12--Visible Bright Light Heavy (VBL-H)

This synopsis is being posted to the Federal Business Opportunities (FBO) website located at http://www.fbo.gov, the Navy Electronic Commerce on Line (NECO) website located at https://www.neco.navy.mil/, and the Naval Surface Warfare Center, Crane Division, Acquisition website located at http://www.crane.navy.mil/acquisition/homepage.htm. FBO is the primary point of entry to be used when access to synopses and solicitations from the World Wide Web is required. However, the NECO webpage as well as the Naval Surface Warfare Center, Crane Division, Acquisition webpage serve as alternatives if the FBO website is unavailable. This acquisition is for a Visible Bright Light - Heavy, minimum quantity of 20 EA, maximum quantity of 4,500 EA for the M2 Heavy Barrel (M2HB) machinegun platform. The VBL-H is a subsystem of the Miniature Day/ Night Sight - Crew Served Weapon (MDNS-CSW) System. The VBL-H shall be manufactured in accordance with an NSWC Crane Performance specification and Statement of Work. A quantity of 4 EA product samples is required to be delivered to NSWC Crane by 11 January 2010 to the following address: 300 Highway 361, Bldg. 2522, Attn: Mr. John Walker, Crane, IN 47522. A draft solicitation will be issued on or about 11 December 2009, which will provide interested offerors the opportunity to begin preparing product samples. The final, "approved" solicitation will be available on or about 28 December 2009 at the following address: http://www.crane.navy.mil/acquisition/synopcom.htm. Award of a 5-year, firm-fixed price Indefinite Delivery/Indefinite Quantity (IDIQ) contract(s) is anticipated and will have a five (5) year ordering period. Multiple awards may be made. Delivery is required FOB Destination, within 90 days after contract award. Final inspection and acceptance will be performed at destination. The Government intends to award to the responsible contractor(s) whose offer(s) is/are determined to be the best value to the Government, technical, past performance and price related factors considered. To be eligible for award, contractors must be properly registered in the Government's Central Contractor Registration (CCR). Offerors may obtain information on CCR registration and annual confirmation requirements by calling +1 (555) 000-0000, or via the Internet at www.ccr.gov. In accordance with FAR 4.1201, prospective contractors shall also complete electronic annual representations and certifications via the Online Representations and Certifications Application (ORCA) website at http://orca.bpn.gov in conjunction with required registration in the CCR database. All changes to the requirement that occur prior to the closing date will be posted to the Crane web site, FedBizOpps and NECO as amendments issued to the solicitation. For changes made after the closing date, only those offerors that provide a proposal will be provided any changes/ amendments and considered for future discussions and/ or award. No hard copies of the solicitation will be mailed; interested sources must download the document from the websites names above. All responsible sources may submit a proposal, which shall be considered. All responsible sources may submit an offer which will be considered by the Agency. Questions should be directed to Ms. Rebecca Lingenfelter, Code CXML, telephone number +1 (555) 000-0000, facsimile number +1 (555) 000-0000 or e-mail contact@example.gov. Complete mailing address is: Ms. Rebecca Lingenfelter, Code CXML, Bldg. 3422, NAVSURFWARCENDIV Crane, 300 Highway 361, Crane, IN 47522-5001. Reference the above solicitation number when responding to this notice.