SOURCES SOUGHT
A -- Squad Thermal System (STS)
- Notice Date
- 11/12/2009
- Notice Type
- Sources Sought
- NAICS
- 333314
— Optical Instrument and Lens Manufacturing
- Contracting Office
- M67854 MARINE CORPS SYSTEMS COMMAND Quantico, VA
- ZIP Code
- 00000
- Solicitation Number
- M6785410I1009
- Response Due
- 11/25/2009
- Archive Date
- 12/24/2009
- Point of Contact
- Benjamin Kaler, Project OfficerBenjamin.Kaler@usmc.mil
- Small Business Set-Aside
- N/A
- Description
- THIS IS A SOURCES SOUGHT NOTICE, REQUEST FOR INFORMATION (RFI) FOR A SQUAD THERMAL SYSTEM (STS) AND ANNOUNCEMENT OF THE MARINE CORPS SYSTEMS COMMAND (MARCORSYSCOM) HOSTED STS INDUSTRY CONFERENCE(2 - 4 December 2009). SEE ATTACHED FILE (Attachment 1) FOR SPECIFIC DETAILS. NOTE: This Request for Information (RFI) is for planning purposes only and is issued in accordance with Federal Acquisition Regulation (FAR) Clause 52.215-3. No solicitation document exists at this time. Issuance of this notice does not constitute any obligation on the part of the Government to procure these items or to issue a solicitation. In addition, the Government is under no obligation to pay for information submitted in response to this RFI, and responses to this notice cannot be accepted as offers. Any information that the vendor considers proprietary should be clearly marked as such. Responses to this RFI that indicate that the information therein is proprietary or represents confidential business information will be received and held in confidence for U.S. Government use only. This RFI is the initiation of market research under Part 10 of the FAR, and is not a Request for Proposals (RFP). MARCORSYSCOM plans to solicit for a Squad Thermal System (STS). This is anticipated to be a requirement in the immediate future. The objective of the STS is to provide a Non-Developmental Item (NDI) device in accordance with FAR 2.101 Definitions for a Commercial Item. The STS shall be both: A weapon-mounted clip-on thermal sight that can be used in conjunction with the AN/PVQ-31A/B Rifle Combat Optic (RCO) and a lightweight, handheld thermal imager. The government is requesting a written capabilities document, herein referred to as White Paper, from interested vendors capable of providing an NDI STS meeting the operational attributes identified in Attachment 1 to the RFI. White Paper responses should include how the vendor intends to meet the technical requirements and provide a Rough Order of Magnitude (ROM) to pricing. White Paper responses are due no later than (NLT) 4:00 P.M. EST 25 November 2009. Emailed submission are preferred and may be sent to Benjamin.kaler@usmc.mil and copy to james.lothridge.ctr@usmc.mil. Mailed or hand delivered to the following address: CommanderMarine Corps Systems CommandInfantry Weapons Systems (PG-13) Program Manager - Optics and Non-Lethal Systems (PMM-135)Attn: Ben Kaler2200 Lester Street Quantico, Virginia 22134-6050 Questions may be submitted until 16 November 2009. Each question submitted will be consolidated and published in an amendment to this RFI Request. Questions shall be submitted in writing to benjamin.kaler@usmc.mil and copy to james.lothridge.ctr@usmc.mil. TELEPHONE CALLS WILL NOT BE HONORED
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