13--Market Survey for 9mm 147 grain hollow point ammunition.

Information is being collected for market survey purposes and not as a request for proposal or as an obligation on part of the Government. The Government does not intend to award a contract on the basis of this market survey and will not pay for information solicited. Please identify any proprietary information submitted. All information submitted will be retained as market research, and WILL NOT be released to the public or other producers. Interested Parties - The HQ, Army Field Support Command is seeking supply sources for a 9mm, 147 Grain Hollow Point, DODIC A260, NSN 1305-01-357-8488. This round has a 147 grain Metal Jacket Hollow Point (JHP) projectile used for anti-personnel and training. The cartridges are packed in 50 round cardboard cartons and metal M2A1 Ammunition boxes. While there are no firm requirements at this time, the annual requirement could be for approximately 600,000 rounds over five years. All applicable military drawings and specifications must be followed. The Government does not intend to deviate on any dimensional tolerance or specifications. The Government is seeking producers that can provide demonstrated past experience with this or a similar item. The total solicitation quantities are approximately 50,000 rounds per month, which may be supplied by more than one producer, with deliveries from each producer to multiple locations, as required. Please identify the earliest delivery date and maximum quantity your firm could provide per month predicated on a 3-Apr-09 award. All potential producers are requested to submit a capability statement, which reflects their manufacturing capabilities, potential monthly production rates taking other production work into consideration, specialized equipment, critical skills, etc. Even though the Government does not intend to fund any facilitization, please indicate the type of additional equipment needed, lead time to obtain and get into operation, and a Rough Order of Magnitude (ROM) cost if facilitization is required to meet the monthly expected quantities. All potential producers submissions MUST contain business size information. It is expected that any potential contract would contain an evaluated option clause. All potential producers interested in this future solicitation must be registered in the Central Contractor Registration Database. Participation in this effort is strictly voluntary with no cost or obligation to be incurred by the Government. The Government will in no way be obligated to purchase all or any part of the item described above. Any of the information stated above concerning the item is subject to change. All information obtained from this request shall be made available for competitive bidding purposes. Interested firms that can meet all the requirements set forth above are requested to submit responses with clear and convincing documentation via email or fax to the point of contact below by close of business 30-AUG-08. The point of contact is Mr. Bruce Kellums at (309) 782-0089, e-mail [email protected], fax (309) 782-2083.