FTHS_Industry_Day_Special_Notice_161012.pdf

Description: Family of Tactical Headborne Systems (FTHS) Industry Day Announcement

Contracting Office Address: US Special Operations Command, Headquarters Procurement Division, 7701 Tampa Point Blvd, MacDill AFB, FL 33621-5323

The United States Special Operations Command (USSOCOM) will conduct a briefing to Industry in support of the FTHS program. This Industry Day will occur on Tuesday, 15 November 2016, from 0800 to approximately 1700 at the Natick Soldier Systems Center (NSSC), 15 General Greene Avenue, Natick, MA 01760.

This announcement serves as a special notice and is issued for information and market research purposes only. The Industry Day does not constitute a formal solicitation for proposals. Industry Day attendance is voluntary and is not required for submissions to the formal FTHS request for proposals announcement which may be posted on a future date.

Industry Day will be dedicated to an information briefing, question and answer (Q&A) session, and one-on-one vendor/Government meetings. The one-on-one meetings are limited to contractors whose intent is to propose as Prime. These meetings will be limited to 30 minutes with the goal of discussing the vendor’s current capabilities in regard to fulfilling the FTHS requirement. Contractors who do not intend to propose as a Prime may still attend the Industry Day information briefing and general Q&A session. If desired, please request a one-on-one meeting on your registration form. FTHS Industry Day participants must register to the administrative POC listed below by completing and submitting the registration form no later than 3:00 PM Eastern Standard Time (EST) on 1 November 2016. This Industry Day will be UNCLASSIFIED. Due to limited seating, attendance is limited to three (3) per company for all sessions and one-on-one meetings. The following is the anticipated schedule for Industry Day:

0800 -0830: Sign-In 0845-0945: Informational Session (Gov’t Brief) 1000-1100: General Q&A Session 1100-1230: Lunch 1245-End of Day: One-on-One Sessions

The administrative POC for Industry Day registration is Ms. Kelly McNeill, Kelly.Mcneill@socom.mil with copy to Mr. Nicholas Tsantinis, nicholas.tsantinis.civ@mail.mil.

The North American Industry Classification System (NAICS) code for this procurement is 339999, with a Small Business size standard of 500 employees. Businesses with the following NAICS codes may also participate in the Industry Day: 339999, 314999, 326199, 315280, 39920, and 541712.

This special notice is not a Request for Proposal nor does it create an obligation on the part of the Government. No entitlement to payment will arise as a result of the submission of contractor mailto:Kelly.Mcneill@socom.mil mailto:Nicholas mailto:nicholas.tsantinis.civ@mail.mil information. No other program information related to total dollars available, total quantity of systems authorized, or timeline for official solicitation release is available at this time.

USSOCOM will continue to post information in accordance with the Federal Acquisition Regulation (FAR) to FBO as it becomes available.