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FBO DAILY ISSUE OF JULY 21, 2002 FBO #0231
SOLICITATION NOTICE

25 -- Noun: Steel Apron, Vehicle: M9 ACE, First time procurement, drawings not defined.

Notice Date

7/19/2002
 

Notice Type

Solicitation Notice
 

Contracting Office

US Tank-Automotive and Armaments Command, Corporate Management/Acquisition Cente, ATTN: AMSTA-CM-AMB, E Eleven Mile Road, Warren, MI 48397-5000
 

ZIP Code

48397-5000
 

Solicitation Number

DAAE07-02-X-T266
 

Response Due

8/13/2002
 

Point of Contact

Theodore Kowalski, (586) 574-6949
 

E-Mail Address

Email your questions to US Tank-Automotive and Armaments Command, Corporate Management/Acquisition Cente
(kowalskt@tacom.army.mil)
 

Small Business Set-Aside

N/A
 

Description

NA Status of the Drawing: THE DESIGN HAS NOT YET BEEN DEEMED STABLE. SIMILARLY, THE DRAWING PACKING IS NOT YET FULLY DEFINED. SINCE THE DRAWING IS NOT YET FULLY DEFINED, IT IS BY DEFINITION NOT AVAILABLE FOR COMPETITIVE ACQUISITION. PROCUREMENT OF THIS ITEM IS RESTRICTED TO ROCKLAND MANUFACTURING UNTIL THE APM CONSIDERS THE DESIGN STABLE. ALL OTHER SOURCES WOULD REQUIRE EXTENSIVE PRE-QUALIFICATION TESTS, WHICH HAVE NOT YET BEEN DEFINED. GIVEN THE SIZE AND CRITICAL NATURE OF THE APRON, THE GOVERNMENT CANNOT A FFORD THE POTENTIAL OPERATIONAL AND FINANCIAL RISK OF PROCURING FROM ANOTHER SOURCE AT THIS TIME. THE ITEM IS CRITICAL TO THE OPERATION OF THE M9 ACE. THE APRON FOR THE M9 ACE IS AN EXTENSIVE COMPONENT OF THE END ITEM, COMPRISING A SIGNIFICANT PORTION OF THE ENTIRE FRONT OF THE VECHICLE. BEING A CRITICAL ITEM, IT IS NECESSARY THAT A SUPPLIER BE QUALIFI ED PRIOR TO BEING AWARDED A CONTRACT TO ASSURE THERE WILL NOT BE AN ADVERSE SITUATION WITH QUALITY OR DELIVERY. THE APPROVED SOURCE IS THE ONLY ONE THAT HAS DEVELOPED AND SUBMITTED A PROTOTYPE STEEL APRON. IT IS NOTED THAT ROCKLAND WAS SELECTED TO DEVELOP THE STEEL APRON BECAUSE THEY SUCCESSFULLY DEVELOPED AND ARE PRODUCING THE STEEL BLADE (WHICH MATES WITH THE APRON). ROCKLAND WAS SELECTED TO DEVELOP THE STEEL BLADE THROUGH A COMPETITIVE PROCESS. ROCKLAND HAS SUCCESSFULLY PASSED PRE-QUALIFICATION TESTING A ND DURABILITY TESTING. HOWEVER, SINCE ROCKLAND IS RESPONSIBLE FOR THE DESIGN, THE GOVERNMENT CANNOT PROCURE FROM A SOURCE OTHER THAN ROCKLAND UNTIL THE DESIGN IS CONSIDERED STABLE AND A DRAWING PACKAGE REFLECTING THIS DESIGN IS APPROVED. UPON DELIVERY OF THE TECHNICAL DATA FROM ROCKLAND, REVIEW OF DRAWINGS, ACCUMULATION OF SUFFICIENT FIELD USE TO VERIFY THE DESIGN, AND INCORPORATION OF ANY REQUIRED DESIGN CHANGES INTO THE DRAWING PACKAGE, THE NEXT PROCUREMENT WILL BE COMPETED.
 

Place of Performance

Address: US Tank-Automotive and Armaments Command, Corporate Management/Acquisition Cente ATTN: AMSTA-CM-AMB, E Eleven Mile Road Warren MI

Zip Code: 48397-5000

Country: US
 

Record

SN00121430-W 20020721/020719213524 (fbodaily.com)
 

Source

FedBizOpps.gov Link to This Notice
(may not be valid after Archive Date)

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