Rack, Storage, Small Arms

 Sources Sought for Rack, Storage, SmallGENERAL INFORMATION:  The U.S. Government appreciates the time and effort taken to respond to this survey.  The U.S. Government acknowledges its obligations under 18 U.S.C. §1905 to protect information qualifying as "CONFIDENTIAL" under this statute.  Pursuant to this statute, the U.S. Government is willing to accept any trade secret or confidential restrictions placed on qualifying data forwarded in response to the survey questions and to protect it from unauthorized disclosure subject to the following:1.  Clearly and conspicuously mark qualifying data as trade secret or confidential with the restrictive legend (all caps) "CONFIDENTIAL" with any explanatory text, so that the U.S. Government is clearly notified of what data needs to be appropriately protected.2.  In marking such data, please take care to mark only those portions of the data or materials that are truly trade secret or confidential (over breadth in marking inappropriate data as

"CONFIDENTIAL" may diminish or eliminate the usefulness of your response - see item 6 below).  Use circling, underscoring, highlighting or any other appropriate means to indicate those portions of a single page which are to be protected.3.  The U.S. Government is not obligated to protect unmarked data.  Additionally, marked data that is already in the public domain or in the possession of the U.S. Government or third parties, or is afterward placed into the public domain by the owner or another party through no fault of the U.S. Government will not be protected once in the public domain.  Data already in the possession of the U.S. Government will be protected in accordance with the U.S. Government's rights in the data.4.  Confidential data transmitted electronically, whether by physical media or not, whether by the respondent or by the U.S. Government, shall contain any restrictive legend, with any explanatory text, on both the cover of the transmittal e-mail and at the beginning of the file itself.  Where appropriate for portions only of an electronic file, use the restrictive legends "CONFIDENTIAL DATA BEGINS:" and "CONFIDENTIAL PORTION ENDS."5.  In any reproductions of technical data or any portions thereof subject to asserted restrictions, the U.S. Government shall also reproduce the asserted restriction legend and any explanatory text. 6.  The U.S. Government sometimes uses support contractors in evaluating responses. Consequently, responses that contain confidential information may receive only limited or no consideration since the Respondent's marking of data as "Confidential" will preclude disclosure of same outside the U.S. Government and therefore will preclude disclosure to these support contractors assisting the evaluation effort.DESCRIPTION OF INTENT:This is a SOURCES SOUGHT / MARKET RESEARCH notice to request information for Government planning purposes only. Responses will assist the Government in planning its acquisition strategy for a potential future acquisition. The Government is not committed to issue a solicitation or award a contract as a result of this announcement.  Army Contracting Command - Warren is seeking qualified and capable potential vendors.  Since this is a sources-sought synopsis and not a solicitation for receipt of proposals or quotations, the Government does not encourage questions concerning this market research.This request for information (RFI) is for the manufacturing for Rack, Storage, Small Arms also known as M240 Rack. NSN: 1095-01-236-2203, NAICS code: 332994, Quantity 150, 100% quantity option. Item is a storage rack for small arms. The Government is seeking to gain knowledge of interest, capabilities, and qualifications of various members of the community, to include both small and large businesses. The Technical Data Package (TDP) will be available upon release of the solicitation.If your company is interested and can demonstrate the firm's ability, capability, and responsibility to deliver the equipment summarized above, we encourage you to respond to this announcement with a statement of your qualifications and capability.  INSTRUCTIONS FOR COMPLETING THE QUESTIONNAIRE:1. Number each response with the appropriate question number.2. You do not have to repeat the question in your response 3. If you cannot answer a question, please indicate "No Response."4. If a response will satisfy another question, state: "See response to question XXX."5. Include relevant sales media and product manuals. If providing an ACROBAT formatted manual, annotate the manual to indicate which material is applicable to the questions. If preferred, include Internet Web links to locations where animations/videos may be viewed.6. If your sales media and/or manuals contain a restricted distribution statement, issue a release statement indicating that the restricted material may be distributed to Army personnel involved with this Market Survey.7. Spell out any acronyms in their first instance.8. Clearly mark any proprietary information. If applicable, the front page of your response package should state: "Proprietary Information Contained." Provide a release statement indicating that the proprietary information may be distributed to Army personnel involved with this Market Survey.Request for Information (RFI) - Questionnaire1. Company Name:2. Mailing Address:3. E-Mail Address:4. Point of Contact (POC)/Title:5. Telephone No:6. DUNS number and CAGE Code (valid System for Award Management (SAM) is MANDATORY):7.  Are you a large or small business?            If small business, are you:            Small Disadvantaged - or - 8(a)            In a Hubzone            Service-Disabled Veteran-Owned            Women Owned 8. Are you a large or small business for NAICS Code 332994?9. Is NAICS Code 332994 appropriate for the item being procured?10. How long has your company been in business and what is you experience in providing Rack, Storage, Small Arms to the commercial market?11. Are you able to meet all of the Requirements listed in the Description of Intent? If not, please list which areas you are unable to meet.12. Is your company currently capable of manufacturing Rack, Storage, Small Arms?13. If you are a small business with Rack, Storage, Small Arms manufacturing capability, do you manufacture at least 51% of the end product?14. Have you provided Rack, Storage, Small Arms for any U.S. Government agency in the past? If so what was the contract number and which agency?15. If you are capable of producing Rack, Storage, Small Arms, what is the expected lead time for delivery of 150 Rack, Storage, Small Arms from the date of contract award?16. In order to fulfill contract requirements, would you have to increase your workforce or facilities?17. If you were awarded a contract for the Rack, Storage, Small Arms, where would production take place?18. Can you provide a summary of your company's delivery capability?19. Can you provide a summary of your company's experience conducting First Article Testing?20. Any other pertinent information you care to enclose?Responses to this market investigation questionnaire should be sent via e-mail to Lakesha Smith - lakesha.m.smith.civ@mail.mil. You are requested to put "Rack, Storage, Small Arms MARKET SURVEY RESPONSE" in the subject line of the e-mail. You may respond in total or to any part of this questionnaire, however response is mandatory for questions 1 and 2. Any requests for clarifications of this Survey shall also be addressed to Lakesha Smith, and will be published with the appropriate answers at the same web location as this Questionnaire.Any product literature that cannot be e-mailed may be sent to:U.S. Army Contracting Command - WarrenCCTA-HDT-CATTN: Lakesha Smith, Mail Stop 3506501 E. Eleven Mile Rd.Warren, MI 48397-5000Replies to this questionnaire must be received by 4 pm EST, 6 AUG 2019. Please mark your information "Proprietary", as you believe appropriate. Your input is voluntary and no compensation will be made for your participation in this survey. We appreciate your cooperation in answering these questions and thank you in a