U.S. Army Industrial Operations Command, Attn: AMSIO-ACA-R, Bldg. 350, 5th Floor, Rock Island, IL 61299-6000

13 -- 105MM M927 CARTRIDGE SOL DAAA09-00-R-0060 POC Contracting Officer: Melanie Johnson (309) 782-3815; Contract Specialist : Jan Tedell (309) 782-3587 WEB: click here to download a copy of RFP, http://www4.ioc.army.mil/scripts/padds_web/open4.asp. E-MAIL: click here to contact the contracting office via e-mail, tedellj@ioc.army.mil. M927 105MM Cartridge. The Industrial Operations Command (IOC) will issue a RFP for a system buy of 4,500 to 6,500 each Ctg, M927. The M927 Cartridge is a 105mm high explosive, rocket assisted round with extended range capability used for fragmentation, blast and mining support of ground troops and armored columns. The projectile consists of two pieces, a streamlined warhead and and a rocket motor body of boattail design. The nose of the warhead is threaded for a fuze and the warhead is filled with TNT having a deep cavity and supplementary charge. The rocket motor body contains the rocket grain and delay ignition system, contained at the rear of the body. The delay ignition system is fitted with a cap. A copper rotating band is welded to the rocket motor body. The body is threaded to the warhead to complete the projectile assembly. The cartridge case contains an M28B2 primer and an M67 Prop Charge. The base of the cartridge case is drilled and a percussion primer assembly is pressed into the base. The percussion primer assembly consists of a percussion ignition element and a perforated flash tube containing black powder. The following will be furnished as Government Furnished Material (GFM): TNT -- 1376-00-628-3333, Cartridge Case M14B4 -1315-00-077-2128, Primer M28B2 -- 1390-00-825-1370, Supp Charge -- 1320-00-824-0811, M1 SP Propellant -- 1376-00-0009-0041, and M1 MP Propellant -- 1376-00-009-0042. The solicitation will also offer "as is, where is" various quantities of the following components: Warhead Assy, Rocket Motor Body and Delay Assy. The solicitation will contain an 100 percent option. The RFP will be unrestricted and will utilize best value techniques to select a system contractor. It is anticipated that the solicitation will be issued approximately 11 Feb 2000. This requirement is funded. Posted 01/20/00 (W-SN417260). (0020)

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