13 -- AMMUNITION

Notice Date

December 15, 2000

Contracting Office

Department of the Treasury, United States Customs Service (USCS), Field Procurement Services Branch, 6026 Lakeside Blvd., Indianapolis, IN, 46278

ZIP Code

46278

Solicitation Number

CS-I-52000

Response Due

December 29, 2000

Point of Contact

Sharon Kilcrease, Contract Specialist, Phone 317-298-1180 x1213, Fax 317-298-1344, Email sharon.m.kilcrease@customs.treas.gov -- Bruce Wood, Supervisory Contract Specialist, Phone 317-298-1180 x1580, Fax 317-298-1344, Email bruce.d.wood@customs.treas.gov

E-Mail Address

Sharon Kilcrease (sharon.m.kilcrease@customs.treas.gov)

Description

U.S. Customs intends to issue a solicitation for an Indefinite Delivery/Indefinite Quanity (IDIQ) contract for the following ammunition: 9MM AMMUNITION AS STATED BELOW. CALIBER: 9mm +P CASE: Nickel plated brass headstamped with the manufacturer_s symbol and appropriate cartridge description. BULLET: 124 Grain jacketed hollow-point with a bonded jacket. PRIMER: The primer shall meet Sporting Arms and Ammunition Manufacturers Institute (SAAMI) requirements for sensitivity. VELOCITY: 1180 +/- 50 fps when fired from a Glock model 19 pistol. ACCURACY: Maximum average extreme spread of 2 12 inches for a 10 shot group at 25 yards when fired from a SAAMI test barrel. Maximum average extreme spread of 4 inches for a 10 shot group at 25 yards when fired from a Glock model 19 pistol. PENETRATION: Minimum of 12 inches average penetration in 10% bare gelatin. Ammunition shall meet the minimum standards of the complete FBI test protocol. EXPANSION: Minimum average expansion in 10% bare gelatin of .600 inches. DESIGN: Bullet ogive to be designed to facilitate feeding in the Glock model 19 pistol. QUANTITIES: Minimum- 500,000 rounds per year. FUNCTION: Ammunition shall be subjected to a 5000 round function test conducted by the Customs Service. Function test shall consist of 1000 rounds fired in each of five Glock model 19 pistols. Testing will be supervised by the Ordinance Specialist and the firing will be conducted by U.S. Customs Service, FTTD firearm instructors. Interested parties should request a copy of the solicitation via fax at (317)298-1344, by 11:00 a.m. Eastern Standard Time no later than December 29, 2000.

Web Link

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Record

Loren Data Corp. 20001219/13SOL001.HTM (D-350 SN5089Y9)