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FBO DAILY ISSUE OF AUGUST 03, 2011 FBO #3539
SOURCES SOUGHT

13 -- 25MM M793 TP-T, NSN: 1305-01-400-3115 AND PGU-23/U TP, NSN: 1305-01-390-7977/1305-01-210-6802(NAVAIR); LW30MM M788 TP, NSN: 1305-01-268-7274 AND M883 HPT, NSN: 1305-01-168-0538

Notice Date

8/1/2011
 

Notice Type

Sources Sought
 

NAICS

332993 — Ammunition (except Small Arms) Manufacturing
 

Contracting Office

ACC - Rock Island (ACC-RI), ATTN: AMSAS-AC, Rock Island, IL 61299-6500
 

ZIP Code

61299-6500
 

Solicitation Number

W52P1J11R0136
 

Response Due

8/15/2011
 

Archive Date

10/14/2011
 

Point of Contact

Rosalie LASHBROOK, 309/782-7947
 

E-Mail Address

ACC - Rock Island (ACC-RI)
(rosalie.lashbrook@us.army.mil)
 

Small Business Set-Aside

N/A
 

Description

The US ACC-Rock Island Contracting Center is seeking to identify potential sources capable of manufacturing the 25mm M793 TP-T, NSN: 1305-01-400-3115, and PGU-23/U, NSN: 1305-01-390-7977; LW30mm M788 TP, NSN: 1305-01-268-7274 and M883 HPT, NSN: 1305-01-168-0538. The M793 TP-T, PGU-23/U and M788 TP are non-tactical cartridges. This planned acquisition is to cover the potential FY12 requirements and will also include an option that may be exercised in FY12 or FY13. The M793 and PGU-23/U cartridges consist of projectiles, cartridge cases, percussion primers, and propellant. The M793 also contains a tracer and links. These cartridges are training rounds used in the M242 Bushmaster cannon (M793) and the GAU-12/U Gatling gun (PGU-23/U). The manufacturing processes for these cartridges encompass, but are not limited to: (1) manufacturing of projectile components and assembly of projectiles, (2) manufacturing of tracer pellets and tracer loading (M793 only), (3) production of propellant, (4) cartridge case manufacturing, (5) case priming, and (6) cartridge Load, Assemble and Pack (LAP). To manufacture these cartridges, key industrial capabilities/equipment/skills are required including but not limited to: (1) metal parts manufacturing, (2) propellant, tracer and primer manufacturing, (3) expertise relating to energetic materials transportation, handling, storage and use in production, (4) automated equipment, processes, and engineering as they relate to 25mm ammunition LAP, (5) 25mm weapons, (6) ballistic and test lab equipment, and (7) indoor and outdoor test ranges which permit the safe, instrumented, firing of these cartridges. These items are procured to performance specifications; therefore, ammunition design, manufacturing, quality and test engineering are essential skills. The M788 cartridge consists of a steel projectile body, copper rotating band, aluminum nose, aluminum cartridge case, flashtube loaded with black powder or booster pellets, electric primer, and propellant. This cartridge is a training round fired from the M230 Auto-Gun mounted on the Apache and Blackhawk helicopters. The manufacturing process for the M788 cartridges encompasses, but is not limited to: (1) manufacturing of projectile components and assembly of projectiles, (2) production of propellant, (3) flash tube manufacturing and loading, (4) cartridge case manufacturing, (5) case priming and cartridge LAP. To manufacture the M788 cartridge, special equipment and skills are required. Skills required include ballistics expertise, chemical expertise related to loading propellant into cartridges, production line set-up mechanics, and process and design engineering knowledge related to the LAP for the M788 cartridge. Key industrial capabilities/equipment include (1) automated LAP line (which includes flashtube load, primer insertion, loading of propellant into cartridge cases, and sealing and crimping of the projectile to the case), (2) ballistic test lab equipment, (3) 30mm weapons, (4) indoor and outdoor test ranges which permit the safe, instrumented, firing of this cartridge, and (5) machining of the projectile body and windshield, and extruding, drawing, and machining the cartridge case. Critical components for the M788 cartridge include cartridge case, PA520 electric primer, and WC855 propellant. The M883 HPT cartridge components include an aluminum cartridge case, projectile, M36A2 percussion primer, flashtube, and propellant. Cartridge performance requirements include Muzzle Velocity, Chamber Pressure and Action Time. The respondent must have the facilities and skills required to produce and qualify the M883 HPT cartridges. Specific production capabilities and skills required to manufacture this cartridge are as follows: prime case machine to insert the flashtube assembly and percussion primer into the cartridge case; propellant loader to weigh propellant and charge the cartridge case; cartridge assembly loader to insert the projectile body into the cartridge case, crimp, and gage cartridge chamber and height; pack-out equipment to assemble cartridges into tubes and load into containers; and ballistic test facilities and equipment for measuring velocity, pressure, action time, time of flight, etc. Besides LAP equipment, additional production capabilities required are furnaces for heat treat and annealing, metal forming and machining equipment, anodize and phosphate systems, material handling systems, tool room equipment, ultrasonic test equipment, and metrology and metallurgy laboratories. Specific skills required include: ammunition process/design engineers, set-up mechanics familiar with ammunition component and LAP production equipment; toolmakers and machinists to support all production facilities/equipment; personnel for programming and operation of LAP manufacturing equipment; certified inspectors, quality control engineers, and ballistics test personnel for in-process and final inspection, pack-out, First Article Test (FAT) and Lot Acceptance Test (LAT) ballistics testing, and shipment of ammunition products; machine operators for set-up and operation of various metal forming and machine tool production manufacturing equipment; personnel with expertise to control heat treat, quench, temper of metal products to obtain ductility and hardness requirements; personnel familiar with phosphate and anodizing systems; ultrasonic technicians; metallurgist to test raw materials throughout the process to a finished product; personnel with extensive expertise in the manufacture and handling of propellant; and skills needed to maintain several items of unique or special type pieces of the equipment and facilities. Specifications: The M793 and PGU-23/U cartridges are procured to a Performance Specification and the M788 and M883 cartridges are procured to a Technical Data Package (TDP). The Performance Specifications and the TDP are classified as Distribution "D". Distribution Statement D means distribution authorized to the Department of Defense and US DOD contractors only (Critical Technology). The Performance Specification and TDP contain technical data whose export is restricted by the Arms Export Control Act, (Title 22, U.S.C. Section 2751 et seq). Offerors must be registered with the US/Canada Joint Certification Office. Planned Acquisition: Quantities for the base year are: 300,000 each, M793 TP-T; 146,000 each, PGU-23/U TP; 1,000,000 each, M788 TP; and 21,000 each, M883 HPT. This planned FY12 acquisition will serve as a bridge contract(s) to cover requirements for the M883 HPT, and the M793, PGU-23/U, and M788, which will subsequently be part of a medium caliber family acquisition in FY13-FY17. Submission Information: Any interested US/Canadian firm who feels it is capable of manufacturing the M793, PGU-23/U, M788 and M883 cartridges is invited to indicate its interest by providing the Government: 1) A brief summary of its company's capabilities, facilities, personnel and past manufacturing experience and, 2) monthly production capacities with assumptions about number of shifts and any other production factors that may affect its monthly capacities. Responses shall be submitted to: ACC-Rock Island Contracting Center, ATTN: CCRC-AF Rosalie Lashbrook, 1 Rock Island Arsenal, Rock Island, IL 61299-8000, or electronically to Rosalie.m.lashbrook.CIV@mail.mil. Please respond no later than the close of business August 3, 2011 and identify "25mm M793, and PGU-23/U; LW30mm M788 and M883 Sources Sought/Market Research" as the subject of your response. This market survey is for planning purposes only and 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.
 

Web Link

FBO.gov Permalink
(https://www.fbo.gov/notices/55be3875103a2033ccc48651643c7367)
 

Place of Performance

Address: ACC - Rock Island Contracting Center (ACC-RI) ATTN: CCRC-AF, Rock Island IL

Zip Code: 61299-8000
 

Record

SN02516975-W 20110803/110801235051-55be3875103a2033ccc48651643c7367 (fbodaily.com)
 

Source

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