13 -- M781, 40MM PRACTICE CARTRIDGE

Notice Date

January 30, 2001

Contracting Office

US Army Operations Support Command, Attn: AMSOS-CCF-A, Rock Island, IL 61299-6500

ZIP Code

61299-6500

Solicitation Number

NA

Response Due

February 28, 2001

Point of Contact

Contract Specialist: Rita Combs (309) 782-3605, Contracting Officer: Gary Meyer (309) 782-4942

Description

M781, 40MM Practice Cartridge: The OSC is conducting a market survey to identify potential sources interested in manufacturing M781 Practice Rounds. This cartridge is a fixed round of ammunition consisting of a metal projectile body with a rotating band and a cartridge case assembly. A hollow plastic ogive is filled with a high visibility yellow-orange dye. The projectile assembly is attached to a cartridge case with an adhesive substance. The case is a hollow bichambered plastic cylinder. A .38 caliber blank cartridge is press-fitted into the base of the cartridge case, filled with M9 Flake Propellant that provides the gas pressure needed to propel the projectile through the M203 launcher barrel. This round provides an inexpensive simulation of the M433 High Explosive Round. This item is a 100% set-aside for small business contractors. This notice seeks interested producers for future requirements; responses are required in writing to the Contract Specialist listed above. A pre-solicitation advertisement will be issued in the Commerce Business Daily (CBD) prior to the issuance of a solicitation for the M781 Practice Cartridge. A solicitation will not be issued as a result of this CBD notice.

Record

Loren Data Corp. 20010201/13SOL005.HTM (W-030 SN50C302)