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**UPDATED** A Questions and Answers document has been posted in the Attachment/Links section of this solicitation posting in response to solicitation extension request received from multiple suppliers... **UPDATED** A Questions and Answers document has been posted in the Attachment/Links section of this solicitation posting in response to solicitation extension request received from multiple suppliers. **UPDATED** 1. The purpose of this Amendment 0002, is to update the Proposal Response Due Date as follows: FROM: All proposals due by 3:00pm EST on 22 January 2021. TO: All proposals due by 3:00pm EST on 29 January 2021. 2. To update Attachment 0007, AMP GAS CSDR Plan. FROM: The draft copy posted on the original solicitation release. TO: The approved CSDR Plan with no changes other than finalizing with approval from the Office of the Secretary of Defense (OSD) Cost Assessment Program and Evaluation (CAPE). 3. To update narrative B.4 Ordering Year II title with no changes to the number of days after contract. FROM: Ordering Year II TO: Ordering Year II Option 4. To add CLIN Narrative B002 to CLINs 0001AA, 0001AB, 0002AA, 0003AA, 0004AA, and 0005AA to clarify the ship to location. 5. All other terms and conditions remain unchanged and in full force and effect. **UPDATED** 1. The purpose of this Amendment 0001, is to update the Proposal Response Due Date as follows: FROM: All proposals due by 3:00pm EST on 08 January 2021. TO: All proposals due by 3:00pm EST on 22 January 2021. 2. All other terms and conditions remail unchanged and in full force and effect. ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Solicitation W56HZV-19-R-0023 proposes to award a new Requirements contract containing a base year with four option ordering years. This contract will support Program Directorate Main Battle Tank Systems (PD MBTS), Integrated Logistics Support Center (ILSC), and Foreign Military Sales (FMS) requirements for the Advanced Multi-Purpose Round (AMP) Gunners Auxiliary Sight (GAS) in support the Abrams Family of Vehicles. The Government intends to award a resulting Firm Fixed Price (FFP) Contract with Contract Line Item Numbers (CLINs) for the procurement of AMP GAS. Refer to Section B for the CLIN structure. This requirement is subject to Full and Open Competition. A single contract award is anticipated to the source which represents a best value acquisition using a source selection trade-off process. Proposals will be evaluated using a trade-off process to determine which proposal provides the most advantageous proposal. Award will be made to the responsible offer whose proposal represents the best value to the Government. This may not be the offeror with the lowest price. This acquisition will be awarded as all or nothing. The Government requests a FFP proposal for the effort set forth in this solicitation and associated Attachments and Contract Data Requirements Lists (CDRLs), no later than the date specified on Page 1, Block 9 of the solicitation. Any formal communication concerning this solicitation should be submitted in writing, electronically, to the following addresses: jasmine.r.donner.civ@mail.mil and roxanna.m.genova-lasecki.civ@mail.mil. AMENDMENTS PRIOR TO DATE SET FOR RECEIPT OF PROPOSALS The Government may revise or amend any aspect of the solicitation prior to the date set for receipt of proposals. If the revisions and amendments require material changes in price or requirements offered, or both, the date set for receipt of proposals may be postponed, at the discretion of the Contracting Officer, to enable offerors to revise their proposals. In such cases, the amendment will include an announcement of the new date for receipt of proposals. QUESTION AND ANSWERS A question and answer period is available until 12:00 PM Eastern Standard Time, 18 December 2020. Questions submitted after the deadline may not be answered.

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**UPDATED 24 NOV 2020** Please be advised that a Questions & Answers document has been posted within this Draft RFP posting in response to the feedback received from industry. No further feedback is n... **UPDATED 24 NOV 2020** Please be advised that a Questions & Answers document has been posted within this Draft RFP posting in response to the feedback received from industry. No further feedback is needed on this posting as it has been posted for your reference only. Solicitation W56HZV-19-R-0023 proposes to award a new Requirements contract containing a base year with four option years. This contract will be for the production of the Advanced Multi-Purpose Round (AMP) Gunner’s Auxiliary Sight (GAS) units for part number (P/N) 13076936 in support the Abrams Family of Vehicles (FoV). The GAS is a major component of the AMP Kit which when integrated into the Abrams M1A2 SEPv2/v3 tank, equips the tank with the capability to fire the AMP Round. The Government intends to award a resulting Firm Fixed Price (FFP) Contract with Contract Line Item Numbers (CLINs) for the procurement of AMP GAS’ on a full an open competitive basis. The Government anticipates posting this solicitation in November 2020. ***NOTE: Requirement For Facility and Information System Security Clearance (SECRET) *** The offeror is notified that there is a classified specification in the AMP GAS Technical Data Package (TDP). The offerors must have a copy of the classified specification, prior to proposal submission, in order to meaningfully respond to the solicitation. In order to receive the classified specification, offerors must possess appropriate Facility and Information System Security Clearances (SECRET) and have the ability to receive, view, house and safeguard SECRET materials. Unless the offeror already possesses the classified specification, the offeror shall request access to this document through the Contracting Officer. An offeror requesting access to the classified specification shall be certified in the Joint Certification Program (JCP), have an active System for Award Management (SAM) account, and submit a signed Non-Disclosure Agreement (NDA) via e-mail to melissa.r.partaka.civ@usa.army.mil and cc jasmine.r.donner.civ@mail.mil and roxanna.m.genova-lasecki.civ@mail.mil . The offerors requests shall include verification of their Facility and Information System Security Clearance, industrial facility security clearance (up to Secret, as a minimum), the name and phone number of the offeror's security officer, and an address for mailing the classified document. DESCRIPTION OF INTENT: This is a Request for Information (RFI). No contract will be awarded from this announcement. This is not an official Request for Proposal (RFP), nor is it a request seeking contractors to be placed on a solicitation mailing list. Response to this market survey is voluntary and no reimbursement will be made for any costs associated with providing information in response to this market survey and any follow?on information requests. Data submitted in response to this market survey will not be returned. No solicitation document exists at this time, and calls requesting a solicitation will not be answered. DISCLAIMER: Reference herein to any specific commercial company, product, process, or service by trade name, trademark, manufacturer, or otherwise, does not necessarily constitute or imply its endorsement, recommendation, or favoring by the United States Government (USG) or the Department of the Army (DA). The opinions of the authors expressed herein do not necessarily state or reflect those of the United States Government or the DA, and shall not be used for advertising or product endorsement purposes. OBJECTIVE: The purpose of this market survey is to identify, potential sources, companies that may possess the expertise, capabilities, and experience obtain industry feedback on the Governments proposed Delivery Schedule for the new Advanced Multi-Purpose Round (AMP) capability Gunner’s Auxiliary Sight (GAS) for part number (P/N) 13076936. The GAS is a major component of the AMP Kit which when integrated into the Abrams M1A2 SEPv2/v3 tank, equips the tank with the capability to fire the AMP Round. Please provide your feedback regarding the proposed draft solicitation: RESPONSES: Each initial market survey is requested to include: 1. A brief (no more than one page) company description, summarizing the organization’s history and pertinent industry experience that would have provided the proficiency to expertly perform the above described tasks. 2. An executive summary (no more than one page) of the information submitted in response to this market survey. 3. Point(s)?of?Contact (POC) with associated contact information. 4. Provide industry feedback on the Government's proposed Delivery Schedule, as follows: 1) Is the Government's proposed Delivery Schedule appropriate for AMP GAS part number (P/N) 13076936? If not what would be a more appropriate Delivery Schedule? 2) Any other feedback that would help shape the Government's Draft Solicitation W56HZV-19-R-0023. RESPONSE DUE: Responses to this market survey are due by 13 November 2020. Please submit all responses and any questions prior to full response via email to Government POCs provided below. Please format the subject line of the response email as follows: “[Organization Name] response to Draft RFP ? Advanced Multi-Purpose Round (AMP) Gunner’s Auxiliary Sight (GAS).” RESPONSE FORMAT(S): Only electronic responses are requested. Please provide e?mail responses in PDF format to the Government POCs listed below. If you submit multiple e?mail messages, please make sure the subject lines include, for example, “message 1 of 3, 2 of 3, 3 of 3,” as well as [Organization Name]. All interested entities (e.g. companies, non?profit organizations, and academic institutes), regardless of size, are encouraged to respond to this request for information. All material submitted in response to this market survey must be unclassified and properly marked. GENERAL INFORMATION: The Government appreciates the time and effort taken to respond to this market survey. The Government acknowledges its obligations under 18 U.S.C. §1905 to protect information qualifying as “confidential” under this statute. [To avoid possible confusion with the meaning of the term “confidential” in the context of Classified Information,” we will use the term “PROPRIETARY.”] Pursuant to this statute, the Government is willing to accept any PROPRIETARY (e.g., trade secret) restrictions placed on qualifying data forwarded in response to the survey questions and to protect it from unauthorized disclosure subject to the following: 1. Clearly and conspicuously mark qualifying data with the restrictive legend (all caps) “PROPRIETARY” with any explanatory text, so that the Government is clearly notified of what data needs to be appropriately protected. 2. In marking such data, please take care to mark only those portions of the data or materials that are truly proprietary (excessive breadth in marking inappropriate data as “PROPRIETARY” may diminish or eliminate the usefulness of your response ? see item 6 below). Use circling, underscoring, highlighting, or any other appropriate means to indicate those portions of a single page which are to be protected. 3. The Government is not obligated to protect unmarked data. Additionally, marked data that is already in the public domain or in the possession of the Government or third parties, or is afterward placed into the public domain by the owner or another party through no fault of the Government will not be protected once in the public domain. Data already in the possession of the Government will be protected IAW the Government's rights in the data. 4. Proprietary data transmitted electronically, whether by physical media or not, whether by the respondent or by the government, shall contain the “PROPRIETARY” legend, with any explanatory text, on both the cover of the transmittal e?mail and at the beginning of the file itself. Where appropriate, when only portions of an electronic file are proprietary, use the Restrictive legends ‘PROPRIETARY PORTION BEGINS:” and “PROPRIETARY PORTION ENDS.” 5. In any reproductions of technical data or any portions thereof subject to asserted restrictions, the government shall also reproduce the asserted restriction legend and any explanatory text. 6. The Government sometimes uses support contractors in evaluating responses. Consequently, responses that contain proprietary information may receive only limited or no consideration since the Respondent’s marking of data as “PROPRIETARY” will preclude disclosure of same outside the Government and therefore will preclude disclosure to these support contractors assisting the evaluation effort. The Government will use its best efforts to evaluate those responses that contain proprietary information without using support contractors consistent with the resources available. GOVERNMENT POINT(S) OF CONTACT: Army Contracting Command (ACC) ? Detroit Arsenal, email: jasmine.r.donner.civ@mail.mil and roxanna.m.genova-lasecki.civ@mail.mil

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DESCRIPTION OF INTENT: This is a Request for Information (RFI). No contract will be awarded from this announcement. This is not a Request for Proposal (RFP) or an announcement of a forthcoming solicit... DESCRIPTION OF INTENT: This is a Request for Information (RFI). No contract will be awarded from this announcement. This is not a Request for Proposal (RFP) or an announcement of a forthcoming solicitation, nor is it a request seeking contractors to be placed on a solicitation mailing list. Response to this market survey is voluntary and no reimbursement will be made for any costs associated with providing information in response to this market survey and any follow?on information requests. Data submitted in response to this market survey will not be returned. No solicitation document exists at this time, and calls requesting a solicitation will not be answered. DISCLAIMER: Reference herein to any specific commercial company, product, process, or service by trade name, trademark, manufacturer, or otherwise, does not necessarily constitute or imply its endorsement, recommendation, or favoring by the United States Government (USG) or the Department of the Army (DA). The opinions of the authors expressed herein do not necessarily state or reflect those of the United States Government or the DA, and shall not be used for advertising or product endorsement purposes. OBJECTIVE: The purpose of this market survey is to obtain industry feedback on price breaks on range pricing for the new Advanced Multi-Purpose Round (AMP) capability Gunner’s Auxiliary Sight (GAS) for part number (P/N) 13076936. The GAS is a major component of the AMP Kit which when integrated into the Abrams M1A2 SEPv2/v3 tank, equips the tank with the capability to fire the AMP Round. Please provide your feedback regarding the proposed range pricing breaks: Range 1: 50-150 Range 2: 151-300 Range 3: 301-500 Range 4: 501+ RESPONSES: Each initial market survey is requested to include: 1. A brief (no more than one page) company description, summarizing the organization’s history and pertinent industry experience that would have provided the proficiency to expertly perform the above described tasks. 2. An executive summary (no more than one page) of the information submitted in response to this market survey. 3. Point(s)?of?Contact (POC) with associated contact information. 4. Provide industry feedback on the Government's proposed Range Pricing strategy, as follows: 1) Are the Government's proposed ranges appropriate for AMP GAS part number (P/N) 13076936? If not what would be more appropriate ranges that reflect price break points? 2) Any other feedback that would help shape the Government's Range Pricing Strategy. RESPONSE DUE: Responses to this market survey are due by 18 June 2020. Please submit all responses and any questions prior to full response via email to Government POCs provided below. Please format the subject line of the response email as follows: “[Organization Name] response to RFI – Ground Combat Systems ? Advanced Multi-Purpose Round (AMP) Gunner’s Auxiliary Sight (GAS).” RESPONSE FORMAT(S): Only electronic responses are requested. Please provide e?mail responses in PDF format to the Government POCs listed below. If you submit multiple e?mail messages, please make sure the subject lines include, for example, “message 1 of 3, 2 of 3, 3 of 3,” as well as [Organization Name]. All interested entities (e.g. companies, non?profit organizations, and academic institutes), regardless of size, are encouraged to respond to this request for information. All material submitted in response to this market survey must be unclassified and properly marked. GENERAL INFORMATION: The Government appreciates the time and effort taken to respond to this market survey. The Government acknowledges its obligations under 18 U.S.C. §1905 to protect information qualifying as “confidential” under this statute. [To avoid possible confusion with the meaning of the term “confidential” in the context of Classified Information,” we will use the term “PROPRIETARY.”] Pursuant to this statute, the Government is willing to accept any PROPRIETARY (e.g., trade secret) restrictions placed on qualifying data forwarded in response to the survey questions and to protect it from unauthorized disclosure subject to the following: 1. Clearly and conspicuously mark qualifying data with the restrictive legend (all caps) “PROPRIETARY” with any explanatory text, so that the Government is clearly notified of what data needs to be appropriately protected. 2. In marking such data, please take care to mark only those portions of the data or materials that are truly proprietary (excessive breadth in marking inappropriate data as “PROPRIETARY” may diminish or eliminate the usefulness of your response ? see item 6 below). Use circling, underscoring, highlighting, or any other appropriate means to indicate those portions of a single page which are to be protected. 3. The Government is not obligated to protect unmarked data. Additionally, marked data that is already in the public domain or in the possession of the Government or third parties, or is afterward placed into the public domain by the owner or another party through no fault of the Government will not be protected once in the public domain. Data already in the possession of the Government will be protected IAW the Government's rights in the data. 4. Proprietary data transmitted electronically, whether by physical media or not, whether by the respondent or by the government, shall contain the “PROPRIETARY” legend, with any explanatory text, on both the cover of the transmittal e?mail and at the beginning of the file itself. Where appropriate, when only portions of an electronic file are proprietary, use the Restrictive legends ‘PROPRIETARY PORTION BEGINS:” and “PROPRIETARY PORTION ENDS.” 5. In any reproductions of technical data or any portions thereof subject to asserted restrictions, the government shall also reproduce the asserted restriction legend and any explanatory text. 6. The Government sometimes uses support contractors in evaluating responses. Consequently, responses that contain proprietary information may receive only limited or no consideration since the Respondent’s marking of data as “PROPRIETARY” will preclude disclosure of same outside the Government and therefore will preclude disclosure to these support contractors assisting the evaluation effort. The Government will use its best efforts to evaluate those responses that contain proprietary information without using support contractors consistent with the resources available. GOVERNMENT POINT(S) OF CONTACT: Army Contracting Command (ACC) ? Detroit Arsenal, email: jasmine.r.donner.civ@mail.mil and roxanna.m.genova-lasecki.civ@mail.mil