Sources Sought / M145 Machine Gun Optic

1. General Information

There is no risk to you for participating in this survey.  Participation in this effort is strictly voluntary with no obligation incurred by the United States Government (USG). The USG will in no way be bound to this information if any solicitation is issued.  However, this is an important opportunity for you to influence the development of requirements, our budget requests, and the full range of other elements supporting the acquisition strategy for this program.  This survey, and all information herein is for informational planning purposes only and does not constitute a “Request for Proposal or Invitation for Bid”, nor is it to be construed as a commitment by the USG.

2. Proprietary Information 

The USG acknowledges its obligations under the Federal Acquisition Regulation 3.104-4 to protect confidential information provided to the Government (18 U.S.C. §1905). Pursuant to this statute, the USG is willing to accept any trade secrets or proprietary restrictions placed upon qualifying data forwarded in response to this survey and to protect such information from unauthorized disclosure, subject to the following:

• Qualifying data must be clearly marked PROPRIETARY and be accompanied by an explanatory text so that the Government is clearly notified as to exactly what data so qualifies.
• Mark only data that is truly confidential.

• Do not mark data that is already in the public domain or is already in possession of the USG or third parties on an unclassified basis.
• Proprietary data transmitted electronically must have the PROPRIETARY legend on both the cover of the transmittal e-mail as well as at the beginning of the file. Proprietary information contained within the correspondence shall use the legends: “PROPRIETARY PORTION BEGINS” and “PROPRIETARY PORTION ENDS.”

Disclaimer. The USG is not obligated to protect unmarked data. Nor is the Government obligated for like data in possession of third parties or for data which is afterwards placed in the public domain by the contractor or by third parties through no fault of the USG. Should the USG need to reproduce the protected data for distribution purposes between other Government offices, all such data will be reproduced with restrictive legends in place.

Support Contractors:

The Government sometimes uses support contractors in evaluating responses. Consequently, responses that contain proprietary information may receive only limited or no consideration since the Respondent’s marking of data as “PROPRIETARY” will preclude disclosure of same outside the Government and therefore will preclude disclosure to these support contractors assisting the evaluation effort.  The Government will use its best efforts to evaluate those responses that contain proprietary information without using support contractors consistent with the resources available.

3. Submission Schedule

Per the Questions section (Section #7) listed below, the following is the overview of the requested submission schedule:

• Responses due on or before 20 March 2025

For all formal submissions, comments, or concerns to this sources sought please contact:

Elizabeth Levine-Welhouse

Contracting Officer

Email Address: elizabeth.l.levinewelhouse.civ@army.mil

Daniel J. Edwards

Contract Specialist

Email Address: daniel.j.edwards82.civ@army.mil

Ashley Young

Contract Specialist

ashley.a.young2.civ@army.mil

4. Purpose

Army Contracting Command – Detroit Arsenal (ACC-DTA) is conducting market research to determine possible sources for the M145 Machinegun Optic, LIN: T60185, National Stock Number (NSN): 1240-01-411-6350. The M145 Machine Gun Optic (MGO) provides machine gunners with the capability to detect, identify and engage targets at extended ranges. The 3.4x power magnification and wide field-of-view. The USG would like to use this survey information to determine if any contractors are available to produce this item.

5. Sources Sought Intent

The purpose of this market survey is to gather information about the capabilities of industry sources as defined in Federal Acquisition Regulation 15.201(e). The input will help ACC-DTA ascertain the interest, capability, and capacity of potential offerors. The USG intends to engage Industry by using SAM.gov website. The intent of these engagements is to conduct market research about the types of businesses that are interested in producing the M145 Machine Gun Optic.

6. Instructions for Responding to this Market Survey

Interested parties should respond electronically by email and be in one of the following three formats: Microsoft Word, Microsoft Excel, or Microsoft PowerPoint. PDF versions of these types of documents are also acceptable. All of the administrative and survey information requested below. Your email response must include in its subject the phrase M145 Machine Gun Optic Market Survey and your company's name. Due to email system limitations, your response must not exceed a total file size of three and one half (3.5) megabytes. If your response is larger, you may use multiple email messages. However, be sure to clearly identify the total number of messages included in your submission. Vendors must be registered in the System for Award management (SAM) and are invited to submit a capability statement.

A. For the purposes of this sources sought, interested parties may provide responses with regard to any combination of the listed tasks.

B. Please respond to every question in your response.  If you cannot answer the question, please indicate this by responding with “No response.”

C. Please spell out all acronyms in their first instance of use. 

D. To ensure proper handling of your response, please clearly mark any proprietary information in accordance with Section #3 Proprietary Information. 

E. Administrative Information Required

     I.     Company Name:

     II.    Mailing Address:

     III.   CAGE Code:

     IV.   DUNS Number:

     V.    Business Type (Indicate all that apply) (NAICS Code 333310 - Commercial and Service Industry Machinery Manufacturing):

• Large Business
• Small Business
• 8(a)
• Disabled Veteran
• Hub Zone
• Minority Owned
• Women Owned

     VI.   Contact Information for Responding to this sources sought:

1. Name:
2. Title:
3. Mailing Address:
4. Telephone:
5. E-Mail Address:

Responses to this sources sought must be unclassified.  Responses should be submitted electronically no later than 1500 hours on 20 March 2025 to Elizabeth Levine-Welhouse elizabeth.l.levinewelhouse.civ@army.mil, Daniel J. Edwards at daniel.j.edwards82.civ@army.mil, and Ashley Young ashley.a.young2.civ@army.mil.

7. Questions

Interested vendors must be registered in SAM and are invited to submit a capability statement including, at minimum, all of the following information:

1. What experience does your company have in successfully producing the M145 Machine Gun Optic or components?

2. If your company has previously provided the M145 Machine Gun Optic to the United States Government, please provide the name of the requiring activity and the contract number(s).

3. Does your company have a valid registration in the Joint Certification Program (JCP), allowing access to the Government-owned TDP?

4. Have you ever been awarded a contract from the USG as a Prime Contractor to produce the M145 Machine Gun Optic or similar item?

5. What is the PLT and FAT requirement for the M145 Machine Gun Optic

6. What is your maximum capacity per month and/or year to produce the M145 Machine Gun Optic?

7. What is the estimated dollar value per unit for the M145 Machine Gun Optic?