SOURCES SOUGHT
13 -- BDU 50 C/B Bomb Assembly, Practice
- Notice Date
- 8/29/2007
- Notice Type
- Sources Sought
- Contracting Office
- US Army Sustainment Command, ATTN: AMSFS-CCA, Rock Island, IL 61299-6500
- ZIP Code
- 61299-6500
- Solicitation Number
- W52P1J07R0143
- Response Due
- 11/30/2007
- Archive Date
- 1/29/2008
- Small Business Set-Aside
- N/A
- Description
- FedBizOpps announcement for the Bomb Assembly, Practice, BDU-50C/B, Sources Sought Market Survey The U.S. Government is conducting a market survey of industry to identify sources that are interested in manufacturing the subject Bomb Assembly, Practice, BDU-50C/B, NSN 1325-01-495-0239, DODIC EB71, P/N 4512207. The POC is: Ms. Melissa Burant, (309) 78 2-3748, melissa.burant@us.army.mil or Mr. Chris Otto, (309) 782-7281, christian.otto@us.army.mil. The description of the item is as follows: The BDU-50C/B Bomb Assembly, Practice, is approximately 60 inches long, 10.75 inches in diameter, and 1.15 1.62 inch nominal wall thickness. Due to its thick wall, the bomb body casting has a machined weight of approximately 475 lbs. and therefore does not require inert filler. The casting material specification is ASTM-A536 Grade 60-40-18 cast ductile iron. The final assembly includes the installation of threaded inserts into the lug wells, base and nose plug assemblies, and installation of various co mponents. Production of these supplies will require the availability of a ductile iron foundry capable of producing bodies that meet quality requirements in accordance with solicitation requirements. The contractor shall provide the necessary material, c apital equipment, and personnel to manufacture the BDU-50C/B in accordance with the solicitation/contract requirements. The BDU-50C/B is not commercially available because of the unique technology and application, and specialized skills required for manuf acture. Producers will be required to have specialized tooling and equipment with highly trained, experienced workforce to produce BDU-50C/B. Parties interested in responding to a solicitation for the BDU-50C/B Bomb Assembly, Practice are invited to indicate their interest by providing a brief summary to the Government. The summary shall include the companys capabilities, including a brief des cription of facilities, personnel and past manufacturing experience as it relates to the criteria. Additional information regarding the above item can be requested from the POCs. A respondent to this market survey should be able to show that they have adequate technical capability, manufacturing capacity, and certification to receive export-controlled technical data (as applicable). Interested companies who have the necessary capabilities should respond by providing the following information: minimum economical start-up quantity, estimated minimum and maximum monthly production quantities, and (after a base year award), contractors recommendation for most economical quantities. A Rough Order of Magnitude (ROM) is requested for the base year quantity, which is expected to fall between 15,000 and 18,000 each BDU-50C/B. If a respondent does not have ade quate resources (technical, manufacturing, export-controlled tech data certification, personnel, etc) available, the respondent must be able to demonstrate his ability to obtain those resources in a timely fashion. If a respondent chooses to utilize the se rvices of sub-tier vendors or subcontractors, those vendors or subcontractors must also meet these criteria. This information shall be submitted to Ms. Melissa Burant, Melissa.burant@us.army.mil and Mr. Chris Otto, Christian.otto@us.army.mil. Please respond no later than 1 October. Identify BDU-50C/B Sources Sought / Market Survey as the subject of your respon se. All information collected from this market survey shall be used for planning purposes only. Do not mistake this sources sought as a request for proposal or as an obligation on the part of the government. The government does not intend to award a cont ract based on this market survey or otherwise pay for information solicited. Please identify any proprietary information submitted. All information submitted will be held in a confidential status.
- Place of Performance
- Address: US Army Sustainment Command ATTN: AMSFS-CCA, Rock Island IL
- Zip Code: 61299-6500
- Country: US
- Zip Code: 61299-6500
- Record
- SN01389419-W 20070831/070829221841 (fbodaily.com)
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