Soft Armor Shootpacks

Description(s): The U.S. Army Contracting Command, Aberdeen Proving Grounds, Natick Contracting Division on behalf of the U.S. Army Natick Soldier RD&E Center (NSRDEC) in support of the Infantry Combat Equipment Team (ICET) intends to award a firm fixed price contract under FAR 13.106-1(b) (1) to only one responsible source to Hardwire, Inc. for soft body armor materials to include 15" x 15" soft armor shootpacks to support PEO Soldier PM SPE's request for evaluating current, state-of-the-art, soft armor material capabilities. Hardwire, Inc. has a patent application for the product, soft ballistic resistant armor, published as of Nov 2, 2017. Hardwire, Inc. is the only vendor able to provide comparable performance specification requirements for 15" x 15" soft armor shootpacks. The North American Industry Classification System (NAICS) for this requirement is 332618 and the size standard is 500 employees. The Federal Supply Code is: 9390. Base Notice: THIS IS NOT A REQUEST FOR PROPOSALS. No solicitation document is available. Interested parties may identify their interest and capability by sending responses regarding this requirement to the Army Contracting Command - Aberdeen Proving Ground CCAP-SCN, Natick Contracting Division via e-mail ONLY to [email protected] no later than April 13, 2018 by 5:00 p.m. EST. The U.S. government will not pay for any information or administrative cost incurred in response to this Notice. All costs associated with responding to this Notice will be solely at the expense of the interested party. Primary Point of Contact: Kimberly B. Pumyea Contract Specialist [email protected] Phone: (508) 233-6157