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FBO DAILY ISSUE OF MARCH 23, 2003 FBO #0478
SOURCES SOUGHT

13 -- Ammunition and Explosives Potential Sources Sought. AIRCRAFT PARACHUTE FLARE, LUU-2C/B DUE 042403 POC is Mark Dorr, (309) 782-7099

Notice Date

3/21/2003
 

Notice Type

Sources Sought
 

Contracting Office

US Army Operations Support Command, ATTN: AMSOS-CCA , Rock Island, IL 61299-5000
 

ZIP Code

61299-5000
 

Solicitation Number

DAAA0903R0123
 

Archive Date

6/23/2003
 

Point of Contact

Julie Coughlin, 309-782-6139
 

E-Mail Address

Email your questions to US Army Operations Support Command
(coughlinj@osc.army.mil)
 

Small Business Set-Aside

N/A
 

Description

NA DESC: The purpose of this Sources Sought/Market Survey is to identify production sources for the Aircraft Flare Parachute LUU-2c/B, NSN 1370-01-483-2406. Both the Air force and Navy use this aircraft-launched flare for nighttime illumination of surface are as in search and attack operations. The LUU-2C/B flare is 36 inches long, 4.9 inches in diameter and weighs approximately 29 pounds. It consists of four major components: the mechanical timer, the parachute suspension system, the Out-of Line Igniter (OLI) , and the case assembly with tamped candle. The timer consists of a mechanical timer and related hardware enclosed in a lexan plastic housing. The mechanical timer is a verge type, three-gear timer, powered by a torsional mainspring. A phosphorescent plas tic decal with calibrated markings to indicate the feet-of-fall prior to parachute deployment and flare functioning is located on the face of the timer cover. The decal has a ?SAFE? position and timer settings from 250 to 11,000 feet-of-fall. Under the p ointer portion of the timer knob, and as part of the knob, a flexible arm is located with a detent that will retain the knob in the recess next to the corresponding timer setting. The timer knob has a quick attach-detach spring operated latch which allows the lanyard loop to be connected to the knob. A pawl release mechanism retains the timer assembly in the flare housing. A mechanical destruct feature makes the timer inoperative after it is functioned. The parachute suspension system utilizes an 18-foot diameter cruciform shaped canopy for stability. Two riser cables connect the parachute to a bulkhead separating the parachute compartment from the remainder of the flare assembly. One cable is attached to an explosive bolt for parachute dump at candle bu rnout. The ignition system utilizes a lanyard that is attached to one of the parachute riser cables. The lanyard is threaded through the bulkhead and past the candle in an internal raceway along the side of the aluminum case leading to the ignition assembl y in the ignition housing near the candle?s face. The lanyard is attached to a triggering mechanism consisting of the Out-of-Line Igniter (OLI). The pyrotechnic firing train consists of a percussion primer, boron-potassium nitrate pellets, and a propellant wafer. The illuminating candle is a tamp cast composition consisting of magnesium (61%), sodium nitrate (30.9%), and polymer binder (8.1%). The candle is approximately 20 inches long and weighs approximately 20.5 pounds. Please note that the igniter is a Thiokol proprietary part.
 

Place of Performance

Address: US Army Joint Munitions Command ATTN: AMSJM-CDC, Mr. Mark Dorr Rock Island IL

Zip Code: 61299-5000

Country: US
 

Record

SN00285082-W 20030323/030321213522 (fbodaily.com)
 

Source

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

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