U.S. Army Contracting Command - Rock Island is issuing this Sources Sought Notice to identify sources to produce a quantity of One Each, Lee Industries Inc. 150 Gallon, Style D7S Dished Top, Hemispherical Bottom, Explosives Melt Kettle.

The end user is the McAlester Army Ammunition Plant (MCAAP), McAlester, Oklahoma. The applicable NAICS code is 332420. Vendor information is requested on an unrestricted / full-and-open basis. There is no available Technical Data Package.

This Notice is for planning purposes only. It shall not be considered as a Request for Proposals (RFP) or as an obligation on the part of the Government. The Government does not intend to award a contract on the basis of this market research or otherwise pay for information solicited. The Government will utilize the information provided for information and/or planning purposes and to identify potential sources as part of its market research. Responders are solely responsible for all expenses associated with responding to this notice. Responses to the notice will not be returned.

Interested sources shall submit the following information by the below response date:

1. A positive statement of your firm's intention to quote
2. Your firm's DUNS, Cage Code, Tax ID, and Point of Contact information
3. Your firm's number of employees (for small business size verification)
4. Your firm's manufacturing plant name and location (for U.S. based status verification)
5. Any applicable Terms and Conditions
6. Production Capability and Delivery Lead Times
7. Unit price and extended price estimates (for budgetary purposes only)
8. Minimum Procurement Quantity required for economical production
9. An estimate on how long it will take your firm to provide the Government a formal proposal when and if a formal RFP is posted to the Army Single Face to Industry (ASFI) and Federal Business Opportunities (FBO) websites.

All of the above requested information must be submitted in detail for a decision to be made on the availability of interest from vendors. Failure to submit all information requested may result in a contractor not being considered as an interested vendor. All information submitted is protected as confidential. A determination by the Government not to compete this proposed contract based upon responses to this notice is solely within the discretion of the Contracting Officer. Paper copies will not be made available. All prospective contractors must be registered in the System for Award Management in order to be eligible for award.

Responses shall be electronically submitted by 1:00 PM Central Time on Tuesday 03 November 2015 via e-mail to the point-of-contact below.

Written requests for additional information are preferred. Point of contact is Mr. Michael Perez, A/C 309-782-3360, E-mail: [email protected].