M67854-24-I-1055 USMC Parachutes RFI - Amendment 001.pdf

M67854-24-I-1055

REQUEST FOR INFORMATION

TO DETERMINE

INDUSTRY MANUFACTURING CAPABILITY

FOR SPECIALIZED PARACHUTES IN SUPPORT OF THE

UNITED STATES MARINE CORPS

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 (RFP). The information herein only initiates communication with industry in order to assess market capability. No solicitation document exists at this time. This RFI constitutes no Government 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 Ground Weapons Systems (PM GWS), Marine Corps Systems Command (MARCORSYSCOM), seeks industry input to identify potential sources for a Container Delivery System Parachute, an expendable Joint Precision Airdrop System Parachute, and a life cycle replacement of the Tandem Offset Resupply Delivery System Parachute. This is a market research effort only.

*NOTE: Vendors may respond and provide business information, manufacturing capability and parachute information to one, two or all three of the parachutes listed below. The Government currently anticipates that any potential requirement on this subject will not exceed a quantity of 5 per each parachute system, which is subject to change.

CONTAINER DELIVERY SYSTEM PARACHUTE

The parachute system requirements are as follows:

Capable of delivering a suspended load up to 2,200 pounds for a single parachute.

Minimum deployment altitude of 475ft AGL for single parachute Compatible with the A22 Air Delivery Cargo Bag.

Single Parachute packed weight not to exceed 128lbs.

JOINT PRECISION AIRDROP SYSTEM PARACHUTE

The parachute system requirements are as follows:

Capable of delivering a suspended load between 700-2,150 pounds GPS guided.

One time use/expendable system.

Parachute deployment altitudes between 3,500 ft AGL to 24,500 ft. MSL.

LIFE CYCLE REPLACEMENT OF THE TANDEM OFFSET RESUPPLY DELIVERY

SYSTEM PARACHUTE

The parachute system requirements are as follows:

Capable of All-up weight of 650 pounds or higher.

Capable of tandem passenger.

Capable of delivering a parachutist with an oversized load.

The parachute deployment altitude range between 5,000 ft AGL to 25,000 ft MSL.

Automatic Activation Devise (AAD) capable for the reserve parachute.

Compatible with the current USMC Parachute Oxygen System.

Compatible with current USMC communications equipment.

3. SUBMISSION REQUEST

There is no page restriction associated with this RFI; however, an executive summary, not to exceed 15 pages, should accompany each submission. All responses should be provided via Adobe .pdf file format. Responses may include any advertising or marketing information. Vendors deciding to submit competition-sensitive or proprietary information bear sole responsibility for marking the information for appropriate safeguarding. Do not submit classified information. Please include the following information in the response:

Parachute description.

Drawings, if available.

Test data of the system, if available.

Estimated unit price Monthly and yearly production rates Berry Amendment / Buy American Act compliance.

Organization Name, Address and Point of Contact information Unique Entity Identification and Commercial and Government Entity Code Business size for North American Industry Classification System: 314999 (All Other

Miscellaneous Textile Product Mills). Please also indicate whether the company is:

o 8(a) certified o Disabled veteran-owned o Veteran-owned o Woman-owned o Historically Underutilized Business Zone o Native American o Any other Small Business Administration approved designation o System for Awards Management registration expiration date;

o Existing contracts (i.e., General Services Administration, other agency contracts, etc.)

Please submit any RFI questions to the Contract Specialist via email: Anthony.Plath@usmc.mil with a courtesy copy to the Contracting Officer via email at Eric.G.Daniels@usmc.mil no later than 12:00 p.m. Eastern Daylight Time (EDT), 25 September 2024. MARCORSYSCOM will post all questions and answers to the Sam website (https://www.sam.gov/) thereafter.

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

Anthony.Plath@usmc.mil with a courtesy copy to the Contracting Officer via email:

Eric.G.Daniels@usmc.mil no later than 12:00 p.m. EDT, 29 October 2024. All responses shall reference RFI#: M67854-24-I-1055.

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.

4. 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.

Notice

The Government uses support contractor/non-Government personnel from Chickasaw Defense Logistics and Skylla Engineering and their subcontractors as consultants to help collect and review market information. MARCORSYSCOM contractually binds these companies with respect to proprietary information by organizational conflict of interest and non-disclosure clauses. Supporting contractor personnel are procurement officials within the meaning of the Office of Procurement Policy Act (41 U.S.C. 423) and as implemented in the FAR.

Contracting Office Address:

Marine Corps Systems Command 2200 Lester Street, Quantico, VA 22134 Point of Contact(s):

Anthony Plath Anthony.Plath@usmc.mil