SOLICITATION NOTICE
13 -- AMMUNITION AND EXPLOSIVES
- Notice Date
- 3/7/2012
- Notice Type
- Presolicitation
- NAICS
- 332993
— Ammunition (except Small Arms) Manufacturing
- Contracting Office
- ROCK ISLAND CONTRACTING CENTER, ROCK ISLAND, IL 61299-8000
- ZIP Code
- 61299-8000
- Solicitation Number
- W52P1J12R0098
- Response Due
- 4/9/2012
- Archive Date
- 5/9/2012
- Point of Contact
- SHERRY BURRIS,Contract Specialist,(309)782-3359 or PATRICK A. LOOTENS,Contracting Officer,(309)782-5936
- E-Mail Address
-
ROCK ISLAND CONTRACTING CENTER
(SHERRY.J.BURRIS@US.ARMY.MIL)
- Small Business Set-Aside
- N/A
- Description
- THE U.S. ARMY CONTRACTING COMMAND, ROCK ISLAND, IL, AMMUNITION CONTRACTING DIVISION ON BEHALF OF THE OFFICE OF THE PROJECT MANAGER, MANEUVER AMMUNITION SYSTEMS (OPM-MAS), IS ISSUING A MARKET SURVEY FOR POTENTIAL SOURCES FOR THE FOLLOWING: CARTRIDGE, SALUTING 40MM, BLACK POWDER, NSN: 1310-01-240-5741, DODIC B650; AND CARTRIDGE, SALUTING 40MM, BLACK POWDER (SPECIAL) 50 GM CHARGE, NSN: 1310-00-866-9744, DODIC B550. THE NAICS CODE FOR THIS ANNOUNCEMENT IS 332993, AMMUNITION (EXCEPT SMALL ARMS) MANUFACTURING. THE APPLICABLE SMALL BUSINESS SIZE STANDARD IS LESS THAN 1,500 EMPLOYEES. THE MAJOR DIFFERENCE BETWEEN THE TWO (2) MODELS LISTED ABOVE IS THE AMOUNT OF BLACK POWDER EMPLOYED PER ITEM. THE TWO (2) CARTRIDGES ARE USED IN NAVY AND COAST GUARD CEREMONIES TO SALUTE MEMBERS OF THE ARMED FORCES. THE BLANK ROUNDS, ALSO KNOWN AS 40MM BLANK SALUTE, CONSIST OF A SHORTENED MK3 CARTRIDGE CASE, MK22-2 PRIMER PERCUSSION, A PLUG, AND BLACK POWDER, CLASS 1, TO PRODUCE A LOUD REP! ORT WHEN FIRED. THE MK22-2 PRIMER PERCUSSION, MK3 CARTRIDGE CASE, AND BLACK POWDER, CLASS 1 WILL BE PROVIDED AS GOVERNMENT FURNISHED MATERIEL. DELIVERY OF THE B650 AND THE B550 IS EXPECTED TO BEGIN ON OR ABOUT SEPTEMBER 2014/OCTOBER 2014 TIMEFRAME WITH ANTICIPATED REQUIREMENTS BETWEEN 5,000 - 10,000 EACH FOR THE B550 ROUNDS AND 18,000 - 30,000 EACH FOR THE B650 ROUNDS. SATISFACTION OF FIRST ARTICLE ACCEPTANCE TEST REQUIREMENTS AT THE COMPONENT AND END-ITEM LEVEL MAY BE REQUIRED. CURRENTLY THE OUT-YEAR (FY14-FY17) REQUIREMENTS RANGE FROM APPROXIMATELY 0 - 2,000 EACH PER YEAR FOR EACH ITEM. SPECIFICATIONS: THE TOP-LEVEL DRAWING FOR EACH OF THE 40MM BLANK SALUTES AND THE PLUG DRAWING WILL BE PROVIDED UPON REQUEST. THE TECHNICAL DATA PACKAGES (TDPS) FOR THE 40MM BLANK SALUTES ARE CURRENTLY CLASSIFIED AS DISTRIBUTION D (AUTHORIZED TO THE DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE AND DOD CONTRACTORS ONLY). WARNING - THIS DOCUMENT CONTAINS TECHNICAL DATA WHOSE EXPORT IS RESTRICTED BY THE ARMS EXPORT CONTROL ACT, (TITLE 22, U.S.C., SEC 2751 ET SEQ.) OR THE EXPORT ADMINISTRATION ACT OF 1979, AS AMENDED, (TITLE 50, U.S.C., APP 2401, ET SEQ). VIOLATION OF THESE EXPORT LAWS IS SUBJECT TO SEVERE CRIMINAL PENALTIES. DISSEMINATE IAW PROVISION OF DOD DIRECTIVE 5230.25. 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). PLANNED ACQUISITION: A FIRM FIXED-PRICE (FFP) PRODUCTION CONTRACT FOR THE PERIOD OF FISCAL YEAR (FY) 13 - FY 17 IS CONTEMPLATED FOR THIS ACQUISITION. SUBMISSION INFORMATION: ALL RESPONSIBLE, INTERESTED SOURCES RESPONDING TO THIS SURVEY SHOULD BE ABLE TO SHOW ADEQUATE TECHNICAL AND MANUFACTURING CAPABILITY ALONG WITH GOOD PAST PERFORMANCE IN THE EXPLOSIVES PROCESSING INDUSTRY. A RESPONDENT TO THIS MARKET SURVEY MUST EXHIBIT A MAJORITY OF THE SKILLS AND FACILITIES REQUIRED TO MANUFACTURE THESE ITEMS. INTERESTED COMPANIES WHO HAVE THE NECESSARY CAPABILITIES SHOULD RESPOND BY PROVIDING THE FOLLOWING INFORMATION: A BRIEF SUMMARY OF YOUR COMPANY'S CAPABILITIES; DESCRIPTION OF FACILITIES; BUSINESS SIZE INFORMATION AS IT APPLIES TO NAICS CODE 332993; PERSONNEL; RELATED MANUFACTURING EXPERIENCE (SIMILAR ITEMS); ESTIMATED MAXIMUM MONTHLY PRODUCTION QUANTITIES (AND IF MANUFACTURING RESOURCES REQUIRED TO PRODUCE THIS ITEM ARE SHARED WITH OTHER ITEMS/PRODUCTION LINES); THE MINIMUM PROCUREMENT QUANTITY (MPA) REQUIRED FOR ECONOMICAL PRODUCTION; LEAD TIME(S) TO SUCCESSFULLY CONDUCT/COMPLETE A FIRST ARTICLE ACCEPTANCE TEST AND FIRST P! RODUCTION DELIVERY AFTER AWARD; AND PROVIDE A ROUGH ORDER OF MAGNITUDE (ROM) PRICE PER UNIT FOR 16,000 - 20,000 EACH. IF A RESPONDENT DOES NOT HAVE ADEQUATE RESOURCES (TECHNICAL, MANUFACTURING, PERSONNEL, ETC) AVAILABLE, THE RESPONDENT MUST BE ABLE TO DEMONSTRATE THE ABILITY TO OBTAIN THOSE RESOURCES, AND PROVIDE THE TIMEFRAME FOR OBTAINING. IF A RESPONDENT CHOOSES TO UTILIZE THE SERVICES OF SUB-TIER VENDORS OR SUBCONTRACTORS, THOSE VENDORS OR SUBCONTRACTORS MUST ALSO MEET THESE CRITERIA. ALL PROSPECTIVE OFFERORS INTERESTED IN THE POTENTIAL FUTURE SOLICITATION FOR THESE ITEMS MUST BE REGISTERED IN THE CENTRAL CONTRACTOR REGISTRATION (CCR) DATABASE. INTERESTED PARTIES HAVE 30 CALENDAR DAYS FROM THE DATE OF THIS PUBLICATION TO SUBMIT THEIR INFORMATION. RESPONSES TO THIS MARKET RESEARCH SHOULD INCLUDE YOUR COMPANY'S NAME, ADDRESS, CAGE CODE, POINT OF CONTACT, PHONE NUMBER AND YOUR E-MAIL ADDRESS. PLEASE SUBMIT TO: U.S. ARMY CONTRACTING COMMAND - ROCK ISLAND, ATTN: CCRC! -AL, MS. SHERRY BURRIS, 1 ROCK ISLAND ARSENAL, ROCK ISLAND, IL 61299-8000, EMAIL SHERRY.J.BURRIS.CIV@MAIL.MIL. THIS IS A MARKET SURVEY FOR PLANNING PURPOSES ONLY AND SHALL NOT BE CONSTRUED AS A REQUEST FOR PROPOSAL (RFP) OR AS ANY OBLIGATION ON THE PART OF THE GOVERNMENT TO ACQUIRE THESE ITEMS. THE GOVERNMENT DOES NOT INTEND TO AWARD A CONTRACT ON THE BASIS OF ANY RESPONSES TO THIS MARKET SURVEY OR OTHERWISE PAY FOR INFORMATION SOLICITED. THE GOVERNMENT WILL UTILIZE THE INFORMATION PROVIDED ONLY TO ASSIST IN DEVELOPING AN ACQUISITION STRATEGY FOR FUTURE REQUIREMENTS. ANY OF THE INFORMATION STATED ABOVE IS SUBJECT TO CHANGE. PLEASE IDENTIFY ANY PROPRIETARY INFORMATION SUBMITTED. ALL INFORMATION SUBMITTED WILL BE HELD IN A CONFIDENTIAL STATUS.
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- Place of Performance
- Address: ROCK ISLAND CONTRACTING CENTER, ROCK ISLAND, IL 61299-8000
- Zip Code: 61299-6000
- Zip Code: 61299-6000
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