SOURCES SOUGHT
13 -- M903/M962 SLAP/SLAP-T
- Notice Date
- 6/22/2005
- 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-05-X-0625
- Response Due
- 7/22/2005
- Archive Date
- 8/21/2005
- Description
- Purpose - The US Army TACOM-ARDEC in support of the Project Manager for Soldier Weapons and the Project Manager for Maneuver Ammunition System is seeking sources for Caliber .50, Sabot Light Armor Penetrator (M903) and Sabot Light Armor Penetrator Tracer (M903/M962) cartridges, which use a hard tungsten core to permit penetration of lightly armored targets at ranges up to 1500 Yards and for unlinked .50 Caliber Tracers (M962) to be used in a sub-caliber Tank Training Device. The primary configuration for these cartridges shall be linked in a ratio of 4 ball (M903) to 1 Tracer (M962), using M9 metallic links, in belts of 100 cartridges, packed 100 cartridges per M2A1 Can, 2 - M2A1 Cans per Wire bound Container. A secondary packaging configuration consisting of only SLAPT M962, packed 120 rounds bulk per M2A1 Can, 2 ??? M2A1 Can per Wire bound Container is also contemplated. Operational Requirements - Packaging shall be capable of providing weather resistance to the ammunition, and be capable of OCONUS shipment (Land, SEA and Air) without disruption or damage to any portion of the procured ammunition. Specific areas of interest include high performance and reliability through extreme operational operating temperatures (-65F to +125F), fully acceptable functional safety and long term storage stability (at up to +160F) and a commercial off-the-shelf supplier with a demonstrated manufacturing process. Tracer performance shall be out to a range of 1500 yards minimum. The Caliber .50 Sabot Light Armor Penetrator and Sabot Light Armor Penetrator Tracer Cartridges shall operate in outdoor ranges, with an effective range out to a minimum of 1500 yards, within the permissible exposure limits established by the Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) and the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), and, when fired, will not generate a hazardous waste as listed under 40 CFR. All potential sources must meet the performance requirements currently required for the M903 and M962 cartridges, including but not limited to, all interior and exterior ballistic qualities of the current military specification (MIL-C-70663B), penetration requirements at 1500 yards as well as 275 yards. Must function normally in all Caliber .50 M2HB family of military weapons across all operational temperature and environmental extremes, without altering such weapons, must not damage such weapons, and shall not expose the shooter to toxic materials listed by the American Conference of Government Industrial Hygienists (ACGIH) threshold limit values or OSHA as listed in 29 CFR 1910. Production Requirements - The production rate shall be a minimum of 100,000 cartridges per month of sustained production, with capability to increase production rate to 200,000 per month on demand for extended periods. The design and manufacture of this item shall be in conformance with MIL-C-70633B, Drawing # 12902957 for 4 M903 Linked to 1 M962 and Drawing #12902958 for M962 120 Cartridge Bulk Pack. The anticipated quantity range of Linked Caliber .50, Sabot Light Armor Penetrator (M903) and Sabot Light Armor Penetrator Tracer (M903/M962) cartridges for FY06 is 3,100,000 ??? 4,100,000 each Cartridges; anticipated quantity range for FY07 is 900,000 ??? 1,600,000 each Cartridges; anticipated quantity range for FY08 is 1,400,000 ??? 2,800,000 each cartridges; anticipated quantity range for FY09 is 1,200,000 ??? 2,300,000; anticipated quantity range for FY10 is 800,000 ??? 1,700,000 each cartridges. The anticipated production quantity range for unlinked M962 Cartridges for each year FY06 ??? FY10 is 200,000 ??? 400,000 each cartridges. The secondary packaging configuration shall be procured for a minimum of 100,000 Cartridges. Tungsten penetrators shall be required to be procured from two sources. For Further Information - All interested parties should submit a description of their capabilities along with sketches, drawings, specifications, brochures, current estimated unit cost per million, monthly production capability, and/or test results within 30 days of this notice to: US Army TACOM-ARDEC, AMSTA-AQ-APF, Eric Holder, Picatinny, NJ 07806-5000 or by email to: eholder@pica.army.mil. This is a market survey, not a pre-solicitation notice. If a formal solicitation is generated at a later date, a solicitation notice will be published. All information is to be submitted at no cost or obligation to the Government. The Government reserves the right to reject, in whole or in part any private sector input as a result of this market survey. SEE NOTE 22 and NOTE 26.
- Web Link
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US ARMY TACOM-Picatinny Procurement Network
(http://procnet.pica.army.mil/dbi/Download/GoGetSourcesSought.cfm?SolNum=W15QKN-05-X-0625)
- Record
- SN00834579-W 20050624/050622212123 (fbodaily.com)
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