SOURCES SOUGHT
13 -- MK76 C/B and BDU-33 Small Practice Bombs
- Notice Date
- 8/14/2018
- Notice Type
- Sources Sought
- NAICS
- 332993
— Ammunition (except Small Arms) Manufacturing
- Contracting Office
- Department of the Army, Army Contracting Command, ACC - RI (W52P1J), 3055 Rodman Avenue, Rock Island, Illinois, 61299-8000, United States
- ZIP Code
- 61299-8000
- Solicitation Number
- W52P1J18R0143
- Archive Date
- 12/13/2018
- Point of Contact
- Holly Gibbs, Phone: 3097822352
- E-Mail Address
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holly.a.gibbs3.civ@mail.mil
(holly.a.gibbs3.civ@mail.mil)
- Small Business Set-Aside
- N/A
- Description
- The U.S. Army Contracting Command - Rock Island, on behalf of the Program Executive Office Ammunition (PEO AMMO), is issuing a sources sought announcement in an effort to identify capable sources for the production and delivery of the following: MK76-5 Twin Pack Practice Bomb (NSN 1325-01-071-2560; P/N 2193779), BDU-33 D/B Practice Bomb (NSN 1325-01-054-2906; P/N 7729467-10), and 25 lb Bomb Suspension Lug (NSN 1325-01-236-8604; P/N8631481) for Fiscal Years (FYs) 2020-2024 requirements. "Twin Pack" refers to the two practice bombs that come in one box. The Government anticipates awarding one Firm Fixed Price (FFP) production contract with five one-year ordering periods. ITEM DESCRIPTION: The MK76-5 Practice Bomb is approximately 24.64" long, has a finished weight of approx. 24.5 lbs and consists of fabricated steel. The bomb has a firing pin assembly, aft body assembly, bomb body, and a center cotter pin. The MK14 lug is required for suspension with the MK76-5 Practice Bomb, and is included in the MK76-5 Practice Bomb TDP. The BDU-33 D/B Practice Bomb is approximately 22.9" long, has a finished weight of approx. 25 lbs and consists of fabricated steel. The bomb has a firing pin assembly, fin assembly, bomb body, and a pin. The 25 lb Bomb Suspension Lug is required for suspension with the BDU-33 D/B Practice Bomb. The Navy is the end user of the MK76-5 Practice Bomb and the Air Force is the end user of the BDU-33 D/B Practice Bomb. Both practice bombs are utilized for pilot training and certification requirements. CRITICAL PROCESSES/SKILLS: Manufacture of the practice bombs requires skilled welders, machinists and a facility capable of supporting high quality zinc phosphate coating and painting processes. These skills and capabilities are important, but are not unique. Manufacture of the lugs requires critical skills including die manufacturing, forging techniques, heat treatment, machining and plating. Critical capabilities required to produce the lugs include forging equipment capable of maintaining die match, CNC machines, pull test equipment and fixtures. These skills and capabilities are important and unique. NOTICE: The Technical Data Packages (TDP) associated with the practice bombs and lugs are classified as Distribution D - limited distribution authorized to the Department of Defense (DOD) and US DOD Contractors Only. These documents contain technical data whose export is restricted by the Arms Export Control Act (Title 22, U.S.C., SEC 2751, ET SEQ.) or the Export Administration Act of 1979 (Title 50, U.S.C., APP 2401 ET SEQ.), as Amended. Violations of these export laws are subject to severe criminal penalties. Disseminate in accordance with provisions of DOD Directive 5230.25. Interested vendors must be registered with the U.S./Canada Joint Certification Program (JCP) to gain access to the TDPs (see www.dlis.dla.mil/jcp/ for instruction and information). Each individual requiring access to the TDPs must have a FedBizOpps account prior to accessing the TDPs. Access to the TDP will only be granted to those individuals who are listed as the Data Custodian (block 3) on the DD Form 2345, Military Critical Technical Data Requirement, which was required to be registered within the JCP. The Data Custodian is the sole representative identified to receive export controlled TDP's interested vendors may request access to the TDPs at the following link: https://www.fbo.gov/fedteds/W52P1J18R0143 RESPONSES: Interested companies who consider themselves capable of manufacturing the practice bombs and their associated suspension lugs are invited to indicate their interest by providing the Government with the following information: a. Provide a brief summary of the company's capabilities (a description of the facilities, personnel experience, quality system, and past/current relevant manufacturing experience and processes). b. Discuss the feasibility of or alternatives to the Government's preferred lead-time of 300 days after award for First Article Test (FAT) and 365 days after award for production deliveries to commence. c. Provide Rough Order of Magnitude (ROM) prices for an approximate FY20 production quantity of 80,000 - 90,000 MK76-5 Twin Pack Practice Bombs, 10,000 BDU-33 D/B Practice Bombs, 10,000 25 lb Bomb Suspension Lugs, and a ROM for each First Article Test sample. d. Identify minimum and maximum monthly production quantities and identify the available capacity. e. Identify if your firm has ever produced the MK76-5 Practice Bomb, BDU-33 D/B Practice Bomb, and the 25 lb Bomb Suspension Lug. If so, please state when it was last produced, who the customer was, the production rate under that contract, and the contract number. f. Identify your company's size status for the identified NAICS code in your response along with the following information: 1) Company name and address 2) Point of contract Name, phone, and email address 3) Company Cage Code This sources sought announcement is for information and planning purposes only and shall not be construed 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 sources sought announcement or otherwise pay for information solicited. Industry responses to this sources sought will not represent binding offers, and the Government cannot accept an industry response to form a binding contract. The Government intends to use any information submitted in response to this request to develop an acquisition strategy for future requirements of this item. All submissions are requested electronically within 30 calendar days from the date of this publication. All companies interested in a potential future solicitation for this item must be register in the System for Award Management (SAM) by visiting: https://www.acquisition.gov. Please submit all industry responses by 13 September 2018 to U.S. Army Contracting Command - Rock Island; ATTN: CCRC-AR (H. Gibbs), 3055 Rodman Avenue, Rock Island, IL 61299-8000; E-mail: holly.a.gibbs3.civ@mail.mil. Please direct all questions pertaining to this sources sought notice to the POC identified herein.
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