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N00174-19-SN-0023 Sources Sought for 5-Inch (127mm) Pneumatic Bore Cleaner This Sources Sought Notice is the initiation of market research under Part 10 of the Federal Acquisition Regulation (FAR). Th... N00174-19-SN-0023 Sources Sought for 5-Inch (127mm) Pneumatic Bore Cleaner This Sources Sought Notice is the initiation of market research under Part 10 of the Federal Acquisition Regulation (FAR). This notice neither constitutes a Request for Proposal, nor does it restrict the Government from an ultimate acquisition approach. This notice should not be construed as a commitment by the Government for any purpose. Requests for solicitation will not receive a response. All information is to be submitted at no cost or obligation to the U.S. Government. The U.S. Government reserves the right to reject, in whole or in part, any input as a result of this market survey. The U.S. Government is not obligated to notify respondents of the results of this survey. If a formal solicitation is generated at a later date, a solicitation notice will be published. No award will be made as a result of this market survey. The Naval Surface Warfare Center, Indian Head Explosive Ordnance Disposal Technology Division (NSWC IHEODTD) is seeking potential sources for the procurement of a 5-inch (127mm) Gun Barrel Cleaning System for a quantity of fifteen (15). The cleaning system has to be able travel from muzzle to chamber, and from chamber back to muzzle without being turned off or reconfigured and must possess a vibration based motion. The system must have a built in oil dispenser which allows the user to skip the step of having to oil the rag/brush prior to running the system. The bore cleaning system shall be operable without hearing protection, sound less than 85Db. The Government also requires a built in de-coppering function which removes copper deposits out of the gun barrels. The systems will be distributed to the Regional Maintenance Centers (RMCs) at all the Navy's homeports. The systems will be used to aid in the gun barrel inspection process specifically to be used prior to a barrel inspection so ensure the inspector has the cleanest possible platform to inspect. This will help guarantee quality inspection results. The Navy currently requires Ships Force (SF) to clean the barrels using traditional methods prior to the inspection team arriving. The traditional method involves large cleaning rods and manually plunging the barrel. Due to the high level of gun powder residue left behind from firing getting a mirror clean barrel using the traditional method can be challenging. The cleaner the barrel the more accurate the inspection results will be. These results can help us understand barrel life span data and eventually save the Navy from unnecessary barrel replacement. All interested sources shall provide the organization name, address, point of contact, phone number, fax number, e-mail address, business size, taxpayer identification number, DUNS number, and CAGE Code. In addition, all interested sources shall provide a summary of their company's capabilities. All responding sources must email their response submissions to Michael Anthony at Michael.anthony@navy.mil, and CC to Paul Lakatos at paul.lakatos@navy.mil. Replies must be received no later than 15 April 2019 by 3:00 PM EST. Large files need to be compressed using Zip and renamed with a .piz file extension.