Sources Sought Notice: Hand Operated Drum Winches (Multiple NSNs)

Sources Sought / Request for Information (RFI) / Market Research Notice

NOTICE Type: RFI/Market Research for the Winch, Drum, Hand Ope 

This is a RFI / MARKET RESEARCH notice to request information for Government planning purposes only. Responses will assist the Government 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.  Army Contracting Command - Detroit (ACC-DTA) is seeking qualified and capable potential vendors.  Since this is a Request for Information/Market Research and not a solicitation for receipt of proposals or quotations, the Government does not encourage questions concerning this market research. 

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

Noun:  Winch, Drum, Hand Ope 

NSN:  3950-01-134-3794 and 3950-01-134-3795 

P/N:  13222E0453 and 13222E0463 

NAICS Code: 333923 

The Government is seeking to gain knowledge of interest, capabilities, and qualifications of various members of the community, to include small businesses.  

If your company is interested and can demonstrate the firm’s ability, capability, and responsibility to deliver the equipment summarized above, we encourage you to respond to this announcement with a statement of your qualifications and capability.  In order to do so, you need to provide:  
 
- Name and address of the firm. 
 
- DUNS number and CAGE Code (valid System for Award Management (SAM) is MANDATORY). 
 
- Your Firm’s Point of Contact (name, phone number, and email address). 
 
- Your company’s business size status (small or large) (including Service-Disabled veteran owned, if applicable).  If claiming small business status, the information must be verifiable in SAM. 

- A summary of the item’s commercial availability and is the item available on the commercial marketplace?  

- A summary of your company’s expertise in the manufacturing of the part. 

-A summary of your company’s delivery capability. 

-A summary of your company’s experience conducting First Article Testing  

-A summary of the place of performance. 

- Is the NAICS Code appropriate for the items being requested? 

-  If you are a small business, does your method of fulfilling the contract comply with limitations of subcontracting clause? 

- What is your minimum sustaining rate for this item? 

Statements of your firm’s expertise should include reference to relevant contracts performed (including a description of the scope, quantity manufactured, contract number, and point of contact with phone number). 

All interested firms and manufacturers, regardless of size, may respond to this request for information. Information submissions can include product literature and illustrations, relevant company background/experience. Responses should be addressed to Haley Bruns, at the following address: haley.r.bruns.civ@army.mil and should be received no later than Tuesday 18 March 2025 at 3:00 PM EST.  
 

Again, this information is being requested for Government planning purposes only and does not commit the Government to any contractual agreement. This is not a request for proposals. The Government will not award a contract based upon responses to this announcement. The Government shall not reimburse or pay any costs for preparing or submitting information in response to this notice.  

Contracting Office Address:  

Army Contracting Command – Detroit 

ATTN: Haley Bruns- CCTA-APN-B 

6501 E. Eleven Mile Road, Warren, MI 48397-5000  

Point of Contact(s):  

Haley Bruns - Contract Specialist 

Haley.r.bruns.civ@army.mil