M67854-24-I-5006 Lightweight Ammo.pdf

M67854-24-I-5006

REQUEST FOR INFORMATION

FOR

LIGHTWEIGHT AMMUNITION RANGING FROM 5.56-.50 CALIBER

1. GENERAL INFORMATION.

This Request for Information (RFI) initiates market research under Federal Acquisition

Regulation (FAR) Part 10 and is not a Request for Proposal. The information herein only initiates communication with industry in order to assess market potential. No solicitation document exists at this time. This RFI constitutes no Government obligation to procure these items or issue a solicitation. The Government does not have an obligation to pay for information responding to this RFI and will not accept any responses as offers. Vendors should mark any proprietary information clearly and appropriately.

2. PURPOSE

The Program Manager, Combat Support Systems (PM CSS) Ammunition, Marine Corps

Systems Command (MARCORSYSCOM), seeks industry input to identify potential sources for capabilities for the following:

1. Provide a 30-minute brief.

2. Provide a live-fire demonstration.

3. Please note the Marine Corps reserves the right to decide who receives an invitation based on what they can provide, and this event is at ZERO cost to the Government.

4. The Marine Corps is interested in lightweight ammunition ranging from 5.56-.50 caliber.

There is not an interest in lightweight 9MM ammunition currently.

5. Vendors must have the capability to produce what they intend to brief/demonstration and must be able to provide proof of this capability.

6. Vendors must be able to access a Marine Corps base (i.e. no access restriction due to legal, etc.).

7. Vendors must be able to respond to RFI’s from this office within seven days of receipt.

SUBMISSION REQUEST.

This RFI does not have an associated page restriction. However, an executive summary, not to exceed five pages, should accompany each submission. Responses may include any advertising, marketing information and capability summaries directly related to the RFI. Vendors deciding to submit competition-sensitive or proprietary information bear sole responsibility for marking the information for appropriate safeguarding. Please include the following information in the response:

a. Organization Name, Address and Point of Contact information:

b. DUNS & Cage Code:

c. Designate whether the company is a large or small business. Should the company be designated as a small business, please also provide the appropriate category/categories, if applicable:

o 8(a) certified o Service-disabled veteran-owned o Veteran-owned o Woman-owned o HUB Zone o Native American o Any other Small Business Administration approved designation

Please submit RFI questions to the Contract Specialist via email: anthony.fennell@usmc.mil no later than 12:00 p.m. Eastern Standard Time (EST), 12 Apr 2024. MARCORSYSCOM will post all questions and answers to the Sam website (https://www.sam.gov/).

Responses shall be submitted electronically via e-mail to the Contract Specialist:

anthony.fennell@usmc.mil no later than 12:00 p.m. EST, 17 Apr 2024. All responses shall reference RFI#: M67854-24-I-5006.

Please be advised that there is a seven megabyte size limit on all e-mail traffic to

MARCORSYSCOM. All e-mail larger than this may not be delivered.

3. PROPRIETARY DATA

The Government may use information received from this RFI to inform future Marine Corps requirements. Vendors deciding to submit competition-sensitive or proprietary information bear sole responsibility for marking the information for appropriate safeguarding. Proprietary information will be protected from unauthorized disclosure as required by Subsection 27 of the

Office of Procurement Policy Act as amended (41 U.S.C. 423) (hereinafter referred to as "the

Act"), as implemented in the FAR.

Contracting Office Address:

2200 Lester Street, Quantico, VA 22134 (59 Tech Parkway Stafford, VA 22556)

Point of Contact(s):

Anthony Fennell 826-212-0163; email: anthony.fennell@usmc.mil mailto:anthony.fennell@usmc.mil https://www.sam.gov/ mailto:anthony.fennell@usmc.mil