Market Survey request for Violet Dye Blend Amendment 01: The purpose of this Amendment 01 is to revise the market survey W15QKN-13-X-B0004 list of requirements for the Violet Dye Blend. The specification for DB3 in the original attached Table 1 list of requirements was incorrect. The original DB3 requirement was for 4% +/- 5%, the correct requirement is for 4% +/- 1%. The attached list of requirements reflects this change to DB3. Original Posting: The U.S. Army, Army Contracting Command Center - New Jersey, Close Combat Center, Picatinny Arsenal, NJ 07806-5000, on behalf of the Army Research Development and Engineering Center (ARDEC), is conducting market research to identify potential producers, capable of manufacturing VIOLET DYE BLEND per the requirements defined in the enclosed Table I, below. The dye will be used to manufacture smoke mix for the M18 Violet Smoke Grenade (DODIC G955). Particle size and apparent density requirements apply to the final VIOLET DYE BLEND, not the individual dye components. A respondent should currently possess a manufacturing capability to produce the VIOLET DYE BLEND. A respondent's available production capacity must be sufficient to provide the U.S. Army a total quantity of VIOLET DYE BLEND of approximately 8,000 pounds. Please see the attached Table 1 for the list of requirements. The North American Industry Classification (NAICS) Code is 325130. All responses shall be prepared in MS Word or PDF format and shall contain sufficient information to support the company's claim that it presently has the capability to produce the violet dye blend. At a minimum, responses shall include: a brief summary of their company's capabilities including, but not limited to, description of facilities, personnel, past production experience and environmental compliance as it relates to the specifications contained in this notice. Responses should also include identification of a corporate point of contact, phone number, email address, website (if available), business size (and any socio-economic considerations), NAICS code, Cage Code, and Duns number. This sources sought notice is for information and planning purposes only, and does not constitute a Request for Proposal (RFP). It is not to be construed as a commitment by the U.S. Government. No award will be made as a result of this sources sought notice. All information is to be submitted at no cost or obligation to the Government. The Government is not obligated to notify respondents of the results of this survey. Any documentation will not be returned. Interested source should submit the requested information no later than 4:00 p.m. EST, on Monday January 18, 2013. Email submittals must be restricted to a maximum file size of 8MB and should be in MSWord or PDF format. Responses shall be submitted by e-mail to
[email protected]. Interested sources may also submit their response to U.S. Army Contracting Command -New Jersey, ATTN Sean Kelly, Building 10, Picatinny Arsenal, New Jersey 07806-5000. Telephone responses will not be accepted.