Draft Request for Proposal (RFP): Advanced Multi-Purpose Round (AMP) Gunner’s Auxiliary Sight (GAS)

Solicitation W56HZV-19-R-0023 proposes to award a new Requirements contract containing a base year with four option years.  This contract will be for the production of the Advanced Multi-Purpose Round (AMP) Gunner’s Auxiliary Sight (GAS) units for part number (P/N) 13076936 in support the Abrams Family of Vehicles (FoV). The GAS is a major component of the AMP Kit which when integrated into the Abrams M1A2 SEPv2/v3 tank, equips the tank with the capability to fire the AMP Round. The Government intends to award a resulting Firm Fixed Price (FFP) Contract with Contract Line Item Numbers (CLINs) for the procurement of AMP GAS’ on a full an open competitive basis. The Government anticipates posting this solicitation in Nov 2020.  

***NOTE: Requirement For Facility and Information System Security Clearance (SECRET) ***

The offeror is notified that there is a classified specification in the AMP GAS Technical Data Package (TDP). The offerors must have a copy of the classified specification, prior to proposal submission, in order to meaningfully respond to the solicitation. In order to receive the classified specification, offerors must possess appropriate Facility and Information System Security Clearances (SECRET) and have the ability to receive, view, house and safeguard SECRET materials. Unless the offeror already possesses the classified specification, the offeror shall request access to this document through the Contracting Officer. An offeror requesting access to the classified specification shall be certified in the Joint Certification Program (JCP), have an active System for Award Management (SAM) account, and submit a signed Non-Disclosure Agreement (NDA) via e-mail to melissa.r.partaka.civ@usa.army.mil and cc jasmine.r.donner.civ@mail.mil and roxanna.m.genova-lasecki.civ@mail.mil . The offerors requests shall include verification of their Facility and Information System Security Clearance, industrial facility security clearance (up to Secret, as a minimum), the name and phone number of the offeror's security officer, and an address for mailing the classified document.

RESPONSE DUE:

Responses to this market survey are due by 01 Nov 2020. Please submit all responses and any questions prior to full response via email to Government POCs provided below. Please format the subject line of the response email as follows: “[Organization Name] response to

"Draft RFP – Ground Combat Systems ‐ Advanced Multi-Purpose Round (AMP) Gunner’s Auxiliary Sight (GAS).”

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GOVERNMENT POINT(S) OF CONTACT:

Army Contracting Command (ACC) ‐ Detroit Arsenal, email: jasmine.r.donner.civ@mail.mil and roxanna.m.genova-lasecki.civ@mail.mil