SOURCES SOUGHT
13 -- Candle Assemblies for 60mm/81mm/120mm Illuminating Mortar Cartridges
- Notice Date
- 9/9/2004
- Notice Type
- Sources Sought
- Contracting Office
- US Army ARDEC, AMSTA-AR-PC, Picatinny Arsenal, New Jersey 07806-5000
- ZIP Code
- 07806-5000
- Solicitation Number
- W15QKN-04-X-0307
- Response Due
- 9/24/2004
- Point of Contact
- ANN TIERNEY, Contract Specialist, (973)724-4526
- E-Mail Address
-
Email your questions to ANN TIERNEY
(atierney@pica.army.mil)
- Description
- The US Army Research Development and Engineering Command, Armament Research, Development and Engineering Center (RDECOM-ARDEC), Picatinny, New Jersey is conducting a market survey to identify sources that are capable of supplying Candle Assemblies for 60mm M721 and M767, 81mm M853A1 and M816, and 120mm M930 and M983 Illuminating Mortar Cartridges (see cartridge descriptions and candle performance parameters below). Contractors should have experience in efforts of similar complexity and magnitude. Interested firms with capability of providing 60mm, 81mm and 120mm illuminating mortar candle assemblies should provide, at no cost to the government, a summary of their firm?s past experience, capabilities, size of business (small or large business), description of facilities, equipment and personnel to meet these requirements, and any other areas of expertise that may enable them to undertake efforts of similar complexity and magnitude. Sources should identify the time required for the start up operations including manufacturing of samples for tunnel testing, first article inspections and first article ballistic testing, maximum annual production capacity (such as 100,000, 200,000 or 300,000 total annual production capacity) based upon a typical production percentage of 15/40/45 for the 60mm, 81mm and 120mm candle assemblies, respectively. Also, the details about the number of production lines, number of shifts planned, monthly production rate per line, total monthly production rates for all the lines combined etc shall be provided. The market survey is for planning purposes only and shall not be construed as a request for proposal or as an obligation on the part of the Government. All information submitted will be provided at no cost to the government and will be held in a confidential status. The contractor shall provide all information requested in this notification within fifteen days of this publication by electronic mail to thomas.peter@us.army.mil. 60mm Cartridge Descriptions and Candle Assembly Performance Parameters: The M721 and M767 are fin stabilized illuminating Mortar Cartridges which have a body assembly, consisting of a thin steel wall body tube and an aluminum tail cone. The body shall contain the candle mix in a metal candle case with a swivel assembly. The parachute is contained in the tail cone section and is connected to the swivel assembly of the candle case which contains the illuminant mix. The weight of both M721 and M767 candle assembly shall be approximately 1.2 pounds each. The M721 candle shall produce a minimum visible light of 300,000 candelas and shall burn for a minimum of 32 seconds in the air. The M767 candle shall produce a minimum infrared light of 30 Watts/Steradian (within wavelength 0.6 to 0.9 microns) and a maximum of 400 candelas of visible light. The candle shall burn for a minimum of 40 seconds in the air. The candle case shall be cylindrical and shall have a diameter of less than 2.17 inch and a maximum length of 3.47 inches. During cartridge launch, the candle will experience a maximum setback of 12,000 G. At a predetermined time during the flight of the cartridge, the fuze will function and shall ignite the candle with the flash produced by the black powder (2.9 grams) in the fuze. The fuze activation will produce a maximum internal pressure of 600 PSI pushing the candle towards the tail cone direction and a loaded spring located in the tail cone will push the candle and parachute assembly out of the cartridge. During this parachute deployment, the candle will experience a maximum setback of 600 G (This is equivalent to a maximum snatching force of 480 pounds). This force tries to pull the illuminant mix out of the candle case. Both M721 and M767 candle shall be able to withstand all the forces specified here. 81mm Cartridge Descriptions and Candle Assembly Performance Parameters: The M816 and M853A1 are fin stabilized illuminating Mortar Cartridges which have a body assembly, consisting of a thin aluminum wall body tube and an aluminum tail cone. The body shall contain the candle mix in a metal candle case with a swivel assembly. The parachute is also contained in the body and is connected to the swivel assembly of the candle case which contains the illuminant mix. The weight of both M816 and M853A1 candle assemblies shall be approximately 2.5 pounds each. The M853A1 candle shall produce a minimum visible light of 525,000 candelas and shall burn for a minimum of 50 seconds in the air. The M816 candle shall produce a minimum infrared light of 50 Watts/Steradian (within wavelength 0.75 to 0.95 microns) and a maximum of 400 candelas visible light. The candle shall burn for a minimum of 60 seconds in the air. The candle case shall be cylindrical and shall have a diameter of less than 2.782 inch and a maximum length of 5.102 inches. During cartridge launch, the candle will experience a maximum setback of 12,000 G. At a predetermined time during the flight of the cartridge, the fuze will function and shall ignite the candle with the flash produced by the black powder (4.9 grams) in the fuze. The fuze activation will produce a maximum of approximately 1,000 PSI pushing the candle towards the tail cone direction and thereby pushing the candle and parachute assembly out of the cartridge. During this parachute deployment, the candle will experience a maximum setback of 900 G. (This is equivalent to a snatching force of 2000 pounds or less). This force tries to pull the illuminant mix out of the candle case. Both M816 and M853A1 candle shall be able to withstand all the forces specified here. 120mm Cartridge Descriptions and Candle Assembly Performance Parameters: The M930 and M983 are fin stabilized illuminating Mortar Cartridges which have a body bodies, consisting of a steel front and a rear body tubes. The body shall contain the candle mix in a metal candle case with a swivel assembly. The parachute is contained in the rear body and is connected to the swivel assembly of the candle case which contains the illuminant mix. The weight of both M930 and M983 candle assemblies shall be approximately 3.9 pounds each. The M930 candle shall produce a minimum visible light of 1 million candelas and shall burn for a minimum of 50 seconds in the air. The M983 candle shall produce a minimum infrared light of 75 Watts/Steradian (within wavelength 0.6 to 0.9 microns) and a maximum of 400 candelas of visible light. The candle shall burn for a minimum of 50 seconds in the air. The candle case shall be cylindrical and shall have a diameter of less than 3.66 inches and a maximum length of 5.24 inches. During launch, the candle will experience a maximum setback of 12,000 G. At a predetermined time during the flight of the cartridge, the fuze will function and shall ignite the candle with the flash produced by the black powder in the fuze and the additional black powder in the plastic container adjacent to the fuze (total of approximately 17.9 grams). The fuze activation will produce a maximum of 4000 PSI pushing the candle towards direction of the rear body and a loaded spring will push the candle and the parachute out of the rear body. During this parachute deployment, the candle will experience a maximum setback of 1200 G. (This is equivalent to a snatching force of 4000 pounds or less). This force tries to pull the illuminant mix out of the candle case. Both M930 and M983 candles shall be able to withstand all the forces specified here.
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