SOURCES SOUGHT
13 -- 120mm M933A1/M934A1 High Explosive (HE), M931 Full Range Practice Cartridge (FRPC), and the M929 White Phosphorous (WP) Smoke Shell Bodies
- Notice Date
- 12/28/2017
- Notice Type
- Sources Sought
- NAICS
- 332993
— Ammunition (except Small Arms) Manufacturing
- Contracting Office
- Department of the Army, Army Contracting Command, ACC - NJ (W15QKN), BUILDING 10 PHIPPS RD, PICATINNY ARSENAL, New Jersey, 07806-5000, United States
- ZIP Code
- 07806-5000
- Solicitation Number
- W15QKN-18-X-015P
- Archive Date
- 2/10/2018
- Point of Contact
- Magda M. Szymanski, Phone: 9737243832
- E-Mail Address
-
magda.m.szymanski.civ@mail.mil
(magda.m.szymanski.civ@mail.mil)
- Small Business Set-Aside
- N/A
- Description
- The U.S. Army Contracting Command-New Jersey (ACC-NJ), Picatinny Arsenal, NJ 07806-5000 on behalf of the Office of the Project Manager for Combat Ammunition Systems (PM-CAS) is conducting market research to identify qualified sources capable of manufacturing and delivering the 120mm M933A1/M934A1 High Explosive (HE), M931 Full Range Practice Cartridge (FRPC), and the M929 White Phosphorous (WP) Smoke Shell Bodies. All mortar cartridge shell bodies are made of 1090 Steel. The HE and FRPC are a two piece design, while the 120mm WP Smoke is a one piece shell body. The hot forged steel shell bodies are 120mm in diameter, approximately 16-inches long with a weight of approximately 20lbs. The potential production requirement is for an estimated maximum quantity of up to 625,000 (total) 120mm HE/FRPC/Smoke Shell Bodies. All responding sources shall (at a minimum) provide the following information: a. Identify their projected monthly delivery capability for each type of Shell body, AND address their capability to meet the Government's current objective non-concurrent production rate of 15,000 per month for the M931 FRPC shell bodies, 15,000 per month for the M933A1/M934A1 HE shell bodies, and 3,000 per month for the M929 Smoke shell bodies. Production for the HE and FRP Shell bodies will begin no later than (NLT) August 2019. b. A summary of their company's capabilities including organizations name, address, point of contact, phone number, fax number, e-mail address, business size, taxpayer identification number, DUNS number, and CAGE Code. c. A description of facilities/equipment, manufacturing process, inspection capability, personnel, past experience as a shell body producer or a systems contractor, proven monthly production capacity and/or potential capability, possible partnering/teaming arrangements, and whether the company is a small or large business. The respondent should provide sufficient detail to the U.S. Government so as to make a reasonable assessment on the capability to produce these items at the required rates. All contractors interested in this potential future solicitation must be registered in the System for Award Management (SAM). This market survey is for planning purposes only and shall not be construed as a Request for Proposal (RFP) or as an obligation on the part of the United States Government (USG). The U.S. Government will not pay for any information submitted nor for any costs associated with providing this information. The USG does not intend to award a contract on the basis of this market survey. The contractor shall provide all information requested in this notification within thirty (30) calendar days from the date of this publication. All information submitted will be held in a confidential status. The maximum allowable page limit to the market survey response shall be no more than 15 pages in length. The requested information should be sent to Magda Szymanski, ACC-NJ-CA, Bldg. 10, Picatinny Arsenal, NJ 07806-5000, magda.m.szymanski.civ@mail.mil. TELEPHONE INQUIRIES WILL NOT BE ACCEPTED. The Government will accept written questions pertaining to this notice via email only.
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