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Main Battle Tank Systems (MBTS) under Program Executive Office, Ground Combat Systems (PEO GCS) is issuing this sources sought synopsis as a means of conducting market research to identify eligible pa... Main Battle Tank Systems (MBTS) under Program Executive Office, Ground Combat Systems (PEO GCS) is issuing this sources sought synopsis as a means of conducting market research to identify eligible parties having an interest in, resources, and a security clearance to perform design, integration, and validation of armor and other survivability related enhancements applicable to existing and future Abrams Tank Systems. The contractor shall perform design integration, procure and fabricate ballistic test hardware, and provide technical support for each Government provided armor or survivability improvement. Final integration of classified designs shall be depicted in Computer Aided Design (CAD) three-dimensional models, and shall be compatible with Computer Aided Manufacturing software and processes. Interested sources shall provide a capabilities statement detailing their extensive knowledge of the Abrams M1A2 system, with a full understanding of the complexities of the vehicle armor design, integrated component interfaces, and techniques needed to modify and improve the tank's armor. Additionally, interested sources shall submit evidence that they can provide facilities with approved secure areas and trained personnel with the specific skills necessary to manage the storing, processing, and secure protection of classified information and hardware up to the Secret/Special Access Program level and the ability to comply with Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC) requirements for the shipping, receiving, storage and handling of radioactive material. This notice of intent is not a request for competitive proposals. Information received will normally be considered solely for the purpose of determining whether to conduct a competitive procurement. DISCLAIMER: The Government is not responsible for the public disclosure of unmarked data received in response to this sources sought. Accordingly, the potential offeror shall ensure that technical data provided in response to this market survey shall be appropriately marked (i.e. proprietary) to ensure proper Government handling of the data. Should the USG need to reproduce the protected data for distribution purposes between Government offices, all such data shall be reproduced with restrictive legends in place. In accordance with FAR 15.201(e), responses to this notice are not offers and cannot be accepted by the Government to form a binding contract. The Government is under no obligation to issue a solicitation or to award any contract on the basis of this synopsis. The Government will not pay for any information solicited. No evaluation letters or results will be issued to the respondents. No solicitation exists; therefore, do not request a copy of the solicitation. If a solicitation is released it will be synopsized on FedBizOpps. It is the potential firm's responsibility to monitor the site for the release of further information. The Government intends to review all responses submitted by Industry and may use this data to refine requirements. The United States Government (USG) acknowledges its obligations under 18 U.S.C. §1905: The Trade Secrets Act to protect confidential information provided to the USG. Pursuant to this statute, the USG is willing to accept proprietary restrictions placed upon data presented in response to this survey and to protect such information from unauthorized disclosure, subject to the following: •· Data must be in writing and be clearly marked PROPRIETARY and be accompanied by an explanatory text so that the Government is clearly notified on what data is proprietary. •· Mark as proprietary only data that is truly confidential and to which there is a legal property right. •· Do not mark data that is already in the public domain or is already in possession of the USG or third parties on an unclassified basis. Do not mark data that us available to the USG or to the public without restriction from another source. •· Do not submit any classified data in response to this market survey. •· Proprietary data transmitted electronically must have the PROPRIETARY legend on both the cover of the transmittal e-mail as well as at the beginning of the file. Proprietary information contained within the correspondence shall use the legends: "PROPRIETARY PORTION BEGINS" and "PROPRIETARY PORTION ENDS."