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FBO DAILY ISSUE OF APRIL 20, 2005 FBO #1241
SOLICITATION NOTICE

13 -- Ammunition and explosives.

Notice Date

4/18/2005
 

Notice Type

Solicitation Notice
 

Contracting Office

HQ AFSC, ROCK ISLAND, IL 61299-6500
 

ZIP Code

61299-6500
 

Solicitation Number

W52P1J05R0124
 

Response Due

5/20/2005
 

Archive Date

6/19/2005
 

Description

INFORMATION IS REQUESTED ON "LARGE PISTOL PRIMERS" FOR POTENTIAL USE IN IGNITION CARTRIDGES OF MORTARS. THE GOVERNMENT IS INTERESTED IN CONFIGURATION AND PERFORMANCE DATA TO BE USED FOR EVALUATION PURPOSES; TO DETERMINE IF IMPROVED PERFORMANCE CAN BE OBTAINED FROM COMMERCIALLY AVAILABLE SOURCES. THE GOVERNENT IS LOOKING FOR GENERAL PERFORMANCE REQUIREMENTS AS FOLLOWS: A. PRIMER SHALL FIT WITHIN THE SAMMI STANDARD DIMENSIONS FOR A LARGE PISTOL PRIMER (REFERENCE 1 AND 2). B. ANVIL MAY BE OF TWO OR THREE VENT CONFIGURTATION. C. PRIMER MIXTURE MAY BE DETERMINED BY THE SUPPLIER, BUT WILL HAVE PERFORMANCE CHARACTERISTICS SIMILAR TO THE MIXTURE(S) DEFINED ON DRAWING 8840536 (REFERENCE 1). AN ENVIRONMENTALLY FRIENDLY PRIMER MIXTURE IS DESIRED, BUT WILL NOT OUTWEIGH PERFORMANCE. D. WHEN TESTED AND EVALUATED IN A MANOR CONSISTENT WITH MIL-P-46425A (REFERENCE 3), PARAGRAPH 4.3.2: 1. DUDS. USING A 1.94 +/- 0.02 OUNCE BALL WITH A DROP HEIGHT OF 16 INCHES THE PRIMER SHALL FUNCTION. FROM A SAMPLE OF 300 PRIMERS THE MATERIAL SHALL BE REJECTED IF 2 OR MORE PRIMERS FAIL TO FUNCTION. 2. SENSITIVITY: WHEN TESTED CONSISTENT WITH PARAGRAPH 4.3.2.1 AND EVALUATED CONSISTENT WITH PARAGRAPH 6.4 OF MIL-P-46425A THE VALUES FOR H AND S SHALL MEET THE FOLLOWING: (H + 5 S) * 1.96 < 31.36 (H - 2 S) * 1.92 > 5.76 IT IS DESIRED THAT THE H VALUE BE IN THE 6 TO 12 INCH RANGE. REFERENCES: 1. DRAWING 8840536 - PRIMER, PERCUSSION, M35 ASSEMBLY 2. DRAWING 9395613 - PRIMER 150 FLAT 3 VENT 3. MIL-P-46425A, 18 FEBRUARY 1964, W/NOTICE 2, 12 FEBRUARY 1997 - MILITARY SPECIFICATION PRIMER, PERCUSSION, M35, LOADING, ASSEMBLING, AND PACKING CONTACTS: TECHNICAL - MARK BUELOW, (309) 782-2111, MARK.BUELOW@US.ARMY.MIL CONTRACTS - SHERRY BURRIS, (309) 782-3359, BURRISS@AFSC.ARMY.MIL
 

Place of Performance

Address: HQ AFSC, ROCK ISLAND, IL 61299-6500

Zip Code: 61299-6000

Country: USA
 

Record

SN00790349-W 20050420/050418211827 (fbodaily.com)
 

Source

FedBizOpps.gov Link to This Notice
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