SRCSGT | 13 | The Mines, Demolition, and Grenades office of the Operations Support Command (OSC) is conducting a market survey of industry to identify sources that are capable of manufacturing the M183 Demolition Charge Assembly.

FBO DAILY ISSUE OF MARCH 20, 2002 FBO #0108
SOURCES SOUGHT

13 -- The Mines, Demolition, and Grenades office of the Operations Support Command (OSC) is conducting a market survey of industry to identify sources that are capable of manufacturing the M183 Demolition Charge Assembly.

Notice Date: 3/18/2002
Notice Type: Sources Sought
Contracting Office: US Army Operations Support Command, 1 Rock Island Arsenal, Rock Island, IL 61299-5000
ZIP Code: 61299-6000
Solicitation Number: DAAA09-02-R-0100
Response Due: 4/17/2002
Archive Date: 5/17/2002
Point of Contact: FRANK HOLLEY, 309-782-2212
E-Mail Address: US Army Operations Support Command
(HOLLEYF@OSC.ARMY.MIL)
Small Business Set-Aside: N/A
Description: NA The technical description of the item is as follows: - Charge, Assembly, Demolition, M183, NSN: 1375-00-926-3985, DODIC: M757. The M183 is used for general-purpose demolition operations such as reducing small obstacles, cutting, breaching, and cratering. The M183 charge assembly consists of sixteen (16) M112 Demolition Blocks and four (4) M15 Priming assemblies packed in two (2) M5 Charge Bags. The major explosive component of the above item is C-4. The major manufacturing process for the above items involves storing, handling and extruding Composition C-4 with some minor assembly. The C-4 is extruded into rectangular blocks for the M112 and M183 ; and pellets for the MICLIC items. (The M183 uses the same extrusion process that the M112 Demolition Block and the M58A3/M59 Flexible Linear Demolition Charge uses. These three (3) items share the same extrusion production process. Market research is be ing conducted on all three items based on this commonality. The other announcements are also posted in FEDBIZOPS). The C-4 blocks for the M183 are packaged into M5 Charge Bags, which are then assembled into a M85 carrying case, with M15 priming assemblie s. This makes up the M183 Demolition Charge Assembly. Additional information regarding the above item can be requested from the stated POC. A respondent to this market survey should be able to show that they have adequate technical capability, manufacturi ng capacity and good past performance in the explosives processing industry, as an indicator of your qualifications. A respondent to this market survey must have available, a majority of the skills and facilities required to manufacture this item. Interest ed companies who have the necessary capabilities should respond by providing the following information; a brief summary of your company’s capabilities, description of facilities, personnel, and related manufacturing experience; estimated minimum and maximu m monthly production quantities, estimated prices, and the minimum procurement quantity (MPQ) required for production. If a respondent does not have adequate resources (technical, manufacturing, personnel, etc) available, the respondent must be able to de monstrate his ability to obtain those resources in a timely fashion. If a respondent chooses to utilize the services of sub-tier vendors or subcontractors, those vendors or subcontractors must also meet these criteria. This information shall be submitted w ithin 30 calendar days from the date of this publication to: US ARMY OPERATIONS SUPPORT COMMAND, ATTN: AMSOS-PRD/FRANK HOLLEY, (COMM) 309-782-2212 or (DSN) 793-2212, E-mail: holleyf@osc.army.mil, BLDG 350, ROCK ISLAND, IL 61299-6000. All information collec ted from this market survey is for planning purposes only and shall not be misconstrued as a request for proposal or as an obligation on the part of the government. The government does not intend to award a contract on the basis of this market survey or ot herwise pay for information solicited. This information will be used for planning purposes only. Please identify any proprietary information submitted. All information submitted will be held in a confidential status.
Web Link: Link to FedBizOpps document.
(http://www.eps.gov/spg/USA/USAMC/DAAA09/DAAA09-02-R-0100/listing.html)
Place of Performance: Address: US Army Operations Support Command 1 Rock Island Arsenal, Rock Island IL; Zip Code: 61299-5000; Country: US
Record: SN00044701-F 20020320/020318214338 (fbodaily.com)
Source: FedBizOpps.gov Link to This Notice
(may not be valid after Archive Date)

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13 -- The Mines, Demolition, and Grenades office of the Operations Support Command (OSC) is conducting a market survey of industry to identify sources that are capable of manufacturing the M183 Demolition Charge Assembly.