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The Product Manager Soldier Protective Equipment (PdM SPE) is seeking information on the availability and capabilities of industry to supporting the Product Management Office (PMO) market research eff... The Product Manager Soldier Protective Equipment (PdM SPE) is seeking information on the availability and capabilities of industry to supporting the Product Management Office (PMO) market research efforts for the VTP ballistic armor. The PMO is requesting industry to provide White Papers with supporting test data addressing their capability and interest in producing an additional VTP hard armor plate variant. This is a Request for Information (RFI) only. The request is solely for information and planning purposes. It does not constitute a Request for Proposal (RFP) or a promise to issue an RFP in the future. Solicitations are not currently available. Requests for a solicitation will not receive any response from the Government. This notice does not constitute a commitment by the Government to offer a contract for any supply or service whatsoever. White papers submitted in response to this announcement is voluntary. The Government will not pay for information requested nor will it compensate any respondent for any cost incurred in developing information provided to the Government. Not responding to this RFI does not preclude participation in any future RFP, if any are issued. If released, notification will be posted via the System of Award Management (SAM) website (www.sam.gov) for solicitation. It is the responsibility of the potential offeror(s) to monitor this site for additional information pertaining to this requirement. This RFI notice is only for collecting information from vendors on your ability to design and potentially deliver an additional VTP hard armor plate variant supporting the Army’s VTP FRP requirements. The Government is requesting White Papers with supporting test data solely for internal Government purposes and to further develop and/or refine Statement of Work (SOW) requirements. The Government will not use the White Papers or data received as a basis for making any future award determinations. The Government will take appropriate measures in the management of the information received in response to this RFI and will store the documentation in accordance with Government standards to prevent the dissemination of any sensitive information to the public. Blunt trauma injury associated with Back Face Deformation (BFD) measurements and test standards will be in accordance with the current approved Government Department of Operational Test & Evaluation (DOT&E) test protocols. The technical ballistic requirements for this ballistic insert will be provided upon request from the PMO to the potential sources of supply who possess an active facility clearance. Interested parties may request copies of the technical ballistic requirements from the contracting office. This document has been designated as limited distribution material. Interested parties may request access to the secured document via the System for Award Management (SAM) system. Upon receipt of request via SAM, interested parties will be required to complete and submit a detailed Request for Access Form which will be provided to the email the initial SAM request was made from. Interested parties are cautioned that access to the secured documents may take multiple days to process request. The interested parties must be able to manufacture the ballistic inserts in a Shooter’s Cut design in the standard eight (8) Army sizes and be able to deliver limited quantities within eighteen (18) weeks of award. The ballistic insert must be no greater than four (4) pounds per square foot (PSF) and less than or equal to one (1) inch in thickness. For information purposes, the type of contract vehicle for the VTP procurement is anticipated to be multiple awards, Indefinite Quantity, Indefinite Delivery (IDIQ) contracts with firm fixed priced delivery orders with a shared maximum production ceiling. The Government must ensure there is adequate competition among the potential pool of responsive contractors; therefore, the type of solicitation issued may depend, in part, upon the responses received to this notice. Respondents are encouraged to identify and describe any unique solutions that will result in effective and efficient operations and allow PdM SPE to refine their requirements, as necessary. The Offeror White Paper submission shall be limited to twenty (20) pages and shall include the following information: • Offeror's name, address, point of contact, phone number, and e-mail address. • Offeror's interest in bidding on the solicitation when it is issued. • Offeror’s capability to meet design requirements and design sustainability. • Offeror's capability to perform a contract of this magnitude and complexity (include inhouse capability to execute comparable design work performed within the past five (5) years and a brief description of the project, customer name, timeliness of performance, customer satisfaction, and dollar value of the project) provide at least three (3) examples. • Offeror's detailed description of their proposed design solutions capability to meet ballistic performance requirements. • Offerors shall develop a flow chart showing the supply chain, the work efforts at each location and production equipment to support plate manufacturing and control. • Offerors shall identified methods for subcontractor management: subcontractor selection and rating criteria and surveillance strategy for the proposed design solutions to meet all performance requirements.Offerors shall identify their minimum and maximum production sustainment quantities for the proposed ballistic insert. • Offeror’s small business type and Business Size (HUB Zone, Service-Disabled Veteran Owned Small Business, 8(a), Woman Owned, etc.). Request interested vendors provide White Papers, no later than thirty (21) days from the posting of this Notice, a detailed description of their proposed plate designs that meet the PD requirements and the vendor's level of interest to participate in producing the VTP ballistic armor. White Papers shall address specific size, weight, shape, performance, and durability requirements as stated in the product description. This information shall be provided via email to Mr. Neal Nguyen, neal.l.nguyen.civ@army.mil, Dr. Kim Pierre-Zamora, kim.t.pierrezamora.civ@army.mil and Ms. Marianne Velez, marianne.e.velez.civ@army.mil. Submittals received prior to suspense stated above are greatly appreciated. Respondents to this notice shall designate a primary point of contact and one (1) alternate point of contact within the company. The point of contact information shall include the person’s: Name, Business Address, Email Addresses, and Telephone number. To comprehend the information contained within a response to this notice, there may be a need to seek further clarification from the respondents. This clarification may be requested in the form of a brief verbal communication by telephone or an email.