SOURCES SOUGHT
13 -- 81mm GAS ABSORBANT MODULES (GAMS)
- Notice Date
- 3/22/2007
- 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-0324
- Response Due
- 4/6/2007
- Archive Date
- 5/6/2007
- Description
- Market Survey Notification 81mm GAS ABSORBANT MODULES (GAMS) Description: The US Research Development & Engineering Command, Armament Research Development and Engineering Center (RDECOM-ARDEC), Picatinny, New Jersey is conducting a market survey to identify potential sources capable of manufacturing, inspecting, and delivering 81mm Gas Absorbent Modules to be used on the 81mm Smoke Mortar Cartridges. The contract will be firm-fixed price, with a basic quantity of approximately 140,000 units awarded in FY08, and with two priced and evaluated options for approximately 60,000 units in FY10 and 50,000 in FY12. A brief description of the 81mm mortar Gas Absorbent Modules follows: Gas Absorbent Module The Gas Absorbent Module or GAM consists of a plastic circular housing filled with two packets of a chemical adsorbent. The plastic housing is made of high impact polystyrene and is has an approximate OD of 3.1 inches and an ID of 2.3 inches. Additionally it is approximately 1.85 inches tall. The plastic housing is divided into 2 interlocking pieces. Each piece consists of an upper and lower housing. Two halves are then combined to make the entire housing. The halves are held together with a piece of identifying tape with a warning printed on it. The housing holds 2 Tyvek bags containing adsorbent chemical. The adsorbent is a commercially available phosphine adsorbent. Each bag is held inside the housing with 2 packet retainers. The retainers are made of MPR and are approximately 1.68 inches tall and .265 inches by .335 inches in cross- section. Additionally they contain a C notch to retain the edge of the bag. Offeror???s capabilities must include experience in fabrication, assembling and inspection. The Offeror must possess the necessary equipment, facilities, tooling and material (including packaging and palletization material) to fabricate and deliver the above components. Potential candidates must have manufacturing experience for production of the Gas Absorbent Module for the 81mm Smoke rounds. Potential candidates must have the capability of high volume production (at least 10k to 20k units per month. Gas Absorbent Module drawings for the 81mm M819 Red Phosphorous Smoke are available from the Contracting Officer. Interested firms with capability of providing 81mm Smoke Gas Absorbent Module should provide, at no cost to the government, a summary of their firm???s past experience, capabilities, size of business (small or large business), storage facilities, description of facilities and personnel to meet these requirements, equipment, tooling, processes, quality control of material and process, packaging, palletization and any other areas of expertise that may enable them to undertake efforts of similar complexity and magnitude within fifteen days of this publication by electronic mail to marcus.edmundson@us.army.mil. All information submitted will be held in a confidential status. Large files must be compressed using WinZip (http://www.winzip.com). The market survey is for planning purposes only and shall not be construed as a request for proposal or as an obligation on the part of the Government. The Government will utilize the information provided for planning purposes only.
- 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-0324)
- Record
- SN01257145-W 20070324/070322221448 (fbodaily.com)
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