Sources Sought Notice_XM913 Logistics Products W912CH-24-R-0089.docx

SOURCES SOUGHT NOTICE

XM913 LOGISTICS (LOG) PRODUCTS W912CH-24-R-0089

DESCRIPTION OF INTENT

This is a SOURCES SOUGHT NOTICE to request information for Government planning purposes only. The Army Contracting Command – Detroit Arsenal (ACC-DTA) is seeking to gain knowledge of interest, capabilities, and qualifications of various members of the community, to include both small and large businesses. Responses to this Request for Information (RFI) will assist ACC-DTA in planning its acquisition strategy for a potential future acquisition.

The purpose of this RFI is for the United States Government (USG) to determine industry capabilities to produce logistics products for a XM913, 50x228mm cannon that may be incorporated into the U.S. Army Infantry Fighting Vehicle. Any information received in response to this survey will be used by the USG to aid its current Acquisition Planning effort and a potential competitive Request for Proposal (RFP). Currently, the USG plans to obtain the prospective requirements identified within this survey from a source that has the ability or capability to meet the USG's requirements.

Note: All survey input is voluntary, and no compensation will be made for your firm’s participation. Since this is a Sources Sought Notice, and not a solicitation for receipt of proposals or quotations, the Government does not encourage questions concerning this market research. Furthermore, the Government is not obligated to issue a solicitation or award a contract as a result of this announcement.

INSTRUCTIONS FOR COMPLETING THE SURVEY

1. All interested firms and manufacturers, regardless of size, may respond to this RFI. Information submissions can include product literature and illustrations, and relevant company background and experience. Relevant sales media and product manuals may be included as attachments with your submission. Please clearly mark all proprietary information. The front page of your response package should state "PROPIETARY INFORMATION CONTAINED WITHIN" (all caps), if applicable. Also, please provide a release statement indicating that the proprietary information may be distributed to Army personnel involved with this survey.

2. The subject line must include "(Company Name) – XM913 Logistics Products W912CH-24-R-0089 Response”. Responses shall be furnished to the USG no later than 1700 Eastern Standard Time, 4 June 2024.

3. Please submit electronic responses to the XM30 mailbox at: usarmy.detroit.peo-gcs.mbx.xm30-omfv-contracting@army.mil

4. Point of Contact:

Mukti Deb Contract Specialist XM30 Development & Production U.S. Army Contracting Command-Detroit Arsenal (ACC-DTA) E-mail: mukti.deb.civ@army.mil

QUESTIONNAIRE / SURVEY

A) Vendor Profile. Please complete the yellow-highlighted fields below:

1.

Company Name:

Mailing Address:

Cage Code:

POC Name / Title:

Phone Number:

E-mail Address:

Website:

2. Business type for NAICS 332994: (Please check all that apply.)

8(a)

Small Disadvantaged

HUBZone

Women-owned

Large Business

None of the Above. Please Explain: ________________

Service-disabled Veteran-owned

Small Business

*If claiming small business status, the information must be verifiable in SAM.gov.

3. Indicate if the NAICS code selected is appropriate, if not, explain why.

4. Nonmanufacturer Rule. To qualify as a small business concern for set-aside or sole source supply contracts, a small business must meet at least one of the qualifications listed below. Please indicate which qualification, if any, applies to your firm:

Manufacture the product itself; or

Supply a product manufactured by another small business if it is a nonmanufacturer; or

Supply the product of any sized manufacturer if the Small Business Administration has granted a waiver to the nonmanufacturer rule.

B) Requirement-specific Information. Program Management Office (PMO) XM30 is seeking the following information related to a 50x228mm cannon solutions:

• Operator Manuals

• Field Level Maintenance Manuals

• Engineering data for provisioning

C) Please complete the questions below. If a question is not applicable, use N/A.

1. Has your organization ever received a contract award from the USG as a Prime Contractor to develop logistics products for a 50x228mm cannon or similar weapon? If so, provide the name of the requiring activity and contract number(s).

2. Describe your company's experience related to logistics products of a 50x228mm cannon.

a. Describe your experience in developing logistics products for a 50x228mm.

b. Identify other organizations or countries that are using your product/technology.

3. Describe your company's capabilities with developing logistical products:

a. Operator and Maintainer Level Technical Manuals

b. Operator and Maintainer Level Instructional Material and Points of Instruction

4. Describe your experience and or familiarity with the completion of a Department of the Army (DA) Form 2408-8 "Weapon Record Data".

5. Describe your company's experience with and capabilities in providing unclassified Army property (sensitive and non-sensitive) security in accordance with AR 190-51, "Security of Unclassified Army Property."

6. Identify and describe your company's current quality system and indicate whether your company is independently certified in that system.

CONFIDENTIAL INFORMATION & LABELING

The Government acknowledges its obligations under 18 USC §1905 to protect information qualifying as confidential. Pursuant to this statute, the Government is willing to accept any trade secret or confidential restrictions placed on qualifying data forwarded in response to the survey questions, and to protect it from unauthorized disclosure subject to the following:

1. Clearly and conspicuously mark qualifying data as trade secret or confidential with the restrictive legend “CONFIDENTIAL” (all caps), including any explanatory text, so that the Government is clearly notified of what data needs to be protected.

2. In marking such data, please take care to mark only those portions of the data or materials that are truly trade secret or confidential (overbreadth in marking inappropriate data as “CONFIDENTIAL” may diminish or eliminate the usefulness of your response). Use circling, underscoring, highlighting, or any other appropriate means to indicate those portions of a single page that need to be protected.

3. The Government is not obligated to protect unmarked data. Additionally, marked data that is already in the public domain or in the possession of the Government or third parties, or is afterward placed into the public domain by the owner or another party through no fault of the Government will not be protected once in the public domain. Data already in the Government’s possession will be protected in accordance with the Government’s data rights.

4. Confidential data transmitted electronically, whether by physical media or not, whether by the respondent or by the Government, shall contain any restrictive legend, with any explanatory text, on both the cover of the transmittal e-mail and at the beginning of the file itself. Where appropriate for portions only of an electronic file, use the restrictive legends “CONFIDENTIAL DATA BEGINS:” and “CONFIDENTIAL PORTION ENDS”.

5. In any reproductions of technical data or any portions thereof subject to asserted restrictions, the Government shall also reproduce the asserted restriction legend and any explanatory text.

6. The Government sometimes uses support contractors in evaluating responses. Consequently, responses that contain confidential information may receive only limited or no consideration since the respondent’s marking of data as “CONFIDENTIAL” will preclude disclosure of same outside the Government, and therefore will preclude disclosure to support contractors assisting with the evaluation effort.