SOURCES SOUGHT
L -- Loading and Producing Energetics
- Notice Date
- 3/2/2006
- Notice Type
- Sources Sought
- Contracting Office
- US Army ARDEC, AMSTA-AR-PC, Picatinny Arsenal, New Jersey 07806-5000
- ZIP Code
- 07806-5000
- Solicitation Number
- W15QKN-06-X-0735
- Response Due
- 4/3/2006
- Archive Date
- 5/3/2006
- Description
- The US Army Research and Development Center is proposing to award an Indefinite Delivery Indefinite Quantity (IDIQ) contractor for a duration of 5 years for the purpose of developing new manufacturing processes in the areas of loading and producing energetics. The focus of this contract will be in two areas. The first is the design, development and implementation of new technology and processing equipment in the propellant manufacturing and production technologies. This includes but is not limited to solventless and solvent propellant manufacturing and nitrocellulose manufacturing processes. The solventless area will emphasize shear roll mill and iso-static pressing technologies. The solvent area will incude single, double and triple base propellant manufacturing processes focousing on the combined water/air dry operations. The nitrocellulose area will focus on refiner and pressure boiling technologies. The second area is the design, demonstration, and equipment supply of melt pour and cast cure high explosive (HE) loading processes for medium and large caliber munitions. The contractor will design and demonstrate state-of-the-art technologies in the areas of loading, mixing, melting, controlled cooling, and finishing; all with an emphasis on automated processes and controls. They will provide exertise in equipment design and process layout of high production energetic loading facilities. The intent of the survey will be to evaluate contractors that meet the preceding criteria. The intent of the survey will be to evaluate contractors that meet the preceding criteria. No costs may incurred as a result of this survey. Interested parties should contact Daniel Spicer, US Army Research and Development Center, Bldg. 321, Picatinny, NJ 07030, (973)724-5706, dspicer@pica.army.mil.
- Web Link
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US ARMY TACOM-Picatinny Procurement Network
(http://procnet.pica.army.mil/dbi/Download/GoGetSourcesSought.cfm?SolNum=W15QKN-06-X-0735)
- Record
- SN00998050-W 20060304/060302212446 (fbodaily.com)
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