SOURCES SOUGHT
13 -- QUALIFICATION OF NEW PRODUCER FOR LARGE PISTOL PRIMERS FOR MORTAR IGNITION CARTRIDGES
- Notice Date
- 6/6/2008
- Notice Type
- Sources Sought
- NAICS
- 332994
— Small Arms Manufacturing
- Contracting Office
- Department of the Army, U. S. Army Materiel Command, U.S. Army Sustainment Command, US Army Sustainment Command, ATTN: AMSFS-CCA, Rock Island, IL 61299-6500
- ZIP Code
- 61299-6500
- Solicitation Number
- W52P1J08X0606
- Response Due
- 7/30/2008
- Archive Date
- 9/28/2008
- Point of Contact
- Chris Eischen, (309)782-5098
- Small Business Set-Aside
- N/A
- Description
- DESCRIPTION: INFORMATION IS REQUESTED ON LARGE PISTOL PRIMERS FOR POTENTIAL USE IN IGNITION CARTRIDGES OF MORTARS. THE GOVERNMENT IS INTERESTED IN CONFIGURATION AND PERFORMANCE DATA TO BE USED FOR EVALUATION PURPOSES; TO DETERMINE IF IMPROVED PERFORMANCE CAN BE OBTAINED FROM COMMERCIALLY AVAILABLE SOURCES. THE GOVERNENT IS LOOKING FOR GENERAL PERFORMANCE REQUIREMENTS AS FOLLOWS: A. PRIMER SHALL FIT WITHIN THE SAMMI STANDARD DIMENSIONS FOR A LARGE PISTOL PRIMER (REFERENCE 1 AND 2). B. ANVIL MAY BE OF TWO OR THREE VENT CONFIGURTATION. C. PRIMER MIXTURE MAY BE DETERMINED BY THE SUPPLIER, BUT WILL HAVE OUTPUT PERFORMANCE CHARACTERISTICS SIMILAR TO THE MIXTURE(S) DEFINED ON DRAWING 8840536 (REFERENCE 1) AND AN EXPECTED STORAGE LIFE OF 20 YEARS MINIMUM. AN ENVIRONMENTALLY FRIENDLY PRIMER MIXTURE IS DESIRED, BUT WILL NOT OUTWEIGH PERFORMANCE. D. WHEN TESTED AND EVALUATED IN A MANOR CONSISTENT WITH MIL-P-46425A (REFERENCE 3), PARAGRAPH 4.3.2: 1. DUDS. USING A 1.94 +/- 0.02 OUNCE BALL WITH A DROP HEIGHT OF 16 INCHES THE PRIMER SHALL FUNCTION. FROM A SAMPLE OF 300 PRIMERS THE MATERIAL SHALL BE REJECTED IF 2 OR MORE PRIMERS FAIL TO FUNCTION. 2. SENSITIVITY: WHEN TESTED CONSISTENT WITH PARAGRAPH 4.3.2.1 AND EVALUATED CONSISTENT WITH PARAGRAPH 6.4 OF MIL-P-46425A THE VALUES FOR H AND S SHALL MEET THE FOLLOWING: (H + 5S) * 1.96 SHALL BE LESS THAN 31.36 (H - 2S) * 1.92 SHALL BE GREATER THAN 5.76 IT IS DESIRED THAT THE H VALUE BE IN THE 4 TO 12 INCH RANGE. REFERENCES: 1. DRAWING 8840536 - PRIMER, PERCUSSION, M35 ASSEMBLY 2. DRAWING 9395613 - PRIMER 150 FLAT 3 VENT 3. MIL-P-46425A, 18 FEBRUARY 1964, W/NOTICE 2, 12 FEBRUARY 1997 - MILITARY SPECIFICATION PRIMER, PERCUSSION, M35, LOADING, ASSEMBLING, AND PACKING TO OBTAIN THE REFERENCED DRAWINGS, PLEASE CONTACT MR. CHRIS EISCHEN, CONTRACT SPECIALIST, CHRISTOPHER.EISCHEN@US.ARMY.MIL, (309)782-5098. ADDITIONAL POINTS OF CONTACT: MR. MARK BUELOW, TECHNICAL, MARK.BUELOW@US.ARMY.MIL, (309)782-2111; MS. DONNA PONCE, CONTRACTING OFFICER, DONNA.S.PONCE@US.ARMY.MIL, (309)782-4535
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- Place of Performance
- Address: US Army Sustainment Command ATTN: AMSAS-ACA-R Rock Island IL
- Zip Code: 61299-6500
- Zip Code: 61299-6500
- Record
- SN01588683-W 20080608/080606215929-87249f0aa1ec50f1cfef87037c61caf9 (fbodaily.com)
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