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FBO DAILY ISSUE OF OCTOBER 15, 2004 FBO #1054
SOURCES SOUGHT

10 -- REQUEST FOR INFORMATION (RFI) ON PROPULSION CONCEPTS FOR 70mm ROCKETS

Notice Date

10/13/2004
 

Notice Type

Sources Sought
 

Contracting Office

US Army Aviation and Missile Command (Missile), ATTN: AMSAM-AC, Building 5303, Martin Road, Redstone Arsenal, AL 35898-5280
 

ZIP Code

35898-5280
 

Solicitation Number

W31P4Q-05-R-R004
 

Response Due

1/14/2005
 

Archive Date

3/15/2005
 

Small Business Set-Aside

N/A
 

Description

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 supplying alternate propulsion concepts for a 70mm Rocket System. The following informa tion 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. INFORMATION REQUESTED The key areas of interest and concern include: a) Insensitive munition compliance, b) Class 1.3 minimum smoke propellant, c) Performance as specified in Data Package (See HOW TO RESPOND section for information on obtaining Data Package), d) Compatibility w ith current MK 66 rocket motor interfaces, e) Platform engine compatibility. 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 Busi ness, Historically Underutilized Business Zone concern, Veteran-Owned Small Business, or Service-Disabled Small Business). 2. Identify your organization's capabilities, capacities and experience in the design, manufacturing, inspection, qualification and testing (including static firing) of rocket motors to performance specifications. Include information on your organization s facilities, equipment, tooling, manpower, unique capabilities, environmental programs, storage, shipping, receiving and other areas related to the manufacture of rocket motors. If your organization does not have adequate production resources available ( technical, manufacturing, personnel, etc), identify what type of sub-tier vendors or subcontractors your organization would utilize and the time frame for creating any business relationship. List any local environmental restrictions regarding waste dispos al, including any open-air limits concerning propellant burning or static firings. 3. Identify your organization's current and previous experiences with similar design and manufacturing programs. Your answer should identify the following: a. How much experience does your company have with rocket motor design and manufacturing to a perfor mance specification, b. Past/present Government and/or commercial lines, quantities and period of production, c. Maximum monthly production, d. What type of equipment to manufacture, inspect and test the rocket motors is already on-hand and what needs to b e procured/fabricated, e. Experience with high volume production involving multi-level supply chains, f. What quality assurance processes and test qualification practices does your company employ? Provide a description of your quality program (e.g. based o n/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, with recurring an d non-recurring costs presented separately, to include facilitization, tooling, test equipment, fixtures, set up costs, etc. 5. Responses should include anticipated lead time 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, l ong lead procurement and product ion. 6. Include a risk summary of the cost, schedule and technical risks anticipated for this effort and a description of your organizations risk management process. 7. Indicate your organization's approach for meeting: a) minimum smoke requirements; b) insensitive munition requirements IAW MIL STD 2105C; and c) Electromagnetic Environmental Effects (E3) safe requirements, to include Hazards of Electromagnetic Radiatio n to Ordnance (HERO), Nuclear Electromagnetic Pulse (EMP), Electrostatic Discharge (ESD), and Lightning effects (LE). 8. Describe your organizations methods (testing, modeling, simulating, other) for demonstrating a) compatibility with current MK 66 rocket motor interfaces, b) platform engine compatibility, and c) performance, as specified in Data Package. HOW TO RESPOND Interested vendors/contractors are asked to submit a white paper containing a description of their propulsion concepts that have potential application to this project, as well as responses to the information requested above. Also, the contractor should se nd an e-mail to the POC listed below to receive a Data Package describing the performance requirements for this propulsion concept. The contractor must forward a point of contact (POC) along with the POC's e-mail address, and phone number. The Data Packag e will be forwarded via e-mail to the 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 market 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 submit responses NO LATER THAN January 14, 2005.
 

Place of Performance

Address: US Army Aviation and Missile Command (Missile) ATTN: AMSAM-AC-OS, Building 5400, Martin Road Redstone Arsenal AL

Zip Code: 35898-5280

Country: US
 

Record

SN00693446-W 20041015/041013211858 (fbodaily.com)
 

Source

FedBizOpps.gov Link to This Notice
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