SOURCES SOUGHT
68 -- Ammonium Perchlorate
- Notice Date
- 1/7/2015
- Notice Type
- Sources Sought
- NAICS
- 325180
— Other Basic Inorganic Chemical Manufacturing
- Contracting Office
- ACC - Rock Island (ACC-RI), ATTN: AMSAS-AC, Rock Island, IL 61299-6500
- ZIP Code
- 61299-6500
- Solicitation Number
- W52P1J-15
- Response Due
- 1/22/2015
- Archive Date
- 3/8/2015
- Point of Contact
- Ryan A Schlenker, 3097824467
- E-Mail Address
-
ACC - Rock Island (ACC-RI)
(ryan.a.schlenker.civ@mail.mil)
- Small Business Set-Aside
- N/A
- Description
- This is a Sources Sought for a requirement to procure approximately 600,000 pounds of Ammonium Perchlorate (AP) for the end user McAlester Army Ammunition Plant (MCAAP) in McAlester, Oklahoma. The NAICS code is 325180 with a small business size standard of 1,000 employees. This Sources Sought is for planning purposes only and shall not be considered 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 research or otherwise pay for information solicited. The Government will utilize the information provided for information and/or planning purposes and to identify potential sources as part of its market research. Responders are solely responsible for all expenses associated with responding to this notice. Responses to the notice will not be returned. Ammonium Perchlorate (AP) shall adhere to the following: Ammonium Perchlorate, White Granular, Crystalline Solid having a minimum purity of 98.0%, a nominal content of 0.2% Tricalcium Phosphate (TCP) as a conditioner, and a nominal particle size of 200 microns in accordance with MIL-DTL-32103 and all references to weapon specification (WS) 18485A. Ammonium Perchlorate shall be packaged in 500 pound containers. The offeror is responsible for complying with all of the costs associated with the pre-award qualification, manufacturing verification, and material restriction except for Government travel and Government testing. Pre-Award qualification includes offerors providing a certificate of conformance and certificate of analysis with full analytical results listed, providing a 2 lb. sample for Government testing per (WS) 18485A Table II Granulation as determined by Sieve Analysis, and providing a 20 lb. sample to the Government for mixing and production of AFX-757 explosive. AP shall yield AFX-757 that meets MIL-DTL-32103 compliance for Table II properties of density, stress, strain, hardness, and vacuum stability with a less than eight day cure. AP shall yield AFX-757 that does not significantly alter Friction Sensitivity. AP shall yield AFX-757 that does not significantly alter Large Scale Gap Test (LSGT). Regarding the required samples of 2 lbs. and 20 lbs., offerors are required to coordinate with MCAAP within five days after the solicitation closing so the Government can observe the production processes that culminate in the two required samples. The two required samples shall be presented to the Government for inspection within 30 days after the solicitation closing date. The Government will then notify the contractor of conditional approval, approval, or disapproval of the two required samples. Due to the importance of the particle size distribution of AP and the material's natural tendencies to absorb moisture, causing clumping/caking/deliquescence, the AP shall be subjected to granulation requirements of (WS) 18485A, Table II, for each lot of material provided to the Government. The AP shall also be free flowing. For the purposes of the inspections, one lot of material shall consist of material manufactured in one continuous operation unless the material has been homogeneously blended together. Manufacturing verification includes the Government witnessing the manufacture of the virgin AP at the manufacturing facility and the Government witnessing all specification testing of the initial batch of AP. Material restriction of AP includes virgin material, not reclaimed, that fully complies with (WS) 18485A and MIL-DTL-32103. Interested sources shall submit the following: 1. A positive statement of your firms intention to bid 2. DUNS, Cage Code, Tax ID, and Point of Contact information 3. Number of employees (for small business size verification) 4. Manufacturing plant name and location (for U.S. based status verification) 5. Market Conditions 6. Terms and Conditions 7. Production Capability and Delivery Lead Times 8. Warranty 9. Cost estimates (for budgetary purposes only) 10. Minimum Procurement Quantity required for economical production All of the above information must be submitted in detail for a decision to be made on the availability of interest from venders. Failure to submit all information requested may result in a contractor not being considered as an interested vendor. A determination by the Government not to compete this proposed contract based upon responses to this notice is solely within the discretion of the Contracting Officer and will be published on the Federal Business Opportunities (FBO) website at www.fbo.gov without further notice. If the proposed contract will be competed it will be published electronically as a solicitation on the FBO website and will be the responsibility of the contractors to check regularly. Paper copies will not be available. All prospective contractors must be registered in the System for Award Management in order to be eligible for award. Submit Sources Sought responses in writing to: Army Contracting Command - Rock Island, ATTN: CCRC-ID/ Ryan Schlenker, 3055 Rodman Ave, Rock Island, IL 61299-8000, e-mail address ryan.a.schlenker.civ@mail.mil, or fax 309-782-8002 by 22 January 2015.
- Web Link
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- Place of Performance
- Address: McAlester Army Ammunition Plant (MCAAP) McAlester Army Ammunition Plant (MCAAP) McAlester OK
- Zip Code: 74501
- Zip Code: 74501
- Record
- SN03610419-W 20150109/150107234325-03b85758747d900d9908b6c36986e63e (fbodaily.com)
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