SOURCES SOUGHT
84 -- STAND-OFF TARGET ACQUISITION DEVICE
- Notice Date
- 2/25/2011
- Notice Type
- Sources Sought
- NAICS
- 332999
— All Other Miscellaneous Fabricated Metal Product Manufacturing
- Contracting Office
- RDECOM Contracting Center - Natick R&D (RDECOM-CC), ATTN: AMSRD-ACC-N, Natick Contracting Division (R and BaseOPS), Building 1, Kansas Street, Natick, MA 01760-5011
- ZIP Code
- 01760-5011
- Solicitation Number
- STAND-OFF-TARGET
- Response Due
- 3/19/2011
- Archive Date
- 5/18/2011
- Point of Contact
- Nathan C. Jordan, 508-233-6034
- E-Mail Address
-
RDECOM Contracting Center - Natick R&D (RDECOM-CC)
(nathan.c.jordan@us.army.mil)
- Small Business Set-Aside
- N/A
- Description
- The United States Special Operations Command Program Manager, Special Operations Forces Survival Support and Equipment Systems (PM-SOF SSES) at the Natick Soldier Research, Development and Engineering Center (NSRDEC), is conducting a market investigation to identify commercially available STAND-OFF TARGET ACQUISITION DEVICES (STAD). A STAD should be a shoulder fired, pneumatic powered device that propels a grappling hook attached to either a soft ladder or small diameter climbing line. The STAD consists of, but is not limited to, the following requirements: a.Weigh less than 20 pounds without hook and rope b.Capable of launching a grapnel hook and 6.5mm Kernmantle rope. c.Capable of launching a Grapnel hook and soft ladder (e.g. Kevlar). d.Shall operate in temperatures between zero and 120 degrees Fahrenheit. e.Capable of two shots without the need for an external pressure source f.Shall have adjustable power (pressure) control for various launch distances. g.Shall have ambidextrous trigger safety h.Shall have integrated sighting system. Interested sources must, within twenty-one (21) days of the publication of this synopsis, respond with information on their product/technology. At minimum, information shall include: 1)Identification of your company/organization, location, point of contact and notification of business size and/or special status. 2)Product Description of proposed STAD 3)Relevant technical information / specifications / qualifications (i.e. technical literature, data, test reports, illustrations, photographs, videos, patents, etc.) 4)Cost information 5)Estimated days to deliver a system after receipt of order. 6)Sample STAD (optional) If a firm chooses to submit samples they must pre-coordinate the shipment with the POC below. No payment will be made by the Government for such samples, and the samples will be returned at each company's request and each company desiring to submit or have a sample returned shall arrange for shipment at no cost to the Government. Any information submitted will be controlled and not be returned. When a respondent must include proprietary data in order to fully communicate their product/technology, the respondent must clearly mark and identify any proprietary data that the respondent intends to be used only by the Government for evaluation purposes. Responses to this notice are to be sent to Mr. Jonathan Rich, PM-SOF SSES, ATTN: RDNS-WPS, Bldg 4, Rm D018, Kansas Street, Natick, MA 01760-5019. Submitted information must be provided in both email and hard-copy (include electronic CD or DVD format). This notice is for market research only. Questions regarding this announcement shall be directed to Jonathan Rich at 508-233-5279 or emailed to jonathan.rich@us.army.mil. The information received under this announcement may be used to purchase items for Government testing and/or prepare a solicitation package.
- Web Link
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FBO.gov Permalink
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- Place of Performance
- Address: RDECOM Contracting Center - Natick R&D (RDECOM-CC) ATTN: AMSRD-ACC-N, Natick Contracting Division (R and BaseOPS), Building 1, Kansas Street Natick MA
- Zip Code: 01760-5011
- Zip Code: 01760-5011
- Record
- SN02387935-W 20110227/110225234406-20709730b04616d2c73c39b11f504fd3 (fbodaily.com)
- Source
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