SOURCES SOUGHT
13 -- XM216E5 Aircraft Countermeasure Flare
- Notice Date
- 6/19/2015
- Notice Type
- Sources Sought
- NAICS
- 325998
— All Other Miscellaneous Chemical Product and Preparation Manufacturing
- Contracting Office
- ACC - New Jersey, Center for Contracting and Commerce, Building 10 Phipps RD, Picatinny Arsenal, NJ 07806-5000
- ZIP Code
- 07806-5000
- Solicitation Number
- W1QKN15X9630
- Response Due
- 6/29/2015
- Archive Date
- 8/18/2015
- Point of Contact
- Tiffany Nosti, (973) 724-7364
- E-Mail Address
-
ACC - New Jersey
(tiffany.n.nosti.civ@mail.mil)
- Small Business Set-Aside
- N/A
- Description
- The U.S. Army Contracting Command - New Jersey (ACC-NJ), Picatinny Arsenal, NJ 07806-5000, on behalf of the United States Special Operations Command (USSOCOM), are currently seeking potential sources for the manufacture, assembly, inspection, testing, packaging, shipping and delivery of the XM216E5 Aircraft Countermeasure Flare with weighted forward closure. The XM216E5 Aircraft Countermeasure Flare will provide U.S. aircraft protection against advanced air-to-air and surface-to-air infrared weapon systems as an effective solution against infrared seeking Man Portable Air Defense System (MANPADS) missiles. Potential sources shall be capable of producing, manufacturing, assembling, inspection, testing, packaging and shipping the XM216E5, a spectral, low-visibility flare of the 1 quote mark x1 quote mark x8 quote mark form factor. The applicable NAICS code for this effort is 325998. The payload material used in the current XM216E5 Aircraft Countermeasure Flare is proprietary to Israel Military Industries Ltd. Interested parties are requested to provide information regarding their relevant capabilities which includes a description of facilities, personnel, and manufacturing capabilities and how they are directly related to the spectral, low-visibility pyrotechnic material, estimated minimum and maximum monthly production capacities, and the minimum procurement quantity required for production. Respondents shall state if they are currently manufacturing this item or have made this item or similar items in the past. Additionally, interested Contractors should address if manufacturing resources are shared with other items/production lines and identify the approximate amount shared. Responses should also include the company's current business structure: (a) Company Name (b) Company Address (c) Company Website (d) Company Point of Contact and Phone Number (e) Type of Business and business size (Small Business, Large Business, 8a Small Business, Hub zone Small Business, or Service Disabled Veteran Small Business) (f) Number of Employees (g) facility cage code. This Market Survey is for planning purposes only and does not constitute a Request for Proposal (RFP) or an obligation on the part of the U.S. Government. Responses to this market survey are not proposals and cannot be accepted by the Government to form a binding contract. This is not a guarantee of a future RFP or an award. This notice should not be construed as a commitment of any kind by the Government. The Government does not imply an intention or opportunity to acquire funding to support current or future development efforts. The Government reserves the right to reject, in whole or in part, any private sector input as a result of this Market Survey. The Government is not obligated to notify respondents of the results of this survey. The information must be submitted by 29 June 2015. If a formal Solicitation is generated at a later date, a separate Solicitation Notice will be published. No award will be made as a result of this Market Survey. All information is to be submitted at no cost or obligation to the Government. The information provided will not be returned. Interested firms should submit their responses to tiffany.n.nosti.civ@mail.mil by the due date of this Market Survey. TELEPHONE INQUIRIES WILL NOT BE ACCEPTED. The Government will accept written questions via e-mail only.
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- Place of Performance
- Address: ACC - New Jersey Center for Contracting and Commerce, Building 10 Phipps Rd. Picatinny Arsenal NJ
- Zip Code: 07806-5000
- Zip Code: 07806-5000
- Record
- SN03770296-W 20150621/150619234755-bdb5dbb9d33723653a69f4d837d354cb (fbodaily.com)
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