N00164-22-S-NB27 REQUEST FOR INFORMATION (RFI) / SOURCES SOUGHT – DEMOLITION CHARGE CONTAINERS and Engineering Services– PSC – 1375 – NAICS 332992 Issue Date: 8 February 2022 - Closing Date: 22 February 2022 – 2:00PM EDT The Naval Surface Warfare Center (NSWC), Crane, IN is issuing this RFI/Sources Sought announcement as part of market research in accordance with FAR 15.201(e) and FAR Part 10 to determine if any qualified, experienced, responsible, and interested potential sources can provide varying configurations of Demolition Charge Containers such as CONTAINER, DEMOLITION CHARGE, MK 1 MOD 0, M474 (NSN 1375-01-187-1074), quantity 1000 and CONTAINER, DEMOLITION CHARGE, MK 7 MOD 6, M482 (NSN 1375-00-093-0097), quantity 1000 and Engineering Services. The containers are inert shaped metal containers that get filled with operator provided explosives creating a shaped charge. The Government is accepting information regarding capabilities and facilities from companies potentially capable of meeting the requirements as described above. Attachments to this RFI/Sources Sought include a draft Statement of Work and drawings. These attachments are Government owned and will be posted to www.sam.gov at the same time the RFI/Sources Sought is posted. Contractors must be properly registered in the Joint Certification Program (JCP) in order to receive the controlled attachments. Information about the JCP is located at http://www.dlis.dla.mil. Distribution Statement D. Distribution authorized to Department of Defense and U.S. DoD Contractors only; Critical Technology; Export Control; January 2021. Other requests for this document shall be referred to Commander, Code JXRT, NSWC Crane, Indiana 47522-5001. This document contains technical data whose export is restricted by the Arms Export Control Act, (Title 22, U.S.C., SEC. 2751 ET SEQ.) or the Export Administration Act of 1979, as amended, Title 50, U.S.C., APP 2401 ET SEQ. Violations of these export laws are subject to severe criminal penalties. Disseminate IAW provisions of DoD Directive 5230.25. All interested parties are encouraged to submit company and product literature, a white paper no longer than five pages, and/or other pertinent information. Responses should include a description with performance parameters and a statement of current availability, summary of prior testing, test reports, a budgetary cost estimate, production units, production quantity breaks and a lead-time of the solution. If necessary, responses should identify other Government contracts with similar efforts for the Government(s) consideration. Responses to the Market Survey shall include the following: Submitter’s Name Street Address, City, State, NINE-Digit Zip Code Business Size Point of Contact (POC) POC Telephone Submitter’s CAGE Code Submitter’s DUNS Number Announcement Number: N00164-22-S-NB27 Contractors must be properly registered in the Government System for Award Management database (SAM). Contractors may obtain information on SAM registration and annual confirmation of requirements by calling 1-866-606-8220, or via the internet at www.sam.gov. At the current time, NO FUNDING IS AVAILABLE for contractual efforts. This RFI/Sources Sought does not constitute an Invitation for Bids (IFB), a Request for Quote (RFQ), or a Request for Proposal (RFP) and it should not be construed as a commitment of any kind by the Government to issue a formal solicitation or ultimately award a contract. The US Government is in no way liable to pay for or reimburse any companies or entities that respond to this announcement. Any costs incurred by interested companies in response to this announcement will NOT be reimbursed. Information may be submitted to the NSWC Crane Contracting POC any time prior to the expiration of this announcement. The POC for this effort is Eric Zipperle, Email:
[email protected]. The mailing address is NAVSURFWARCENDIV Crane, Attn: Mr. Eric Zipperle Code 0232, BLDG 3373, 300 Highway 361 Crane, IN 47522-5001. It is preferred that information be submitted electronically to
[email protected] . Reference N00164-22-S-NB27 in the subject line of emails. Submissions in response to this RFI/Sources Sought shall be submitted to the NSWC Crane Contracting POC by 2:00PM Eastern Time 22 February 2022. Responses received after 22 February 2022 may not be considered in the Government’s market research. If any part of the submittal is classified, please contact the NSWC Crane Contracting POC for appropriate submission information. All information marked as proprietary information will be safeguarded to prevent disclosures to nongovernment personnel and entities. Your interest in the response is appreciated. The Government will NOT be responsible for any proprietary information not clearly marked. The Government shall not be required to return any submitted material. Reference announcement number N00164-22-S-NB27 in all correspondence and communication.