Inactive Local Area Set-Aside (FAR 26.2)

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 TH... 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. The U.S. Army, Army Contracting Command Picatinny, on behalf of the Project Manager Soldier Lethality (PM-SL), located at Picatinny Arsenal, NJ is conducting a request for information to identify potential sources capable of providing the Multi-Role Adaptive Rifle (MRAD), Mk22 Advanced Sniper Rifle (ASR) and accessories. The result of this market research will contribute to determining the method of procurement, if a requirement materializes. 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 submissions. Program Background: The MRAD/ASR is a bolt-action, mutli-caliber, shoulder-fired, man-portable weapon, capable of delivering precision and rapid fire on personnel targets at ranges out to 1500 meters. The Mk22 must meet the Qualification Requirements as outlined in PRF-JXNL-F18-0090. Vendor Questionnaire: The purpose of this questionnaire is to obtain information from industry to assist in the market research. Firms/companies are invited to indicate their interest and capability to satisfy the above requirements by identifying the following items: 1. Company Name 2. Company Address 3. Company point of contact and phone number 4. Major partners or Suppliers 5. The North American Industry Classification System (NAICS) code. Is your business considered a small business based on your NAICS Code? 6. Commerciality: (a) Our product as described above, has been sold, leased or licensed to the general public. (b) Our product as described above has been sold in substantial quantities, on a competitive basis to multiple state and local government. The development of the product was done exclusively at private expense. (c) None of the above applies. Explain: 7. Location where primary work will be performed (if more than one location, please indicate the percentage for each location). 8. Identify manufacturing, managing and engineering experience of like items of equal or greater complexity. 9. Identify existing facilities, equipment and workforce (identify what percentage would be supporting this new effort and what additional resources would be required). 10. Identify lead-time, including supplier/design qualification efforts and production ramp up time, to meet full capability for production and sustainment. 11. Please provide a system unit cost estimate and any pricing data for the system to include any necessary ancillary equipment for the following quantity ranges: 1-5, 6-25, 26-100, 101-200, and 201+.. 12. Please provide any additional comments. Response Firms/companies are invited to indicate their capabilities by providing specifications, brochures, manuals, reports, demonstration video and other technical data as well as identification of current customers and rough indication of pricing. Interested firms should also provide their address, point-of-contact with telephone number and e-mail address, and size of business (small/large). Responders are advised that the U.S. Government will not pay for any information, sample hardware or administrative costs incurred in the response to this RFI. All costs associated with responding to this RFI will be solely at the interested party’s expense. Not responding to this RFI does not preclude participation in any future RFP or other solicitation (if any are issued). This is a market survey for information only and shall not be construed as a request for a proposal or as an obligation on the part of the US Government. All information is to be submitted at no cost or obligation to the United States Government. Any hardcopy information provided will not be returned. All interested parties should provide this information by 31 August 2020 to: Robert.c.phelan4.civ@mail.mil; NO TELEPHONE INQUIRIES WILL BE ACCEPTED. The Government will accept written questions by email. Respondents will not be notified of the results of this RFI.