joint Base MDL, NJ 08733, USA
- Zip Code: 08733
- Country: USA
- Zip Code: 08733
- Record
- SN05859482-F 20201125/201123230154 (samdaily.us)
- Source
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