Sources Sought Notice , Stud , Plain , NSN : 5307 - 20 - 001 - 9419

2026-11-03

Sources Sought NoticeDESCRIPTION OF INTENTThis is a SOURCES SOUGHT NOTICE / MARKET RESEARCH SURVEY to request information for Government planning purposes only . The Army Contracting Command – Detroit Arsenal ( ACC - DTA ) is seeking to gain knowledge of interest , capabilities and qualifications of various members of the community , to include both small and large businesses , for production of the item identified below . Responses to this Sources Sought Notice / Market Research Survey will assist ACC - DTA in planning its acquisition strategy for a potential future acquisition . NOUN : Stud , PlainNSN : 5307 - 20 - 001 - 9419PART NO .: 10618053ESTIMATED QUANTITY 24 EAEND ITEM : Light Armored VehicleTECHNICAL DATA PACKAGE : There is No Technical Data Package ( TDP ) associated with this procurement . FIRST ARTICLE TESTING : N / ANOTE : All survey input is voluntary , and no compensation will be made for your firm ’ s participation . Since this is a Sources Sought Notice , and not a solicitation for receipt of proposals or quotations , the Government does not encourage questions concerning this market research . Furthermore , the Government is not obligated to issue a solicitation or award a contract as a result of this announcement . INSTRUCTIONS FOR COMPLETING THE SURVEYYou may respond in total , or in part , to this survey . However , all responses must be receivedno later than 06 April 2026 . All completed surveys shall be sent via e - mail to : Kaitlyn FruhnerContract Specialist , ACC - DTAE - mail : kaitlyn . n . fruhner . civ @ army . milSubject Line : Sources Sought , EH6C0065EHRelevant sales media and product manuals may be included as attachments with your submission . Please clearly mark all proprietary information . The front page of your response package should state " PROPIETARY INFORMATION CONTAINED WITHIN " ( all caps ), if applicable . Also , please provide a release statement indicating that the proprietary information may be distributed to Army personnel involved with this survey . CONFIDENTIAL INFORMATION & LABELINGThe Government acknowledges its obligations under 18 USC § 1905 to protect information qualifying as confidential . Pursuant to this statute , the Government is willing to accept any trade secret or confidential restrictions placed on qualifying data forwarded in response to the survey questions , and to protect it from unauthorized disclosure subject to the following : Clearly and conspicuously mark qualifying data as trade secret or confidential with the restrictive legend “ CONFIDENTIAL ” ( all caps ), including any explanatory text , so that the Government is clearly notified of what data needs to be protected . In marking such data , please take care to mark only those portions of the data or materials that are truly trade secret or confidential ( overbreadth in marking inappropriate data as “ CONFIDENTIAL ” may diminish or eliminate the usefulness of your response ). Use circling , underscoring , highlighting , or any other appropriate means to indicate those portions of a single page that need to be protected . The Government is not obligated to protect unmarked data . Additionally , marked data that is already in the public domain or in the possession of the Government or third parties , or is afterward placed into the public domain by the owner or another party through no fault of the Government will not be protected once in the public domain . Data already in the Government ’ s possession will be protected in accordance with the Government ’ s data rights . Confidential data transmitted electronically , whether by physical media or not , whether by the respondent or by the Government , shall contain any restrictive legend , with any explanatory text , on both the cover of the transmittal e - mail and at the beginning of the file itself . Where appropriate for portions only of an electronic file , use the restrictive legends “ CONFIDENTIAL DATA BEGINS :” and “ CONFIDENTIAL PORTION ENDS ”. In any reproductions of technical data or any portions thereof subject to asserted restrictions , the Government shall also reproduce the asserted restriction legend and any explanatory text . The Government sometimes uses support contractors in evaluating responses . Consequently , responses that contain confidential information may receive only limited or no consideration since the respondent ’ s marking of data as “ CONFIDENTIAL ” will preclude disclosure of same outside the Government , and therefore will preclude disclosure to support contractors assisting with the evaluation effort . QUESTIONNAIRE / SURVEYVendor Profile . Please complete the yellow - highlighted fields below : COMPANY NAME : MAILING ADDRESS : CAGE CODE : POC NAME / TITLE : PHONE NUMBER : E - MAIL ADDRESS : WEBSITE : Business type forNAICS 332722 ( Please check all that apply .) 8 ( a ) Small DisadvantagedHUBZoneWomen - ownedLarge BusinessNone of the Above . PleaseExplain : _______________________________________Service - disabled Veteran - ownedSmall Business * If claiming small business status , the information must be verifiable in SAM . govPlease indicate if the NAICS code selected is appropriate , if not , please explain why . Nonmanufacturer Rule . To qualify as a small business concern for set - aside or sole source supply contracts , a small business must meet at least one of the qualifications listed below . Please indicate which qualification , if any , applies to your firm : Manufacture the product itself ; orSupply a product manufactured by another small business if it is a nonmanufacturer ; orSupply the product of any sized manufacturer if the Small Business Administration has granted a waiver to the nonmanufacturer rule . A current DD 2345 , Military Critical Technical Data Agreement , must be on file with the Defense Logistics Information Service ( DLIS ) to access and view the TDP associated with this procurement . Does your firm have acurrentDD 2345 on file with DLIS ? Yes : No : Approval Pending . Application submitted on : [ MM / DD / YYYY ] Requirement - specific Information . Please complete the questions below : ( These are general questions . Please add or remove as applicable to your buy .) NOUN : Stud , PlainNSN : 5307 - 20 - 001 - 9419PART NO .: 10618053Has your firm manufactured this item for a U . S . Government agency in the past ? If so , please list the contract number ( s ) and agency ( s ). Is your firmcurrentlycapable of manufacturing this item ? Statements of your firm ’ s expertise should include reference to relevant contracts performed ( including a description of the scope , quantity manufactured , and point of contact with phone number ). If your firm was awarded a contract for this item , where would production take place ? Does your firm have experience with first article testing ( FAT )? If so , please provide a brief summary of the experience . What is your firm ’ s production lead time for this item after receipt of award ? ( Please respond in number of calendar days .) What is your firm ’ sminimum , normalandmaximumsustainable monthly production rates for this item ? What is your firm ’ s current price per unit for this item ? Please identify your firm ’ s current quality management system . Also , is your firm independently certified in that system ? Please provide a summary of the item ’ s commercial availability . Is there any other pertinent information that your firm would like to disclose ? If so , please list below and / or include as a Microsoft Word (. doc or . docx ) or Adobe Acrobat (. pdf ) attachment with your submission .

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