Sources Sought & Commercial Item Survey for Firing Attachment, Blank Ammunition (NSN 1005-01-565-6693).doc

Sources Sought / Commercial Item Survey

PLEASE RETURN THIS COMPLETED SURVEY TO STANLEY BIERNACKI

VIA E-MAIL AT STANLEY.R.BIERNACKI.CIV@MAIL.MIL

WITH THE SUBJECT LINE “FIRING ATTACHMENT SURVEY RESPONSE”

NO LATER THAN 12:00 PM EST ON FRIDAY, 31-JAN-2020

DESCRIPTION OF INTENT

This is a Sources Sought / Commercial Item Survey 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 survey will assist ACC-DTA in planning its acquisition strategy for a potential future acquisition. The Government is not committed to issue a solicitation, or award a contract as a result of this announcement.

This Request for Information (RFI) is for manufacturing of the following item:

ITEM:

Firing Attachment, Blank Ammunition

NSN:

1005-01-565-6693

PART #:

13020129

DESCRIPTION:

This is a government-unique part specifically designed for use with the short barrel configuration of the M240L automatic weapon. It compensates muzzle gasses for the normal cycle of operation of the M240L firing blank cartridges.

FAT REQUIRED?

Yes *** PLEASE NOTE: The Technical Data Package (TDP) will only be made available if, and when, a solicitation is released. ***

INSTRUCTIONS FOR COMPLETING THE QUESTIONNAIRE

1. Please number each response with the appropriate question number. Note: You do not have to repeat the question in your response.

2. If you cannot answer a question, please indicate "No Response", or “NR”.

3. If a response will satisfy another question, please state: "See response to question # XXX."

4. Please spell out all acronyms in their first occurrence.

5. You may include relevant sales media and product manuals as attachments to your response. If preferred, you may include weblinks to locations where animations / videos may be viewed.

6. If your sales media and/or manuals contain a restricted distribution statement, please issue a release statement indicating the restricted material may be distributed to Army personnel involved with this survey.

7. Please clearly mark all proprietary information. If applicable, the front page of your response package should state: "Proprietary Information Contained". In addition, please provide a release statement indicating the proprietary information may be distributed to Army personnel involved with this survey.

SOURCES SOUGHT / COMMERCIAL ITEM SURVEY

ITEM:

Firing Attachment, Blank Ammunition

NSN:

1005-01-565-6693

PART #:

13020129

DESCRIPTION:

This is a government-unique part specifically designed for use with the short barrel configuration of the M240L automatic weapon. It compensates muzzle gasses for the normal cycle of operation of the M240L firing blank cartridges.

FAT REQUIRED?

Yes

A) SUPPLIER INFORMATION

Please provide the information below as it relates to your firm:

Company Name:

Mailing Address:

CAGE Code:

DUNS #:

Point of Contact / Title:

Phone:

E-mail:

Business type for NAICS 332994 – Small Arms, Ordnance, & Ordnance Accessories Manufacturing: (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

B) ITEM-SPECIFIC INFORMATION

Please answer the questions below as they relate to your firm:

B1. Is your firm currently capable of manufacturing Blank Ammunition Firing Attachments (NSN 1005-01-565-6693)?

B2. Have you provided this item to any U.S. Government agency in the past? If so, what was the contract number/s and agency/ies?

B3. Does your firm have experience with First Article Testing (FAT)? If so, please provide a summary of this experience.

B4. If your firm was awarded a contract for this item, where would production take place?

B5. What is your firm’s production lead time after receipt of an order? (Please respond in # of calendar days.)

B6. What is your firm’s maximum production capability per month?

B7. What is your firm’s price per unit for a quantity of 115 eaches (EA)? 350 EA? 690 EA?

B8. What is your firm’s most economical production rate for this item? (Please include a unit price.)

B9. Is there any other pertinent information your firm would like to include?

C) COMMERCIALITY

Please indicate whether or not you believe the Firing Attachment, Blank Ammunition (NSN 1005-01-565-6693) is a commercial item by marking the appropriate selection/s below:

[ ] I do not believe this item to be commercially available;

--- OR ---

[ ] I believe this item to be commercially available for the following reason:

[ ] 1. This item is of a type customarily used by the general public or by nongovernmental entities for purposes other than government purposes and has been sold, leased or licensed to the general public, or has been offered for sale, lease or license to the general public. (Provide evidence and/or summary data of actual sale, lease or license to the general public (or offer for the same product) as appropriate.)

[ ] 2. This item evolved from an item described in 1 above through advances in technology or performance and is not yet available in the commercial marketplace, but will be available in time to satisfy the Government’s delivery requirements. (Provide evidence that the item evolved from an item described in 1 above, and rationale supporting that the item will be available in time to satisfy the Government’s requirements.)

[ ] 3. This item meets either 1 or 2 above, but requires modification of a type customarily available in the commercial marketplace or a minor modification not customarily available in the commercial marketplace, made to meet Government requirements. (For the latter, attach drawings or comparison of the characteristics of the commercial item and the modified item, as appropriate.)

[ ] 4. This item is a combination of items meeting 1, 2, or 3 above that are customarily combined and sold in combination to the general public. (Provide evidence of the customary combination being sold (or offered for sale) to the general public.)

[ ] 5. This is an item that would meet 1, 2, 3, or 4 above, but is being transferred between or among separate divisions, subsidiaries, or affiliates of a contractor. (Explain how the item would meet 1, 2, 3, or 4. Also provide the appropriate support/evidence indicated in 1, 2, 3, or 4 above.)

[ ] 6. This is a non-developmental item that was developed exclusively at private expense and sold in substantial quantities, on a competitive basis, to multiple state and local governments. (Provide evidence that it was 1) developed exclusively at private expense, and 2) sold competitively in substantial quantities to multiple state and local governments.)

CONFIDENTIAL INFORMATION & LABELING

The U.S. Government acknowledges its obligations under 18 U.S.C. §1905 to protect information qualifying as “CONFIDENTIAL” under this statute. Pursuant to this statute, the U.S. 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 (all caps) “CONFIDENTIAL” with any explanatory text, so the U.S. Government is clearly notified of what data needs to be appropriately 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 (over breadth in marking inappropriate data as “CONFIDENTIAL” may diminish or eliminate the usefulness of your response – see item 6 below). Use circling, underscoring, highlighting or any other appropriate means to indicate those portions of a single page which are to be protected.

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

4. Confidential data transmitted electronically, whether by physical media or not, whether by the respondent or by the U.S. 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 U.S. Government shall also reproduce the asserted restriction legend and any explanatory text.

6. The U.S. 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 U.S. Government and therefore will preclude disclosure to these support contractors assisting the evaluation effort.

Responses to this Sources Sought / Commercial Item Survey shall be sent via e-mail to:

Stanley Biernacki

Contract Specialist, ACC-DTA

E-MAIL: stanley.r.biernacki.civ@mail.mil SUBJECT LINE: “Firing Attachment Survey Response”

NOTE: You may respond in total or to any part of this questionnaire; however, all responses must be received NO LATER THAN FRIDAY, 31-JAN-2020 at 12:00 PM EASTERN STANDARD TIME (EST). Your input is voluntary and no compensation will be made for your participation. We appreciate your cooperation in answering these questions and thank you in advance for your participation.