SOURCES SOUGHT
58 -- Purchase of Inertial Navigation System (INS) on Digitized Howitzer Platforms
- Notice Date
- 11/21/2016
- Notice Type
- Sources Sought
- NAICS
- 334290
— Other Communications Equipment Manufacturing
- Contracting Office
- Department of the Army, Army Contracting Command, ACC - NJ (W15QKN), BUILDING 10 PHIPPS RD, PICATINNY ARSENAL, New Jersey, 07806-5000, United States
- ZIP Code
- 07806-5000
- Solicitation Number
- W15QKN17X07ZA
- Archive Date
- 12/21/2016
- Point of Contact
- Scott Dern,
- E-Mail Address
-
scott.r.dern.civ@mail.mil
(scott.r.dern.civ@mail.mil)
- Small Business Set-Aside
- N/A
- Description
- Purpose: The Army Contracting Command (ACC) New Jersey, Picatinny Arsenal, NJ 07806-5000 is conducting a Market Survey on behalf of the Joint Program Manager Office Towed Artillery Systems (JPMO-TAS) to identify potential sources for the purchase of the Inertial Navigation System (INS) in support of Digitized Howitzer Platforms. Description: This Sources Sought is for planning purposes only and shall not be construed as a solicitation or an obligation on the part of JPMO-TAS or RDECOM-ARDEC. The application of the Inertial Navigation Unit (INU) is to determine the position, location and navigation of the gun. It contains a GPS receiver and is part of the Inertial Navigation System (INS) along with the Vehicle Motion System (VMS). The INU is located on the Spanning Yoke. It provides location and navigation of the gun and target aiming and position of the cannon. The INS is manufactured accordance with the requirements in Performance Specification PRF13022772B. Additionally there is a requirement to work on integrating and interfacing the INU system with multiple howitzer platforms. All interested vendors are requested to provide: 1. Statement of capability describing the vendor's capability to provide the INS including lead times and the location where the work will be performed. 2. Rough Order Magnitude Cost to provide supplies/services. 3. Rough Order Magnitude scheduled to provide supplies/services. Submissions of designs that are not fully compliant with all requirements are also encouraged so that JPMO-TAS and RDECOM-ARDEC may assess the capabilities of all currently available sources. The Government recognizes that proprietary and/or classified data may be a part of this effort. If so, clearly mark such restricted/proprietary and classified data and present them as an addendum to the non-restricted/non-proprietary and unclassified information. As a result of this Sources Sought, a Request for Proposal (RFP) may be issued to acquire components of the INS. Participation in this Sources Sought is completely voluntary by the vendor and as such all costs to develop the vendor's response are to be borne by the participating vendor. All interested sources are encouraged to submit their abilities/capabilities no later than 6 December 2016 to: Scott Dern ACC-NJ-JA Bldg. 9, Picatinny Arsenal, NJ 07806-5000; email: scott.r.dern.civ@mail.mil. Please include company name, address, telephone number, point of contact, brochures/literature, etc., and any prior performance relating to this effort. THIS IS NOT A SOLICITATION AND DOES NOT OBLIGATE THE GOVERNMENT TO ISSUE A SOLICITATION. As stated above, please be advised that the government will not pay for any information submitted under this announcement. Electronic submittals are preferred.
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