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13 -- 50 CALIBER ARMOR PIERCING ROUNDS SOL N00164-99-R-0084 DUE 070199 POC Mr. John Pfender, Contracting Officer, 812-854-5198, FAX 812-854-5095. WEB: Click here to review Crane Division Acquisition Department, http://www.crane.navy.mil. E-MAIL: Click here to contact the Contracting Officer via, pfender_j@crane.navy.mil. The Government intends to procure, under full and open competition, 0.50 Caliber Armor-Piercing Ammunition capable of being used in the M2HB and XM218 machine guns. The requirement is for a basic quantity of 800,000/ea rounds with two options of 500,000/ea. The required delivery for the basic will be 90 days after the effective date of the contract. The options will require deliveries commencing 90 days after date of option exercise or 30 days after the last scheduled delivery whichever is later. The ammunition must be capable of withstanding submersion to one inch of water over the cartridge for 24 hours with no more than 50 ft/sec deviation for the average velocity. The ammunition must be capable of penetrating a metal plate array representative of a typical small boat threat at 400 yards at 0 obliquity with a goal of penetration at 1,200 yards at 0 obliquity. The projectile should be environmentally safe in that there is no depleted uranium. The elimination of lead is desired. The ammunition will berequired to meet standard US Army .50 caliber cartridge characteristics (i.e. chamber pressure, primer sensitivity, action time, case integrity, etc.). The ammunition must match the exterior ballistics of the MK211 Semi-Armor piercing, high explosive incendiary (SAPHEI) cartridge to a range of 1,200 yards. The MK211's exterior ballistics can be summarized by its time of flight (TOF) in seconds and its average drop in elevation in inches at: 300 yards -- TOF 0.34 seconds and 20.6" of drop; 600 yards -- TOF 0.72 seconds and 91.8" of drop; 900 yards -- TOF 1.18 seconds and 231.7" of drop; 1,200 yards -- TOF 1.71 seconds and 465.9" of drop. The ammunition must also have a dispersion which is 12 inches mean radius or less at a horizontal range of 600 yards. The muzzle flash intensity of the ammunition must be compatible with GEN II and GEN III Night Vision Devices (NVD). The muzzle flash from the rounds cannot cause excess "blooming", a phenomenon where an operator/observer's ability to see through NVD is impaired due to flash. The ammunition must be suitable for naval applications and meet safety requirements needed for U.S. Navy Weapon System Explosives Safety Review Board (WSERB) certification. It is contemplated that the contract will be issued on a FOB Destination basis. The delivery point is Lake City Army Ammunition Plant, Independence, MO. The options will cover the Government's requirements for two years from the date of contract award. The solicitation will require delivery of 300/ea full up rounds and 100/ea projectiles product samples by the closing date of the proposal. The product samples must meet all the specification requirements and be production representative units, that is be equivalent to contractual deliverables under any resultant contractual action. Numbered Note 26 applies. All responsible sources may submit a proposal which shall be considered by the agency. Posted 04/27/99 (W-SN324727). (0117)

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