SOURCES SOUGHT
13 -- Propellant Retainer Assembly of the M82 Simulant Smoke Grenade
- Notice Date
- 3/13/2008
- Notice Type
- Sources Sought
- NAICS
- 325920
— Explosives Manufacturing
- Contracting Office
- US Army Sustainment Command, ATTN: AMSFS-CCA, Rock Island, IL 61299-6500
- ZIP Code
- 61299-6500
- Solicitation Number
- W52P1J-08-M82PROPELLANTASSEMBLY
- Response Due
- 3/28/2008
- Archive Date
- 5/27/2008
- Point of Contact
- Emily Kundel, 309-782-7905
- E-Mail Address
-
Email your questions to US Army Sustainment Command
(emily.kundel@us.army.mil)
- Small Business Set-Aside
- N/A
- Description
- Headquarters, US Army Sustainment Command (ASC) is seeking long term potential source to fabricate and deliver the Propellant Retainer Assembly of the M82 Simulant Smoke Grenade. The assembly consists of a propellant retainer (plastic, nylon glass r einforced), a commercially qualified/available electric match, electrical plate, and contacts (brass sheet alloy), rivets, etc. This market survey is for information purposes only to identify sources interested in manufacturing the Propellant Retainer Ass embly and not a request for proposal or an announcement of a solicitation. The NAICS code for this item is 325920 with a business size standard of 750 employees. Please indicate your business size in your response. The production requirement for this component is at possible ranges of approximately 10,000 50,000 each per year at a minimum rate of 4,000-6,000 per month. Production requirements also include sustainment rates for the next five years. The potential contract may require the supplie r to: 1. Develop tooling, fixtures and a production process. 2. Develop gauges, fixtures and an inspection plan. 3. Produce a First Article (FA) Sample for government evaluation and approval by 90 days after contract award and initiate product ion delivery by 30 days after FA approval. 4. Follow normal delivery schedule for subsequent option years, when and if exercised. 5. Execute product improvement projects for the manufacture and design of the component. 6. Develop testing fixture s used in the determination of requirements thresholds. Interested contractors should submit response no later than COB March 28, 2008. Technical drawings may be requested for the Propellant Retainer Assembly on request upon qualification of the ve ndor to receive distribution X drawings. A response to this survey should show adequate technical, manufacturing capability, certification to receive export-controlled technical data and satisfactory past performance in the explosive processing industry . If a respondent does not have adequate resources (technical, manufacturing, personnel, etc) available, the respondent must be able to demonstrate their ability to obtain those resources in a timely fashion. If respondent chooses to utilize the services of sub-tier vendors or subcontractors, those vendors or subcontractors must also meet these criteria. Respondents should provide the following information for the evaluation to enable the government to develop an acquisition plan and meet the afo rementioned production requirements. 1. Submit a basic manufacturing plan that summarizes how the component will be produced. Subcontracted work (if any) or from another source should be identified along with the country of origin. 2. Identi fy manufacturing equipment, facility, and support laboratory required to produce and test the component. List the manufacturing equipment, facility, laboratory and work supplied in-house and through sub-contracted efforts. 3. Provide current or previou s experience in manufacture to Technical Data Package List or representative items, including potential capacity (with supporting detail of the specific assembly stations), required in the start up effort in past experience. 4. Provide potential raw m aterial supplier sources along with the country of origin for each pyrotechnic or explosive composition. 5. Provide potential sources (in-house or out-sourcing) for the component assembly hardware. 6. Include information regarding long-lead materials or schedule drivers as well as expected time from contract award to first acceptance delivery. 7. Provide brief description of the quality management system to be used and any associated certification(s) appropriate for this effort (ie. ISO 9001-2000 ). 8. Submit organization name, address and point of contact. 9. Submit business size including all Small Business categories that apply. 10. Briefly s ummarize technical qualification of permanent personnel staff with experience acquiring, processing, and handling the energetic materials indicated above. 11. Provide a Rough Order of Magnitude (ROM) cost for these components based on the quantities and rates listed above. The respondent should provide sufficient details to the government so as to make a reasonable assessment on the capability. Proprietary responses will be protected in accordance with the markings. There is not a firm require ment for the Propellant Retainer Assembly component. This is for MARKET RESEARCH ONLY. Participation in this effort is strictly voluntary with no cost or obligation to be incurred by the Government. The information you provide will only be utilized by A SC in developing its acquisition approach for future requirements. Any information provided should be in written and published form and submitted no later than 28 March 2008 to: HQ, US Army Sustainment Command, ATTN: AMSAS-ACA-I/Emily Kundel, 1 Rock Islan d Arsenal, Rock Island, IL 61299-6500 or email address Emily.Kundel@us.army.mil. Request questions be provided in writing to the above point of contact at Emily.Kundel@us.army.mil.
- Place of Performance
- Address: US Army Sustainment Command ATTN: AMSAS-ACA-I, Rock Island IL
- Zip Code: 61299-6500
- Country: US
- Zip Code: 61299-6500
- Record
- SN01531991-W 20080315/080313224506 (fbodaily.com)
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