SOURCES SOUGHT
10 -- M240B/M249 Spare barrel bags
- Notice Date
- 11/16/2007
- Notice Type
- Sources Sought
- Contracting Office
- US Army ARDEC, AMSTA-AR-PC, Picatinny Arsenal, New Jersey 07806-5000
- ZIP Code
- 07806-5000
- Solicitation Number
- W15QKN-08-X-0453
- Response Due
- 11/30/2007
- Archive Date
- 12/30/2007
- Point of Contact
- NUZHAT MASOOD, Contract Specialist, (973)724-3432
- E-Mail Address
-
Email your questions to NUZHAT MASOOD
(nuzhat.masood@us.army.mil)
- Description
- M249/M240B Spare Barrel Bag Market Survey The Office of the Product Manager, Crew Served Weapons, Picatinny Arsenal, NJ, is currently looking for interested sources capable of producing and delivering M240B/M249 Spare Barrel Bags. A five-year Indefinite Delivery Indefinite Quantity type contract with estimated quantities of 16,291 in Ordering Period 1 and 25,000 M240B/M249 Spare Barrel Bags per Ordering Periods 2-5 is anticipated (FY08-FY12). The M240B/M249 Spare Barrel Bag is used by the M249 Machine Gun operator or the M240B Machine Gun Assistant Gunner to aid in carrying spare barrels for either weapon comfortably for prolonged periods of time while allowing quick access when needed. The Spare Barrel Bag must incorporate a shoulder pad that affords the user maximum comfort. The minimum size of the shoulder pad should be 3 inches wide by 19 inches long and the pad should be easily adjustable for repositioning. Since the Spare Barrel Bag will come into contact with a hot barrel frequently the Spare Barrel Bag shall be constructed of high temperature, heat resistant material to prolong the service life of the Spare Barrel Bag. The M240B/M249 Spare Barrel Bag will be built in accordance with the technical data package, no deviations to the drawing materials, treatment, or finish will be permitted. The contractor shall fabricate or purchase the items in accordance with the provided drawings, inspect them in accordance with drawing Quality Assurance Provisions (QAP), and package them in accordance with best commercial packaging practices. A First Article Test quantity of ten (10) Spare Barrel Bags will be required ninety (90) days after the contract award date. Forty five (45) days after approval of First Article sample, production deliveries will commence with 1,000 Spare Barrel Bags for the first month, then 2,000 per month for the remainder of Ordering Period 1. Production delivery rates of 2,000 per month will be required for Ordering Periods 2-5. All responsible interested sources are encouraged to submit their capabilities and qualification data in regard to the above no later than two (2) weeks from the date of publication of this notice. All information is to be submitted at no cost or obligation to the Government. Please include company name, address, telephone number, technical point of contact, brochures/literature, not to exceed 25 pages. This is a market survey for informational and planning purposes only and should not be construed as a request for proposal (RFP) or a commitment by the U.S. Government. Be advised that the Government will not pay for any information submitted under this announcement. Any and all information should be mailed to the Commander, U.S. Army Joint Munitions and Lethality, Life Cycle Management Command, ATTN: Nuzhat Masood, Bldg. 10, Picatinny, NJ 07806- 5000. Electronic submittals are preferred, and should be submitted to nuzhat.masood@us.army.mil. NOTES: Note 1: The Technical Data Package (TDP) for the M240B/M249 Spare Barrel Bag will be marked Limited Distribution D, distribution authorized to the Department of Defense and its DoD contractors only. Only contractors who have been certified by the U.S/Canada Joint Certification Office under DD Form 2345, Military Critical Technical Data Agreement process are eligible to receive TDPs with restrictive statement codes. To facilitate validation of the contractor certification, AMSTA-AR Form 1350 will be included in solicitations for contractors to complete and return to the contracting officer for process prior to release of any restricted TDPs. The form becomes part of the permanent file documentation. Note 2: DD Form 2345: In addition, a copy of the company???s State/Provincial Business License, Incorporation Certificate, Sales Tax Identification Form or other documentation which verifies the legitimacy of the company must accompany all DD Forms 2345. Note 3: DD Form 1350: Question 5 - obtaining an ITAR number from the United States Department of State. This is necessary for any company that will be manufacturing Department of Defense equipment even if such items are not being exported out of the country, this process of obtaining this number costs $300.00 and is specifically required by article 122.
- Web Link
-
US ARMY TACOM-Picatinny Procurement Network
(http://procnet.pica.army.mil/dbi/Download/GoGetSourcesSought.cfm?SolNum=W15QKN-08-X-0453)
- Record
- SN01453985-W 20071118/071116231121 (fbodaily.com)
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