Call for Participants - PD CSW Vendor Demonstration Day

Call for Participants - PD CSW Vendor Demonstration Day Product Director Crew Served Weapons (PD CSW) is hosting an invitation-only, Vendor Demonstration Days at Close Quarters Tactical (Cusseta, GA) in the May 2022 timeframe to conduct market research for Next Generation Medium Machine Gun efforts/technologies and Remote Weapon Station technologies. Vendor Demonstration Days are also an opportunity for Industry partners to obtain direct customer feedback from Soldiers and other participants. The focus of this event is for Industry Partners to demonstrate Next Generation Medium Machine Gun efforts/technologies and Remote Weapon Station technologies to inform future Government requirements. Technologies may include, but not be limited to, recoil management, novel materials (for weight reduction/increased durability/lubricious coatings), suppressors, and fire control. Participating vendors can choose to either host a static display, participate in the live-fire portion of the event, or both. Vendors are encouraged to partner with weapons/ammunition OEMs. The Government will not provide any weapons or ammunition for Vendor use. In addition to Soldier feedback, these Vendor Demonstration Days present an opportunity for vendors to present their hardware to Stakeholders including, but not limited to, PEO Soldier, PM Soldier Lethality (PM SL), PD CSW, Maneuver - Capability Development Integration Directorate (M-CDID), Maneuver Requirements Division (MRD), Army Futures Command (AFC), Soldier Lethality Cross Functional Team (SL CFT), Combat Capabilities Development Command - Armaments Center (DEVCOM-AC), Special Operations Command (SOCOM) and various Platform PMs. Vendors desiring to participate shall complete the attached form and provide to the below Point of Contacts. Vendors may provide additional supporting information limited to five pages. The Government reserves the right to invite or revoke vendor invitations to this event. Vendor information must be submitted no later than January 21, 2022 to be considered for an invitation to participate. Further guidance, maps, instructions, and timelines will be provided to vendors chosen to participate. No award is intended as a result of these Vendor Demonstration Days nor does the Government intend to pay for any information received. Any response to Vendor Demonstration Days is not an offer and cannot be accepted by the Government to form a binding award. The Government will not be responsible for any expense incurred by a vendor's decision to participate in the Vendor Demonstration Days. All travel and other associated costs are to be assumed by the interested vendor. A lack of attendance to the Vendor Demonstration Days does not preclude participation in any future solicitations, if any are issued.