SOURCES SOUGHT
10 -- 60mm/81mm/120mm Mortar Weapon Systems (previous NAICS code 332995) and 120mm M326 Mortar Stowage Kit
- Notice Date
- 3/26/2013
- Notice Type
- Sources Sought
- NAICS
- 332994
— Small Arms, Ordnance, and Ordnance Accessories Manufacturing
- Contracting Office
- ACC - New Jersey, Center for Contracting and Commerce, Building 10 Phipps RD, Picatinny Arsenal, NJ 07806-5000
- ZIP Code
- 07806-5000
- Solicitation Number
- W15QKN-13-X-A0009
- Response Due
- 4/29/2013
- Archive Date
- 5/25/2013
- Point of Contact
- Kyle Thalmann, 973-724-9943
- E-Mail Address
-
ACC - New Jersey
(kyle.p.thalmann.civ@mail.mil)
- Small Business Set-Aside
- N/A
- Description
- Market Survey W15QKN-13-X-A009 for: 60mm/81mm/120mm Mortar Weapon Systems (Note: previous NAICS code was 332995) and 120mm M326 Mortar Stowage Kit. The U.S. Army Contracting Command- New Jersey, Installation: Picatinny Arsenal, NJ, in support of the Project Manager for Combat Ammunition Systems (PM CAS) is conducting a Market Survey to identify potential sources that are capable of producing the 60mm Legacy/Lightweight, the 81mm Legacy/Lightweight and 120mm Mortar Weapon Systems to include their associated Basic Issue Items (BII) and the M326 120mm Mortar Stowage Kit (MSK). The M326 Mortar Stowage Kit is designed to be used with the M120mm mortar weapon that will allow the mortar to be stowed on a standard M1101 cargo trailer as a complete unit which can be easily transported, deployed to the ground, emplaced, and readied for fire with minimal handling. The Government anticipates awarding one or multiple Firm Fixed Price (FFP) Indefinite Delivery/Indefinite Quantity (IDIQ) contracts covering the FY14-18 timeframe. Respondents shall address if they can meet all Government requirements as addressed above for individual Weapon System items. The Mortar Weapon Systems described in this market survey are broken out as follows: 1. 60mm Legacy/Lightweight Mortar System: M224/M224A1 Associated 60mm Mortar System Components: a. Cannon Assemblies: M225/M225A1 b. Baseplates: M7/M7A1 and M8/M8A1 c. Bipods: M170/M170A1 d. Sight Units: M67 e. Range Indicators f. Aiming Posts and Aiming Post Lights (APL) g. Basic Issue Items (BII) for 60mm Legacy Mortar Weapon System h. BIIs for 60mm Lightweight Mortar Weapon System i. Tool Kits for 60mm Legacy Mortar Weapon System j. Tool Kits for 60mm Lightweight Mortar Weapon System 2. 81mm Legacy/Lightweight Mortar System: M252/M252A1 Associated 81mm Mortar System Components: a. Cannon Assemblies: M253 b. Baseplates: M3A1/M3A2 c. Bipods: M177/M177A1 d. Sight Units: M67 e. Aiming Posts and Aiming Post Lights (APL) f. BIIs for 81mm Legacy Mortar Weapon System g. BIIs for 81mm Lightweight Mortar Weapon System h. Tool Kits for 81mm Legacy Mortar Weapon System i. Tool Kits for 81mm Lightweight Mortar Weapon System 3. 120mm Mortar System: M120/M120A1 (Towed) and M121 (Carried) 120mm, M326 Mortar Stowage Kit, and M1101 Cargo Trailer Associated 120mm Mortar System Components: a. Cannon Assemblies: M298 b. Baseplate: M9 c. Bipods: M190/M191 d. Sight Units: M67 e. Aiming Posts and Aiming Post Lights (APL) f. BIIs for M120/120A1 Towed Mortar Weapon System g. BIIs for M121 Carried Mortar Weapon System h. Tool Kits for 120mm Mortar Weapon System i. M326 Mortar Stowage Kits j. BIIs for the Mortar Stowage Kit k. M1101 Cargo Trailer l. BIIs for the M1101 Cargo Trailer Respondents interested in producing and delivering to the Army complete 60mm, 81mm and 120mm Mortar Weapon Systems, to include the Mortar Stowage Kit, should be able to demonstrate the following: 1. Experience in mortar weapon systems in some or all areas described above. 2. Monthly throughput of your production line by Weapon System. 3. Current and previous experience with Mortar Weapon Systems. 4. Manufacturing equipment, facility, and storage capability. 5. Tooling, fixtures and production process to include inspection and maintenance plans. 6. Key personnel descriptions capable in performing effort. The Government is providing the maximum quantity for each Mortar Weapon System over a five year period in order for the respondents to provide a Rough Order of Magnitude (ROM) cost for the production of the various mortar weapons systems and Mortar Stowage Kit: 1. 60mm Legacy/Lightweight Mortar System: M224/M224A1 Maximum Quantity: 2,112 2. 81mm Legacy/Lightweight Mortar System: M252/M252A1 Maximum Quantity: 1,103 3. 120mm Mortar System: M120/M120A1 (Towed) and M121 (Carrier) 120mm Maximum Quantity: 650 4. M326 Mortar Stowage Kit and M1101 Cargo Trailers Maximum Quantity: 420 Technical data for all systems listed above are marked Distribution D, therefore data distribution will only be authorized to the Department of Defense (DoD) and its DoD contractors only. The technical data package (TDP) will not be available until a possible solicitation is formally issued. A related market survey has also been posted under W15QKN-13-X-A011 for hardware elements of the Mortar Fire Control Systems which include the M95/M96 Mortar Fire Control System (Mounted), the M150/M151 Mortar Fire Control System (Dismounted), and the M32 Lightweight Mortar Ballistic Computer (LHMBC) which consist of ruggedized military computers and personal digital assistants, displays (gunners and drivers), power distribution systems, power supplies, inertial navigation units, ruggedized mounts, and ruggedized cables. Also included is reference Operational New Equipment Training (OPNET) and Maintenance New Equipment Training (MNET). Respondents that possess the capabilities to produce both the mortar weapon systems indicated in this market survey, as well as the mortar fire control/LHMBC/OPNET/MNET should submit separate responses to the points of contact listed for each posted Market Survey and should reference the appropriate Market Survey number in your submission. All interested respondents are requested to indicate their size of business (small, small disadvantaged, or large business). This is a market survey 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 gathered. Participation in this effort is strictly voluntary. The Government will utilize the information provided for planning purposes. All submissions related to this Market Survey, W15QKN-13-X-A009 for 60mm/81mm/120mm Mortar Weapon Systems and 120mm M326 Mortar Stowage Kit, are requested to be made via electronic mail to the below point of contact no later than 29 April 2013. TELEPHONE INQUIRIES WILL NOT BE ACCEPTED. The Government will accept written questions by email ONLY. Email your submissions or questions to: Mr. Kyle Thalmann, Contract Specialist, email: kyle.p.thalmann.civ@mail.mil. Information provided will not be returned and will be held as respondent confidential information. If a formal solicitation is generated at a later date, a solicitation notice will be published and all interested companies in such notice must be registered in the System for Award Management (SAM).
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- Place of Performance
- Address: ACC - New Jersey Center for Contracting and Commerce, Building 10 Phipps RD Picatinny Arsenal NJ
- Zip Code: 07806-5000
- Zip Code: 07806-5000
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