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FBO DAILY ISSUE OF OCTOBER 26, 2007 FBO #2160
SOURCES SOUGHT

13 -- MK84 Mod-10 IM Kit Assembly

Notice Date

10/24/2007
 

Notice Type

Sources Sought
 

NAICS

332993 — Ammunition (except Small Arms) Manufacturing
 

Contracting Office

US Army Sustainment Command, ATTN: AMSFS-CCA, Rock Island, IL 61299-6500
 

ZIP Code

61299-6500
 

Solicitation Number

W52P1J-08-R-0013
 

Response Due

11/26/2007
 

Archive Date

1/25/2008
 

Point of Contact

briessen, 309-782-5225
 

E-Mail Address

Email your questions to US Army Sustainment Command
(benjamin.riessen@us.army.mil)
 

Small Business Set-Aside

N/A
 

Description

FedBizOpps announcement for the MK-84 MOD-10 IM Kit, 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 MK84 MOD 10 Kit Assembly. The POC is: Mr. Benjamin Riessen, (309) 782-5225, benjamin.riessen@us.army.mil or Mr. Chris Otto, (309) 782-7281, christian.otto@us.army.mil. The description of the item is as follows: The MK 84 MOD 10 IM Kit consists of one base plug assembly, a shipping cap, and two fuze liners. The base plug consists of one 14' diameter 2.5' thick ASTM A633, Grade E steel plug. The Plug has a threaded inner and outer diameter as well as six kidney s haped thru holes. Two pieces fasten to the plug with SAE-AMS-S-8802 adhesive and four drive studs. One piece of the plug assembly is an 11' diameter .400 inch thick piece of ASTM D4673 Acrolonitrile-Butadiene-Styrene (ABS) Terpolymer. The final piece of the assembly is a 11.3' diameter .4' thick ASTM A519 steel doughnut shape. All three parts of the plug assembly would require assembly. The shipping cap is .110 min thickness ASTM A621 or A622 steel, generally rolled, into a 18' diameter, 4.5' long cylin der with a 3' lip on one end. The two fuzeliners, although different parts, are very similar. Both liners are .055 thick ASTM A1008 or ASTM A620 steel, roughly 6' in length cylinders of 2.9' diameter, convex on one end and open on the other with a 'v' gr oove scoring down the length of the cylinders. Both cylinders have an ASTM-A500 steel threaded collar on the open end to be brazed on. The contractor shall provide the necessary material, capital equipment, and personnel to manufacture the MK 84 MOD 10 I M kit in accordance with the solicitation/contract requirements. The MK 84 MOD 10 IM kit is not commercially available because of the unique technology and application, and specialized skills required for manufacture. Producers will be required to have s pecialized tooling and equipment with trained, experienced workforce to produce MK 84 MOD 10 IM kit. Parties interested in responding to a solicitation for the MK84-10 IM Kit are invited to indicate their interest by providing a brief summary to the Government. The summary shall include the companys capabilities, including a brief description of facilit ies, 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) unit price is requested for the base year quantity, which is expected to fall between 1,000 and 1,250 each MK84-10 IM Kit. If a respondent doe s not have adequate 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 services of sub-tier vendors or subcontractors, those vendors or subcontractors must also meet these criteria. This information shall be submitted to Mr. Benjamin Riessen, benjamin.riessen@us.army.mil and Mr. Chris Otto, Christian.otto@us.army.mil. Please respond no later than 26 November 2007. Identify MK84-10 IM Kit Sources Sought / Market Survey as the subjec t of your response. All information collected from this market survey shall be used for planning purposes only. Do not mistake this sources sought as a request for p roposal or as an obligation on the part of the government. The government does not intend to award a contract based on this market survey or otherwise pay for information solicited. Please identify any proprietary information submitted. All information sub mitted will be held in a confidential status.
 

Place of Performance

Address: US Army Sustainment Command ATTN: AMSAS-ACA-M Rock Island IL

Zip Code: 61299-6500

Country: US
 

Record

SN01440250-W 20071026/071024225330 (fbodaily.com)
 

Source

FedBizOpps Link to This Notice
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