SOURCES SOUGHT
13 -- Lightweight Baseplate Assemblies
- Notice Date
- 3/2/2007
- 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-07-X-0317
- Response Due
- 3/16/2007
- Archive Date
- 4/15/2007
- Description
- The U.S Army Joint Munitions and Lethality Life Cycle Management Command, Picatinny Arsenal, NJ in support of the Product Manager, Mortar Systems, is conducting a market survey to identify potential sources for fabrication and delivery of lightweight baseplate assemblies for the M224 60mm and the M252 81mm Mortar Systems. The 60mm and 81mm mortar lightweight baseplate assemblies are to be manufactured, inspected, assembled, packaged, and shipped in accordance with Government TDPs and applicable contract requirements. This notice is a Sources Sought / Market Survey Announcement; a solicitation is NOT available at this time. The 60mm and 81mm lightweight baseplate assemblies to be produced consist of light weight materials to reduce the carry weight of the currently fielded 60mm and 81mm Mortar Systems. The approximate size of the 81mm base plate is 22 inches diameter and 6 inches height. The approximate size of the 60mm base plate is 18 inches diameter and 6 inches height. It is anticipated that manufacture of the light weight base plates will require the capability to forge and heat treat high strength aluminum to reduce stress and achieve the material strength requirements to meet the required physical and mechanical properties of the designs. Hard protective coat anodizing of the final product will be required. Potential Offerors must possess prior experience in forging, machining, heat and inspecting high strength aluminum components. Potential Offerors must also have prior experience with designs of similar complexity. The Basic contract calls for production of about eight hundred (800) 81mm mortar lightweight baseplate assemblies. The first option, if fully exercised will be for production of one thousand 60mm mortar lightweight baseplate assemblies and more than five hundred (500) 81mm mortar lightweight baseplate assemblies. Monthly production deliveries will be for up to two hundred (200) total baseplate assemblies consisting of both 81mm and 60mm lightweight baseplates. First delivery will be one hundred twenty (120) days after U.S. Government approval of the First Article. Outyear options to procure additional 60mm and 81mm baseplate assemblies are very likely. The anticipated contract will require the successful completion of a First Article inspection. After successful completion of all First Article requirements, lot acceptance will be invoked in accordance with applicable Quality Assurance Provisions (QAP), drawings, and contract requirements. Proof Acceptance Testing (PAT) will be used to accept production run pieces per the sampling plan included in the PAT test plan. The First Article samples will be required to be submitted to the Government seven (7) to nine (9) months after contract award. Interested Offerors should provide, at no cost to the Government, a summary of their firm???s past experience, capabilities, size of business (small or large business), description of facilities, personnel, equipment, tooling, quality control of material and processes, packaging, storage facilities, subcontractors and major vendors, and any other information and areas of expertise that will demonstrate to the Government that they will be able to achieve the effort described herein. All information is to be submitted at no cost or obligation to the Government; information provided will not be returned. All responsible, interested Offerors are encouraged to submit their capabilities / qualification data and any pertinent information via email, or electronically, No LATER THAN 04/01/2007. TELEPHONE INQUIRIES WILL NOT BE ACCEPTED. The Government will accept written questions by email. The Point of Contact for this action is Mr. Mathew Jones, Contract Specialist, AMSML-AQ-CA, (973) 724-3274. Email your questions to Mr. Mathew Jones at mjones@pica.army.mil This is a Sources Sought / Market Survey Announcement only and should not be construed as a Request for Proposal or a commitment by the U.S. Government. The U.S. Government does not intend to award a contract on the basis of this market survey. A formal solicitation is anticipated and a solicitation notice will be published at a later date with more detailed technical requirements provided. Note 26 applies.
- Web Link
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US ARMY TACOM-Picatinny Procurement Network
(http://procnet.pica.army.mil/dbi/Download/GoGetSourcesSought.cfm?SolNum=W15QKN-07-X-0317)
- Record
- SN01242839-W 20070304/070302221441 (fbodaily.com)
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