MK19 40MM MOD3 Grenade Macine Gun

SOURCES SOUGHT NOTICE W15QKN-18-X-01U5 MK19 40MM MOD3 Grenade Machine Gun INTRODUCTION Army Contracting Command - New Jersey (ACC-NJ) is issuing this sources sought as a means of conducting market research to identify potential sources having an interest and industry technologies available to support/provide the MK19 40MM MOD 3 Grenade Machine Gun (GMG). The result of this market research will contribute to determining the method of procurement, if a requirement materializes. Based on the responses to this sources sought notice/market research, this requirement may be set-aside for small businesses (in full or in part) or procured through full and open competition. Multiple awards may be made. All small business set-aside categories will be considered. Telephone inquiries will not be accepted or acknowledged, and no feedback or evaluations will be provided to companies regarding submissions. DISCLAIMER THIS SOURCES SOUGHT IS FOR INFORMATIONAL PURPOSES ONLY. THIS IS NOT A REQUEST FOR PROPOSAL (RFP) TO BE SUBMITTED. IT DOES NOT CONSTITUTE A SOLICITATION AND SHALL NOT BE CONSTRUED AS A COMMITMENT BY THE GOVERNMENT. RESPONSES IN ANY FORM ARE NOT OFFERS AND THE GOVERNMENT IS UNDER NO OBLIGATION TO AWARD A CONTRACT AS A RESULT OF THIS ANNOUNCEMENT. NO FUNDS ARE AVAILABLE TO PAY FOR PREPARATION OF RESPONSES TO THIS ANNOUNCEMENT. ANY INFORMATION SUBMITTED BY RESPONDENTS TO THIS TECHNICAL DESCRIPTION IS STRICTLY VOLUNTARY. PROGRAM BACKGROUND The MK19 40MM MOD 3 GMG is an air cooled, blow-back operated, belt-fed, automatic weapon that fires 40MM grenades from ground mounts and vehicles. REQUIRED CAPABILITIES The Government requires the fabrication, inspection testing, First Article Testing (FAT), ongoing Lot Acceptance Tests (LAT) and delivery of the weapon system. The intent of this Sources Sought is to assess the state-of-the art of the technology available in fabrication/production of the MK19 40MM MOD 3 GMG. Should a resulting contract be awarded, the First Article Sample would be submitted to the Government 270 days after contract award, and monthly production deliveries would commence within 60 days after Government approval of the First Article Sample. Production Deliveries would ramp up from 20 per month to 50 per month. Depending on the final Government requirement, a final production capacity of 278 MK19s per month may be required. A Technical Data Package (TDP) will not be provided with this sources sought notice. Responding sources shall provide: A description of the production capability and quality assurance plan including but not limited to: a) The current monthly sustainable production rate; b) Production lead time needed to meet First Article Test and the monthly delivery quantity of 50 per month; c) A description of additional resources needed in order to meet a delivery rate of 250/month if applicable; d) Key tooling and equipment (i.e. cutting/milling, casting) available to meet the requirement; e) Production of similar items whether "other Government/Military contracts" or "Non-Governmental" contracts and the monthly production quantities of such; and f) Description of quality assurance plan, including certification or compliance to ISO 9001:2008 (or equivalent). ELIGIBILITY The applicable NAICS code for this requirement is 332994- Small Arms, Ordnance, and Ordnance Accessories Manufacturing with a Small Business Size Standard of 1,000 employees. SUBMISSION DETAILS Interested businesses should submit no more than 5 (8.5 X 11 inch pages, font no smaller than 11 point) page capabilities statement package demonstrating ability to provide the products listed in this Sources Sought. Documentation should be in bullet format. No phone or email solicitations with regards to the status of the RFP will be accepted prior to its release. Your response to this Sources Sought, including any capabilities statement, shall be electronically submitted to the Contract Specialist, Barbara Reed, in either Microsoft Word or Portable Document Format (PDF), via email margaret.b.reed.civ@mail.mil no later than 12:00 p.m. EST on 23 March 2018 and reference this synopsis number in subject line of e-mail and on all enclosed documents. Information and materials submitted in response to this request WILL NOT be returned. DO NOT SUBMIT CLASSIFIED MATERIAL. If your organization has the potential capacity to provide the required products/systems, please provide the following information: 1) Organization name, address, primary points of contact (POCs) and their email address, fax, web site address, telephone number, type of ownership for the organization, CAGE, DUNS, NAICS, location of where primary work will be performed; and 2) Tailored capability statements addressing the requirements of this notice, with appropriate documentation supporting claims of organizational and staff capability. If significant subcontracting or teaming is anticipated in order to deliver technical capability, organizations should address the administrative and management structure of such arrangements. 3) Indicate if Prime/Sub Offeror is a Small Business with Subcategory, if applicable, for this requirement. 4) Commerciality - Indicate the following in your submission: (a) ( ) Our product as described above, has been sold, leased or licensed to the general public. (b) ( ) Our product as described above has been sold in substantial quantities, on a competitive basis to multiple state and local government. The development of the product was done exclusively at private expense. (c) ( ) None of the above applies. Explain: All data received in response to this Sources Sought that is marked or designated as corporate or proprietary will be fully protected from any release outside the Government.