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FBO DAILY ISSUE OF MAY 13, 2006 FBO #1629
SOURCES SOUGHT

10 -- M2 Machine Gun

Notice Date

5/11/2006
 

Notice Type

Sources Sought
 

NAICS

332994 — Small Arms Manufacturing
 

Contracting Office

TACOM - Rock Island, ATTN: AMSTA-AQ-AR, Rock Island Arsenal, Rock Island, IL 61299-7630
 

ZIP Code

61299-7630
 

Solicitation Number

W52H0906R0000
 

Response Due

5/22/2006
 

Archive Date

7/21/2006
 

Small Business Set-Aside

N/A
 

Description

DESC: THIS IS A SOURCES SOUGHT ANNOUNCEMENT. There is no solicitation available at this time. Technical Data Package Listing (TDPL), Part Number 8401485 will be provided with the solicitation. Strict conformance to the requirements of the TDP is e xpected due to the U.S. Armys requirement for reliable, accurate performance, standardization, and interchangeability. DELIVERIES ARE REQUIRED TO BEGIN IN APRIL 2007 AT A QUANITY OF 150 EACH PER MONTH, INCREASING TO 200 PER MONTH BY JUNE 2007. DELIVERY DATES MUST BE MET AT THE QUANTITIES STATED TO MEET CURRENT URGENT FIELDING REQUIREMENTS. TACOM-ROCK ISLAND is seeking to identify POTENTIAL SOURCES who have the capability to manufacture the M2 .50 Caliber Flex Machine Gun (MG), NSN: 1005-00-322-9715, Pa rt Number 8401485, in accordance with TDPL Number 8401485. A description of the M2 Machine Gun is as follows: M2 .50 Caliber (12.7mm) flexible version Machine Gun is a crew served fully automatic weapon employed against personnel and vehicular target out to a maximum effective range of 2000 yards. The M2 will be used on various vehicle applications as well as be tripod mounted for certain combat applications. It will be employed by select combat, combat support and combat service support units. The M2 Machine Gun is a belt-fed, recoil operated, air-cooled, crew-operated machine gun. The M2 has a back plate with spade grips, trigger, and bolt latch release. The gun is equipped with leaf-type rear sight, flash suppressor and a spare barrel assembly. Th e M2 Machine Gun requires extensive tight tolerance machining, heat treatment to include local induction hardening, phosphate coating, press fits, selective assembly, function firing, high pressure test cartridge proof firing and magnetic particle inspecti on. By repositioning some of the component parts, ammunition may be fed from either the left or right side. A disintegrating metallic link-belt is used to feed the ammunition into the weapon. The gun is capable of single-shot as well as automatic fire. The anticipated contract will be a 2-year Indefinite Delivery Indefinite Quantity (IDIQ) contract. Quantities are not known at this time, but it is anticipated that the minimum guaranteed quantity will be 1,000 each, M2 Machine Guns. The monthly product ion rate is 150 weapons for the first two months and 200 weapons per month thereafter. The first production quantities are due 30 April 2007. Delivery dates MUST BE adhered to in order to meet urgent customer requirements. First time producers will be r equired to complete a First Article Test. Sources Sought must have an adequate production capability and must also have a safe and secure storage area to store at least three (3) months of production guns at the quantities specified above. The M2 Machine Gun is a sensitive Category II item and the .50 cal ammunition is Category IV. Any contract for these items will require security protective measures in accordance with DoD Regulation 5100.76-M, dated 12 Aug 2002, Physical Security of Sensitive Conventio nal Arms, Ammunition, and Explosives (AA&E), MIL-H-2918113, dated 10 May 1994, Military Specifications and the Defense Investigative Service (DIS) Regulation 31-1-M, Dated August 1991, Arms, Ammunition, and Explosives (AA&E) Operating Manual. Federal Regu latory licenses are required which include but are not limited to the BATFE license. If and when a solicitation is issued for the purpose of price evaluation, the cost to the Government for qualifying a new producer will be added to their proposal. The ap proximate cost to be added is $787,000. It is anticipated that a solicitation will be issued on or about 01 Jun 2006. Interested sources, which can meet the delivery dates and quantities stated above, should respond to TACOM-RI, ATTN: AMSTA-LC-CSCA/Sher i Gross, Rock Island, IL 61299-7630. All responses should be received by close of business 22 May 2006.
 

Place of Performance

Address: TACOM - Rock Island ATTN: AMSTA-AQ-AR, Rock Island Arsenal Rock Island IL

Zip Code: 61299-7630

Country: US
 

Record

SN01046456-W 20060513/060511220954 (fbodaily.com)
 

Source

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