1. General Information

There is no risk to you for participating in this survey.  Participation in this effort is strictly voluntary with no obligation incurred by the United States Government (USG). The USG will in no way be bound to this information if any solicitation is issued.  However, this is an important opportunity for you to influence the development of requirements, our budget requests, and the full range of other elements supporting the acquisition strategy for this program.  This survey, and all information herein is for informational planning purposes only and does not constitute a “Request for Proposal or Invitation for Bid”, nor is it to be construed as a commitment by the USG.

2. Proprietary Information 

The USG acknowledges its obligations under the Federal Acquisition Regulation 3.104-4 to protect confidential information provided to the Government (18 U.S.C. §1905). Pursuant to this statute, the USG is willing to accept any trade secrets or proprietary restrictions placed upon qualifying data forwarded in response to this survey and to protect such information from unauthorized disclosure, subject to the following:

• Qualifying data must be clearly marked PROPRIETARY and be accompanied by an explanatory text so that the Government is clearly notified as to exactly what data so qualifies.
• Mark only data that is truly confidential.

• Do not mark data that is already in the public domain or is already in possession of the USG or third parties on an unclassified basis.
• Proprietary data transmitted electronically must have the PROPRIETARY legend on both the cover of the transmittal e-mail as well as at the beginning of the file. Proprietary information contained within the correspondence shall use the legends: “PROPRIETARY PORTION BEGINS” and “PROPRIETARY PORTION ENDS.”

Disclaimer. The USG is not obligated to protect unmarked data. Nor is the Government obligated for like data in possession of third parties or for data which is afterwards placed in the public domain by the contractor or by third parties through no fault of the USG. Should the USG need to reproduce the protected data for distribution purposes between other Government offices, all such data will be reproduced with restrictive legends in place.

Support Contractors:

The Government sometimes uses support contractors in evaluating responses. Consequently, responses that contain proprietary information may receive only limited or no consideration since the Respondent’s marking of data as “PROPRIETARY” will preclude disclosure of same outside the Government and therefore will preclude disclosure to these support contractors assisting the evaluation effort.  The Government will use its best efforts to evaluate those responses that contain proprietary information without using support contractors consistent with the resources available.

3. Submission Schedule

Per the Questions section (Section #7) listed below, the following is the overview of the requested submission schedule:

• Responses due on or before 21 January 2025

For all formal submissions, comments, or concerns to this sources sought please contact:

Elizabeth Levine-Welhouse

Contracting Officer

Email Address: elizabeth.l.levinewelhouse.civ@army.mil

Daniel J. Edwards

Contract Specialist

Email Address: daniel.j.edwards82.civ@army.mil

4. Purpose

Army Contracting Command – Detroit Arsenal (ACC-DTA) is conducting market research to determine possible sources for the M145 Machinegun Optic, LIN: T60185, NSN: 1240-01-411-6350.  The M145 Machine Gun Optic (MGO) provides machine gunners with the capability to detect, identify and engage targets at extended ranges. The 3.4x power magnification and wide field-of-view. The USG would like to use this survey information to determine if any contractors are available to produce this item.

5. Sources Sought Intent

The purpose of this market survey is to gather information about the capabilities of industry sources as defined in Federal Acquisition Regulation 15.201(e). The input will help ACC-DTA ascertain the interest, capability, and capacity of potential offerors. The USG intends to engage Industry by using SAM.gov website. The intent of these engagements is to conduct market research about the types of businesses that are interested in producing the M145 Machine Gun Optic.

6. Instructions for Resp