13 -- SOURCES SOUGHT FOR 5" RED PHOSPHOROUS SMOKE WARHEADS

Notice Date

April 4, 2001

Contracting Office

Supply Department NAVSEA Indian Head, 101 Strauss Ave, Indian Head, MD 20640-5035

ZIP Code

20640-5035

Point of Contact

B. Price, 1143B, 301-744-6570

E-Mail Address

Sources Sought -- Synopsis (pricebl@ih.navy.mil)

Description

This sources sought does not constitute a solicitation of proposal, authority to enter into negotiations to award a contract for the contemplated effort has not been received and funds are not currently available. Indian Head Division Naval Surface Warfare Center Divisionr (IHDNSWC) seeks sources interested in production of 3500 5-Inch Red-Phosphorous Smoke Warheads. Production will require manufacture or procurement of all metal and plastic components of the warhead. Production will also require manufacture or procurement of the energetics used in the main fill and burster charge. Production will require extrusion of plastic-bonded extrudable powder, PBXN-202 for use as a burster charge. The extruded rod is to be .529 +.005 -.009 inches in diameter x 23.026 +.037 -.026 inches in length. This rod will be assembled into a metal burster assembly. Production will require the blending of the main fill of the warhead which is comprised of a special red phosphorous/butyl rubber (RP-butyl ) gel mix. The first step of the process is to prepare the rubber. The silica covered rubber butyl pieces must pass through a 6.3 mm screening process. Afterwards the rubber is screened with a 250 mm screen to remove excess silica. Next the screened butyl rubber is blended with dichloromethane to form a butyl rubber gel. This gel is then mixed with red phosphorous and water. Granules are then extruded from the resulting RP-butyl gel and dried. Final granule size is to be .25 inch in diameter x .12 to .75 inches in length. The pressing operation requires that the RP-butyl granules be pressed into the main warhead body. The warhead body is approximately 5 inches in diameter. The burster tube is located in the center of the warhead and is .625 inches in diameter which must clear the press. The RP-butyl is to be pressed in 4 equal increments to achieve uniform density. Approximate total length of pressed RP-butyl is 22 inches. Total RP-butyl weight is to be 15.00 +/- 0.08 lbs. During production, all processes must be conducted in accordance with state and federal environmental and health and safety regulations. Furthermore, the contractor shall be responsible for the control and for the disposal of all byproducts and excess materials related to the manufacture of these warheads. The warheads will be required to pass a Lot Acceptance Performance Test in accordance with applicable military standards. Any interested sources are to submit information within 30 from date of this publication. Interested parties may send responses to: Commanding Officer, Indian Head Naval Surface Warfare Center Division. Attention code 1143B, 101 Strauss Avenue, Indian Head MD. email pricebl@ih.navy.mil. .

Record

Loren Data Corp. 20010406/13SOL004.HTM (W-094 SN50I2Y8)