SOURCES SOUGHT
10 -- Mounted Machine Gun Optic
- Notice Date
- 6/8/2015
- Notice Type
- Sources Sought
- NAICS
- 333314
— Optical Instrument and Lens 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-15-X-9430
- Response Due
- 7/22/2015
- Archive Date
- 8/21/2015
- Point of Contact
- mary.krisanda, 973 724 2850
- E-Mail Address
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ACC - New Jersey
(mary.f.krisanda.civ@mail.mil)
- Small Business Set-Aside
- N/A
- Description
- The U.S. Army, Army Contracting Command Picatinny, on behalf of the Project Manager Soldier Weapons (PM SW), located at Picatinny Arsenal, NJ is conducting a market survey to identify potential sources capable of manufacturing a day view Mounted Machine Gun Optic (MMO) to achieve faster target acquisition times and increase first burst probability of hit (P(h)) for machine gunners firing from vehicle mounted platforms. Performance Parameters: Note: minimally required threshold features are denoted by (T) while objective properties are denoted by (O). -- Accuracy: Enables qualified gunners firing to host weapons from a vehicle mounted platform to achieve: --- M240: ----First burst P(h) equal to or greater than the baseline configuration of the M145 MGO at ranges out to 1000 meters (T). ----A 15% increase to first burst P(h) at 1100 meters against stationary vehicle targets with a five to seven round burst (O). ---M2/M2A1: ----First burst P(h) equal to or greater than the baseline configuration of iron sights at ranges out to 1000 meters (T). ----A 15% increase in first burst P(h) at 1500 meters against stationary vehicle targets with a three to five round burst (O). ---MK19: ----First burst P (h) equal to or greater than the host weapon baseline configuration of iron sights at 1500 meters against stationary vehicle targets with a three to five round burst (O). -- Magnification: --- Selectable or variable magnification that provides the soldier with the capability to quickly and efficiently switch from a 1x viewing window to a magnified optic while maintaining control of the host weapon (T). ---- Magnification will provide gunners with the ability to recognize two personnel sized targets at greater than or equal to 1100 meters (T). ---- Magnification will provide gunners with the ability to recognize three personnel sized targets at 1500 meters (O). -- Target Acquisition Time: --- Enables gunner to acquire and effectively engage multiple targets at ranges greater than or equal to 1000 meters faster than the current baseline configuration (see Accuracy, above, for baselines) (T). --- Enables gunner to acquire and effectively engage multiple targets at ranges: ---- M240: greater than 600 meters in greater than or equal to 15 seconds and 600-1000 meters in greater than or equal to 30 seconds (O). ---- M2/M2A1 and MK19: greater than 600 meters in greater than or equal to 15 seconds, 600-1200 meters in greater than or equal to 30 seconds and 1201-1500 meters in greater than or equal to 5 minutes (O). -- Mounting: Capable of mounting on the MIL-STD-1913 rail (T). -- Zero Retention: --- The MMO's zero retention shall not exceed four minutes of arc (MOA) from original zero after burst firing from the platform weapon (T). --- The MMO's zero retention shall not exceed two MOA from original zero after burst firing from the platform weapon (O). -- Zero Repeatability: --- The MMO's zero repeatability shall not exceed five MOA from original zero when detaching and reattaching the optic to the same host weapon and rail location (T). --- The MMO's zero repeatability shall not exceed three MOA from original zero when detaching and reattaching the optic to the same host weapon and rail location (O). -- Power: --- Single commercially available battery compliant with CECOM's preferred power list (T). --- The battery must be replaceable without using tools, removing the sight from the weapon, or affecting zeroing/sight alignment (T). --- 96 hours of continuous operations without replacing the battery (T). --- 336 hours of continuous operations without replacing the battery (O). --- Includes a low battery indicator in the Field of View (FOV) that alerts operator when approximately 15 minutes of battery life remains (O). -- Aiming System: --- The aiming system within the optic shall have a reference aim point that allows the user the ability to adjust their point of aim based on a ballistic solution of the M240 (T) and M2/M2A1 (T) and the MK 19 (O). --- The aiming system within the optic shall include an adjustable brightness setting for use with image intensified (I2) devices on the low end and in full sun brightness on the high end (T). --- The aiming system within the optic shall have a milliradian scale or additional reticle that will assist users in azimuth, elevation, estimating range and engaging targets at various ranges (T). ---The MMO shall not inhibit the independent use of iron sights once the MMO is removed (T). ---The MMO shall not inhibit independent use of existing iron sights while the MMO is mounted (O). -- Zero: Without the use of special tools, the MMO shall have the capability to bore sight to the host weapon using the existing laser bore light, and zeroed using standard zeroing procedures (T equal O). --Surfaces: --- The body of the MMO shall be a rough, dull, not-reflective tan and/or flat dark earth coating/finish. Examples include but are not limited to 499 Tan, FED-STD-595 Color #20460, 33522, and 36451 (T). --- Finish of the sight shall not be affected by normal decontamination procedures (T) --- The coating/finish shall prevent corrosion in all environments and weather conditions to include marine (T), high humidity (T), rain (T), desert conditions (T), and freezing precipitation (O). -- Environmental Requirements: The MMO shall survive in operational military environments in accordance with MIL-STD-810G (T equal O). -- Operational Temperature: The MMO shall remain operational, with no evidence of damage or performance degradation while being exposed to -40 degree C to 49 degree C (T equal O). --Storage Temperature: The MMO shall remain operational, with no evidence of damage or performance degradation after being exposed to -51 degree C to 71 degree C (T equal O). -- Watertightness: The MMO shall show no evidence of leakage when submerged in water to a minimum depth of 1 meter for a one hour period. No moisture of fogging shall be observed (T equal O). -- Sealing: All internal optical areas of the MMO shall be purged with dry nitrogen. The sight unit shall be sealed such that the interior is moisture-free after purging. The sight shall remain sealed when subject to a maximum pressure of negative (-) 5.4 pounds per square inch gage for eight hours (T equal O). The unit must be a Non-Developmental-Item (NDI) or a Commercial-Off-The-Shelf (COTS) item. The MMO shall be ready to use without modification to the host weapon configurations, and shall not degrade the weapons' performance. Information for products that require minimal modification may also be provided. Vendor Questionnaire: The purpose of this questionnaire is to obtain information from industry to assist in the market research. Firms/companies are invited to indicate their interest and capability to satisfy the above requirements by identifying the following items: 1.Company Name 2. Company Address 3. Company point of contact and phone number 4. Major partners or Suppliers 5. The North American Industry Classification System (NAICS) code. Is your business considered a small business based on your NAICS Code? 6. Commerciality: (a) Our product as described above, has been sold, leased or licensed to the general public. (b) Our product as described above has been sold in substantial quantities, on a competitive basis to multiple state and local government. The development of the product was done exclusively at private expense. (c) None of the above applies. Explain: 7. Location where primary work will be performed (if more than one location, please indicate the percentage for each location). 8. Identify manufacturing, managing and engineering experience of like items of equal or greater complexity. 9. Identify existing facilities, equipment and workforce (identify what percentage would be supporting this new effort and what additional resources would be required). 10. Identify lead-time, including supplier/design qualification efforts and production ramp up time, to meet full capability for production and sustainment. 11. Please provide rough indication of pricing and any pricing data. 12. Please provide any additional comments. All responsible, interested offerors are encouraged to submit their capabilities/qualification data and any pertinent information of 2-8 pages in hard copy or via email, within 45 days to: U.S. Army Contracting Command - New Jersey ATTN: Mary Krisanda - ACC-NJ-SW Building 9, Phipps Road Picatinny Arsenal, NJ 07806-5000 The point of contact is Mary Krisanda at mary.f.krisanda.civ@mail.mil or Travis James at travis.t.james2.civ@mail.mil. TELEPHONE RESPONSES AND INQUIRIES WILL NOT BE ACCEPTED. The Government will accept written questions by email to mary.f.krisanda.civ@mail.mil or travis.t.james2.civ@mail.mil. Firms/companies are invited to indicate their capabilities by providing specifications, brochures, manuals, reports, demonstration video and other technical data as well as identification of current customers and rough indication of pricing. Interested firms should also provide their address, point-of-contact with telephone number and e-mail address, and size of business (small/large). This is a sources sought notice only and should not be construed as a Request for Proposal or a commitment by the U.S. Government. The U.S. Government does not intend to award a contract on the basis of this market survey. All information is to be submitted at no cost or obligation to the Government. If a formal solicitation is generated at a later date, a solicitation notice will be published and more detailed technical requirements will be provided. Respondents will not be notified of the results of this survey or results of information submitted. Any information submitted will not be returned.
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- 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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