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FBO DAILY ISSUE OF DECEMBER 19, 2004 FBO #1119
SOURCES SOUGHT

13 -- Cartridge, 7.62MM 4/M80 Ball and 1/M62 Tracer Linked Reduced Environmental Hazard Ammunition (REHA)

Notice Date

12/17/2004
 

Notice Type

Sources Sought
 

NAICS

332992 — Small Arms Ammunition Manufacturing
 

Contracting Office

Department of the Navy, United States Marine Corps, Marine Corps Systems Command, 2200 Lester Street, Quantico, VA, 22134-5010
 

ZIP Code

22134-5010
 

Solicitation Number

M67854-05-R-1016
 

Response Due

1/17/2005
 

Archive Date

2/1/2005
 

Description

The Marine Corps Systems Command (MCSC), Program Manager for Ammunition, desires the acquisition and qualification of non-development improvement to the existing 7.62MM training ammunition inventory. The 7.52MM REHA shall replace the lead core projectile and utilize a non-toxic lead free primer. The ammunition shall meet the performance requirements called out in specifications MIL-C-46931 for the REHA-Ball and MIL-C-60252 for the REHA-Tracer and must be fully functional without degradation in safety and performance, in the M240G 7.62MM Machine Gun. The contractor must have the capability to meet all U. S. Government and Military storage requirements/ restrictions imposed on storage of similar munitions; have existing production tooling/line capable of producing Low Rate Initial production (LRIP) quantities of the 7.62MM REHA; must have the technical expertise and facilities to conduct standard NATO safety, Insensitive Munitions (IM), transportation, hazard classification, environmental and HERO/ESD tests prior to delivery of qualification samples (as applicable). If not located in CONUS, the contractor must be willing to transition the REHA design to a CONUS based Load, Assembly and Pack (LAP) facility and provide a summary plan for US based production. Interested parties should reply by submitting a written proposal no later than 17 January 2005 to Interested Parties should reply by submitting a written proposal no later than 17 January 2005 to Commanding General, Marine Corps Systems Command, Attn: Code 204, 2200 Lester Street, Quantico, VA. 22134. Interested Parties who are willing to provide test assets of a proposed design, at no cost to the USMC for testing should so indicate in the submitted white paper. Questions may be submitted in writing to the above address, or email to dorothy.wright@usmc.mil. No further information is available from the Procuring Office.
 

Place of Performance

Address: Marine Corps Systems Command, 2200 Lester Street, Quantico, VA

Zip Code: 22134

Country: USA
 

Record

SN00723299-W 20041219/041217211958 (fbodaily.com)
 

Source

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