Naval Surface Warfare Center, Code 1161, 300 Highway 361, Crane IN 47522-5001

B -- COST/ECONOMIC STUDY SOL N00164-99-R-0002 DUE 101498 POC Gay Catt, Code 1161SL, 812-854-3861, FAX 812-854-3465, Rex Williams, Contracting Officer E-MAIL: click here for point of contact, catt_gd@crane.navy.mil. Sources are being sought and information requested to assist with an ongoing business case analyses. Naval Surface Warfare Center, Crane is looking for business to share cost/rate information. The business area that is under study is Small Arms Repair Services. The contractor shall provide and manage all personnel, material, and travel to perform the tasks associated with Small Arms Repair Services. The positions being studies are: Supervisory Mechanical Engineering Technician, Equipment Specialist, Production Controller, Mechanical Engineering Technician, Small Arms Repairer and Engineering Technician. The place of performance will be, Crane Division, Naval Surface Warfare Center, Crane, Indiana. Performance requirements: Supervisory Mechanical Engineering Technician/Branch Manager Must plan, develop, schedule, direct and present objective information to the Directorate Director, NAVSEASYSCOM, NAVAIRSYSCOM and other officials as needed. Is responsible for all funding issues. Must establish goals and policies concerning the small arms operation. Must assign work based on priorities, selective consideration of the difficulty of assignments, facility limitations and capabilities of employees. Must provide guidance and instructions to employees in both technical and administrative matters. Shall identify training needs. Is responsible for all personnel actions, complaints and grievances. Must effect minor disciplinary measures. Must negotiate tasking issues with sponsors. Personal contact with sponsors must include the ability to gain and provide information and data on weapons, mounts and small arms and to work out teaming arrangements with other Navy and Marine Corps Activities. Must have a technical background and detailed working knowledge of small arms/minor caliber weapons. Must have experience in the development, fabrication, modification and use of tooling, gauging, function and accuracy testing and fixtures. Equipment Specialist Must initiate procurement actions, monitor repairables, materials and monetary assets. Formulates statistical analysis of real and projected production requirements and provides technical support to the division. Is responsible for the broad equipment stages of the small arms repair maintenance such as: preproduction, production, usage and disposal. Is responsible for all material deficiency reports (DPR) pertaining to equipment and parts, must recommend corrective action. Reviews, updates and establishes budgetary cost estimates for small arms and minor caliber weapons. Submits and maintains a parts listing for inventory control points. Monitors possible work stoppages and recommends corrective actions to avoid untimely delays. Researches, compiles data, establishes and maintains a nomenclature of replacement repair parts, tooling and consumable list for individual small arms and minor caliber weapons. Must have a practical and technical knowledge of repair, disassembly and assembly procedures of the various types of small arms and minor caliber weapons. Must know technical functions of repair parts and components for weapons systems, preservation, resurfacing equipment, special tooling and fixtures. Must have the ability to interpret and use technical specification standards, blue prints and drawings of small arms/minor caliber weapons for technical validity. Production Controller Coordinator of the repair/overhaul of all small arms/minor caliber and match conditioned weapons. Must formulate statistical analysis of real and projected production requirements and provide technical support to the branch. Must provide technical advice and assistance to the Branch Manager on SPCC repairable requirements, maintenance of funding and workload documents, prepares and provides monthly status reports, receives and routes follow-up on all SPCC messages. Must coordinate the semi-annual SPCC workload conference. Independently study compilation and application of production data methods. Must conduct follow-up actions for past due requirements to determine if any project scheduling changes are needed. Conducts and evaluates vendor sources for substituting weapons parts, response time, prices and delivery schedules. Is responsible for review of defective material, initiates a Defective Product Report (DPR) to recommend corrective action. Responsible for shipping logs and records. Must maintain accurate inventory on serial number accounting system for all weapons and components. Must have a broad range of knowledge and experience necessary to coordinate the induction, tracking, material management and the total repair process of standard small arms. Mechanical Engineering Technician Spends 50% of their time developing the approach required of the end product such as selection of approach, concept, design and parts, assemblies or accessories which will result in a superior weapon. Redesigns standard assemblies or component parts to obtain more precise fit, greater strength, better balance and smoother operation. Determines appropriate materials based on function, required strength, hardness, and similar considerations. 30% of time spent performing repair on all types of match, sniper and special purpose weapons. This includes modifying existing parts and/or assemblies using machine tool operations such as lathe turning, milling, grinding, polishing and honing, to obtain the desired fit or finish. Profiles, threads, chambers, headspaces, and laps replacement barrels. 10% of time designs, manufacturers or modifies machine and bench jigs, reamers, special tools and various holding, alignment, and measuring fixtures. 5% -- Must act as Range Officer for the test firing of match, sniper or special purpose weapons and ammunition. 5% -- Diagnosis problems and corrects them in such a manner as tailoring weapons to fit individual users needs. Must have knowledge of mechanical engineering principles pertaining to design, modification, fabrication, and testing of small arms weapons and ammunition. Small Arms Repairer Performs the work operations necessary to make diagnostic repairs, conversions, modifications, complete rebuilding/adjustment and testing on a variety of small arms weapons, associated mounts and accessory equipment. Responsible for visual and manual inspection of weapons to determine extent of repair work. Disassembles weapons using various hand and power tools. Must have knowledge in gauging parts. Assists engineers in performing test on weapons and ammunition which have malfunctioned, evaluating and summarizing the cause of the malfunction. Engineering Technician Is responsible for supervising and controlling firing done on the indoor and outdoor firing ranges. Plans, directs and controls all firing on the outdoor range, ensuring the safety and safety oversight of all range operations. Schedules with the Fire Department to provide a standby fireman at the range when firing tracer or incinerary type ammunition. Supervises the set up for function firing and provides instructions for an effective and safe testing environment. Is solely accountable for all ammunition on the test range by type, caliber, lot and quantity. Conducts classes in safety and explosive certification for all small arms, minor caliber weapons (MK38 25MM), ammunition, and laser and night vision devices. Identifies and initiates outdoor range improvement and modification. Must respond with appropriate procedures in the event of an accident or security violation and generates a report for each incident. The contractor shall provide all personnel, material, and travel to perform the tasks associated with the repair and testing of small arms services. The contractor will be required to provide proof of required certifications and training required. All information gathered will be used in a comparison to determine the most efficient method of doing business. All information that is shared will be kept confidential. Information will be compared with current government rate, private industry and rates mandated by the Department of Labor. Site visits are not being scheduled at this time. The necessity of a site visit will be determined after the information gathering process is complete. Technical questions should be directed to Ms. Gay D. Catt @ (812)854-3861 or via e-mail to: catt_ gd@crane.navy.mil. This notice is for information gathering purposes only. Do not submit a formal proposal at this time. Send applicable information to: NAVSURFWARCENDIV, Bldg. 64, Code 1161SL, 300 Highway 361, Crane, IN 47522-5001 or fax to the number listed in Item 11 above. Email address that can be used is: catt_gd@crane.navy.mil. Posted 10/05/98 (W-SN258483). (0278)

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