SOURCES SOUGHT
13 -- 30MM M883 High Pressure Test Cartridge
- Notice Date
- 2/10/2010
- Notice Type
- Sources Sought
- NAICS
- 332993
— Ammunition (except Small Arms) Manufacturing
- Contracting Office
- Rock Island Contracting Center (RI-CC), ATTN: AMSAS-AC, Rock Island, IL 61299-6500
- ZIP Code
- 61299-6500
- Solicitation Number
- W52P1J10R0113
- Response Due
- 2/15/2010
- Archive Date
- 4/16/2010
- Point of Contact
- Christopher Gericke, 309-782-6129
- E-Mail Address
-
Rock Island Contracting Center (RI-CC)
(christopher.gericke@conus.army.mil)
- Small Business Set-Aside
- N/A
- Description
- Description: The U.S. Army Contracting Command, on behalf of The Office of the Project Manager, Maneuver Ammunition Systems, located at Picatinny, NJ is seeking possible sources for the manufacture and delivery of a quantity of approximately 1,500 each M883 30MM High Pressure Test Cartridges in support of the United States Army. The NSN is 1305-01-168-0538 and the DODIC is B135 for M883. The technical data package (TDP) is classified Distribution D (Authorized to the Department of Defense and DoD contractors only). Offerors must be registered with the U.S./Canada Joint Certification Office to obtain a copy of the specification and top drawings (See www.dlis.dla.mil/jcp/ for instructions and information). Cartridge components include an aluminum cartridge case, projectile, M36A2 percussion primer, flashtube, and propellant. Cartridge performance requirements include Muzzle Velocity, Chamber Pressure and Action Time. A respondent to this market survey must have the facilities and skills required to produce and qualify the M883 30MM High Pressure Test Cartridges. Specific production capabilities and skills required to manufacture this cartridge are as follows: prime case machine to insert the flashtube assembly and percussion primer into the cartridge case; propellant loader to weigh propellant and charge the cartridge case; cartridge assembly loader to insert the projectile body into the cartridge case, crimp, and gage cartridge chamber and height; pack-out equipment to assemble cartridges into tubes and load into containers; and ballistic test facilities and equipment for measuring velocity, pressure, action time, time of flight, etc. Besides Load, Assemble, and Pack (LAP) equipment, additional production capabilities required are furnaces for heat treat and annealing, metal forming and machining equipment, anodize and phosphate systems, material handling systems, tool room equipment, ultrasonic test equipment, and metrology and metallurgy laboratories. Specific skills required include: ammunition process/design engineers, set-up mechanics familiar with ammunition component and LAP production equipment; toolmakers and machinists to support all production facilities/equipment; personnel for programming and operation of LAP manufacturing equipment; certified inspectors, quality control engineers, and ballistics test personnel for in-process and final inspection, pack-out, First Article Test (FAT) and Lot Acceptance Test (LAT) ballistics testing, and shipment of ammunition products; machine operators for set-up and operation of various metal forming and machine tool production manufacturing equipment; personnel with expertise to control heat treat, quench, temper of metal products to obtain ductility and hardness requirements; personnel familiar with phosphate and anodizing systems; ultrasonic technicians; metallurgists to test raw materials throughout the process to a finished product; personnel with extensive expertise in the manufacture and handling of propellant; and skills needed to maintain several items of unique or special type pieces of the equipment and facilities. Specifications: This item is purchased to a Technical Data Package (TDP). Planned Acquisition: A firm fixed pricing contract is contemplated for the effort. A base quantity of approximately 1,500 is being considered. The resulting contract will also include out-year requirements. Submission Information: Interested U.S./Canadian firms who feel they are capable of manufacturing DODIC B135 M883 30MM High Pressure Test Cartridges are invited to indicate their interest by providing the Government a brief summary of their companys capabilities, including a brief description of facilities, personnel and past manufacturing experience as it relates to the above criteria. Information must be submitted to Mr. Gericke, Christopher at the Rock Island Contracting Center via email address Christopher.gericke@conus.army.mil. Please respond NO LATER THAN 15 days from the date of posting, and identify M883 30MM High Pressure Test Cartridges Sources Sought/Market Research as the subject of your response. This is a market survey for planning purposes only and shall not be construed as a Request for Proposal or as an obligation on the part of the Government. The Government does not intend to award a contract based on this market survey or otherwise pay for information solicited. The information you provide will only be utilized by the Rock Island Contracting Center in developing its acquisition approach for future requirements.
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- Place of Performance
- Address: Rock Island Contracting Center (RI-CC) ATTN: AMSAS-AC, Rock Island IL
- Zip Code: 61299-6500
- Zip Code: 61299-6500
- Record
- SN02062968-W 20100212/100210235231-2a0c8f1bc9cec1871b42a8d45a7770e8 (fbodaily.com)
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