US Army ARDEC, AMSTA-AR-PC, Picatinny Arsenal, New Jersey 07806-5000

A -- MOLD,DESIGN & FABRICATION & MOLDING OF REINFORCED THERMOSET PLASTIC TAIL FINS SOL DAAE30-99-Q-1067 DUE 061899 POC Helen Sammon, Contract Specialist, 973-724-5561 WEB: US ARMY TACOM-ARDEC Procurement Network, http://procnet.pica.army.mil/cbd/SRCSgt/060319991/060319991.htm. E-MAIL: Helen Sammon, hsammon@pica.army.mil. The US Army TACOM-ARDEC is seeking sources to mold design and fabrication and molding of reinforced-thermoset plastic materials for the development of a composite plastic tail fin for the M931, 120mm Mortar Practice Cartridge. The government will supply the part drawings for the current aluminum fin for reference only (P/N 12957022, Tail Fin which also must meet the requirements of Drawing 12957023, M34 Tail Assembly, and mate with the Tail Boom, P/N 12957021). The composite plastic fin will be designed to have dimensions similar to those of the current aluminum part, but will incorporate a fin cant angle of 1.5 degrees in order to impart spin to the projectile. The fin will be designed to mate with the current aluminum tail boom. Interested contractors may respond via the U.S. Army's Composite Munitions Flexline Consortium at the URL address: http://SQL3.pica.army.mil/aces or to the contract specialist. The contractor will design a fin mold and fabricate a one cavity mold and then conduct molding trials. After the contractor determines the best materials and molding conditions, thirty tail fins of long-fiber reinforced thermoset materials will be produced and delivered to the government for testing. The government technical COR must concur on the design and thermoset materials prior to mold construction and be allowed to witness the molding of the deliverable parts. The COR will notify after government testing whether to proceed and mold an additional 370 thermoset fins. The contractor will supply part and mold drawings reinforced thermoset plastic material specifications, and detailed molding conditions that were used during the program as well as projected production part and assembly costs. Contractor must demonstrate a history of molding similar parts of that size and demonstrate 2:1 in kind cost sharing. Period of Performance is 13 months. Posted 06/03/99 (D-SN338505). (0154)

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