MODIFICATION
A -- New Effort for Development, Characterization, Engineering & Testing of Advanced Materials Processes & Technologies
- Notice Date
- 3/26/2015
- Notice Type
- Modification/Amendment
- 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
- W15QKN15X7962
- Response Due
- 4/14/2015
- Archive Date
- 5/25/2015
- Point of Contact
- Pamela Jennings, 973-724-8673
- E-Mail Address
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ACC - New Jersey
(pamela.e.jennings.civ@mail.mil)
- Small Business Set-Aside
- N/A
- Description
- THIS IS A SOURCES SOUGHT ANNOUNCEMENT ONLY AND IS NOT A SOLICITATION. The U.S. Army, Army Contracting Command-New Jersey (ACC-NJ) Contracting Center, Picatinny Arsenal, NJ 07806-5000, on behalf of the U.S. Army Armament Research Development and Engineering Center (ARDEC), is seeking market research on businesses who have demonstrated experience in providing technical engineering, technology infusion, materials, propellants, explosives, and manufacturing services, in support of various weapon systems and their associated components, munitions and electronics being developed and produced for ARDEC. Picatinny, New Jersey, 07806-5000, is currently seeking qualified sources with the demonstrated capability to conduct highly specialized engineering & technical support for the development, demonstration, and transition of innovative technology solutions to assist the warfighter throughout weapon system life-cycles. The advancement of materials, devices, and processes are crucial for the U.S. Army to meet current and future objectives. The US Army has been engaged in the development of advanced armament and energetics technologies, disruptive technologies, additive manufacturing, specialized training, and advanced control of weapons and the manufacturing processes to support the armament and energetics industrial base. Furthermore, the contractor shall have demonstrated proficient knowledge in the development of innovative manufacturing processes and highly developed modelling and simulation related to advanced materials (energetic & non-energetic) including nanomaterials, explosives characterization and analysis, development of processes to support the industrial base, development of advanced threat detection technology (including energetics detection, weapons and threat scenario detection for the warfighter and homeland defense technologies), advanced manufacturing (including additive manufacturing, 2d/3d/4d printing, electronics, metals, composites, plastics, etc.) and integration of technologies into defensive systems that include command & control systems are required. The development of these technologies encompasses the following: material development, characterization, engineering, scale-up, equipment selection, and mode of production, producibility, recovery, re-use of raw materials, testing, training, and technology transfer. To transition these materials from conception to production, manufacturing processes and techniques must be scaled from laboratory up to production size. These will require new methods and state-of-the-art technologies to be developed for the development, characterization, and testing of these materials to support RDT&E, Operation & Maintenance (O&M) and Sustainment Support for Tri-Service/DoD Materiel systems as well as Joint Base Operations/ Mission Support. Tasks within this program will be classified to the secret level and as such all respondents must have safeguarding capabilities, personnel security clearances and secured lab facilities in accordance with the following Security guidance documents: National Industrial Security Program (Operating Manual- DOD 5220.22-M, January 1995), Operating Manual (DOD 5220.22M- Sup 1, February 1995), and COMSEC Supplement (DOD 5220.22-S, March 1988). Interested contractors should respond to the contracts Point of Contact (POC) listed below. A white paper will be submitted and limited to no more than thirty (30) pages. Contractors responding to this notice should confirm that they possess demonstrated knowledge and capabilities, secure facility and personnel with security clearance to the secret level to work on this effort, demonstrated experience/expertise in the areas of providing technical engineering, technology infusion, materials, propellants, explosives, and manufacturing, operation and maintenance, sustainment services, in support of various weapon systems and their associated components, munitions and electronics being developed and produced for ARDEC and its strategic partners. Provide information as to previous contracts that the firm has executed and explain the relevance of the past project to the scope of this requirement described herein. Include the magnitude of the past project along with contract numbers, description of work, points of contact, phone numbers, professional's qualifications and specific experience of personnel identified to perform the work as well as any other information that would enable the government to assess a firm's capabilities. This is a Sources Sought Announcement and submission of information will be used for information and planning purposes only. This market survey is for planning purposes and does not constitute a formal Request for Proposal (RFP)/Request for Quote (RFQ). In addition, the Government does not intend to pay for any information provided under this notice. The Government is not obligated to notify respondents of the results of this notice. This notice is open to all business concerns. No award will be made as a result of this market survey. The closing date for responses to this request is No Later Than (NLT) 14 April, 2015 The point of contacts for this action are Contract Specialists Pamela Jennings, pamela.e.jennings.civ@mail.mil and Christina Makhijani, christina.a.makhijani.civ@mail.mil, ACC-NJ-JA Contracting Office Address: ACC - New Jersey, Center for Contracting and Commerce, Building 10 Phipps RD, Picatinny Arsenal, NJ 07806-5000 Place of Performance: ACC - New Jersey Center for Contracting and Commerce, Building 10 Phipps RD Picatinny Arsenal NJ 07806-5000 US THIS IS NOT A SOLICITATION AND DOES NOT OBLIGATE THE GOVERNMENT TO ISSUE A SOLICITATION. As stated above, please be advised that the Government will not pay for any information submitted under this announcement. Electronic submittals are preferred.
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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
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