NGSW_Industry_Questions_&_Comments_1-3.pdf

Next Generation Squad Weapons: Industry’s Questions & Comments

(Start as of October 4, 20418)

1. Question: Is the subject effort considered a new requirement or a follow-on to an existing contract? If the latter, would you mind providing the incumbent contractor's name and contract number?

Response: The Prototype Opportunity Notice (PON) for Next Generation Squad Weapons (NGSW) would be a new requirement. Reference the DRAFT NGSW PON’s section 1.2 Background, for efforts related to this.

2. Question: I am writing to enquire how the latest Draft PON impacts upon the six contracts awarded to five vendors back in July. Will the new PON and subsequent awards replace the earlier NGSAW contracts?

Response: This DRAFT NGSW PON does not impact the six contracts awarded to the five contractors on June 25, 2018 (reference DRAFT NGSW PON’s section 1.2 Background). The new NGSW PON will not replace the Next Generation Squad Automatic Rifle (NGSAR) system demonstrator awards and follows the general strategy explained in NGSAR PON W15QKN-18- R-01UR where a new competitive PON would be announced for a more mature system with a subsequent follow-on production contract (reference NGSAR PON W15QKN-18-R-01UR section 1.3 Acquisition Approach0 F

1).

3. Question: There's an article that says that the new PON that hit FedBizOps on October 4 may be a "reboot" of the program. Can you clarify on background? The previous awarded contracts still stand, is that so?

Response: This is inaccurate. The new NGSW PON will not replace the NGSAR. Reference question 2 above. The other transaction agreements (OTAs) awarded on June 25, 2018 are still active and have no plans on being canceled.

(End as of October 8, 2018)

1 FBO link to Prototype Opportunity Notice (PON) for Next Generation Squad Automatic Rifle (NGSAR) https://www.fbo.gov/notices/c338dc67cf15237cd1f2a2f03e97bcd5 https://www.fbo.gov/notices/c338dc67cf15237cd1f2a2f03e97bcd5