13 -- M583A1 WHITE STAR PARACHUTE, 40MM CTG

Notice Date

September 6, 2000

Contracting Office

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

ZIP Code

61299-6000

Solicitation Number

DAAA09-00-R-0174

Response Due

September 22, 2000

Point of Contact

Contract Specialist: Chris Thompson (309) 782-4345, Contracting Officer: Gary Meyer (309) 782-4942

E-Mail Address

click here to contact the contracting office via e-mail (ThompsonC2@OSC.Army.Mil)

Description

(1) Operations Support Command is conducting a market survey to identify potential SMALL BUSINESS sources interested in manufacturing 80,000 each M583A1 White Star Parachute, 40mm Ctg. The cartridge is a fixed round of ammunition consisting of a projectile assembly and a cartridge case assembly. The projectile has a one-piece, hollow aluminum body with a metal rotating band. A plastic ogive, embossed with a raised letter for night identification of payload, is snapped into an O ring in the front opening of the projectile cavity. The cavity contains a pyrotechnic flare candle assembly, and an integral ignition/ejection charge attached to a 20 inch diameter parachute. The projectile has a 4-5 second delay ignition element crimped into the center opening of a metal delay carrier. The projectile is press-fitted into an O ring in the front opening of the cartridge case. The case is a hollow bichambered cylinder with a metal closing plug crimped into the base of the cartridge case. The propellant cup is sealed on the bottom by the closing plug. The cup acts as a high-pressure chamber, and the cavity in the case surrounding the cup acts as a low pressure chamber. A percussion primer is crimped into a center opening in the closing pin. Weight .49lb; length 5.272 in. Used with M79, M203 40mm grenade launcher. If you are interested in having your company's name placed on our bidders mailing list please provide the following information: Company name, Address, Point of contact, E-mail address to Ms. Chris Thompson, AMSOS-CCM-L, e-mail: ThompsonC2@OSC.Army.Mil or FAX (309) 782-1324.

Web Link

Not available at this time (http://www4.osc.army.mil/scro[ts/padds_web/open4.asp)

Record

Loren Data Corp. 20000907/13SOL006.HTM (W-249 SN492926)