SAM #LAV-26-0002

Sources Sought: CARC Paint and Application Services for USMC Light Armored Vehicles

The U.S. Army's Program Manager Office Light Armored Vehicles (PMO LAV) at TACOM Life Cycle Management Command is seeking industry sources for painting and surface preparation of 180 USMC Light Armored Vehicles (LAV) using Chemical Agent Resistant Coating (CARC) paints. - Government Buyer: - U.S. Army, TACOM Life Cycle Management Command, Program Manager Office Light Armored Vehicles (PMO LAV) - Products and Services Requested: - CARC E and CARC L paints (per MIL-DTL-64159C, Section 1.2.3) - Surface preparation and coating application services (per MIL-DTL-53072G) - Spray booths for paint application - Painting of 180 Light Armored Vehicles (90 at Camp Pendleton, 90 at Twentynine Palms) - Quantities and Details: - 180 vehicles total (90 at each California military base) - Paint and services must meet specific military specifications - Unique or Notable Requirements: - Compliance with DFARS 252.204-7012 and 252.204-7020 for Controlled Unclassified Information - State of California environmental permits and military paint purchase licensing required - Background checks for personnel - Experience with similar military painting projects must be demonstrated - Locations: - Work performed at Camp Pendleton (Oceanside, CA) and Marine Corps Air Ground Combat Center Twentynine Palms (Twentynine Palms, CA) - Contracting office at Detroit Arsenal, Michigan - No specific OEMs or vendors are named in the notice

Description

SOURCES SOUGHT PROGRAM MANAGER LIGHT ARMORED VEHICLES LIGHT ARMORED VEHICLE CHEMICAL AGENT RESISTANT COATING (CARC)

1. Description: Program Manager Office Light Armored Vehicles (PMO LAV) is responsible for the total life cycle support for the Family of Light Armored Vehicles (FOLAV) and is located at the United States Army TACOM Life Cycle Management Command (LCMC) in Detroit Arsenal, Michigan. 

PMO LAV seeks to identify sources capable of proper vehicle surface preparation and coating application of CARC paints with Grade E & Grade L based on MIL-DTL-64159C, Section 1.2.3 (for paint) and MIL-DTL-53072G (for application) to be applied to 180 multiple variants of the United States Marine Corps Light Armored Vehicles (LAV).  The source will acquire the paint, spray booths, and conform to painting in the direct pattern that will be provided upon request in response to this notice. Surface preparation and coating applications will be performed at two (2) locations as follows:  90 vehicles at Camp Pendleton in Oceanside, CA and 90 vehicles at Twentynine Palms in San Bernardino, CA within 12 months. To receive electronic Controlled Unclassified Information and Controlled Technical Information (CUI/CTI), respondents must demonstrate compliance with DFARS clauses 252.204-7012 and 252.204-7020.  

2. Sources Sought Request.  PM LAV seeks to determine industry capability to provide the requisite product (CARC E and CARC L paint) and services (surface preparation and painting).  Please provide any information (and/) or commercial literature describing your company’s capabilities as to how it could paint 180 LAV (including surface preparation, per the provided drawing, to receive contract in the August/September 2026 timeframe with a start date in October 2026.  Along with your response, please include a Rough Order of Magnitude (ROM) estimate for the paint and service of the specified quantity. 

3. Respondents are requested to include with their responses, their experience with painting for a Department of War purpose. Additional information to include are the necessary State of California permits and verification that your firm is licensed to purchase paint for military use and will be subject for background check.

4. All portions of this Sources Sought are merely for market research purposes, subject to change at any time, are in no way binding on the USG, and do not represent an established requirement.  This Sources Sought is furnished for information purposes only with the understanding that the USG is under no obligation of any kind to proceed with an acquisition in any way related to or based upon the information set forth herein.  Nothing contained in this survey should be regarded as a basis upon which to seek payment, reimbursement or other consideration from the USG.  Moreover, this Sources Sought is not intended as a solicitation of offers or request for competitive proposals.

5. Response Format.  Electronic responses are required.  It is requested that electronic responses be provided in a format that can be opened by the current version of Microsoft 365.  The maximum size of each e-mail message should be no more than three and one-half (3.5) megabytes.  You may use multiple e-mail messages.  The subject line must include the message number, (example: 1 of 3, 2 of 3, 3 of 3), and "[Company’s Name] response to PM LAV Light Armored Vehicles Chemical Agent Resistant Coating (CARC)  Sources Sought".  All interested firms, regardless of size, are encouraged to respond to this request for information.

It is not necessary to respond to this Sources Sought in order to be eligible for future contract awards.

6. Responses Due. Please submit electronic responses to this survey as well as questions for clarification to:

Drew Pearson, drew.j.pearson2.civ@army.mil

Sources Sought responses shall be furnished by 16 June 2026.

7. Sources Sought Questionnaire.  The questionnaire below is intended to provide a snapshot of your company’s capabilities to provide the services outlined in paragraph 1.

  SOURCES SOUGHT QUESTIONNAIRE

Company Identification Company Name: Mailing Address: Company Website: Location of Facilities: Point of Contact: Phone Number: Fax Number: Email:

1. What products or services does your company provide in support of the description in paragraph 1? Please list and define the products or services provided to include current or past efforts.

2. How long has your company been in business?

3. What is the current size status of your business (large, small, other)? Does your company fall under a specific socioeconomic category?

4. Provide your North American Industry Classification System (NAICS) Codes, Commercial and Government Entity (CAGE) Code and Data Universal Numbering System (DUNS) number if available.

5. Has your company provided the services outlined above in paragraph 1 to the USG? If yes, please state whether you were the prime or the subcontractor and provide the name of the requiring activity, the contract number, and the period of performance.

6. Has your company provided any of the services outlined above in paragraph 1 to any foreign Government? If yes, please describe.

7. Are there any other factors that your company believes would impact the ability of the USG to execute the services outlined above in paragraph 1?  If yes, please describe.

END OF QUESTIONNAIRE

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NOTE: The USG is not asking you to develop or provide any proprietary or sensitive information in response to this Sources Sought, nor is this Sources Sought a request for proposal. Companies responding to this survey are required to submit electronic responses in accordance with page 1, paragraph 4 of this survey. Please send your survey questionnaire answers to:

drew.j.pearson2.civ@army.mil  

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