Sources Sought Notice: SMALL ARMS TOOL KIT, NSN: 5180-01-670-9469

This is a SOURCES SOUGHT NOTICE/MARKET RESEARCH SURVEY to request information for Government planning purposes only. Responses will assist the Government in planning its acquisition strategy for a potential future acquisition. The Government is not committed to issue a solicitation or award a contract as a result of this announcement. Army Contracting Command-Detroit Arsenal (ACC-DTA) is seeking qualified and capable potential vendors. This is a sources-sought synopsis for market research puposes and not a solicitation for receipt of proposals or quotations.

This request for information (RFI) is for the manufacturing of TOOL KIT,SMALL ARMS (SARTK), NSN: 5180-01-670-9469; PN: 0631A0000; NAICS Code: 332994. The U.S. Army, Detroit Arsenal is seeking prospective contractors to gain knowledge of interest, capabilities, and qualifications of various members of the community, to include both small and large businesses. If your company is interested and can demonstrate the firm’s ability, capability, and responsibility to deliver the equipment summarized above, we encourage you to respond to this announcement with a statement of your qualifications and capability.

Additionally, please answer the following questions:

1. Is this item available to the commercial marketplace?


2. What is your minimum sustaining rate for this item?


3. What is your production lead time?


4. If you are a small business, does your method of fulfilling the contract comply with the limitations of the subcontracting clause?


5. Are there any challenges to proposing a five-year contract?

Please respond to the five questions above via email to lyndsey.m.pena.civ@army.mil, no later than Friday, 23 May 2025 at 5:00pm EST. Additionally, if you could provide responses to the attached sources sought notice via email to lyndsey.m.pena.civ@army.mil, no later than Friday, 23 May 2025 at 5:00pm EST, it would be greatly appreciated. Thank you in advance!