The Missile Defense Agency is seeking sources with capability to provide the Insensitive Munitions Transportation Protection System (IM/TPS). Interested parties must respond in writing (no later than close of business July 26, 2018). All responses must be supported with clear and convincing evidence to clearly articulate the ability to provide the items outlined below. All prospective offerors must be registered in the System for Acquisition Management (SAM) prior to award of contract with any DoD agency. Registration may be accomplished at http://www.sam.gov/. The North American Industry Classification System (NAICS) code is 332999 -- All Other Miscellaneous Fabricated Metal Product Manufacturing. The Classification Code is 99--Miscellaneous. This is a 100% Small Business Set-Aside. This Sources Sought/Pre-Solicitation Notice is not a request for competitive quotes. Information received will be considered solely for the purpose of determining whether a competitive procurement is in the best interest of the Government. The IM/TPS consists of structural and ballistic elements assembled onto a flatbed trailer. It includes: Mk 450 Ballistic panel (DL 8411219), Ballistic Roof Panel (DL 8601276), Ballistic End Panel for Two-Wide Load (DL 8601308), and Ballistic End Panel for One-Wide Load (DL 8601321). It is a tested design (to the WS 35690 specification, available upon request.) The purpose of the IM/TPS is to protect Extended Range (ER) Vertical Launch System (VLS) missiles from either bullet impact or fragment impact (BI/FI) threats during highway transportation. Operational use of the IM/TPS allows protected munitions to be shipped in compliance with IM BI/FI requirements. The items includes ballistic panels, roof structures, and assorted attachment hardware necessary to secure the item to the VLS canister in accordance with the Weapons and Armaments Packaging, Handling, Storage, and Transportation (PHST) system. This requirement does not include the VLS PHST hardware or any covering, cargo restraint straps, or floor blocking. Ballistic component assemblies as designed in the current IM/TPS are proprietary to American Technical Coatings, Inc. (ATC), 28045 Ranney Parkway, Unit H, Westlake, OH 44145 and are referenced as sub-level drawings to those listed above. ATC was previously awarded a $12,500,000.00 indefinite delivery indefinite quantity contract HQ0276-15-D-0001 on 1 January 2015 for manufacture, test and delivery of IM/TPS components. Interested parties must demonstrate or possess a qualified design. In order to achieve this qualification, testing must be conducted that demonstrates compliance to all WS 35690 requirements, notably ballistic protection performance against BI and FI stimulus. In order to achieve qualification, a full truckload of armor panels must be created, exposed to environments, and destructively tested (defined in Attachment 1). This may or may not include proprietary assemblies referenced above. The Government will not provide funding to support qualification requirements. Interested parties shall submit all questions and responses concerning this notice to Mr. James Walker, Contract Specialist at
[email protected]. Solicitation Number HQ0276-18-R-0007 must be referenced in the subject line of the email. This announcement constitutes the only notice by the government; a written solicitation will not be posted in FedBizOpps. If no written responses are received by the date listed in this notice, which reflects 15 days after the publication of this notice, a sole source contract may be awarded without further remark. Approved for Public Release: 18-MDA-9586