THIS IS A RFI ONLY. This is Sources Sought (SS)/Request for Information (RFI) to gather market research. Information is to be used for preliminary planning purposes in accordance with Federal Acquisition Regulation (FAR) Part 10. This announcement does not constitute a Request for Proposal (RFP) and does not commit the Government to solicit or award a contract now or in the future. Further, the Army is not at this time seeking proposals and will not accept unsolicited proposals. Respondees are advised that the U.S. Government will not pay for any information or administrative costs incurred in response to this RFI; all costs associated with responding to this RFI will be solely at the interested party's expense.

Purpose: The Product Manager Air Warrior (PM AW) is seeking to identify interested contractors capable of manufacture and delivery of the HGU-56/P Rotary Wing Helmet (RWH). The responses to this RFI will be used to gather information that may be able to fulfill the PM AW's needs for production of RWHs for fielding.

Background: PM AW has a requirement delineated in the Air Soldier System Capabilities Development Document for improved field of view and improved comfort for the HGU-56/P helmet used by Army Aviation. The RWH provides this improvement and is the approved helmet for US Army Aviation. PM AW has begun initial fielding of the RWH. PM AW will continue fielding of the RWH and ancillary/spare parts through a new production contract dependent on funding. Any new production contract will also include Maxillofacial Shields (P/N A14138-2) and HGU-56/P Upgrade Kits (P/NA14250-X).

In order to meet the timelines for fielding, any contractor must have a qualified system IAW part number A14093-x (x = 7 -12) for the RWH, Maxillofacial Shield (P/N A14138-2) and HGU-56/P Upgrade Kit (P/NA14250-X, x = 1-6).

Instructions: Request that interested parties provide a written response to this RFI NLT 8 February 2018 to Christopher Williams, Contracting Officer, email: [email protected] and Ashley Wilbourn, Contract Specialist, email: [email protected]. Telephone inquiries will not be accepted or acknowledged, and no feedback or evaluations will be provided to companies regarding their submissions.

Submissions can be through written correspondence and/or electronic mail. Responses should include, at a minimum:
• Name and address of the interested company or organization;
• Contact information for the primary POC;
• A brief description of the potential offeror's company/organization and candidate product;
• A description of how the potential offeror's product either currently meets;
• A ROM for production leadtime from contract award to system delivery;
• Production capacity per month on a 1-8-5 shift.
• ROM for production unit price for a quantity of 500 to 800 units per year.

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