SOURCES SOUGHT
13 -- 25mm and 30mm Medium Caliber Cartridges
- Notice Date
- 1/27/2011
- Notice Type
- Sources Sought
- NAICS
- 332993
— Ammunition (except Small Arms) Manufacturing
- Contracting Office
- Rock Island Contracting Center (RI-CC), ATTN: AMSAS-AC, Rock Island, IL 61299-6500
- ZIP Code
- 61299-6500
- Solicitation Number
- W52P1J11R0054
- Response Due
- 2/11/2011
- Archive Date
- 4/12/2011
- Point of Contact
- Julie Schmoll, (309)782-8588
- E-Mail Address
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Rock Island Contracting Center (RI-CC)
(julie.a.schmoll@conus.army.mil)
- Small Business Set-Aside
- N/A
- Description
- Description: The U.S. Army Contracting Command, Rock Island Contracting Center, on behalf of the Office of the Project Manager, Maneuver Ammunition Systems, is seeking to identify potential sources capable of manufacturing up to eleven different 25mm and 30mm cartridge configurations. The nomenclatures and estimated quantities for each item are listed below. These cartridges are identified by a unique Department of Defense Identification code (DODIC) that describes the caliber, cartridge type, and the method of pack-out. The DODICs must meet the requirements of the applicable Military Specification and the Technical Data Package associated with each item. DODIC A976, 25mm M793 Target Practice - Traced (TP-T), NSN: 1305-01-400-3115, Part Number (P/N) 12961093, in support of the United States Army and the United States Navy. This training cartridge is fired from the M242 Bushmaster. Current anticipated requirements for Fiscal Year (FY)13 are 190,000 cartridges. Anticipated requirements for FY14-FY17 range from 75,000 to 260,000 cartridges per year. The main components are the projectile, cartridge case, percussion primer, propellant, packaging, and link. DODIC A940, 25mm M910 Target Practice Discarded Sabot - Traced (TPDS-T), NSN: 1305-01-426-4359, P/N 12961095, in support of the United States Army and the United States Marine Corps. This training cartridge is fired from the M242 Bushmaster. Current anticipated requirements for FY 2013 range up to 110,000 cartridges. Anticipated requirements for FY14-FY17 range from 135,000 to 300,000 cartridges per year. The main components are the projectile, cartridge case, percussion primer, propellant, packaging, and link. DODIC A978, 25mm PGU-23/U, Target Practice (TP) cartridge, NSNs 1305-01-390-7977 and 1305-01-210-6802, P/Ns 2001736 and 1397AS390, in support of the Air Force Special Operations Command (AFSOC) and the Navy. This training cartridge is fired from the GAU-12. Current anticipated requirements for FY13 are 10,000 cartridges. Anticipated requirements for FY14-FY17 range from 7,500 to 260,000 cartridges per year. The main components are the steel projectile body, propellant, steel cartridge case, packaging, and percussion primer. DODIC A982, 25mm PGU-25/U, High Explosive Incendiary (HEI) cartridge, NSN 1305-01-199-6737, P/N 1397AS590, in support of AFSOC. This tactical cartridge is fired from the GAU-12. Current anticipated requirements for FY13 are 130,000 cartridges. Anticipated requirements for FY14-FY17 range from 47,500 to 190,000 cartridges per year. The main components are the M505 fuze, steel projectile body, explosive, booster pellet, propellant, steel cartridge case, packaging, and percussion primer. DODIC A990, 25mm PGU-32/U Semi-Armor Piercing High Explosive Incendiary with Tracer (SAPHEI-T), NSN 1305-01-352-5649, P/N 1397AS890, in support of the United States Navy. Current anticipated requirements for FY13 are 0 cartridges. Anticipated requirements for FY14-FY17 range from 0 to 8000 cartridges per year. The main components are the steel cartridge case, propellant, projectile, packaging, and primer. DODIC AA90, 30mm MK239, TP-T cartridge, NSN 1305-01-524-0220, P/N 7624841, in support of the United States Navy. Current anticipated requirements for FY13 are 45,000 cartridges. Anticipated requirements for FY14-FY17 are 50,000 cartridges per year. The main components are an aluminum cartridge case, flashtube, M36A2 percussion primer, propellant, a hardened steel projectile body, packaging, and tracer. DODIC AB22, 30mm, PGU-13B/B Remanufactured Cartridges HEI, NSN 1305-01-539-0416 (Single Band) and NSN 1305-01-539-1347 (Double Band), P/N 200612861-10 (Single Band) and P/N 200612862-10 (Double Band), in support of the United States Air Force. This tactical cartridge is fired from the GAU-8. Current anticipated requirements for FY13 are 360,000 cartridges. Anticipated requirements for FY14-FY17 range from 200,000 to 550,000 cartridges per year. The main components are an aluminum cartridge case, HEI projectile (Government Furnished), M36A2 percussion primer, flashtube, packaging, and propellant. DODIC B104, 30mm, PGU-13D/B HEI, NSN 1305-01-579-2134, P/N 200828460-10, in support of the United States Air Force. This tactical cartridge is fired from the GAU-8. Current anticipated requirements for FY13 are 60,000 cartridges. Anticipated requirements for FY14-FY17 range from 40,000 to 165,000 cartridges per year. The main components are an aluminum cartridge case, HEI projectile, Composition A-4, M36A2 percussion primer, flashtube, packaging, and propellant. DODIC B116, 30mm, PGU-15A/B TP, NSN: 1305-01-462-8733, P/N 200610300-70, in support of the United States Air Force. This training cartridge is fired from the GAU-8. Current anticipated requirements for FY13 are 650,000 cartridges. Anticipated requirements for FY14-FY17 range from 310,000 to 840,000 cartridges per year. The main components are an aluminum cartridge case, nose cap, projectile body, M36A2 percussion primer, flashtube, packaging, and propellant. DODIC B118, Light Weight (LW) 30mm M788 Target Practice (TP) cartridge, NSN 1305-01-268-7274, P/N 12902727, in support of the United States Army. This training cartridge is fired from the M230 Auto-Gun mounted on the Apache and Blackhawk helicopters. Current anticipated requirements for FY13 are 500,000 cartridges. Anticipated requirements for FY14-FY17 are 250,000-1,000,000cartridges per year. The main components are a steel projectile body, aluminum nose, aluminum cartridge case, flashtube loaded with black powder or booster pellet, electric primer, packaging, and propellant. DODIC B129, LW 30mm M789 High Explosive Dual Purpose (HEDP) cartridge, NSN 1305-01-268-9373, P/N 12902728, in support of the United States Army. This tactical cartridge is fired from the M230 Auto-Gun mounted on the Apache and Blackhawk helicopters. Current anticipated requirements for FY13 are 1,000,000 cartridges. Anticipated requirements for FY14-FY17 are 500,000-1,000,000 cartridges per year. The main components are a steel projectile body, aluminum nose, aluminum cartridge case, flashtube loaded with black powder or booster pellet, electric primer, packaging, and propellant. The manufacturing process for these various 25mm and 30mm cartridges includes, but is not limited to: manufacturing of projectiles, fuzes, propellant, cartridge cases; flash tube loading; cartridge case priming and loading with propellant; projectile insertion; case crimp; and load, assemble, and pack-out (LAP) of the completed cartridges. The LAP requires highly specialized facilities, equipment, and tooling for the safe storage, handling, transportation, weighing, consolidation and testing of high explosives and fuzes. In most cases the production processes dealing with high explosives and fuzes must be performed remotely. The facilities must be specially designed and fabricated to meet DOD hazard/safety standoff requirements in order to mitigate the risk of propagation in the event of an unintended initiation of explosive materials. Additionally the LAP personnel must be specially trained to work with explosives. For each step of the manufacturing process, sophisticated test and measuring equipment is required to ensure the final products comply with Government requirements. Production support equipment includes material handling systems, tool room equipment, furnaces for heat treat and annealing, metal forming and machining equipment, anodize and phosphate systems, ultrasonic and x-ray test equipment and metrology and metallurgy laboratories. A ballistic test range must be available to perform First Article and Lot Acceptance Tests on these cartridges. Other critical skills required to manufacture these 25mm and 30mm cartridges include, but are not limited to: ammunition process/design engineers, explosive experts, set-up mechanics and operators, quality control engineers, certified ultrasonic and x-ray technicians, metallurgists and ballistics test personnel. Specifications: The 25mm M793 TP-T, 25mm M910 TPDS-T, 25mm PGU-23/U TP, 25mm PGU-25/U HEI, 25mm PGU-32/U SAPHEI-T, and the 30mm MK239 TP-T, HEI-T cartridges are to be procured to Performance Specifications which are classified as Distribution Statement "D". The 30mm PGU-13B/B Remanufactured HEI, 30mm PGU-13D/B HEI, 30mm PGU-15A/B TP, LW30mm M788 TP, and the LW 30mm M789 HEDP cartridges are to be procured to Technical Data Packages (TDPs) which are classified as Distribution Statement "D". Distribution Statement "D" means distribution is authorized to the Department of Defense (DoD) and U.S. DoD contractors only (Critical Technology). These TDPs/Performance Specifications contain technical data whose export is restricted by the Arms Export Control Act, (Title 22, U.S.C., Section 2751 et seq.) or the Export Administration Act of 1979, as amended, Title 50, U.S.C., app 2401, et seq. Violations of these export laws are subject to severe criminal penalties. Offerors must be registered with the U.S./Canada Joint Certification Office to obtain a copy of the TDPs/Performance Specifications. TDPs/Performance Specifications will not be provided at this time. Planned Acquisition: The Government is seeking interested sources to fulfill FY13-17 requirements. It is contemplated that two awards may be made for these requirements. Submission Information: Interested U.S./Canadian firms who feel they are capable of manufacturing the above cartridges are invited to indicate their interest by providing the Government: 1) A brief summary of their companies' capabilities, facilities, personnel, and past manufacturing experience, 2) Their monthly production capacities with assumptions about number of shifts and any other production factors that may affect their monthly capacities, and 3) The advantages of combining production of all of the above listed cartridges into a single procurement. Information shall be provided electronically to Ms. Julie Schmoll at julie.a.schmoll@us.army.mil. Offerors are instructed to include "25mm and 30mm Medium Caliber Cartridges" as the subject of their response. Please respond no later than 15 calendar days from this synopsis' posted date. This market survey is for planning purposes only and the requirements may change. This shall not be construed as a Request for Proposal or as an obligation on the part of the Government. The Government does not intend to award a contract on the basis of this market survey or otherwise pay for information solicited.
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- Place of Performance
- Address: Rock Island Contracting Center (RI-CC) ATTN: AMSAS-AC, Rock Island IL
- Zip Code: 61299-6500
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