SOURCES SOUGHT
13 -- REQUEST FOR INFORMATION (RFI) ON PRODUCTION SOURCES FOR 70mm ROCKET MOTOR PROPELLANT GRAIN
- Notice Date
- 6/16/2004
- Notice Type
- Sources Sought
- Contracting Office
- US Army Aviation and Missile Command (Aviation), ATTN: AMSAM-AC, Building 5303, Martin Road, Redstone Arsenal, AL 35898-5280
- ZIP Code
- 35898-5280
- Solicitation Number
- W58RGZ-04-R-R004
- Response Due
- 9/3/2004
- Archive Date
- 11/2/2004
- Point of Contact
- pridesp, 256-876-7298
- E-Mail Address
-
Email your questions to US Army Aviation and Missile Command (Aviation)
(shirley.pride@redstone.army.mil)
- Small Business Set-Aside
- N/A
- Description
- This is a Request for Information (RFI) from the U.S. Army Aviation and Missile Command's Aviation Rockets and Missiles Program Office to identify sources interested in producing the propellant grain for a 70mm Rocket System. The following informatio n is provided for planning purposes only and does not constitute a Request For Proposal (RFP) nor does it restrict the Government as to the ultimate acquisition approach. BACKGROUND The 70mm Rocket System consists of a 70mm rocket motor mated with a variety of warhead and fuze combinations to defeat soft to lightly armored targets. The rockets can be fired from a variety of rotary and fixed-wing platforms, including the AH-64 Apache, OH-58D Kiowa Warrior, OH-6 Cayuse, UH-1N Huey, AH-1 Cobra, F/A-18 Hornet, AV-8B Harrier, A-10 Thunderbolt, and the F-16 Fighting Falcon. The MK 90 propellant grain used in the 70mm rocket motor is a minimum smoke, hazard class 1.3, solventless double base NOSIH AA-2 propellant extruded into an 8-point interior star grain geometry. INFORMATION REQUESTED Please reference question number with each response. 1. Current Business Structure: a. Company Name ?????? point of contact, company address, telephone number, email address, CAGE code or Duns Number. b. Company Size (please verify as either Large, Foreign, Small, Small Disadvantaged, 8(a), Woman-Owned Small Business, Historically Underutilized Business Zone concern, Veteran-Owned Small Business, or Service-Disabled Small Business). 2. Identify your organization's capabilities and capacities for manufacturing, inspection and testing (including build-up and static firing of test motors) as it applies to the production of both the in-process double-base propellant and the final MK 90 ro cket motor propellant grain. Include information on your organization??????s facilities, equipment, tooling, manpower, unique capabilities, environmental programs, secure storage (minimum CAT IV), shipping, receiving and other areas related to the manufac ture of both in-process double-base propellant and final rocket motor propellant grain. If your organization does not have adequate production resources available (technical, manufacturing, personnel, etc), identify what type of sub-tier vendors or subcon tractors your organization would utilize and the time frame for creating any business relationship. Specifically reference your source(s) for Nitrocellulose, Nitroglycerin and any other significant constituents to be used in the manufacture of in-process double-base propellant. List any local environmental restrictions regarding waste disposal, including any open-air limits concerning propellant burning or static firings. 3. Identify your organization's current and previous experiences with similar manufacturing programs. Your answer should identify the following: a. How much experience does your company have with propellant and propellant grain manufacturing, b. Past/prese nt Government and/or commercial lines, quantities and period of production, c. Ability to manage multi-level supply chains, d. Maximum monthly production (based on 1-8-5 shift), e. What type of equipment to manufacture, inspect and test both the propellant and propellant grain is already on-hand and what needs to be procured/fabricated, f. What quality assurance processes and test qualification practices does your company employ? Provide a description of your quality program (e.g. based on/certified to ISO 9000 or equivalent). 4. Responses should include rough order of magnitude (ROM) average unit cost based upon each of the following quantity breaks: 75,000; 150,000; 300,000; and 500,000 units per year. Pricing information should include all anticipated costs, differentiated be tween recurring and non-recurring costs, to include facilitization, tooling, test equipment, fixtures, set up costs, first article testing, lot acceptance, warranty costs for 10 year shelf life, etc. 5. Responses should include anticipated lead t ime to full production and estimated capacity at full production levels. Include an overall schedule from contract award to first unit produced, including each phase from design qualification, facilitization, long lead procurement and production. 6. Include a risk summary of the cost, schedule and technical risks anticipated for this effort and a description of your organization??????s risk management process. HOW TO RESPOND Interested sources that feel they are capable of manufacturing the MK 90 propellant grain are invited to indicate their interest by providing the Government their responses to the information requested above. Also, the contractor should send an e-mail to the POC listed below to receive a datafile describing the manufacturing process for the MK 90 grain. The contractor must forward a point of contact (POC) along with the POC's e-mail address, and phone number. The datafile will be forwarded via e-mail to t he POC's email address. This is a market survey for planning purposes only and shall not be construed 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 mark et survey or otherwise pay for information solicited. Proprietary information is not being solicited; however, if it is submitted, it should be appropriately marked. Responding vendors should provide information regarding this announcement to: Commander, U.S. Army Aviation & Missile Command, AMSRD-AMR-SE-IO-IB, Bldg 5400, Room S221, ATTN: Kevin Blacklock, Redstone Arsenal, AL 35898-5270. Email: kevin.blacklock@rdec.re dstone.army.mil Please respond NO LATER THAN September 3, 2004.
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