US Army ARDEC, AMSTA-AR-PCW-D, Building 10,Picatinny Arsenal, New Jersey 07806-5000

A -- 5.56MM, 7.62MM, 9MM, AND 12 GAUGE NON-TOXIC TRAINING CA RTRIDGES DUE 013196 POC Jack McDonough, Contract Specialist, 201-724-4049, Beverly F. Wasniewski, Contracting Officer, 201-724-2164. SMALL CALIBER NON-TOXIC TRAINING AMMUNITION The US Army, ARDEC, has a requirement for the following Non Developmental items:(1) 5.56mm non-toxic training cartridge. The cartridge must satisfactorily function all 5.56mm military weapons with no attachments or weapon modifications and must present no unusual risks or hazards to the user. All cartridge components must be free of toxic materials as defined by the EPA. The projectile must exhibit a ballistic match to the M855 cartridge to 100 meters or more and have a maximum range of 1000 meters or less. The projectile must completely break up upon impact with light weight (1/8 inch) steel plate. (2) 7.62mm non-toxic training cartridge. The cartridge must satisfactorily function all 7.62mm weapons with no attachments or weapon modifications and must present no unusual risk or hazard to the user. All cartridge components must be free of toxic materials as defined by the EPA. The projectile must exhibit a ballistic match to the M80 cartridge to 100 meters or more and have a maximum range of 1000 meters or less. The projectile must completely breakup upon impact with light weight (1/8 inch) steelplate. (3) 9mm non-toxic training cartridge. The cartridge must function the M9 and M11 pistols and MP5 and UZI submachine guns with no attachments or weapon modifications and must present no unusual risks or hazards to the user. All cartridge components must be free of toxic materials as defined by the EPA. The projectile must exhibit a ballistic match to the M882 cartridge to 50 meters or more and have a maximum range of 500 meters or less. The projectile must completely breakup upon impact with light weight (1/8 inch) steel plate. (4) 12 gauge non-toxic training cartridge. The cartridge must satisfactorily function M12, M590, and M870 shotguns with no attachments or weapon modifications and must present no unusual risk or hazard to the user. All cartridge components must be free of toxic materials as defined by the EPA. The projectiles must exhibit a ballistic match to the 12 gauge ''00'' shot to 25 meters or more and have a maximum range of 500 meters o less. The projectile must completely breakup upon impact with light weight (1/8 inch) steel plate. All responsible sources may submit their capabilities in any or all of the above calibers. Please include Company name, address, telephone number, technical point of contact, and whether large or small business (size standard is 1000 employees). This is only A Market Survey and there is NO solicitation for this action. A Solicitation notice will be published only if A requirement becomes definite. Information regarding this action can be accessed at http://procnet.pica.army.mil (0347)

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