SOURCES SOUGHT
13 -- MJU-50/B in support of the A-10, C-130 and F-16
- Notice Date
- 8/18/2011
- Notice Type
- Sources Sought
- NAICS
- 325998
— All Other Miscellaneous Chemical Product and Preparation Manufacturing
- Contracting Office
- Department of the Air Force, Air Force Materiel Command, Hill AFB OO-ALC, OO-ALC/PKXB, 6038 Aspen Ave (Bldg 1289), Hill AFB, Utah, 84056
- ZIP Code
- 84056
- Solicitation Number
- FA8213-12-R-3000
- Archive Date
- 9/17/2011
- Point of Contact
- Amanda A. Holmes, Phone: 801-777-5785
- E-Mail Address
-
amanda.holmes@hill.af.mil
(amanda.holmes@hill.af.mil)
- Small Business Set-Aside
- N/A
- Description
- Sources Sought Synopsis: MJU-50/B in support of the A-10, C-130 and F-16 This is a market survey for planning purposes only and shall not be construed as a Request for Proposal or as an obligation on the part of the Government. The Government does not intend to award a contract on the basis of this market survey or otherwise pay for information solicited. The Government will utilize the information provided only to develop the acquisition strategy for future requirements. All information submitted will be held in a confidential status. Description: Infrared (IR) Countermeasure (CM) Decoy: 1) MJU-50, NSN: 1370-01-468-6077, P/N: 966250. The MJU-50/B infrared countermeasure decoy consists of an aluminum cartridge case purged with nitrogen and containing a payload of stacked special material elements which react with air. Each aluminum cartridge case contains a sealed receptacle cup with O-ring for an impulse cartridge, a plastic/nylon piston, crimped and then sealed, metal end plate. When the impulse cartridge is initiated by the firing pulse, the impulse cartridge receptacle cup frangible membrane ruptures. Pressure inside the canister increases pushing on the piston and breaking the end cap seal deploying the special material payload in the air stream. The special material payload reacts with air in generating infrared energy to decoy surface-to-air and air-to-air missiles. All interested producers must have personnel trained, skilled, and experienced in the handling of very sensitive hazardous pyrotechnic formulations that produce extreme heat when ignited, i.e., magnesium-Teflon composition. Also required are equipment designed and tooled for production of very sensitive/volatile hazardous materials, i.e., explosive mixers, consolidation presses, extruders and ovens. Facilities must meet proper fire/explosive safety requirements, such as deluge systems, remote operations, sufficient storage and manufacturing space to meet quantity distance requirements. Unique processes used in the manufacture of the IR CM decoys are pyrotechnic mixing and pressing/extruding of explosive materials. Additionally, any contractor must have clearance to work with classified documents, as portions of the technical data package are classified. Contractors also need to be a qualified decoy vendor through the National Technology and Industrial Base (NTIB). Only companies seriously interested in producing the above IR CM decoys are to respond to this sources sought/market research notice. Failure to procure the IR CM decoys from a fully qualified source could result in failure of the part, degradation, of aircraft mission capability, or loss of aircraft and crew. Interested companies should respond by providing the Government the following information: a brief summary of the company's capabilities (a description of facilities, personnel, and past manufacturing experience as it relates to the above criteria) and availability. The NAICS code is 325998 and the size standard is 500 employees. Please indicate your business size in your response. Interested companies should provide minimum and maximum monthly production quantities and identify the remaining capacity for simultaneous production of all the items listed above (and if manufacturing resources are shared with other item/production lines). Additionally, it is requested that offerors provide the Minimum Procurement Quantity (MPQ) required for economical production. Interested companies should also include a Rough Order of Magnitude (ROM) unit price for the decoy. The estimated total dollar amount the government anticipates spending is $11,431,640.00. It is anticipated, the Government will award one contract for the duration of one year. Interested parties have 15 calendar days from the date of this publication to submit information to be considered in the development of the acquisition strategy for this item. Any response to this market research should reference the following: MJU-50/B CM Decoy. Please submit to: OO-ALC/GHGK, 6033 Elm Lane, Bldg 1247, Hill Air Force Base 84056, ATTN: Amanda Holmes or, email: amanda.holmes@hill.af.mil
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