SOURCES SOUGHT
R -- Engineering, Technical, and Manufacturing Services in Support of ARDEC
- Notice Date
- 6/22/2010
- Notice Type
- Sources Sought
- Contracting Office
- US Army, Army Contracting Command, Joint Munitions and Lethality (JM&L) Contracting Center, Picatinny Arsenal, New Jersey 07806-5000
- ZIP Code
- 07806-5000
- Solicitation Number
- W15QKN-10-X-0239
- Response Due
- 7/22/2010
- Archive Date
- 8/21/2010
- Point of Contact
- Rachael Houle, Contract Specialist, (973)724-2197
- E-Mail Address
-
Rachael Houle
(rachael.houle@us.army.mil)
- Small Business Set-Aside
- N/A
- Description
- The U.S. Army, Army Contracting Command (ACC) Joint Munitions & Lethality (JM&L) Contracting Center, Picatinny Arsenal, NJ 07806-5000, on behalf of the U.S. Army Armament Research Development and Engineering Center (ARDEC) Munitions Engineering Technology Center ( METC), is seeking small businesses who have demonstrated experience in providing all phases of life cycle engineering, program management, technical, and manufacturing services, technology infusion and materials in support of various weapon systems and their associated components, munitions, electronics and physical security equipment being developed and produced for METC. These services cover all aspects of weapon system, munitions, and security system design and development, production, fielding and ultimate disposal. They include investigative procedures using fault tree and root cause analysis, production and manufacturing technology, materials investigation, metallurgical analysis, material compatibility studies, interior and exterior ballistic analysis, dynamic shock and vibration analysis, producibility studies, technical risk analysis, technical cost analysis, lifecycle cost estimating, program management, design and production of all types of tooling/gages, develop of special assembly and test equipment, concept design, preparation of drawing for design and/or manufacture, conduct of testing and test analysis at government and non-government test facilities, type classification and material release action. The contractor must possess a thorough working knowledge of all materials including engineered plastics, ferrous and non-ferrous material, super-alloys, and various proven methods of properties, ultrasound, x-ray, computed tomography and magnetic particle products that include guns, projectiles, mortar ammunition, mines, grenades, small arms, non-lethal munitions, weapon components, test equipment, security systems, robotic subsystems and weapon related items. The working knowledge will be imperative to the munition and weapon platform specific applied engineering associated with the applicable weapon systems managed by ARDEC. The services will support Joint Service advanced weapon and munitions systems program such as, but not limited to, XM 982 Excalibur, Dragonfire II, M120 and M121(120 Mortar system), M252 81mm mortar system, 120mm Mortar interior ballistics, Modular Pack Mine System (MOPMS), Volcano, Chemical Agent Munitions Disposal System (CAMDS), various demolitions systems, a wide variety of non-lethal ammunitions systems, Explosive Ordnance Disposal (EOD) programs, small arms weapons systems, grenade systems, networked munitions (Spider/Scorpion), ammunition links, and a wide variety of non-lethal small arms and artillery ammunition ranging from 5.56mm to 155mm. While no one shall be excluded from responding to this market survey, the primary purpose of this survey is to identify small businesses that would be capable of performing this requirement. Firms/companies are invited to indicate their interests and capabilities by providing specifications, brochures, manuals, reports, information pertaining to experience on previous projects, specific work previously performed or being performed and any other specific and pertinent information submitted. All information is to be submitted via email (10MB limit) at no cost or obligation to the Government; information provided will not be returned. Responses shall also indicate the size of the business entity, large or small. Please provide the name of your firm, address, POC, phone/fax number, and email address. TELEPHONE INQUIRIES WILL NOT BE ACCEPTED. The Government will accept written questions by email. Interested firms/companies are encouraged to submit their capabilities/qualification data NO LATER THAN July 1, 2010. The point of contact for this action is Rachael Houle, Contract Specialist, CCJM-JA, rachael.houle@us.army.mil. This is a Sources Sought/Market Survey Announcement and submissions will be used for informational and planning purposes only. All interested and potential firms must be registered in CCR, and current firms must update once a year to maintain active status. Please visit the CCR website to register and update at https://www.bpn.gov/ccr/default.aspx. This notice does not constitute a Request for Proposal (RFP)/Request for Quote (RFP), nor is the Government obligated to issue an RFP/RFQ. In addition, the Government does not intend to pay for any information provided under this notice. The Government is not obligated to notify respondents of the results of this survey.
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