CNC Vertical Turning Center ( VTC ) with Dell Pro Max 18 Laptop , Fanuc Series 0i - F , and GibbsCAM Post Processor

2026-11-03

The DLA Weapons Support ( Richmond ) is issuing this sources sought as a means of conducting market research to identify parties having an interest in and the resources to support this requirement for QTY ONE ( 1 ) CNC Vertical Turning Center ( VTC ) with Dell Pro Max 18 Laptop , Fanuc Series 0i - F , and GibbsCAM Post Processor . The machine will need to supplied with turnkey services for : Shipping , Conveyance / Offloading / Rigging , Tooling , Technical Data ( e . g . manuals / drawings ), GibbsCam Post Processor , Training , Installation , removal of old equipment / utility , and foundation . The VTC requires a Fanuc Series 0i - F controller , a Dell Brand Pro Max 18 Plus laptop for offline programming , and Post Processor built on GibbsCam . There are no acceptable subsititutes to these brand name call outs . THIS SOURCES SOUGHT IS FOR INFORMATION PURPOSES ONLY . THIS IS NOT A REQUEST FOR QUOTE / PROPOSAL . IT DOES NOT CONSTITUTE A SOLICITATION AND SHALL NOT BE CONSTRUED AS A COMMITMENT BY THE GOVERNMENT . RESPONSES IN ANY FORM ARE NOT OFFERS AND THE GOVERNMENT IS UNDER NO OBLIGATION TO AWARD A CONTRACT AS A RESULT OF THIS ANNOUNCEMENT . NO FUNDS ARE AVAILABLE TO PAY FOR PREPARATION OF RESPONSES TO THIS ANNOUNCEMENT . ANY INFORMATION SUBMITTED BY RESPONDENTS TO THIS TECHNICAL DESCRIPTION IS STRICTLY VOLUNTARY . A determination by the Government not to compete this proposed contract based upon responses to this notice is solely within the discretion of the government . Information received will normally be considered solely for the purpose of determining whether to conduct a competitive procurement . Submission Instructions : Interested parties should submit a response to this Sources Sought Notice by closing date and time listed on SAM . gov . All responses under this Sources Sought Notice must be emailed to AVN IPE Market Research at AVNIPEMarketResearch @ dla . mil . Email subject line must include ATTN : 24 - 30 - 1206 . Responses should be not exceed ten ( 10 ) one - sided 8 . 5 x 10 inch pages with a font that is no smaller than 10 point as this is not a request for a proposal but only a request for submission of a vendor ' s capability to perform this requirement . Telephone inquiries will not be accepted or acknowledged , and no feedback or evaluations will be provided to companies regarding their submissions . Place of performance is Fleet Readiness Center East , Cherry Point , North CarolinaDLA Aviation is requesting industry input into the feasibility of the government ’ s requirements . In your response , please provide : Description of your company ’ s capabilities , based on the questions below : Comments on the attached statement of work . Please identify on the attached statement of work if your company can provide the requirement as written or propose an alternative solution . Please identify your company ’ s business size in terms of number of employees , and whether domestic or foreign for consideration of solicitation set - aside , and small business subcontracting requirements . Please identify your company ’ s manufacturer status : Manufacturer / Non - Manufacturing Source . If non - manufacturing source , please identify the manufacturer . Please identify whether your company will partner with subcontractors to complete this requirement . Please provide a basis of estimate to consider the total financial budget of this requirement . Estimates should capture the total procurement requirements , not solely the machine ’ s requirements . For simplicity , the estimate should broken out as follows and just needs a total cost for each area : Machine Cost to meet requirements ( do not have to line item or provide options packages ) TrainingTech Data - Manuals and drawingsGibbsCam Post ProcessorInstallationFoundationShippingRigingToolingRemoval of Equipment / UtilityDraft purchase descriptions are attached . Please comment on the draft purchase description of whether the current characteristics are achievable , or whether the Government should consider an alternative that is commercially available . Additionally , please address your ability to supply the VTC with the cited brand name components .

North Carolina

2026-05-05