SOURCES SOUGHT
10 -- Launched Electrode Stun Device (LESD)
- Notice Date
- 4/15/2013
- Notice Type
- Sources Sought
- NAICS
- 335999
— All Other Miscellaneous Electrical Equipment and Component Manufacturing
- Contracting Office
- ACC - New Jersey, Center for Contracting and Commerce, Building 10 Phipps RD, Picatinny Arsenal, NJ 07806-5000
- ZIP Code
- 07806-5000
- Solicitation Number
- W15QKN-13-X-B008
- Response Due
- 4/30/2013
- Archive Date
- 6/14/2013
- Point of Contact
- Norman R. Bonano, 973-724-7868
- E-Mail Address
-
ACC - New Jersey
(norman.bonano@us.army.mil)
- Small Business Set-Aside
- N/A
- Description
- United States Army, Office of the Project Manager, Close Combat Systems, Picatinny Arsenal, NJ is seeking sources for a Commercial-Off-The-Shelf (COTS) Electro-Muscular Incapacitation (EMI) weapon, ammunition and holster for the EMI weapon. The applicable NAICS code for this effort is: 335999 - ALL OTHER MISCELLANEOUS ELECTRICAL EQUIPMENT AND COMPONENT MANUFACTURING. In order to meet the Governments requirements for the Electro-Muscular Incapacitation (EMI) weapon system, respondents should provide information as to whether their system has the ability to incapacitate human targets regardless of size or weight, within one second of contact with an incapacitating effect on personnel for a period of at least five seconds and the ability to engage consecutive targets within ten seconds from the initiation of the first engagement to the initiation of the second engagement. Interested parties should provide information on all safety features of their EMI weapon such as whether the device can automatically turn off (power down) if accidently left on, how many engagements a fully charged system can disperse without the necessity of recharging or changing the power source. It is desired that the EMI weapon be properly sized to support the 5th percentile female to 95th percentile male soldiers. The desired accuracy is the ability to hit an adult human target with two conductive darts anywhere on the body at a range of 0 to 5 meters. The EMI weapon should have aiming device similar to pistol sights (e.g. includes a front-sight post and rear sight alignment). The holster for the EMI weapon should cover the barrel of the EMI weapon so an accidental discharge will not harm the operator; have a feature that automatically engages the EMI weapon's safety mechanism when it is inserted into the holster and be should be ambidextrous or convertible from Right-handed to Left-handed. The EMI weapon should be compatible with the following ammunition: NSN 1377-01-595-5104, quote mark Cartridge, Non-Lethal Firing Device quote mark. The ammunition should be compatible with the following EMI weapon: NSN 1095-01-543-2189, quote mark Firing Device, Non-Lethal quote mark. Respondents should specify if they are able to provide all of the requested capabilities or only specific capabilities. Interested parties shall provide details on the limitations and environmental considerations of the candidate item, including minimum and maximum temperature/humidity levels, battery life expectancy, and consistency and repeatability of effect. Prospective parties shall also provide details of in-house processes in place for testing the quality and reliability of each item (or a reasonable representative quantity for each lot/batch produced) that confirms the items are built to specification and will function safely and consistently. Additionally, interested parties should address if manufacturing resources are shared with other items/production lines and identify the approximate amount shared. Responses should also include the company's current business structure: (a) Company Name (b) Company Address (c) Company Website (d) Company Point of Contact and Phone Number (e) Type of Business and business size (Small Business, Large Business, 8a Small Business, Hub zone Small Business, or Service Disabled Veteran Small Business) (f) Number of Employees (g) facility cage code. This Market Survey is for planning purposes only and does not constitute a Request for Proposal (RFP) or an obligation on the part of the US Government. Responses to this market survey are not proposals and cannot be accepted by the Government to form a binding contract. This is not a guarantee of a future solicitation or an award. This notice should not be construed as a commitment of any kind by the Government. The Government does not imply an intention or opportunity to acquire funding to support current or future development efforts. The Government reserves the right to reject, in whole or in part, any private sector input as a result of this Market Survey. The Government is not obligated to notify respondents of the results of this survey. The information must be submitted 30 calendar days from the date of this publication. If a formal Solicitation is generated at a later date, a separate Solicitation Notice will be published. No award will be made as a result of this Market Survey. All information is to be submitted at no cost or obligation to the Government. The information provided will not be returned. Interested firms should submit their responses to Mr. Norman Bonano at norman.r.bonano.civ@mail.mil and Mr. John Scott atjohn.c.scott158.civ@mail.mil by the due date of this Market Survey. TELEPHONE INQUIRIES WILL NOT BE ACCEPTED. The Government will accept written questions via e-mail only.
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- Place of Performance
- Address: ACC - New Jersey Center for Contracting and Commerce, Building 10 Phipps RD Picatinny Arsenal NJ
- Zip Code: 07806-5000
- Zip Code: 07806-5000
- Record
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