SOURCES SOUGHT
95 -- Corrosion Resistant Aluminum Armor With Improved Ballistic Performance
- Notice Date
- 4/6/2005
- Notice Type
- Sources Sought
- NAICS
- 423510
— Metal Service Centers and Other Metal Merchant Wholesalers
- Contracting Office
- RDECOM Acquisition Center - Adelphi, ATTN: AMSSB-ACA, 2800 Powder Mill Road, Adelphi, MD 20783-1197
- ZIP Code
- 20783-1197
- Solicitation Number
- W911QX-05-R-0015
- Response Due
- 5/5/2005
- Archive Date
- 7/4/2005
- Small Business Set-Aside
- N/A
- Description
- The U.S. Army Research Laboratory is conducting a market investigation to identify possible sources of a corrosion resistant aluminum alloy with improved ballistics for armor applications. This improved armor plate must have corrosion resistance equa l to or better than AA5083-H131 as well as ballistic performance comparable or better than AA7039-T64. In addition, the alloy must exhibit good welding characteristics to include compatibility with existing AA5083-H131 and AA7039-T64 armor materials field ed. The aluminum armor plate will be supplied for a Government conducted test and evaluation program. The plate will be subjected to ballistic evaluation, corrosion testing to include coatings compatibility, accelerated corrosion testing, adhesion, and su sceptibility to stress corrosion cracking. Evaluation of welds will include, weldability with AA5183 weldment, mechanical/strength tests of the weld and corrosion testing of welded sections. The system selected must already be in production to allow for th e above integration/test effort as detailed above. This market survey is for information purposes only; this is not a Request for Quotations or a Request for Proposal. No solicitation document exists. Funding is presently not available and not guaranteed. Costs associated with the preparation and submission of information and/or any follow-up information requests are the responsibility of the vendor and these costs will not be reimbursed by the Government. All interested firms, regardless of size, are enc ouraged to respond to this request for information. Responses or questions may be sent via email to plaz@arl.army.mil by 5 May 2005. Please be advised that .zip and .exe files cannot be accepted.
- Place of Performance
- Address: RDECOM Acquisition Center - Adelphi ATTN: AMSSB-ACA, 2800 Powder Mill Road Adelphi MD
- Zip Code: 20783-1197
- Country: US
- Zip Code: 20783-1197
- Record
- SN00783599-W 20050408/050406213422 (fbodaily.com)
- Source
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