Inert Warhead for the Reduced Range Practice Rocket (RRPR) M28A2

This is a Request for Information (RFI) only. This is not an Invitation for Bids (IFB), Request for Quotations (RFQ), or Request for Proposals (RFP). The US Government is seeking sources to manufacture inert warhead, Part Number 13540611, for the Reduced Range Practice Rocket (RRPR) M28A2. This procurement will have an estimated quantity of 2900 each.  The contractor shall not begin production until receipt of contract.

The Government has enclosed the Statement of Work detailing the requirements herein. Distribution of the drawings are authorized only to the DoD and U.S. DoD Contractors and shall only be disseminated in accordance with provisions of DoD Directive 5230.25. Requests for drawings shall be referred to Jessica R. O'Connor, Contracting Officer, jessica.r.oconnor.civ@mail.mil and Arlesha Smith, Contract Specialist, arlesha.d.smith.civ@mail.mil.

Interested firms who believe they are capable of providing this requirement are invited to indicate their interest by providing a white paper to include the following:

• Company name, company address, overnight delivery address (if different from mailing address), Commercial

and Government Entity (CAGE) Code, point of contact, e-mail address, and telephone number

• Business size (i.e. large, small disadvantaged, veteran owned, woman owned, etc.)

• Affirmation of cleared personnel

• Tailored capability statement addressing the particulars of this effort; and provide a description of similar services offered to the US Government and/or to commercial customers for the past three years.

• Max monthly production capacity/quantities of Inert Warheads

• Ability to meet AWS D17.1 Class C Fusion Welding to include personnel certification and training status

• Ability to establish a quality management system in compliance to International Organization for Standardization (ISO) certification AS9100

• Time required after receipt of a delivery order before a FAI and PLV could be conducted

• Time required after receipt of a delivery order at max monthly production capacity for first delivery to be completed

• Describe your companies experience managing a team of subcontractors. Briefly discuss previous teaming arrangements on your most challenging tasks that provides sufficient detail for the Government to understand the scope and complexity of the accomplished tasks. Please quantify the magnitude of the effort, for example: number of full time equivalents of the prime, total ceiling price, current obligation amount, and the number of subcontractors and their respective business size.

•Please note that under a Small-Business Set-Aside, in accordance with FAR 52.219-14, (Class Deviation 2019- O0003 (dated 12/3/18)) the small business prime and their similarly situated subcontractors must perform at least 50% of the work themselves in terms of the cost of performance. Provide an explanation of your company's intent to perform as the prime contractor and/or partner with similarly situated subcontracts to perform at least 50% of the tasking described in this draft SOW. In your response, please annotate the SOW paragraphs the prime and similarly situated subcontractors will perform. Do you or your planned subcontractors anticipate any conflicts of interest that would require mitigation prior to award?

Microsoft Office Document, 30 page limit, 1" margins, and font size 12 is the preferred method of providing information for this item.

All responses shall be unclassified.

All assumptions, including any assumed US Government support, shall be clearly identified. All proprietary and restricted information shall be clearly marked.

The closing date for this RFI is 26 August 2021.

The Government will not reimburse contractors or responders to this notice for any costs incurred in responding, or any subsequent exchange of information. All responses shall be transmitted electronically to:

Arlesha Smith

Contract Specialist

arlesha.d.smith.civ@mail.mil

Phone: 256-313-3505

Secondary point of contact:

Jessica R. O’Connor

Contracting Officer

jessica.r.oconnor.civ@mail.mil

This RFI is for planning purposes only and shall not be considered as an IFB, RFQ, or RFP. Additionally, there is no obligation on the part of the US Government to acquire any products described in this RFI. Your response to this RFI will be treated only as information for the US Government to consider. You will not be entitled to payment for direct or indirect costs that you incur in responding to this RFI. This request does not constitute a solicitation for proposals or the authority to enter into negotiations to award a contract. No funds have been authorized, appropriated or received for this effort. The information provided may be used by the US Government in its acquisition strategy. Interested parties are responsible for adequately marking proprietary, restricted or competition sensitive information contained in their response. The US Government does not intend to pay for the information submitted in response to this RFI.  Not responding to this notice does not preclude participation in any future request for quote (RFQ) or invitation for bid (IFB) or RFP, if any issued.