PEO Soldier Smart Rail Government-Industry Collaborative Meetings

The U.S. Army Contracting Command - New Jersey, on behalf of Program Executive Office (PEO) Soldier hereby invites you to participate in the PEO Soldier Smart Rail Government-Industry Collaborative Meetings starting with a virtual meeting in March 2020. This effort is envisioned to be a series of virtual meetings conducted via teleconference where physical attendance is not required though the Government reserves the right to hold face to face meetings in the future. In order to join the collaborative meetings, all interested parties will need to sign a Non-Disclosure Agreement (NDA) in order to receive the date and time of the conferences with associated conference phone number. The intent of the collaborative meetings will be to hold several meetings over the period of 2-3 months in order to facilitate an environment where input from government and industry partners can provide ideas on how to update the Picatinny Smart Rail Interface Control Document (ICD). The underlying intention of the government is create an open architecture / open source ICD that uses the latest industry standards that will optimize integration onto the Smart Rail by all interested stake holders. Currently, the Picatinny Smart Rail ICD defines the mechanical, electrical and network compatibility requirements that must be met by Picatinny Smart Rail connected devices. In order to register and participate in the collaborative meetings, you must contact Rafael Santana, Contract Specialist via email at Rafael.Santana28.civ@mail.mil with the complete NDA documentation. Upon our receipt of the completed NDA and attachments, you will receive a meeting invite with dial-in information as well as access to the ICD. All Previous U.S. Government issued NDAs are not considered relevant to this effort. Disclaimer: This notification is for informational and planning purposes only and shall not be considered as an invitation for bid, request for quotation, request for proposal, or as an obligation on the part of the Government to acquire any products or services. No entitlement to payment of direct or indirect cost or changes by the Government will arise as a result of contractor participation in the Smart Rail Government-Industry Collaborative Meetings. Receipt of this or any other documentation does not constitute a guarantee of involvement. This document and/or any other associated read ahead package(s) represent a summary outline of the meetings and are not a legally binding contract, guarantee of contract, or guarantee of future involvement. The Documentation to be provided includes technical data whose export is restricted by the Arms Export Control Act (Title 22, U.S.C., SEC 2751, ET SEQ.) or the Export Administration Act of 1979 (Title 50, U.S.C., APP. 2401 ET SEQ.), as amended, and is also limited to distribution statement D, Distribution authorized to the Department of Defense and U.S. DOD contractors only. Requests for this documentation shall be submitted in writing using Attachment 0001 - AMSTA-AR Form 1350 Technical Data Request Questionnaire. The interested offeror shall also provide a copy of its Attachment 0002 - DD Form 2345 Military Critical Technical Data Agreement, certified current by the U.S. and Canada Joint Certification Office (JCO). In addition, the requester must submit a fully executed Attachment 0003 - Non-Disclosure and Non Use Agreement. The Attachment 0001 - AMSTA-AR Form 1350 Technical Data Questionnaire, Attachment 0002 - DD Form 2345 Military Critical Technical Data Agreement, and Attachment 0003 - Non-Disclosure and Non Use Agreement have been attached to this notice. Upon receipt of all required data request forms, the Government will provide the offerors with specific instructions on how to obtain the Documentation.