SOURCES SOUGHT
99 -- Medium Caliber Research and Development Testing
- Notice Date
- 5/13/2013
- Notice Type
- Sources Sought
- NAICS
- 541380
— Testing Laboratories
- 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-D031
- Response Due
- 6/13/2013
- Archive Date
- 7/12/2013
- Point of Contact
- Stephanie Milne, 973-724-8782
- E-Mail Address
-
ACC - New Jersey
(stephanie.e.milne.civ@mail.mil)
- Small Business Set-Aside
- N/A
- Description
- The Army Contracting Command (ACC) Contracting Center, Picatinny Arsenal, NJ 07806-5000 is conducting a Market Survey on behalf of the Armaments Engineering and Technology Center (RDECOM-ARDEC), Munition Systems and Technology Directorate to identify a qualified firm that has extensive design, test, and evaluation experience and capabilities of medium caliber ammunition. The firm must have a range of at least 1300M in length that is available for night testing and must allow for down range test hardware recovery. The firm must have on site the following ammunition testing facilities; jolt, jumble, hot/cold and humidity controlled ammunition conditioning, multiple temperature conditioning chambers for temp shock testing, variable orientation 1.5 and 2.1 meter drop, and 40 foot drop. The firm must have onsite test range instrumentation including velocity screens, a digital video camera, digital camera, high speed video camera (in excess of 50,000 frames/second), a clay block for non-lethality testing, and soft catch fixture. The firm must also have a machine shop that, at a minimum includes a digital readout mill and lathe, capable of single day test hardware and tooling modification. The firm must possess assembly capabilities to make small batch quantities of munitions. Minimum facilities needed are grounded, temperature, and humidity controlled assembly areas, 1.1 explosion rated assembly area, 25 ton variable dwell press capable of high explosive loading, pyrotechnics loading area, munition and energetic material storage magazines, and propellant tumbler. All assembly and storage areas must comply with safety regulations within DoD 4145.26M. Submissions shall not exceed 10 pages (8.5 X 11 quote mark ). All information is to be submitted at no cost or obligation to the Government. All responsible interested sources are encouraged to submit their capabilities data in regard to the above no later than 30 days of this notice to Stephanie Milne, stephanie.e.milne.civ@mail.mil. Please include company name, address, telephone number, technical point of contact, and brochures/literature. THIS IS NOT A SOLITICATION AND DOES NOT OBLIGATE THE GOVERNMENT TO ISSUE A SOLICITATION. Please be advised that the Government will not pay for any information submitted under this announcement. Electronic submittals are preferred.
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- Place of Performance
- Address: ACC - New Jersey army contracting command, Building 9 Phipps RD Picatinny Arsenal NJ
- Zip Code: 07806-5000
- Zip Code: 07806-5000
- Record
- SN03060803-W 20130515/130513234909-9cb079aef4adab1170c7131d130d124b (fbodaily.com)
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