Request for Information (RFI)/sources sought notice Portfolio Acquisition Executive – Marine Corps (PAE-MC) NOTE: THIS IS NOT A SOLICITATION FOR PROPOSALS. THIS IS A REQUEST FOR INFORMATION (RFI) ONLY. This RFI is for planning and informational purposes only and shall NOT be considered as a Request for Proposal (RFP) or as an obligation on the part of the Government to acquire any products or services. The Government will NOT be responsible for any costs incurred in responding to this RFI or furnishing the requested information. No entitlement to payment of direct or indirect costs or charges by the Government will arise as a result of a respondent's submission to this RFI or the Government's use of any such information. The Government reserves the right to reject, in whole or in part, any respondent's input resulting from this RFI. No Contract will be awarded from this announcement. Pursuant to Federal Acquisition Regulation (FAR) 15.201(e), responses to this notice are not offers and cannot be accepted by the Government to form a binding Contract. 1.0 Introduction: This is an RFI to conduct market research and identify sources for a Sub-Caliber gunnery training device for the Amphibious Combat Vehicle (ACV-30) equipped with the Mk44 30mm Cannon. The ACV-30 requires a training solution that allows crews to develop and sustain gunnery proficiency in a cost-effective manner. The use of a Sub-Caliber device is intended to reduce ammunition expenditure and allow for training on ranges not suited for full Caliber 30mm ammunition. The Government is seeking information on currently available, non-developmental items that can provide a realistic, live-fire training capability. The ACV platform is currently being produced by BAE Systems (BAE) under competitively awarded Contract M67854-16-C-0006. The Government does have technical data to aid the Contractor's design effort so part of the work will require Contractors to interface virtually with the Hardware of the required components and their constituent parts to develop their own engineering information. Government will be able to share Computer-Aided Design (CAD) models of the ACV-30 during prototyping efforts. The Government will provide access to an ACV-30 for a Contractor to analyze should a Contract be awarded for this effort. Interested Vendors should submit any information that shows their recommended solution. If Vendors have recommended alternative solutions to the above stated problem, they should detail how this course of action is equal or better to solving the problem statement mentioned prior. This information should include a description as to how their solution will enable gunnery training experience or minimize ammunition costs. The Government may use the information received from this notice to justify a sole or limited source justification. 1.1 Purpose: This RFI constitutes market research in accordance with FAR Part 10 and is not an RFP. Portfolio Acquisition…