Specialized Military Connectors and Cables
The US Army Contracting Command - New Jersey, Picatinny Arsenal, NJ 07806-5000, on behalf of the U.S Army Armament Research Development and Engineering Center (ARDEC), is contemplating award of a blanket purchase agreement(s) (BPA) for specialized military connectors and cables for a variety of applications. The supplier shall deliver specialized commercial off the shelf connectors and cables for use in support of prototype fire control systems and other applications to support various assembly, developmental, and testing programs. These digital fire control systems consist of suites of electronic line replaceable units/sub-assemblies that are integrated by these specialized connectors and cables to provide onboard electronics for navigation, cannon pointing and aiming, digital communication as well as other applications. Items to be ordered shall be delivered to Picatinny Arsenal, NJ.
This synopsis is open to all business concerns; however, in accordance with FAR 19.501, the Government's intent is to establish Blanket Purchase Agreements (BPA's) with small businesses. In the event there aren't enough responses from responsible, capable small businesses, then large business responses will be considered. All interested and potential firms must be registered in SAM, and current firms must update once a year to maintain active status. Please visit the SAM website to register and update at: https://www.sam.gov/portal/public/SAM/. However, registration in no way guarantees that a contract or assistance award will be issued. Firms/companies are invited to indicate their interests and capabilities by providing specifications, brochures, manuals, reports, information pertaining to experience on previous projects, specific work previously performed or being performed, any in-house research and development effort, and any other specific and pertinent information as pertains to this particular area of procurement. All information is to be submitted via email (10MB limit) at no cost or obligation to the Government; information provided will not be returned. Responses shall also indicate the size of the business entity; large or small and provide your DUNS or Cage Code. Please provide the name of your firm, address, POC, phone/fax number, and email address. TELEPHONE INQUIRIES WILL NOT BE ACCEPTED. The Government will accept written questions by email. Interested firms/companies are encouraged to submit their capabilities/qualification data NO LATER THAN November 25, 2014. Submittals and questions should be directed to the following point of contact: US Army Contracting Command, Attn. Pamela Jennings ACC-NJ-JA, Bldg. 09, Picatinny, NJ 07806-5000, e-mail pamela.e.jennings.civ@mail.mil. This notice does not constitute a formal Request for Proposal (RFP), nor is the government obligated to issue an RFP. In addition, the Government does not intend to pay for any information provided under this notice. The Government is not obligated to notify respondents of the results of this survey.
Pamela Jennings, 973-724-8673
ACC - New Jersey
