Request for Information (RFI) 40 mm Launchers & Various

Background and Scope The Federal Bureau of Prisons (Bureau) is an agency of the Department of Justice (DOJ). It consists of 122 institutions throughout the United States, including Hawaii and Puerto Rico; 6 regional offices, a Central Office (headquarters) and 2 staff training centers. The Bureau is responsible for the custody and care of approximately 189,000 Federal offenders. Approximately 81 percent of these inmates are confined in Bureau-operated facilities, while the balance is confined in secure privately managed or community-based facilities and local jails. More information about the agency can be found on the Bureau's public site, www.bop.gov. The Bureau is transitioning to 40 mm launchers from 37 mm devices, and this will be the standard platform for both impact as well as chemical rounds. Additionally, this will ensure the Bureau meets current accepted law enforcement standards for less-than-lethal delivery systems and munitions, expanding capability, reducing cost and limiting liability. Purpose The Bureau is seeking information and sources for 40 mm launchers and various 40 mm rounds using advanced engineering technology to provide maximum effectiveness over both short and long distances with a greater level of safety, accuracy, and reliability. DISCLAIMER: THIS IS A REQUEST FOR INFORMATION (RFI) ONLY This RFI is issued solely for information and planning purposes - it does not constitute a Request for Proposal (RFP) or a promise to issue an RFP in the future. This request for information does not commit the Government to contract for any supply or service whatsoever. Further, the Bureau is not at this time seeking proposals and will not accept unsolicited proposals. Responders are advised that the Government will not pay for any information or administrative costs incurred in response to this RFI; all costs associated with responding to this RFI will be solely at the interested party's expense. Not responding to this RFI does not preclude participation in any future RFP, if any is issued. If a solicitation is released, it may be synopsized on the Federal Business Opportunities (FBO) website. It is the responsibility of the potential offeror to monitor these sites for additional information pertaining to this requirement. Please be advised that providing responses to these questions will not automatically include you in the acquisition process for the upcoming solicitation. In addition, this RFI is intended solely for the use to improve communications between potential contractors and the Bureau. If for some reason, the responses are requested by outside parties (i.e. FOIA request), the information is not protected as source selection information (FAR 2.101 and 3.104). If you intend for the information to be exempt from disclosure under FOIA Exemption 4, please indicate this in your response and on each page you want exempt. Furthermore, indicate that your response is proprietary information that may not be used, reproduced, or disclosed to any other parties for any purpose without expressed written permission. Any information received will become the property of the Government and will not be returned to the submitter. Interested parties are responsible for adequately marking proprietary or competition sensitive information contained in their response. To aid the Bureau, please segregate any proprietary information.