SOURCES SOUGHT
10 -- MACS-Modular Artillery Charge System M231/232 LAP (Load, Assemble, Pack)
- Notice Date
- 4/18/2006
- Notice Type
- Sources Sought
- Contracting Office
- US Army ARDEC, AMSTA-AR-PC, Picatinny Arsenal, New Jersey 07806-5000
- ZIP Code
- 07806-5000
- Solicitation Number
- W15QKN-06-X-0332
- Response Due
- 5/18/2006
- Archive Date
- 6/17/2006
- Description
- The US Research Development and Engineering Command (RDECOM)-Armament Research, Development and Engineering Center (ARDEC) and Project manager Combat Ammunition Systems (PM-CAS) Picatinny Arsenal NJ 07806-5000 is currently seeking qualified sources to determine the qualifications of private industry to Load, Assemble, and Pack (LAP) the 155MM M231 and M232A1 MACS propellant charge increments. The planned production contract is estimated to include a basic buy of up to 1.4 million propelling charges with four years of options. a. Essentially, the LAP of both the M231 and M232A1 MACS propelling charge increments which comprise loading and assembling each increment, then packing the increments in metal cans for shipment, and subsequent shipment to the required destinations. These operations involve the handling of energetic materials (Class 4.1C flammable solid - to Class 1.1). The main components, which comprise each propelling charge increment, include the following: 1.) Combustible cartridge case assembly consisting of body, cap, and center core tube. 2.) Main charge propellant. 3.) End igniter which consists of end igniter propellant contained in end igniter bags. 4.) Core igniter which consists of core igniter propellant contained in a core igniter bag. 5.) End seals, which cover the holes on both ends of the increments where the end igniters are placed. b. Operations include the following: 1.) Sewing operations in order to close the loaded igniter bags. 2.) Weighing operations in order to load the correct mass of igniter propellants and main charge propellants. 3.) Vibration operations in order to load the correct mass of igniter propellants and main charge propellants. 4.) Gluing operations in order to bond the combustible case cap to the body. 5.) Labelling operations in order to provide identification for the increments, both on the increments, the metal shipping cans and shipping pallets. 6.) The contractor shall be required to purchase all packaging (excluding metal cans) materials necessary to Lap the propelling charge increments which include sleeves, cushions, etc. 7.) The contractor shall provide the end igniters and core igniters necessary to LAP the propelling charge increments. Potential approximate combined LAP deliveries of the M231 and M232 propelling charge increments are outlined below: FY07 - LAP 1.4 million M231/M232 propelling charges. FY08 - LAP 1.6 million M231/M232 propelling charges. FY09 - LAP 1.6 million M231/M232 propelling charges. FY10 - LAP 1.6 million M231/M232 propelling charges. FY11 - LAP 1.6 million M231/M232 propelling charges. The contractor should have the following: a. Experience in efforts of similar complexity, such as the L.A.P. of other munitions for applications 120MM and larger, which incorporate rigid combustible cases, propellants and igniters. b. Experience with respect to propellant handling/storage and other hazardous handling/storage. c. Available on-site or near-site storage capacity to handle/store at least 1,000,000 pounds of energetic materials at one time. Firms with experience in the areas cited above should provide a summary of their company???s capabilities including a description of facilities, personnel and past experience to meet this requirement, see numbered note 25. This market survey should be restricted to U.S. and/or Canadian sources due to the following reasons: a. The MACS and its components are on The Militarily Critical Technologies List (MCTL), Oct. 1992, as a critical element in section 12.2 for ???Gun Propulsion??? system. Therefore, the MACS Technical Data Package (TDP) is restricted by the Arms Export Control Act (Title 22, U.S.C. Sec 2751, et. seq.) and is subject to DoD Directives 5230.24 and 5230.25. b. In accordance with DoD Directive 5230.24 and 5230.25, as a critical technology, MACS is subject to export control, and additionally the drawings are marked with limited distribution statement ???F??? which states ???Further dissemination only as directed by AMSTA-AR-AEE-B, Picatinny Arsenal, NJ 07806- 5000 or higher DoD authority???. c. MACS is a direct replacement for the 155MM Propellant Charge M203A1 and all current bag-type 155MM Propellant Charges (M119A2, M4A2, M3A1). It is on the Industrial Preparedness Planning List (Ref: HQ, IOC Memorandum, signed by Mr. Janik, Deputy Chief of Staff for Industrial Readiness, dated 14 May 1996). The MACS components should be restricted to U.S. And/or Canadian production sources. e. As such the MACS TDP will not be released to any foreign company unless this company can obtain an export license and also agrees to submit a confidentiality statement which states that the information in the TDP will not be used to produce any MACS components for any companies and countries without the permission from the U.S. Government.
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US ARMY TACOM-Picatinny Procurement Network
(http://procnet.pica.army.mil/dbi/Download/GoGetSourcesSought.cfm?SolNum=W15QKN-06-X-0332)
- Record
- SN01030231-W 20060420/060418221024 (fbodaily.com)
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