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The U.S. Government is conducting market research to identify if there are any responsible contractors that can produce Ground Support Equipment (GSE) for the U.S. Army Mid-Range Capability (MRC) weapon system. Each MRC Battery consists of four Launchers, one Battery Operations Center (BOC), one Battery Support Vehicle (BSV), and one Reload Trailer.

BACKGROUND: The U.S. Army has a need to obtain a fifth battery with potential for additional GSE for the MRC weapon system. The first four batteries were developed and produced by Lockheed Martin Corporation (LMC), Rotary and Mission Systems (RMS) CAGE code 02769, located at 199 BORTON LANDING RD, MOORESTOWN, NJ 08057.

Interested firms must demonstrate technical capability, corporate knowledge, and experience of providing hardware, facilities, equipment, technical expertise, planning, management, manufacturing, and testing efforts, to include incidental services, for producing the MRC weapon system.

Interested Sources shall have the ability to work with multiple military program offices, to produce, test, and deliver GSE.

Sources who believe they can provide the requirements described herein are invited to indicate their interest by providing the following information to the point of contact listed below:

1) Company Name, CAGE Code, DUNS, and street address

2) Point of contact including name, title, phone, and email address

3) Size of contractor, average annual revenue for the past three years and number of employees

4) A description of the company’s experience in providing technical expertise, manufacturing and production expertise and facilities, and other services as required to meet the MRC production requirements. Outline the company’s experience in meeting contractual due dates for similar type efforts

5) Understanding of included Navy weapons systems included in the MRC architecture

6) Personnel qualifications, to include any Subject Matter Expertise

7) Schedule, risks, and assumptions