MODIFICATION
13 -- Cartridge, 12 Gauge No. 00 Buckshot, Frangible MK 286 Mod 0
- Notice Date
- 4/1/2015
- Notice Type
- Modification/Amendment
- NAICS
- 332992
— Small Arms Ammunition 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-15-X-8098
- Response Due
- 4/16/2015
- Archive Date
- 5/31/2015
- Point of Contact
- Geoffrey R. Cramer, 973-724-2917
- E-Mail Address
-
ACC - New Jersey
(geoffrey.cramer@us.army.mil)
- Small Business Set-Aside
- N/A
- Description
- *** This notice has been modified to extend the response date to 16 April 2015. The US Army Contracting Command - New Jersey (ACC-NJ), on behalf of the Naval Surface Warfare Center, Indian Head Explosive Ordnance Disposal Technology Division (NSWC IHEODTD), Picatinny Detachment and the NSWC IHEODTD, is currently seeking potential sources capable of manufacturing a quantity of 998,400 12 Gauge No.00 Buckshot Frangible Cartridges. The cartridge dimensions shall function without casualty in the Mossberg Model 500A1 and Remington Model 870 shotguns and shall meet the dimensional requirements of ANSI Z299.2-1992 for 12 Gauge, 2-3/4 inch chamber shotshell. The chamber pressure and the primed case sensitivity shall be in accordance with SAAMI Technical Committee Manual Vol.4 Shotshell. The pattern, at a distance of 15 yards, shall have an average percentage of pellets inside or touching a 16 inch circle of 90 percent. When fired against a 3/8 inch AR500 steel plate at a distance of 10 yards, there shall be no pellets or fragments of pellets returning to the shooter. Pellets shall have uniform weight and shall not contain lead. The primer mix shall not contain lead and shall not contain other heavy metals such as antimony, barium, strontium, cadmium, zinc, etc. Each cartridge shall contain smokeless propellant. Military Packaging is required per Unitization Procedures for boxed ammunition and components on 4-way entry pallets - Cartridge, 12 Gauge, packed 160 cartridges per M2A1 metal box, 2 M2A1 metal boxes per wirebound box, unitized 48 boxes per 40 quote mark X 48 quote mark pallet; approx. box size 14-1/2 quote mark L X 12-3/4 quote mark W X 8-3/8 quote mark H. As prescribed in DFARS 252.204-7004, interested parties must be registered with System for Award Management (SAM) under the NAICS 334513. Representations and certifications must also be on record. These registrations can be done through the System for Award Management (SAM) at https://www.sam.gov/portal/public/SAM/. The following information is required to register in SAM: DUNS Number; Tax Identification Number (TIN) and Taxpayers Name; Statistical Information about your business; and Electronic Funds Transfer (EFT) Information. In responding to this Sources Sought Notice, respondents should provide the following information in the English language via e-mail only: - A synopsis of the company's technical capability to manufacture 12 Gauge Frangible cartridges in accordance with the above requirements. - A description of the company's facilities, personnel and past experience as it relates to the requested 12 Gauge Frangible cartridges or similar items. - A description of the respondent's production rate capabilities, including maximum production rate attainable and minimum sustaining rate - A description of the respondent's environmental and ballistic test facilities capable of supporting typical ammunition First Article Lot Acceptance Tests - A description of the respondent's quality system to include any relevant International Organization of Standards (ISO) qualifications. - 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) - Information regarding the commerciality of the item, i.e. how the item may or may not meet the definition of a Commercial item found at FAR 2.101 All 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. Interested firms are encouraged to submit their capabilities/qualification data NO LATER THAN COB 1600 Eastern Time on 16 April 2015. The Government will accept written questions via email only; telephone inquiries will not be accepted. Submissions and questions should be directed to the following point of contact: US Army Contracting Command, Attn: CPT Kristie Stuckenschneider, ACC-NJ-MA, ACC - New Jersey, Building 10, Phipps Rd. Picatinny Arsenal, NJ 07806-5000, email kristie.m.stuckenschneider.mil@mail.mil. Please note that this is a Sources Sought Notice only. This notice neither constitutes a Request for Proposal or Quotation, nor does it restrict the Government from an ultimate acquisition approach. This notice should not be construed as a commitment by the Government for any purpose. Requests for solicitation will not receive a response. All information is to be submitted at no cost or obligation to the U.S. Government. The U.S. Government reserves the right to reject, in whole or in part, any input as a result of this notice. The U.S. Government is not obligated to notify respondents of the results of this notice. No award will be made as a result of this Sources Sought Notice.
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- Place of Performance
- Address: ACC - New Jersey Building 10 Phipps Rd Picatinny Arsenal NJ
- Zip Code: 07806-5000
- Zip Code: 07806-5000
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