Inactive
Total Small Business Set-Aside (FAR 19.5)
Notice ID:PANAPG22P0000005630
The Army Contracting Command Aberdeen Proving Ground ACC-APG is issuing this sources sought synopsis as a means of conducting market research to identify parties having an interest in and the resource...
The Army Contracting Command Aberdeen Proving Ground ACC-APG is issuing this sources sought synopsis as a means of conducting market research to identify parties having an interest in and the resources to support the requirement for Additive Manufacturing/ 3D Printing. The intention is to procure the 3D printer from a Small Business on a competitive basis. BASED ON THE RESPONSES TO THIS SOURCES SOUGHT NOTICE/MARKET RESEARCH, THIS REQUIREMENT MAY BE SET-ASIDE FOR SMALL BUSINESSES All Small Business Set-Aside categories will be considered. Telephone inquiries will not be accepted or acknowledged, and no feedback or evaluations will be provided to companies regarding their submissions. DISCLAIMER “THIS SOURCES SOUGHT IS FOR INFORMATIONAL PURPOSES ONLY. THIS IS NOT A “REQUEST FOR PROPOSAL (RFP)” TO BE SUBMITTED. IT DOES NOT CONSTITUTE A SOLICITATION AND SHALL NOT BE CONSTRUED AS A COMMITMENT BY THE GOVERNMENT. RESPONSES IN ANY FORM ARE NOT OFFERS AND THE GOVERNMENT IS UNDER NO OBLIGATION TO AWARD A CONTRACT AS A RESULT OF THIS ANNOUNCEMENT. NO FUNDS ARE AVAILABLE TO PAY FOR PREPARATION OF RESPONSES TO THIS ANNOUNCEMENT. ANY INFORMATION SUBMITTED BY RESPONDENTS TO THIS TECHNICAL DESCRIPTION IS STRICTLY VOLUNTARY. RESPPONSES WILL NOT BE RETURNED TO THE RESPONDER. 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. IF A SOLICITATION IS RELEASED, IT WILL BE SYNOPSIZED ON THE GOVERNMENT-WIDE POINT OF ENTRY (GPE). IT IS THE RESPONSIBILITY OF POTENTIAL OFFERORS TO MONITOR THE GPE FOR ADDITIONAL INFORMMATION PERTAINING TO THIS REQUIREMENT.” PROGRAM BACKGROUND The U.S. Army Combat Capabilities Development Command, known as DEVCOM CBC, is designated as the nation’s principal research and development resource for non-medical chemical-biological (CB) defense. In accordance with these assignments, DEVCOM CBC provides the following: Additive Manufacturing Systems Engineering and Acquisition, Acquisition Logistics, and Product Realization. REQUIRED CAPABILITIES The Contractor shall provide a 3D printer with the following salient characteristics: o Minimal feature size: 50 um o Nominal build area: 4.25” length x 7.5” width x 14.5” height o Programmable liquid resin based materials/process o Ultraviolet curing, photochemical process using digital light projection No delivery requirements to consider. o Urethane materials capability o On-board build optimization o Data output* o Inerted chamber* o X,Y,Z resolution of 75 um, 100um o Insitu monitoring * o Accuracy +/- 200 microns o Machine build volume of at least 7”x4.5”x12.5” o Produces fully dense parts - Heated Vat: Heated vat for use with Printer* - Build Platform: Build Platform for use with the Printer - Software: Slicing and processing software. Non-cloud based. Open parameters with indefinite license (no annual fee) - Resins: Must run the following Materials: o Resin, Clear, physical properties compare to Polypropylene o Resin, physical properties compare to Acrylonitrile Butadiene Styrene - ABS o Resin, physical properties compare to Nylon o Resin, physical properties, elastomeric, compare to Commercial Thermoplastic o Polyurethane (TPU) - Shore A Hardness 70 o Resin, physical properties compare to medical grade ABS, Biocompatible, sterilizable o Resin, 15% glass-filled Nylon 6 o Resin, physical properties compare to Polypropylene Urethane - impact, abrasion, and fatigue resistant Hardness 71, Shore D o Resin, SIL 30 -Styrene-Ethylene-Butylene-Styrene (SEBS) Thermoplastic Elastomer (TPE) soft, Biocompatible, tear resistant o Resin, Biocompatible, single cure resin - Installation & Complimentary Initial Training: o After initial delivery, Contractor personnel shall install and test equipment on-site per company guidelines. o Contractor shall provide up to one (1) business day of hands-on training with the objective of making Subscriber’s users comfortable with operating the printer. o One (1) year warranty on printer and all machine parts. If your organization has the potential capacity to perform these contract services, please provide the following information: 1) Organization name, address, email address, Web site address, telephone number, and size and type of ownership for the organization; and 2) Tailored capability statements addressing the particulars of this effort, with appropriate documentation supporting claims of organizational and staff capability SPECIAL REQUIREMENTS: Equipment must be non-cloud based. Able to work stand alone in a lab environment. With no networking requirements. ADDITIONAL INFORMATION AND SUBMISSION DETAILS (CAPABILITIES STATEMENT) Interested parties are requested to submit a capabilities statement of no more than ten (10) pages in length in Times New Roman font of not less than 10 pitch. The deadline for response to this request is no later than 12 pm, EST March 10, 2022. All responses under this Sources Sought Notice must be e-mailed to the points of contacts below This documentation must address at a minimum the following items: 1.) Provide a statement including current small/large business status and, DUNs number, Cage Code. 2.) Respondents to this notice also must indicate whether they qualify as a Small, Small Disadvantaged, Women-Owned, HUBZone, or Service Disabled Veteran-Owned Small Business Concern. 3.) Include in your response your ability to meet or exceed salient characteristics. 4) Provide estimated delivery and installation. 5) Provide warranty information 6) Provide brochure or illustration of 3D printer The contract type is anticipated to be Firm Fixed Price (FFP). Your response to this Sources Sought, including any capabilities statement, shall be electronically submitted to the Contracting Officer Jemel Hogan, in either Microsoft Word or Portable Document Format (PDF), via email Jemel Hogan jemel.m.hogan.civ@army.mil and Sammy Solo sammy.b.solo.civ@army.mil. All data received in response to this Sources Sought that is marked or designated as corporate or proprietary will be fully protected from any release outside the Government. No phone calls will be accepted. All questions must be submitted to the points of contact for this notice. The Government is not committed nor obligated to pay for the information provided, and no basis for claims against the Government shall arise as a result of a response to this Sources Sought.
