58--Night Vision (NV) Test Set; TS-4348/UV.

The US Army CECOM Contracting Center-Army Contracting Command of Fort Monmouth NJ intends to issue a Request for Proposal on or about 8 December 2008 to procure systems, spares and services for the Night Vision (NV) Test Set; TS-4348/UV NSN 6625-01-323-9584. An individual TS-4348/UV consists of a test set (module assembly) with resilient goggles adapter and mating lens cap; operators manual; package of lens paper; soft carrying case; drivers viewer adapter; weapon sight (set connector) adapter; storage and shipping (optical instrument) case that stow the above items and a 9 Vdc commercial battery. This effort will be a six (6) year (five-year base with a one-year option), Indefinite-Delivery Indefinite-Quantity (IDIQ) Firm-Fixed-Price (FFP) contract. The planned acquisition of the Night Vision (NV) Test Set; TS-4348/UV has an estimated ceiling of $22 million with a minimum guarantee of $750,000. The contractor shall be able to deliver at a minimum, 500 units per month. With First Article Testing, the Contractor shall deliver 500 units, 300 days after the delivery order is placed and 500 units/ month thereafter until completion. Without First Article Testing the contractor shall deliver 500 units, 240 days after the delivery order is placed and 500 units/ month thereafter until completion. This will be a full and open competitive acquisition utilizing Two-Step Sealed Bidding procedures. Selection of offers for award will be based on the evaluation of written proposals. Solicitation is expected to be formally released on, or about 8 December 2008 via the Armys Interactive Business Opportunities Page (IBOP) with responses due thirty (30) days after RFP is issued. Drawings are attached to the synopsis. The Government reserves the right to award without discussions. All Parties interested in doing business with CECOM Contracting Center are invited to access, operate, send and receive information from the IBOP at https://abop.monmouth.army.mil. Upon accessing this web page, click CECOM-2008, and then hit go. You will need to register with the IBOP in order to view solicitations. Please be advised that hard copies of the solicitation will not be made available; you must download solicitation documents from the IBOP. Please contact the IBOP help desk at (732) 532-1840 or (732) 532-5246 (these numbers are NOT toll free) for technical assistance with the IBOP. Offers and bids shall be submitted electronically via the IBOP. Files shall not contain any classified data. To register, go to the IBOP website at https://abop.monmouth.army.mil and click on the User Registration link under Support Services. For technical assistance with the website, please call (732) 532-1840 of (732) 532-5246. THIS SYNOPSIS IS FOR INFORMATION AND PLANNING PURPOSES ONLY, DOES NOT CONSTITUTE A SOLICITATION FOR BIDS OR PROPOSALS, AND IS NOT TO BE CONSTRUED AS A COMMITMENT BY THE GOVERNMENT. THE GOVERNMENT WILL NOT PAY FOR ANY EFFORT EXPENDED IN RESPONDING TO THIS SYNOPSIS. FUTHER, NO QUESTIONS FROM INDUSTRY WILL BE CONSIDERED AT THIS TIME. All correspondence should be directed in writing to the contracting team electronic addresses: Ryan.T.McWilliams@us.army.mil and Cynthia.Geiss@us.army.mil