Directorate Of Contracting, Oo-Alc 6050 Gum Lane/Bldg 1215, Hill Air Force Base, Ut 84056-5825

13 -- NDI SUB SCALE PLASTIC PRACTICE BOMB SOL F42630-99-R-AAAAT POC For copy, Jeanette Bird/Likm/[801]777-5784, For additional information contact Jeanette Bird/Likm/[801]777-5784 WEB: Click here to obtain/view solicitation., http://contracting.hill.af.mil/html/3099raaaat/com3099raaaat.htm. E-MAIL: Click Here to E-mail Buyer*****, Birdj@hillwpos.Hill.Af.Mil. Previously sent information inadvertently left out first and last paragraph out, should reads as follows: This is a sources sought synopsis to determine potential contractors in addition to Portsmouth Aviation Ltd, United Kingdom, and Lacrois Defense, France, for a non-developmental item (NDI) sub-scale plastic practice bomb. There is a significant environmental and disposal problem associated with the clean up of currently used sub-scale metal practice bombs at highly utilized Air Force Base training ranges. The clean up of these metal practice bombs pose significant problems relating to the requirement for EOD personnel to be continually present during clean up (very costly method to determine whether an individual munition is safe/non safe) along with the subsequent requirement to grind the individual munitions into pieces of metal no larger than 4 inches in length prior to disposal (very costly and accumulates debris). To remedy such disposal/demilitarization requirements associated with the current metal sub-scale practice bombs and to significantly reduce the quantity of debris on the training ranges, the USAF intends to rapidly test, qualify, and ultimately procure a sub-scale practice bomb made of plastic which is intended to be used as an operationally equivalent but environmentally preferred replacement to the current BDU-33 practice bomb. In order to reduce debris and to minimize logistics and storage requirements, the USAF is seeking a practice bomb which is a non-developmental item "NDI', operationally proven, that has been developed and produced to minimize the weight and size of the practice bomb while being able to simulate the various Mk 80 series bomb configurations and weapon delivery techniques, including retarded tail. The practice bomb shall be manufactured from plastic moulding and shall incorporate a smoke and flash unit which shall produce white smoke and flash on impact, including when impacting water even if the body is broken on impact. The smoke and flash cartridge shall be externally visible and easily identified as safe by non EOD personnel during range clean up. The bombs shall be packaged in approved conventional ammunition packaging and incorporate a Safety firing pin and Air Safety Spigot interface. Safety pins shall be easily removed once the bomb is fitted to the aircraft, using no tools. No solid debris shall be ejected from the practice bomb if the bomb should inadvertently fire thereby ensuring aircraft safety during flight carriage and after release. Potential offerors may identify their interest and capability and shall submit their interest within 10 days after publication of this notice to OO-ALC/LIKM, Bldg 1215, 6050 Gum Lane, Hill AFB UT 84056-5825, Attn: Jeanette Bird. No telephone or fax requests, only written request receiver directly from the requester are acceptable. Posted 05/04/99 (I-SN327614). (0124)

Loren Data Corp. http://www.ld.com (SYN# 0170 19990506\13-0006.SOL)