K -- ARMOR PROTECTION KITS FOR MEDIUM TACTICAL VEHICLE REPLACEMENT (MTVR)

Notice Date

November 2, 2001

Contracting Office

Commander, Marine Corps System Command, Code CTQ, 2033 Barnett Avenue, Ste 315, Quantico, VA 22134-5010

ZIP Code

22134-5010

Solicitation Number

M67854-02-R-3009

Response Due

November 21, 2001

Point of Contact

Ms. M. Catherine Richmond (703)784-3917

E-Mail Address

M. Catherine Richmond (richmondcm@mcsc.usmc.mil)

Description

The Marine Corps Systems Command (MARCORSYSCOM) is seeking information from industry on the design, development, testing and production of the MTVR protection kits listed below. This will include associated logistics elements such as installation, operation and maintenance instructions. The purpose of these kits is to provide the MTVR, crew, and passengers protection against small caliber ammunition, mine blast, and artillery fragments. MARCORSYSCOM intends to award an indefinate-delivery-indefinate quantity (IDIQ) contract for this effort with a minimum projected quantity of 100 kits. This is an urgent requirement. Interested manufacturers should submit documentation to the POC herein to include: * Documentation of their capability to design, test and produce the armor kits * Information should include a preliminary design of the kit, anticipated weight, anticipated protection level, materials used, how the kit will be applied and how long it will take to apply the kit. * Past and present performance history for efforts of a similar nature. * Are the kits available as Commercial Off The Shelf/Non Developmental Items (COTS/NDI) * Commercial/Catalog pricing if applicable It is anticipated that a series of kits will be required to allow different levels of protection depending on mission and functional location of the MTVR. Kits are nominally divided into the following categories: 1. Mine Protection Cab (MPC) Kit 2. Mine Protection Cargo Body (MPCB) Kit 3. Cab Protection Small Arms (CPSA) Kit 4. Cargo Body Protection Small Arms (CBPSA) Kit 5. Run-flat Tire (RFT) Kit 6. Fuel Tank Protection (FTP) Kit 7. Component Shield (CS) Kit Kits shall be capable of being installed as a stand-alone kit or in any combination with other kits. It is desired that kit installation be accomplished by add-ons or component substitution such that application can be made at the organizational maintenance level. If a kit (or series of kits) add weight that might exceed the capabilities of the MTVR's existing structure or mountings (e.g., the cab protection kits add weight beyond that the design capabilities of the cab to frame mounts), installation of heavier mountings or limited structure changes are acceptable. Additionally, it is understood that the additional weight may prohibit MTVR transport by C130 and/or CH53E. However, kits should not restrict the MTVR automotive performance or degrade reliability (except in the case of the cab protection kits as addressed above). Kit types will be selected based on perceived vulnerability, limited failure analysis and available technology. Kits are not expected to provide complete vehicle or crew/passenger protection, but should reduce the crew/passenger vulnerability by allowing time to clear killing zones in case of direct small arms and close in artillery fire or increase the rate of survivability in the case of mine blast. The following provide detailed descriptions of anticipated requirements for each kit. 1. Mine Protection Cab (MPC). The MPC kit shall protect the crew from blast, fragments, and injurious acceleration effects of blast mines up to the equivalent of 12 pounds of composition B (required), 16 pounds of composition B (desired). The bottom fragmentation protection shall be equivalent to 0.5 inches of aluminum armor, rolled homogeneous armor (desired), in order to protect the crew from grenades, bomblets, and mortar rounds used as mines. Vendor recommendations on alternate protection levels are encouraged. 2. Mine Protection Cargo Body (MPCB). The MPCB kit shall protect any crew or passengers in the cargo body from blast, fragments, and injurious acceleration effects of blast mines up to the equivalent of 12 pounds of composition B (required), 16 pounds of composition B (desired). The bottom fragmentation protection shall be equivalent to 0.5 inches of aluminum armor, rolled homogeneous armor (desired), in order to protect the crew from grenades, bomblets, and mortar rounds used as mines. Vendor recommendations on alternate protection levels are encouraged. 3. Cab Protection Small Arms (CPSA). The CPSA shall provide the crew protection from 7.62 mm M80 ball (anticipated), 7.62 mm armor piercing (AP) B32 rounds or their equivalent (desired) and nearby detonations from indirect fire weapons. Vendor recommendations on alternate protection levels are encouraged. a. The CPSA glass panels shall provide a 90% probability of no perforation at a 90% confidence level when tested against the 7.62mm M80 ball round (anticipated), 7.62 AP B32 round (desired), at zero degree obliquity. b. The CPSA door panels shall provide a 90% probability of no perforation at a 90% confidence level when tested against the 7.62mm M80 ball round (anticipated), 7.62 AP B32 round (desired), at zero degree obliquity. c. The CPSA in all other areas, except the roof, shall provide a 90% probability of no perforation at a 90% confidence level when tested against the 7.62mm M80 ball round (anticipated), 7.62 AP B32 round (desired), at 30 degree obliquity. d. The CPSA roof panels shall provide a 90% probability of no perforation at a 90% confidence level when tested against the 7.62mm M80 ball round (anticipated), 7.62 AP B32 round (desired), at 30 degree angle of depression. e. The crew compartment must stop 90% of artillery fragments (U.S. 155mm high energy (HE) round, M107 (Composition B)) fired from any elevation or azimuth and detonated 60 meters from the vehicle, with a 90% confidence level. The spacing between projectile impacts shall be set in accordance with appropriate military standards for the given material. f. The Cab may include an operator seat, which reduces the injurious acceleration effects of blast mines up to the equivalent of 12 pounds of composition B (required), 16 pounds of composition B (desired). 4. Cargo Body Protection Small Arms (CBPSA). The CBPSA shall provide the crew protection from 7.62 mm M80 ball (anticipated), 7.62 mm armor piercing (AP) B32 rounds or their equivalent (desired) and nearby detonations from indirect fire weapons. Vendor recommendations on alternate protection levels are encouraged. a. The CBPSA sides and rear shall provide a 90% probability of no perforation at a 90% confidence level when tested against the 7.62mm M80 ball round (anticipated), 7.62 AP B32 round (desired), at zero degree obliquity. b. The CBPSA roof shall provide a 90% probability of no perforation at a 90% confidence level when tested against the 7.62mm M80 ball round (anticipated), 7.62 AP B32 round (desired), at 30 degree angle of depression. c. The cargo body compartment must stop 90% of artillery fragments (U.S. 155mm high energy (HE) round, M107 (Composition B)) fired from any elevation or azimuth and detonated at 60 meters from the vehicle, with a 90% confidence level. The spacing between projectile impacts shall be set in accordance with appropriate military standards for the given material. 5. Run-Flat Tire (RFT) Kit. The RFT shall permit vehicle operation for 100 miles after subjecting three tires on one side to three through punctures in each tire by 7.62mm M80 ball round or equivalent. Vendor recommendations on alternate protection levels are encouraged. 6. Fuel Tank Protection (FTP) Kit. The FTP shall permit vehicle operation for 50 miles or 2 hours of operation (required), minimal loss of fuel (desired), when the main fuel tank is tested against the 7.62mm M80 ball round (required), 7.62 AP B32 round (desired), at zero degree obliquity. No crew action outside the cab shall be permitted. Vendor recommendations on alternate protection levels are encouraged. 7. Component Shield (CS) Kit. The CS shall protect the Engine Cooling System, Electronic Control Module (ECM), Transmission Electronic Control Unity (ECU), Air Tanks, Air Dryer, and associated air lines when tested against the 7.62mm M80 ball round (required), 7.62 AP B32 round (desired), at zero degree obliquity. The Government has a MTVR Vulnerability Analysis that is available upon request. This announcement serves to support the Marine Corps survey of industry capabilities. No solicitation document exists at this time, and the Government will not reimburse respondents for information provided. Any information provided in response to this announcement that is considered proprietary shall be marked accordingly.

Record

Loren Data Corp. 20011106/KSOL001.HTM (W-306 SN5121U9)