Small Glide Munitions

Sources Sought Solicitation # FA8656-22-R-0001 Title: Small Glide Munitions Classification Code: 13- Ammunition NAICS Code: 332993 SOURCES SOUGHT/ REQUEST FOR INFORMATION The Department of Defense United States Air Force (USAF), Air Force Materiel Command (AFMC), Air Force Life Cycle Management Center (AFLCMC), Rapid Acquisition Cell (EBX), Eglin AFB, is seeking capabilities statement from potential sources, including small businesses (SB), 8(a), HUBZone, Economically Disadvantaged Woman-Owned (EDWOSB), Woman-Owned (WOSB), Service Disabled Veteran Owned (SDVOSB) small businesses that are capable of providing powered Standoff Precision Guided Munitions (SOPGMs) in accordance with the attached draft Statement of Work (SOW) to support Overseas Contingency Operations (OCO) for combat employment on Special Operations Forces (SOF) platforms, including the AC-130W and AC-130J. The munition must be Technology & Integration Readiness Levels 8 and 4. The munition must be compatible with carriage and employment from the Common Launch Tube (CLT) (CLT specifications are authorized for distribution to DOD and US DOD Contractors only; please request specs through POCs below),have Non-Nuclear Munition Safety Board approval for carriage and release from these platforms, have demonstrated reliability greater than 90% and accuracy less than three meters (supported by 100 or more employments from operationally relevant conditions), and include operator selectable point detonate and height of burst fuze. The munition or a variant that uses the same major components (guidance, propulsion, flight controls, fuze, and warhead) must be compatible with internal and external carriage, and forward firing from airborne and surface platforms. The Government will not fund development, flight test required to establish the munition reliability and accuracy, environmental qualification, non-recurring actions required to obtain safety certification, and production start-up. The North American Industry Classification System (NAICS) code assigned to this acquisition is 332993, Ammunition (except Small Arms) Manufacturing with a standard size of 1,500 persons. Respondents should indicate their size in relation to this size standard and indicate socio-economic status (i.e. SB, 8(a), HUBZone, EDWOSB, WOSB, or SDVOSB). Respondents are further requested to indicate their status as a Foreign-owned/Foreign-controlled firm and any contemplated use of foreign national employees on this effort. The Government reserves the right to consider a small business set aside based upon responses hereto for any subsequent action. All prospective contractors must be registered in the System for Award Management (SAM) database to be awarded a DoD contract. No set-aside decision has been made. Note that a key factor in determining an acquisition to be a Small Business Set Aside is that small business prime contractors must perform at least 50% of the effort, as defined in FAR Clause 52.219-14. Any information submitted by respondents to this sources sought is voluntary. This sources sought notice is not to be construed as a commitment by the Government, nor will the Government reimburse any costs associated with the submission of information in response to this notice. Respondents will not be individually notified of the results of any Government assessments. The Government's assessment of the capability statements received will factor into whether any forthcoming solicitation will be conducted as a full and open competition or as a set-aside for small business, or any particular small business program. Proposals are not being requested or accepted at this time. As stipulated in FAR 15.201 (e), responses to this notice are not considered offers and cannot be accepted by the Government to form a binding contract. A requirements contract consisting of a one year base contract plus four option years (five ordering periods) is being considered by the Government. Capabilities Statement: All interested vendors shall submit a capabilities statement that explicitly demonstrates their capability to provide the effort in accordance with the attached requirements document to the Primary Point of Contact listed below. In addition, identify if you have experience manufacturing ammunitions. Proposals are not being requested or accepted at this time. The capabilities statement should be brief and concise, yet clearly demonstrate an ability to meet the stated requirement. The response must not exceed 10 single pages, no smaller than 12 point font and double spaced. Small businesses with only partial capabilities of this requirement are encouraged to submit their capabilities statement demonstrating the portion of the requirement they are capable of providing/performing. This information will allow the Government to identify areas of possible breakout or possible subcontracting opportunities. Responses may be submitted electronically to both the following e-mail address: john.carroll.31@us.af.mil and jennifer.beauchamp@us.af.mil. All correspondence shall contain a subject line that reads "FA8656-, Small Glide Munitions (SGM)." If this subject line is not included, the e-mail may not get through e-mail filters at Eglin AFB. Filters are designed to delete emails without a subject or with a suspicious subject or attachment. Attachments with files ending in .zip or .exe are not allowable and will be deleted. Ensure only .pdf, .doc, .docx,.xsls, or .xis documents are attached to your email. All other attachments may be deleted. All responsible sources may submit information that shall be considered by the agency. If late information is received, it may be considered, depending on agency time constraints. All routine communications regarding the announcement should be directed to the contractual point of contact listed in this posting. The Government may or may not use any responses to this sources sought as a basis for a subsequent project/requirement. Any project/requirement developed from the sources sought responses may be the subject of a subsequent acquisition; any such subsequent acquisition will be posted in FedBizOpps.gov separately. Responses to this sources sought will not be returned. The Government is under no obligation to acknowledge receipt of the information received, or provide feedback to the respondents with respect to any of the information submitted under this sources sought. No requests for a bid package or solicitation will be accepted; a bid package or solicitation does not exist at this time. In order to protect the integrity of any possible future acquisition, no additional information will be provided and no appointments for presentations will be made in reference to this sources sought. Only Government employees will evaluate submitted responses to this sources sought. Respondents are advised that employees of commercial firms under contract with the Government may be used to administratively review submissions and perform other administrative duties requiring access to other contractor's proprietary information. These administrative support contractors include nondisclosure agreements prohibiting their contractor employees from disclosing any information submitted by other contractors or using such information for any purpose other than that for which it was furnished. RESPONSES ARE DUE NO LATER THAN 4:00 P.M. (CST) ON 03 September 2021. Direct all questions concerning this requirement to both John Carroll at john.carroll.31@us.af.mil and Jennifer Beauchamp at jennifer.beauchamp@us.af.mil.