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This Pre-Solicitation opportunity from Department Of Defense was posted on April 25, 2006. The submission period has ended. Browse the details below for market research, or find similar active opportunities.

84--Body Armor and Load Carriage (BALCS) Backpack Suite

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W911QY06RBALCFederal

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The U.S. Army RDECOM Natick Contracting Division is seeking a commercially available Body Armor and Load Carriage System backpack suite consisting of Recce, Patrol, Assault, and butt/courier packs. The new system must be compatible with existing BALCS and SPEAR equipment while reducing overall weight and maintaining mission adaptability. Interested manufacturers may propose the entire suite or individual components, with the requirement to provide three Production Demonstration Models for each submission across internal, external, or hybrid frame styles. This opportunity is a 100 percent small business set-aside under NAICS code 316991. The government intends to award multiple Firm-Fixed Price Indefinite Delivery/Indefinite Quantity contracts with a five year ordering period. The anticipated quantity ranges from a minimum of 4,000 to a maximum of 40,000 units per component. This presolicitation notice preceded a formal Request for Proposals scheduled for release in May 2006.

General Info

Army seeks small business for lightweight Body Armor and Load Carriage System backpacks.

Agency

Department Of Defense → W6QK Acc-Apg Natick

NAICS

316991 - Luggage Manufacturing

Place of Performance

RDECOM Acquisition Center - Natick ATTN: AMSRD-ACC-NS, Natick Contracting Division (R and BaseOPS), Building 1, Kansas Street , MA

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AgencyDepartment Of Defense → W6QK Acc-Apg Natick
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OfficeNATICK, MA, 01760-5011, USA
Organization / AgencyDepartment Of Defense → W6QK Acc-Apg Natick
Office AddressNATICK, MA, 01760-5011, USA
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Full Description

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The U.S. Army RDECOM - Natick Contracting Division, Kansas Street, Natick, MA on behalf of the United States Army  Soldier Systems Center, Natick, MA has a requirement for a commercially available Body Armor and Load Carriage System(BALCS) Backpack Suite utilizing Federal Acquisition Regulation (FAR) Part 12 Acquisition of Commercial Items. This requirement includes a back pack system comprised of a large Recce ruck, a medium Patrol pack, a small Assault Pack and a butt/courier style pack that accom modates the needs of the operational force. The new back pack system is required to be compatible with all existing BALCS components as well as other SPEAR issued equipment. The new BALCS back pack suite is required to reduce the overall weight of the BAL CS system and be readily adapted to the mission. Three Production Demonstration Models (PDM)s shall be fabricated for each submission (frame style or volume) with proposals. Each contractor may submit up to two proposals in each frame type (Internal, Exte rnal or Hybrid) or component pack type/per required volume (Butt, Assault, Patrol or Recce) as desired. Manufacturers may propose on the suite as a whole or individual components of this suite. The government anticipates making multiple awards, but reserv es the right to make one or no awards. This will be a 100 % small business set-aside. The NAICS code for these items is 316991, and the business size standard is 500 employees. This is not a request for proposals (RFP). The Government intends to make mult iple awards on a Firm-Fixed Price (FFP) Indefinite Delivery/Indefinite Quantity (IDIQ) contract as a result of the Request for Proposals (RFP). The Government anticipates a five year ordering period. The anticipated total minimum requirement is 4,000 with a maximum total requirement of 40,000 units per component. Comments relating to this synopsis should be submitted via email to Christopher Heim, at contact@example.gov, no later than 10 May 2006. The Government anticipates releasing the RF P on or about 22 May 2006.

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