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The U.S. Army Contracting Command - Rock Island, on behalf of the Joint Program Executive Office Armaments & Ammunition (JPEO A&A), is issuing a sources sought announcement in an effort to identify ca... The U.S. Army Contracting Command - Rock Island, on behalf of the Joint Program Executive Office Armaments & Ammunition (JPEO A&A), is issuing a sources sought announcement in an effort to identify capable sources for the production and delivery of MK3 MOD 0 Pallets and MK12 MOD 1 Pallets for the Fiscal Year (FY) 2024 -2028. The U.S. Government’s interest would be approximately 1,000-1,500 MK3 and up to 100 MK12 per year. The U.S. Government’s anticipated requirements include the following items: MK3 MOD 0 Pallets - NSN: 3990-00-039-0223, P/N: 564200 MK12 MOD 1 Pallets - NSN: 3990-00-566-2472, P/N: 2645217 ITEM DESCRIPTION: The MK3 MOD 0 Material Handling Pallet is a steel wire weldment consisting of a deck, vertical supports and runners. The deck is composed of steel wire, assembled into a grid pattern of 2 inch squares and welded to the supports. Three formed sheet steel runners run fore and aft beneath the deck, with one runner on each side and one in the center. Nine steel vertical supports are welded to the runners and to the deck. The pallet is capable of transporting loads up to 4,000 pounds. The MK3 MOD 0 pallet measures 48 inches long by 40 inches wide by 4.75 inches high. The complete pallet is galvanized. The MK3 MOD 0 Pallet is a general-purpose four-way pallet used to handle unit loads aboard ship and at shore stations. A forklift, pallet truck, or pallet sling is used to transport and stack loads. The MK12 MOD 1 Material Handling Pallet is a steel wire weldment consisting of a deck, vertical supports and runners. The deck is composed of steel wire, assembled into a grid pattern of 2 inch squares and welded to the supports. Three formed sheet steel runners run fore and aft beneath the deck, with one runner on each side and one in the center. The center runner is wider than the outer runners. Nine steel vertical supports are welded to the runners and to the deck. The pallet is capable of transporting loads up to 4,000 pounds. The MK12 MOD 1 pallet is 45.5 inches wide by 35.0 inches long by 4.75 inches high. The complete pallet is galvanized. The MK12 MOD 1 Pallet is a general purpose four-way pallet used to handle unit loads aboard ship and at shore stations. A forklift, pallet truck, or pallet sling is used to transport and stack loads. CRITICAL PROCESSES/SKILLS: Production of the MK3/MK12 Pallets requires specialized/critical skills and/or facilities, such as: projection and spot welding, hot dip galvanizing, and metal stamping/etching/engraving. The Technical Data Package (TDP) requires the pallets to be hot dip galvanized in accordance with ASTM A123/A123M. The final dimensions of the pallets have tolerances as tight as .062" which need to be precisely measured prior to galvanizing. This item's Technical Data Package requires all welded intersections to be welded in accordance with ASTM A1064/A1064M. MK3/MK12 Pallets must be metal stamped/etched/engraved with .25" characters. RESPONSES: Interested companies who consider themselves capable of manufacturing the MK3/MK12 Pallets are invited to indicate their interest by providing the U.S. Government with the following information: a. Provide a brief summary of the company's capabilities (a description of the facilities, personnel experience, quality system, and past/current relevant manufacturing experience and processes). b. Discuss the feasibility of or alternatives to the U.S. Government's preferred lead-time of 300 days after award for First Article Test (FAT) and 365 days after award for production deliveries to commence. c. Respondents are requested to provide a Rough Order of Magnitude (ROM) prices for an approximate FY24 production for the quantities listed above. Respondents are also encouraged to provide a ROM for each First Article Test Sample for the MK3 MOD 0 Pallet and MK12 MOD 1 Pallet. d. Identify minimum and maximum monthly production quantities and identify the available capacity. e. Identify if your firm has ever produced the MK3 MOD 0 Pallet or the MK12 MOD 1 Pallet. If so, please state when it was last produced, who was the customer, the production rate under that contract, and the contract number. f. The NAICS code for this item is 332993, Ammunition (except Small Arms) Manufacturing, with a size standard of 1,500 employees. Please indicate your business size and socio-economic status in your response. Also be sure to provide the company name, address, point of contact, phone number, e-mail address, DUNS number, and CAGE Code. NOTICE: The TDPs associated with the MK3/MK12 Pallets are classified as Distribution D - limited distribution. The TDPs contain technical data whose export is restricted by the arms export control act, (Title 22, U.S.C., SEC 2751 ET SEQ.) or the Export Administration Act of 1979, as amended titled, 50 U.S.C. APP 2240, ET SEQ. Violations of these export laws are subject to severe criminal penalties. Disseminate IAW provision of DOD Directive 5230.25. Interested vendors must be registered with the U.S./Canada Joint Certification Program (JCP) to gain access to the TDPs (see www.dlis.dla.mil/jcp/ for instruction and information). Access to the TDPs will only be granted to those individuals who are listed as the Data Custodian (block 3) on the DD Form 2345, Military Critical Technical Data Requirement, which was required to be registered within the JCP. The Data Custodian is the sole representative identified to receive export controlled TDPs and drawings. Each individual requiring access to the drawings must first have a SAM.gov account prior to accessing the controlled documents. To obtain the TDPs for this sources sought, interested vendors must request explicit access through the "attachments/links" tab in SAM.gov under this posting. This sources sought announcement is for information and planning purposes only and shall not be construed as a Request for Proposal (RFP) or as an obligation on the part of the U.S. Government. The U.S. Government does not intend to award a contract on the basis of this sources sought announcement or otherwise pay for information solicited. Industry responses to this sources sought will not represent binding offers, and the U.S. Government cannot accept an industry response to form a binding contract. The U.S. Government intends to use any information submitted in response to this request to develop an acquisition strategy for future requirements of this item. All submissions are requested electronically within 30 calendar days from the date of this publication. All companies interested in a potential future solicitation for this item must be registered in the System for Award Management (SAM) by visiting: https://www.acquisition.gov. The U.S. Government will hold all information submitted in a confidential status. For additional information regarding this announcement, please contact the Contract Specialist via email at laura.k.spencer2.civ@army.mil. Industry responses are requested electronically no later than 20 June 2022 in order to be considered in the development of the acquisition strategy for these items. Send all responses to Ms. Laura Spencer at laura.k.spencer2.civ@army.mil and Ms. Bridget Kramer at bridget.l.kramer.civ@army.mil. All responses to this sources sought announcement should reference in the subject: Sources Sought Response for MK3 MOD 0 Pallets / MK12 MOD 1 Pallets