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The U.S. Army Contracting Command – New Jersey, on behalf of U.S. Army Combat Capabilities Development Command (CCDC) Armaments Center (AC), Quality Engineering & System Assurance (QE&SA) Directorate ... The U.S. Army Contracting Command – New Jersey, on behalf of U.S. Army Combat Capabilities Development Command (CCDC) Armaments Center (AC), Quality Engineering & System Assurance (QE&SA) Directorate at Picatinny Arsenal, NJ, is conducting market research to determine the capability of businesses to provide Rifle Barrel Laser Inspection Equipment to support the Evaluation Methodologies Laboratory (EML). 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.” BACKGROUND: The CCDC Research and Development organizations utilize a wide range of inspection equipment to verify manufacturing capability and to ensure items are created to the required specification. Quality Engineering and Systems Assurance, Product Assurance Laboratory, in support of the Materials, Manufacturing and Prototype Technology Division’s Prototyping Facility has been, and continues to be responsible for the quality of items urgently needed as prototype materiel for supporting the warfighter. This new equipment will provide the latest inspection equipment to properly support the R&D prototypes, small caliber barrels, to determine performance and wear of parts for the CCDC-AC. The applicable NAICS code for this requirement is 333517 with a Small Business Size Standard of 500 employees. The Federal Supply Code is 3419. 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. All data should be sent at no cost to the US Government by 8 February 2021. 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 official response must be submitted to: U.S. Army Contracting Command New Jersey, ACC-NJ-JA, ATTN: Christopher Wester. Electronic submittals are preferred and should be sent to Email: Christopher.M.Wester.civ@mail.mil Phone inquiries will not be addressed; all requests should be submitted in writing via email. Respondents will not be notified of the results of the survey.