6.8x51mm & 7.62x51mm 20-round Rifle Magazines

THIS IS A MARKET SURVEY / SOURCES SOUGHT NOTICE ONLY:

DESCRIPTION: The U.S. Army, Army Contracting Command-New Jersey at Picatinny Arsenal, NJ 07806-5000 is conducting a market survey / sources sought notice on behalf of the Project Manager Soldier Lethality (PMSL) for commercial 6.8x51mm and/or 7.62x51mm 20-round rifle magazines. Currently, PMSL is interested in evaluating commercial 6.8x51mm and/or 7.62x51mm 20-round rifle magazines with the current version of the XM7, Next Generation Squad Weapons (NGSW) Rifle. The XM7 Rifle is the planned replacement for the M4A1 Carbine. Evaluation of commercial magazines with the XM7 allows the Government to understand where current commercial capabilities stand with immediate integration.

SUBMISSION INFORMATION: Interested companies who believe they are capable of providing 6.8x51mm and/or 7.62x51mm 20-round rifle magazines are invited to indicate their interest by providing the Government a brief summary (i.e. no more than 3 pages) of their company's magazine product(s). Include delivery lead times in your response. Companies are invited to indicate their capabilities by providing specifications, photos, and/or brochures. A TECHNICAL DATA PACKAGE (TDP) WILL NOT BE PROVIDED IN SUPPORT OF THIS ANNOUNCEMENT. Please identify the subject of your response as, 6.8x51mm & 7.62x51mm 20-round Rifle Magazines .

Vendor Questionnaire: The purpose of this questionnaire is to obtain information from industry to assist in the market research. Companies are invited to indicate their interest and capability to satisfy the above requirements by identifying the following items:

1. Company Name

2. Company Address

3. Company Website

4. CAGE code and DUNS Number

5. Company point of contact and phone number

6. Major partners or Suppliers

7. The North American Industry Classification System (NAICS) code for this effort is 332994 with a small business size standard of 1,000 employees. Based on this information is your business considered a small business?

8. Type of Business (Small Business, Large Business, 8a Small Business, Hub zone Small Business, or Service Disabled Veteran Small Business) and Number of Employees.

9. Commerciality:

(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:

10. Location where primary work will be performed (if more than one location, please indicate the percentage for each location).

11. Identify manufacturing, managing and engineering experience of like items of equal or greater complexity.

12. Identify existing facilities, equipment and workforce.

13. Identify lead-time, including supplier/design qualification efforts and production ramp up time, to meet a production capability of 1,000 magazines per month.

14. Please provide pricing information, to include part number(s).

15. Please provide any additional comments, if deemed necessary.

DISCLAIMER: This market survey / sources sought notice is for information only and shall not be construed as a request for a proposal or as an obligation on the part of the U.S. Government. The U.S. Government does not intend to award a contract on the basis of this market survey / sources sought notice or otherwise pay for information solicited. Any hardcopy information provided will not be returned.

NO TELEPHONE INQUIRES WILL BE ACCEPTED. The Government will accept written questions by email. The information collected from this market survey / sources sought notice may be used to support any follow on acquisitions. All data received in response to this market survey / sources sought notice that is marked or designated as corporate or proprietary will be fully protected from any release outside the Government. If a formal solicitation is generated at a later date, a solicitation notice will be published and more detailed technical requirements will be provided. Respondents will not be notified of the results of this market survey / sources sought notice.