SOURCES SOUGHT
13 -- Manufacture of 30MMx173MM APFSDS-T Ammunition
- Notice Date
- 4/22/2013
- Notice Type
- Sources Sought
- NAICS
- 332992
— Small Arms Ammunition Manufacturing
- Contracting Office
- N00174 Naval Surface Warfare Center, Maryland 4072 North Jackson Road Suite 132 Indian Head, MD
- ZIP Code
- 00000
- Solicitation Number
- N0017413SN018
- Response Due
- 5/7/2013
- Archive Date
- 5/7/2014
- Point of Contact
- Tim Haynes
- E-Mail Address
-
ndian
- Small Business Set-Aside
- N/A
- Description
- Manufacture of 30MMx173MM APFSDS-T Ammunition Notice type: Sources Sought Posted Date: 22 April, 2013 Response Date: 7 May 2013 Manufacture of 30x173MM APFSDS-T Ammunition The Naval Surface Warfare Center, Indian Head Division, Picatinny Detachment is seeking sources capable of manufacturing 30x173MM Armor Piercing, Fin Stabilized, Discarding Sabot “ Traced (APFSDS-T) ammunition. The manufacture of these cartridges includes all components and Load, Assemble and Pack (LAP). The Navy is contemplating a Fixed-Price contract for this item for FY14-16. Should such a contract be pursued, the quantities procured would likely be between 10K and 40K rounds per year. The Navy ™s performance requirements for this ammunition are not yet fully defined. Ammunition characteristics that are considered highly desirable are as follows: The cartridge must meet the requirements as set forth in Performance Specification PRF WS-35585. The cartridges shall be linked together with the Bushmaster II link and packed 30 to a container in the M592 container. The ammunition must be suitable for Navy Surface ship applications and meet the safety requirements needed for U.S. Navy Weapon Systems Explosive Safety Review Board (WSESRB) certification. In responding to this Sources Sought, respondents should provide the following information: Past performance manufacturing the requested item or similar items, a summary of the respondents technical and manufacturing capabilities, identification of those major components that would be subcontracted, describe your production rate flexibility, including your maximum production rate attainable, and minimum sustaining rate, describe your environmental and ballistic test facilities capable of supporting typical ammunition First Article and Lot Acceptance tests, a description of your quality plan, a description of your safety plan and company size (please identify as either Large, Foreign, Small, Small Disadvantaged, 8(a), Woman-Owned Small Business, Historically Underutilized Business Zone concern, Veteran-Owned Small Business, or Service-Disabled Small Business. Respondents must have personnel trained and experienced in handling energetic materials. These materials are extremely hazardous and environmentally sensitive. Strict US Government security requirements are mandated for their storage and handling. Other than the Performance Specification and information provided in this notice, no other Technical Data will be provided. All information collected from this market survey shall be used for PLANNING PURPOSES ONLY. This information is being collected for market research purposes and not as a request for proposal or as an obligation on part of the Government. The Government will not award a contract on the basis of this market survey and will not pay for information solicited. Please clearly identify any proprietary information submitted. All information submitted will be retained in the solicitation file as market research and will not be released to the public. All interested potential sources shall provide a current DD Form 2345 (Militarily Critical Technical Data Agreement) in order to receive Performance Specification PRF WS-35585. Interested sources shall also provide the organization name, address, point of contact, phone number, fax number, e-mail address, taxpayer identification number, DUNS number, and CAGE Code. All responding sources must email their response submissions no later than 7 May 2013 to: Indian Head Procurement Department Tim Haynes, Contract Specialist, Code A22H tim.haynes@navy.mil Large files need to be compressed using WinZip (http://www.winzip.com).
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