Direct Current Sintering (DCS) Equipment, Installation and Training

The purpose of this amendment is to post the following questions received from potential offerors and their corresponding answers:
1) Question: With respect to the earlier posting and the SOW, why are 12 inch electrodes required? For efficient energy management, larger is not necessarily better.
Answer: 12 inch rams are required to minimize the need for transition tools for larger items to be processed. This will allow the Government to optimize fabrication processes and minimize tooling inventory.
2) Question: What materials systems to be consolidated are of interest to the Army?

a.) Ceramics b.) Metallics c.) Composites d.) Others systems

Answer: Primary systems of interest will be ceramics and refractory metals but standard metals and composites will be considered.
3) Question: What sizes and geometries are of interest to the Army?

a.) X inches by Y inches by Z inches thick? b.) Plates? c.) Cylinders? d.) Complex shapes?
Answer: Sizes and geometries will vary by product applications. The press tooling will control these features and the Government intends to fabricate its own tooling. The Government is interested in plates on the order of 12 inches in diameter with thicknesses up to .850 inches. Information on complex shapes cannot be shared at this time.
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The U.S. Army, Army Contracting Command, New Jersey (ACC-NJ) on behalf of the U.S. Army Combat Capabilities Development Command (CCDC) - Armaments Center, located at Picatinny Arsenal, NJ is issuing a competitive small business set-aside solicitation for a firm fixed price (FFP) contract for the delivery, installation and training of one (1) Thermal Technology DCS 200 Sintering System or equivalent to meet Statement of Work (SOW) requirements. Lowest Price Technically Acceptable (LPTA) source selection criteria will be utilized.
The corresponding solicitation number is W15QKN-19-Q-0114. The solicitation and its exhibits/attachments are included on this posting.
The NAICS code for this effort is 332117 and the small business sized standard is 500 employees.

The quote sumbission deadline in response to this solicitation is 12:00pm EST on Monday, September 23, 2019. All questions must be received NO LATER than September 20, 2019 in writing and may be directed to Mrs. Nicole Thalmann, nicole.l.thalmann.civ@mail.mil.

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The U.S. Army, Army Contracting Command, New Jersey (ACC-NJ) on behalf of the U.S. Army Combat Capabilities Development Command (CCDC) - Armaments Center, located at Picatinny Arsenal, NJ is issuing a competitive small business set-aside solicitation for a firm fixed price (FFP) contract for the delivery, installation and training of one (1) Thermal Technology DCS 200 Sintering System or equivalent to meet Statement of Work (SOW) requirements. Lowest Price Technically Acceptable (LPTA) source selection criteria will be utilized.
The corresponding solicitation number is W15QKN-19-Q-0114. The solicitation and its exhibits/attachments are included on this posting.
The NAICS code for this effort is 332117 and the small business sized standard is 500 employees.

The quote sumbission deadline in response to this solicitation is 12:00pm EST on Monday, September 23, 2019. All questions must be received NO LATER than September 20, 2019 in writing and may be directed to Mrs. Nicole Thalmann, nicole.l.thalmann.civ@mail.mil.

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The U.S. Army, Army Contracting Command, New Jersey (ACC-NJ) on behalf of the U.S. Army Combat Capabilities Development Command (CCDC) - Armaments Center, located at Picatinny Arsenal, NJ intends to issue a competitive small business set-aside solicitation for a firm fixed price (FFP) contract for the delivery, installation and training of one (1) Thermal Technology DCS 200 Sintering System or equivalent to meet Statement of Work (SOW) requirements. Lowest Price Technically Acceptable (LPTA) source selection criteria will be utilized. The corresponding solicitation number is W15QKN-19-Q-0114.
The NAICS code for this effort is 332117 and the small business sized standard is 500 employees.

All questions/responses must be received NO LATER than September 20, 2019 in writing. This notice of intent is NOT a request for competitive proposals. Questions may be directed to Mrs. Nicole Thalmann, nicole.l.thalmann.civ@mail.mil.

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The U.S. Army, Army Contracting Command, New Jersey (ACC-NJ) on behalf of the U.S. Army Combat Capabilities Development Command (CCDC) - Armaments Center, located at Picatinny Arsenal, NJ intends to solicit, negotiate, and award a firm fixed price contract to Thermal Technology, LLC, 1911 Airport Boulevard, Santa Rosa, CA, for the delivery, installation and training of one (1) Thermal Technology DCS 200 Sintering System. Thermal Technology, LLC is a small business and is the only domestic manufacturer and supplier of DCS equipment and does not have any authorized resellers in the U.S.

The Authority for this procurement comes under 10 USC 2304(c) (1) where no other supplies or services will satisfy agency requirements. The NAICS code for this effort is 332117 and the small business sized standard is 500 employees.

A Sole Source Justification was approved 29 August 2019 explaining that Thermal Technology, LLC is the only source capable of providing the required equipment.

All questions/responses must be received NO LATER than September 19, 2019 in writing. This notice of intent is NOT a request for competitive proposals. Questions may be directed to Mrs. Nicole Thalmann, nicole.l.thalmann.civ@mail.mil.

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