NATICK, MA--(Marketwired - October 31, 2016) - The Natick Soldier Research, Development, and Engineering Center (NSRDEC) - Warfighter Directorate, in Natick, Massachusetts is looking for a contractor to provide it with velocity detection equipment for ballistic material evaluation to use with its projectile acceleration equipment.
The NSRDEC intends to use this equipment to detect striking and residual velocity of various projectiles, and in tandem with the detection equipment to provide an output signal that is used as a trigger at the time striking velocity is captured.
The U.S. Department of the Army released this sources sought notice on Monday, October 31, 2016, to identify businesses -- especially those that qualify for a set-aside contract (e.g., small business concerns and/or certified 8(a), HUBZone, Service-Disabled Veteran-Owned Small Businesses (SDVOSB) and Women-Owned Small Businesses (WOSSB) -- that can provide the requirements.
The North American Industry Classification System (NAICS) code for this effort is 334516 - Analytical Laboratory Instruments Manufacturing, and the Small Business Administration (SBA) size standard is 1,000 employees.
The following are specifications for the velocity detection equipment
Contractors who can provide velocity detection equipment must submit the following information by no later than November 10, 2016 at 4 p.m. EST to Contract Specialists Tony Kayhart (tony.j.kayhart.civ@mail.mil) and Andrea Albanese (andrea.l.albanese.civ@mail.mil).:
The response can be no longer than six pages and must be submitted as a PDF.
To receive the contract, contractors must be registered with the System for Award Management (SAM) database, and have as part of the Registration all current Representations and Certifications. Contractors also must be registered with FEMA.
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