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The U.S. Army Contracting Command - New Jersey, on behalf of U.S. Army Combat Capabilities Development Command (CCDC), Weapons and Software Engineering Center (WSEC) at Picatinny Arsenal, NJ, is condu... The U.S. Army Contracting Command - New Jersey, on behalf of U.S. Army Combat Capabilities Development Command (CCDC), Weapons and Software Engineering Center (WSEC) at Picatinny Arsenal, NJ, is conducting market research to identify capable sources for Portable Laser Bore Scope Inspection Systems (PLBIS) for use in large caliber (290mm) artillery systems. DISCLAIMER: This sources sought is for informational purposes only. . 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. Information submitted will not be returned. Not responding to this notice does not preclude participation in any potential future solicitation. If a solicitation is released, it will be synopsized on the government-wide point of entry (GPE) at https://www.fbo.gov. It is the responsibility of potential offerors to monitor the GPE for additional information pertaining to this requirement." BACKGROUND: The US Army has need for two Portable Laser Bore Scope Inspection Systems (PLBIS) for use in large caliber (290mm) artillery systems. The PLBIS shall be based on existing and proven 105mm, 120mm and 155mm PLBIS equipment used by other US Army proving grounds and laboratories. The PLBIS shall be capable of precision full bore cannon tube erosion and pitting profiling and laser-based measurement of smooth bore tubes with typical accuracy +/- 0.001 inch, full chamber cannon tube erosion profiling and laser-based measurement of smooth bore gun tubes with typical accuracy +/- 0.003 inch, and high resolution laser video imaging, material loss and erosion feature detection, and 3D modeling and analysis. The PLBIS-290mm shall be easily adaptable for future designs that may be larger than 290mm. The vendor will be required to provide installation services and training for Government personnel. The system should come with a warranty The applicable NAICS code for this requirement is 334516 with a Size Standard of 1,000 employees. The Product Service Code is 6635. Businesses of all sizes are encouraged to respond; however, each respondent must clearly identify their business size in their capabilities statement. SUBMISSION DETAILS: Each potential source is requested to provide the contract number(s), dollar value(s) and brief description of work previously or currently being performed, which specifically demonstrates the contractor's ability to successfully satisfy the requirements of the Technical Services. Firms shall also provide point of contact information, where available, for the efforts cited above. In addition, please provide the firm's name and address, point of contact with telephone number and email address, CAGE Code and DUNS number, and size of business (i.e. large, small, disadvantaged, veteran owned, woman owned, etc.). 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. The US Government does not intend to award a contract on the basis of this market survey or otherwise pay for information solicited The closing date for responses to this request is No Later Than (NLT) July 2, 2019. All submissions are requested to be made via electronic mail to both Points of Contact (POCs) for this action: Antonius Gill, Contract Specialist, email: antonius.gill.civ@mail.mil; and David S. Gordon, Contracting Officer, email: david.s.gordon26.civ@mail.mil.