SOLICITATION NOTICE
13 -- Demolition Materials
- Notice Date
- 4/30/2013
- Notice Type
- Presolicitation
- NAICS
- 332993
— Ammunition (except Small Arms) Manufacturing
- Contracting Office
- ARMY CONTRACTING COMMAND - RI, ROCK ISLAND, IL 61299-8000
- ZIP Code
- 61299-8000
- Solicitation Number
- W52P1J13R0108
- Response Due
- 5/14/2013
- Archive Date
- 6/13/2013
- Point of Contact
- JAN CLARK,Contract Specialist,(309)782-2889 or PATRICK A. LOOTENS,Contracting Officer,(309)782-5936
- E-Mail Address
-
ARMY CONTRACTING COMMAND - RI
(JANICE.CLARK@US.ARMY.MIL)
- Small Business Set-Aside
- N/A
- Description
- THE U.S. ARMY CONTRACTING COMMAND/ROCK ISLAND CONTRACTING CENTER/AMMUNITION CONTRACTING DIVISION IS CONDUCTING A SOURCES SOUGHT/MARKET SURVEY FOR POTENTIAL SOURCES FOR THE PRODUCTION AND SUPPLY OF THE 40 LB CRATERING CHARGE, NSN 1375-01-378-9669, DODIC M039. THE 40 LB CRATERING CHARGE IS A WATERTIGHT CYLINDRICAL STEEL SHEET METAL CONTAINER THAT IS LOADED WITH APPROXIMATELY 40 POUNDS OF COMP H-6 EXPLOSIVE. A SEMI-CIRCULAR HANDLE IS ALSO LOCATED ON THE TOP OF THE CONTAINER FOR HANDLING THE CHARGE OR LOWERING IT INTO A HOLE. THE 40 LB CRATERING CHARGE IS PACKED IN AN M18A2 PROPELLING CHARGE METAL CONTAINER. FIFTY (50) EACH M18A2 CONTAINERS ARE LOADED ON EACH PALLET. THE 40 LB CRATERING CHARGE IS A HIGHLY EXPLOSIVE DEMOLITION CHARGE USED IN DESTROYING BUILDINGS, FORTIFICATIONS AND OVERTURNING BRIDGE ABUTMENTS. TO PROPERLY FUNCTION UNDERGROUND, THE CRATERING CHARGE IS DUAL PRIMED WITH TWO (2) M112 DEMOLITION CHARGES WHICH DETONATE THE COMP H-6 EXPLOSIVE CHARGE. THE C! OMP H-6 EXPLOSIVE HAS A RELATIVELY LOW DETONATING VELOCITY, MAKING IT UNSUITABLE FOR CUTTING AND BREACHING OPERATIONS. THE LOW VELOCITY BLAST DOES PRODUCE A PUSHING OR HEAVING EFFECT, MAKING IT SUITABLE FOR CRATERING AND DITCHING OPERATIONS. THE 40 LB CRATERING CHARGE IS LOAD, ASSEMBLED AND PACKED BY THE MELT POURING OF THE H-6 EXPLOSIVE MATERIAL INTO THE CYLINDRICAL METAL CONTAINER. THE H-6 EXPLOSIVE MATERIAL CONSISTS OF COMPOSITION B, COMPOSITION D-2 AND ALUMINUM POWDER WHICH IS MIXED AS PART OF THE MELT POUR PROCESS; ALL CONSTITUENT MATERIAL OF THE H-6 EXPLOSIVE SHALL BE PROVIDED AS GOVERNMENT-FURNISHED MATERIAL (GFM). THE PRIMARY METAL PARTS (MPTS) FOR THE 40 LB CRATERING CHARGE ARE THE CYLINDRICAL METAL CONTAINER AND THE M18A2 SHIPPING CONTAINER (CYLINDRICAL) WHICH SHALL BE CONTRACTOR-FURNISHED MATERIAL (CFM). THE PRODUCTION AND SUPPLY OF ANTICIPATED FISCAL YEAR (FY) 2014 REQUIREMENTS WOULD BE REQUIRED ON OR ABOUT SEPTEMBER 2015 TIMEFRAME OVER A TOTAL ORDER QUANTITY OF LESS THAN 900 EACH. SATISFACTION OF FIRST ARTICLE REQUIREMENTS AT THE COMPONENT AND END-ITEM LEVELS WOULD BE REQUIRED; A TWENTY (20) UNIT SYSTEM BALLISTIC TEST AT THE END-ITEM LEVEL FOR FIRST ARTICLE, TO BE PERFORMED BY THE CONTRACTOR, I! S REQUIRED. CURRENTLY, THERE ARE NO OUT-YEAR BUYS PROJECTED OTHER THAN THE QUANTITY IDENTIFIED ABOVE. A RESPONDENT TO THIS SURVEY SHOULD BE ABLE TO SHOW ADEQUATE TECHNICAL AND MANUFACTURING CAPABILITY ALONG WITH GOOD PAST PERFORMANCE IN THE EXPLOSIVES PROCESSING INDUSTRY, SPECIFICALLY THE MELT POURING OF EXPLOSIVE MATERIAL. A RESPONDENT TO THIS MARKET SURVEY MUST EXHIBIT A MAJORITY OF THE SKILLS AND FACILITIES REQUIRED TO MANUFACTURE THE 40 LB CRATERING CHARGE. INTERESTED COMPANIES WHO HAVE THE NECESSARY CAPABILITIES SHOULD RESPOND BY PROVIDING THE FOLLOWING INFORMATION: A BRIEF SUMMARY OF YOUR COMPANY?S CAPABILITIES, DESCRIPTION OF FACILITIES, BUSINESS SIZE INFORMATION AS IT APPLIES TO NAICS CODE 332993, PERSONNEL, RELATED MANUFACTURING EXPERIENCE (SIMILAR ITEMS), ESTIMATED MAXIMUM MONTHLY PRODUCTION QUANTITIES (AND IF MANUFACTURING RESOURCES REQUIRED TO PRODUCE THIS ITEM ARE SHARED WITH OTHER ITEMS/PRODUCTION LINES), AND THE MINIMUM PROCUREMENT QUANTITY (MPQ) REQUIRED FOR ECONOMICAL PRODUCTION. ALSO PROVIDE A ROUGH ORDER OF MAGNITUDE (ROM) PRICE PER UNIT FOR 900 EACH. ! IF A RESPONDENT DOES NOT HAVE ADEQUATE RESOURCES (TECHNICAL, MANUFACTURING, PERSONNEL, ETC) AVAILABLE, THE RESPONDENT MUST BE ABLE TO DEMONSTRATE ITS ABILITY TO OBTAIN THOSE RESOURCES, AS WELL AS THE TIMEFRAME FOR OBTAINING. IF A RESPONDENT CHOOSES TO UTILIZE THE SERVICES OF SUBTIER VENDORS OR SUBCONTRACTORS, THOSE VENDORS OR SUBCONTRACTORS MUST ALSO MEET THESE CRITERIA. ALL CONTRACTORS INTERESTED IN THE POTENTIAL FUTURE SOLICITATION FOR THIS ITEM MUST BE REGISTERED IN THE CENTRAL CONTRACTOR REGISTRATION (CCR) DATABASE. INTERESTED PARTIES HAVE FOURTEEN (14) CALENDAR DAYS FROM THE DATE OF THIS PUBLICATION TO SUBMIT THEIR INFORMATION. ANY RESPONSE TO THIS MARKET RESEARCH SHOULD INCLUDE YOUR COMPANY'S NAME, ADDRESS, CAGE CODE, POINT OF CONTACT, PHONE NUMBER AND AN E-MAIL ADDRESS. PLEASE SUBMIT TO: US ARMY CONTRACTING COMMAND, ROCK ISLAND CONTRACTING CENTER, ATTN: CCRC-AL, MR. PATRICK LOOTENS, 1 ROCK ISLAND ARSENAL, ROCK ISLAND, IL 61299-6000, EMAIL: PATRICK.A.LOOTENS.CIV@MAIL.MIL. THIS IS A MARKET SURVEY FOR PLANNING PURPOSES ONLY AND SHALL NOT BE CONSTRUED AS A REQUEST FOR PROPOSAL (RFP) OR AS ANY OTHER OBLIGATION ON THE PART OF THE GOVERNMENT TO ACQUIRE THIS ITEM. THE GOVERNMENT DOES NOT INTEND TO AWARD A CONTRACT ON THE BASIS OF ANY RESPONSES TO THIS MARKET SURVEY OR OTHERWISE PAY FOR INFORMATION SOLICITED HEREIN. THE GOVERNMENT WILL UTILIZE THE INFORMATION PROVIDED ONLY TO ASSIST IN DEVELOPING AN ACQUISITION STRATEGY FOR FUTURE REQUIREMENTS FOR THE 40 LB CRATERING CHARGE. PLEASE IDEN! TIFY ANY PROPRIETARY INFORMATION SUBMITTED. ALL INFORMATION SUBMITTED WILL BE HELD IN A CONFIDENTIAL STATUS.
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- Place of Performance
- Address: ARMY CONTRACTING COMMAND - RI, ROCK ISLAND, IL 61299-8000
- Zip Code: 61299-6000
- Zip Code: 61299-6000
- Record
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