SOLICITATION NOTICE
13 -- Shoulder-Launch Multipurpose Assault Weapon (SMAW) Rounds
- Notice Date
- 3/11/2013
- Notice Type
- Presolicitation
- NAICS
- 332993
— Ammunition (except Small Arms) Manufacturing
- Contracting Office
- ACC - New Jersey, Center for Contracting and Commerce, Building 10 Phipps RD, Picatinny Arsenal, NJ 07806-5000
- ZIP Code
- 07806-5000
- Solicitation Number
- W15QKN13XB005
- Response Due
- 4/1/2013
- Archive Date
- 5/10/2013
- Point of Contact
- Evangelina Tillyros, 9737246545
- E-Mail Address
-
ACC - New Jersey
(evangelina.c.tillyros.civ@mail.mil)
- Small Business Set-Aside
- N/A
- Description
- The U.S. Army Contracting Command - New Jersey (ACC-NJ) on behalf of the U.S. Army Program Manager Close Combat systems (PM CCS) is conducting a Market Survey to identify potential sources for the manufacture, inspection, testing, and delivery of the family of Shoulder-Launch Multipurpose Assault Weapon (SMAW) Rounds: 1)DODIC HX05, Rocket, 83mm, High Explosive Dual-Purpose (HEDP) MK3 Mod 0, NSN: 1340-01-158-0577 2)DODIC HX06, Rocket, 83mm, High Explosive Anti-Armor (HEAA) MK6 Mod 0, NSN: 1340-01-227-8870 3)DODIC HX07, Rocket, 83mm, Common Practice (CP), MK 7 Mod 0, NSN: 1340-01-227-8871 4)DODIC HA34, Rocket, 83mm, Novel Explosive (NE) MK 80 Mod 0, NSN: 1340-01-503-0809 The Shoulder-Launched Multipurpose Assault Weapon (SMAW) System is a direct fire, infantry assault and armored vehicle weapon used to destroy fortified bunkers and urban structures. The SMAW System is comprised of a reusable launcher, sight, spotting rifle, and a family of four rounds. The four rounds come packaged one to a disposable encasement, which comprises the rear half of the launch tube and is packaged with a magazine of ammunition for the spotting rifle. Each round is described below: 1.The Rocket, 83mm, High Explosive Dual-Purpose (HEDP) MK3 Mod 0 is used against bunkers, urban structures and light armor. It has a range from 17m to 500m. The Dual Mode warhead is loaded with 2.3 pounds of aluminized Composition A-3 explosive. It automatically senses the target type and selects the mode accordingly. Against hard targets (e.g. light armor, concrete, brick, etc.) the warhead functions immediately upon crushing, allowing a good coupling of energy into the target. Soft targets (e.g. sand bag covered bunkers) cause the warhead to function in the delay mode. This delay allows the warhead to penetrate and increases the heaving capability of the warhead. The spotting cartridge clip is recessed into the foam spacer used to fill the space between end cap and the front of the warhead. 2.The Rocket, 83mm, High Explosive Anti-Armor (HEAA) MK6 Mod 0 consists of a unitary shaped charge designed to go against armor. It has a range from 17m to 500m (250 m with a moving target). The warhead has a trumpet liner and Octol for the explosive fill. It uses a probe mounted crush switch to increase penetration by increasing stand-off. Due to the greater length of the round, the spotting cartridge clip stored in cavity molded into the outside of the end cap. 3.The Rocket, 83mm, Common Practice (CP), MK 7 Mod 0 is used for training and simulates both the DM and HEAA rounds. It consists of an INERT warhead mounted to the same rocket motor. The plastic warhead contains a marking powder to clearly show point of impact during training. It is fired from the same encasement as the tactical rounds and contains ballistically matched spotting rounds. 4.The Rocket, 83mm, Novel Explosive (NE) MK 80 Mod 0 was developed to provide enhanced blast capability against caves and urban structures. It has a range from 50m to 300m. It contains 4.0 pounds of PBXN-113 explosive. It is similar in functioning to the HEDP although it is designed to function at higher impact angles. The spotting cartridge rounds are held on the outside of the end cap in a manner similar to the HEAA. The North American Industry Classification (NAICS) Code for the SMAW rounds is 332993, Ammunition (Except Small Arms) Manufacturing. All responses should be prepared in MS Word or PDF format, limited to ten (10) pages (test results may be included as attachments). Responses should also include a cover letter (not included in the page count), and, at a minimum, address the following: 1.Provide sufficient information to support the company's claim that it presently has the technology, qualifications, and capabilities to produce the SMAW Round variants. In addition to the SMAW Round variants, responders should offer information on how training is performed using the CP Round training rockets. The response shall indicate how the interested party(ies) have achieved a level of technical maturity such that they are capable of meeting the above requirements and successfully completing a Government Qualification program without additional research and development. 2.Provide a description of facilities/equipment, manufacturing processes, inspection capability, personnel, past experience, and current production capabilities (including minimum sustainable and maximum attainable monthly production rates of the above described rounds or any similar SMAW rounds). In addition, provide a Minimum Procurement Quantity (MPQ) required for economical production. 3.Provide a point of contact for your Company which will include: the corporate point of contact's name, address, website (if available), phone number, and email address. Companies are to state their NAICS Code, Cage Code and Duns Number. 4.Provide the respondents business size as it applies to NAICS code 332993 and any socio-economic considerations. 5.Provide history of similar services that your company has provided to other government agencies or other non-government customers. If applicable, please identify the agency or non-government customer. If you are unwilling to share your customer's identity, please address whether your company offers the same or similar services commercially (outside the federal Government.). If you elect to identify your past and current customers to which you provided similar products, include the customers/company name and point of contact, phone number and address/e-mail where they can be contacted. 6.Respondents should identify any subcontractors that would be utilized in the production of the SMAW rounds and approximate delivery of each item after award. This market survey is for information and planning purposes only and shall not be construed as a Request for Proposal (RFP) or as an obligation on the part of the U.S. Government. No award will be made as a result of this market survey. 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 the market survey. The Government is not obligated to notify respondents of the results of this survey. Any documentation provided will not be returned. The information provided will only be used in developing an acquisition approach for future support by the U.S. Government. Interested sources should submit their qualification data and requested information no later than 1700 hrs EST on 1 April 2013 by email to evangelina.c.tillyros.civ@mail.mil. Email submittals must be restricted to a maximum file size of 8MB and should be in MS Word or PDF format. In the event that the email submission is larger than 8MB, separate into multiple emails. Interested sources may also submit their response to US Army Contracting Command, Picatinny Arsenal, New Jersey, ATTN Evangelina Tillyros, Building 10, Picatinny Arsenal, New Jersey 07806-5000. Telephone responses will not be accepted.
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- Place of Performance
- Address: ACC - New Jersey Center for Contracting and Commerce, Building 10 Phipps RD Picatinny Arsenal NJ
- Zip Code: 07806-5000
- Zip Code: 07806-5000
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