SOURCES SOUGHT
13 -- Various 20mm Cartridges. See "Description" for further details.
- Notice Date
- 4/18/2011
- 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
- W52P1JDWB-20MM
- Response Due
- 5/3/2011
- Archive Date
- 7/2/2011
- Point of Contact
- Dave Buennig, 309-782-2912
- E-Mail Address
-
Rock Island Contracting Center (RI-CC)
(david.buennig@us.army.mil)
- Small Business Set-Aside
- N/A
- Description
- Description: The purpose of this sources sought / market survey is to identify potential sources capable of manufacturing multiple 20mm Cartridge configurations for the requirements of Fiscal Year (FY) 2013 through FY 2017. All Cartridges must meet the requirements of the applicable Technical Data Package (TDP) associated with each item. As noted below, the TDPs for some products consist of a performance specification and associated top level drawings. For other products the TDPs consist of "build to print" drawings and specifications. The multiple 20mm Cartridge configurations and their anticipated requirements are as follows: PGU-27 A/B Target Practice (TP) Bulk Pack (BP), Department of Defense Identification Code (DODIC) AA24, NSN: 1305-01-451-8566. The PGU-27 A/B TP BP supports the U.S. Navy (USN) and U.S. Air Force (USAF). This training cartridge is fired from the M61 Gun System. Current anticipated requirements are approximately 1,100,000 - 1,400,000 each per FY for FY 13 - FY 17. The Government TDP contains the product specifications and corresponding drawing packages. PGU-27 A/B TP & PGU-30 A/B TP with Tracer (TP-T) linked, DODIC AA27, NSN: 1305-01-451-8659. The PGU-27/30 A/B supports the U.S. Marine Corps (USMC). This training cartridge is fired from the M197 Gun System. Current anticipated requirements are approximately 85,000 - 130,000 each per FY for FY 13 - FY 17. The Government TDP contains the product specifications and corresponding drawing packages. PGU-28 A/B Semi-Armor Piercing High Explosive Incendiary (SAPHEI), DODIC AA22, BP, NSN: 1305-01-451-8675. The PGU-28 A/B supports the USN and USAF. This cartridge is fired from the M61 Gun System. Current anticipated requirements are approximately 100,000 - 205,000 each per FY for FY 13 - FY 17. The Government TDP contains the product specifications and corresponding drawing packages. PGU-28 A/B SAPHEI & PGU-30 A/B TP-T linked, DODIC AA26, NSN: 1305-01-451-8665. The PGU-28/30 A/B supports the USMC. This cartridge is fired from the M197 Gun System. Current anticipated requirements are approximately 20,000 - 65,000 each per FY for FY 13 - FY 17. The Government TDP contains the product specifications and corresponding drawing packages. PGU-30 A/B TP-T BP, DODIC AA28, NSN: 1305-01-451-8574. The PGU-30 A/B supports the USAF. This cartridge is fired from the M61 Gun System. Current anticipated requirements are approximately 4,000 - 30,000 each per FY for FY 13 - FY 17. The Government TDP contains the product specifications and corresponding drawing packages. M940 Multi-Purpose Traced - Self-Destruct (MPT-SD) Cartridge, DODIC AB07, NSN: 1305-01-534-2702. The M940 MPT-SD supports the U.S. Army. This cartridge is fired from the Counter-Rocker/Artillery/Mortar (C-RAM) System. Current anticipated requirements are 90,000 - 125,000 each per FY for FY 13 - FY 17. The Government TDP contains the product specifications and corresponding drawing packages. MK244-0 Armor Piercing Discarding Sabot (APDS) Enhanced Lethality Cartridge (ELC), linked cartridges, DODIC AA61, NSN: 1305-02-484-9674. The MK244-0 supports the USN. This cartridge is fired from the Phalanx Close-In Weapon System. Current anticipated requirements are approximately 625,000 - 950,000 each per FY for FY 13 - FY 17. The Government TDP contains the product specifications and corresponding drawing packages. The manufacturing process for these various 20mm 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 20mm 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: All Cartridges which are to be procured under this acquisition are to be procured to 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 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. TDPs 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 company's 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 Dave Buennig at david.buennig@us.army.mil. Offerors are instructed to include "20mm FY13-FY17 Acquisition" 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
- Zip Code: 61299-6500
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