SOLICITATION NOTICE
13 -- Ammunition and explosives.
- Notice Date
- 10/17/2012
- Notice Type
- Presolicitation
- NAICS
- 332993
— Ammunition (except Small Arms) Manufacturing
- Contracting Office
- ROCK ISLAND CONTRACTING CENTER, ROCK ISLAND, IL 61299-8000
- ZIP Code
- 61299-8000
- Solicitation Number
- W52P1J09R0163
- Response Due
- 11/1/2012
- Archive Date
- 12/1/2012
- Point of Contact
- JOHN A. PURCELL,Contract Specialist,(309)782-1303 or TERESA L. STOTTLEMYRE,Contracting Officer,(309)782-4626
- E-Mail Address
-
ROCK ISLAND CONTRACTING CENTER
(JOHN.A.PURCELL@US.ARMY.MIL)
- Small Business Set-Aside
- N/A
- Description
- THIS NOTIFICATION UPDATES THE REQUIREMENTS FOR SOLICITATION W52P1J-09-R-0163. THE FOLLOWING ITEMS ARE NO LONGER A REQUIREMENT FOR THE SOLICITATION: M107 PMPTS, 1320-01-0536687, P/N 10535925, M485A2/M1066 PMPTS, 1320-01-065-9856, P/9214142, M110A2 PMPTS,1320-01-465-4530, P/N 12991203 AND M1E1 BURSTER CASING, 1320-01-054-5126, P/N 10542950. THE US ARMY CONTRACTING COMMAND - ROCK ISLAND (ACC-RI) INTENDS TO ISSUE A REQUEST FOR PROPOSAL (RFP) W52P1J-09-R-0163 FOR THE PROJECTILE GUN UNIT (PGU) 45/B CARTRIDGE. THIS IS A COMPETITIVE ACQUISITION RESTRICTED TO THE NATIONAL TECHNOLOGY AND INDUSTRIAL BASE (NTIB) (UNITED STATES AND CANADA). THE USG INTENDS TO AWARD ONE FIRM FIXED PRICE (FFP) INDEFINITE DELIVERY INDEFINITE QUANTITY (IDIQ) TYPE CONTRACT. THE USG WILL UTILIZE A LOWEST PRICED TECHNICALLY ACCEPTABLE (LPTA) STRATEGY IN ACCORDANCE WITH FAR 15.101-2 WHEN EVALUATING PROPOSALS. THE PROPOSAL WILL BE EVALUATED AGAINST THE SOLICITATION CRITERIA FOR PRODUCTION CAPABILITY, QUALITY SYSTEM AND SCHEDULE. MULTIPLE AWARDS ARE NOT ANTICIPATED. A BRIEF DESCRIPTION FOR THE PGU-45/B IS PROVIDED BELOW. DETAILED SPECIFICS OF THE TECHNICAL AND QUALITY REQUIREMENTS WILL BE PROVIDED IN THE SOLICITATION. THE PGU 45/B CARTRIDGE IS THE AIR FORCE SPECIAL OPERATIONS COMMAND (AFSOC) DESIGNATION FOR THE 105MM HF HIGH EXPLOSIVE (HE) CARTRIDGE (SIMILAR TO THE ARMY 105 MM HF HE M1CARTRIDGE). IT CONSISTS OF A HF PROJECTILE BODY THAT IS FILLED WITH APPROXIMATELY 5 LBS. OF COMP-B EXPLOSIVE, FUZE WELL, CYU-1/B BRASS CARTRIDGE CASE CONTAINING THE M28A2 PERCUSSION PRIMER NOSE PLUG AND THE M67 PROPELLANT CHARGE. THE GUARANTEED MINIMUM IS 5,000 EACH WITH A MAXIMUM QUANTITY FOR THE FIVE YEAR PERIOD OF 50,000 EACH PGU-45/B. FIRST ARTICLE TEST (FAT) WILL BE REQUIRED. DELIVERY WILL BE FOB DESTINATION. THE RESPONSE DATE LISTED ABOVE IS FOR ARCHIVE PURPOSES ONLY AND IS NOT THE DATE IN WHICH OFFERS ARE DUE. THE DATE OFFERS ARE DUE WILL NOT BE ISSUED UNTIL THE SOLICITATION IS ISSUED. ESTIMATED SOLICITATION ISSUE DATE IS 02 NOVEMBER 2012. THIS IS AN ESTIMATED DATE ONLY AND MAY BE SUBJECT TO CHANGE. THIS SOLICITATION WILL BE ISSUED ELECTRONICALLY IN ACCORDANCE WITH FAR 4.502 AND 5.102(A)(1); THEREFORE, HARDCOPIES WILL NOT BE PROVIDED. VENDORS WISHING AN ELECTRONIC COPY MAY DOWNLOAD IT ON OR AFTER THE ISSUE DATE BY ACCESSING THE ARMY SINGLE FACE TO INDUSTRY (ASFI) WEBSITE AT THE FOLLOWING ADDRESS VIA THE INTERNET: HTTPS://ACQUISITION.ARMY.MIL/ASFI/. CAUTION: THIS SOLICITATION WILL BE ISSUED ELECTRONICALLY AS WILL ANY AMENDMENTS THERETO. BECAUSE OF THIS, THE GOVERNMENT IS UNDER NO OBLIGATION AND IS IN FACT UNABLE TO MAINTAIN A BIDDERS MAILING LIST. IT IS THEREFORE INCUMBENT UPON ANY INTERESTED PARTIES TO PERIODICALLY ACCESS THE ABOVE INTERNET ADDRESS IN ORDER TO OBTAIN ANY AMENDMENTS WHICH MAY BE ISSUED. FAILURE TO OBTAIN ANY SAID AMENDMENTS AND TO RESPOND TO THEM PRIOR TO THE DATE AND TIME SET FOR BID OPENING/RECEIPT OF PROPOSALS MAY RENDER YOUR BID OR PROPOSAL NONRESPONSIVE AND RESULT IN THE REJECTION OF SAME. ALL CONTRACTORS WHO PROVIDE GOODS/SERVICES TO THE DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE (DOD) MUST BE REGISTERED IN THE CENTRAL CONTRACTORS REGISTER (CCR) HTTP://WWW/CCR.GOV/. IF YOU ARE NOT REGISTERED IN CCR, YOU CANNOT BE AWARDED A DOD CONTRACT. QUESTIONS MAY BE ADDRESSED TO THE CONTRACT SPECIALIST, JOHN A. PURCELL, EMAIL JOHN.A.PURCELL15.CIV@MAIL.MIL. THE TECHNICAL DATA PACKAGES ARE CLASSIFIED AS DISTRIBUTION C LIMITED DISTRIBUTION. THESE TDPS CONTAIN TECHNICAL DATA WHOSE IMPORT IS RESTRICTED BY THE ARMS EXPORT CONTROL ACT, (TITLE 22, U.S.C., SEC 27 51 ET SEQ.) OR THE EXPORT ADMINISTRATION ACT OF 1979, AS AMENDED TITLED, 50 U.S.C. APP 2240, ET SEQ. VIOLATIONS OF THESE EXPORT LAWS ARE SUBJECT TO SEVERE CRIMINAL PENALTIES. DISSEMINATE IAW PROVISIONS OF DOD DIRECTIVE 52 30.25. OFFEROR MUST BE REGISTERED WITH THE U.S./CANADA JOINT CERTIFICATION OFFICE TO OBTAIN THE TDPS. **SPECIAL NOTICE** PER RECENT GUIDANCE AND DIRECTION FROM THE DIRECTOR OF DEFENSE PROCUREMENT AND ACQUISITION POLICY (DPAP) REGARDING IMPROVING COMPETITION IN DEFENSE PROCUREMENTS, IF ONLY ONE OFFER IS RECEIVED IN RESPONSE TO THIS SOLICITATION, THEN THE CONTRACTING OFFICER SHALL NOT DEPEND ON THE STANDARD AT FAR 15.403-1(C)(II) IN DETERMINING THE PRICE TO BE FAIR AND REASONABLE. RATHER, THE CONTRACTING OFFICER SHALL USE PRICE OR COST ANALYSIS IN ACCORDANCE WITH FAR 15.404-1 TO MAKE THAT DETERMINATION. IF THE CONTRACTING OFFICER BELIEVES THAT IT IS NECESSARY TO ENTER INTO NEGOTIATIONS WITH AN OFFEROR, THE BASIS FOR THESE NEGOTIATIONS SHALL BE CERTIFIED COST OR PRICING DATA IN ACCORDANCE WITH FAR 15.403-1(C), DFARS 215.403-1(C) AND FAR 15.403-3(B). OFFERORS ARE HEREBY NOTIFIED OF THE POTENTIAL REQUIREMENT TO PROVIDE CERTIFIED COST OR PRICING DATA AND ENTER INTO NEGOTIATIONS IN THE EVENT THAT THEY ARE THE ONLY OFFEROR UNDER THIS PROCUREMENT, REGARDLESS OF WHETHER ADEQUATE COMPE! TITION WAS ANTICIPATED DURING THE DEVELOPMENT OF PROPOSALS. CONTRACTING OFFICE ADDRESS: ACC - ROCK ISLAND (ACC-RI), ATTN: AMSAS-AC, ROCK ISLAND, IL 61299-6500
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- Place of Performance
- Address: ROCK ISLAND CONTRACTING CENTER, ROCK ISLAND, IL 61299-8000
- Zip Code: 61299-6000
- Zip Code: 61299-6000
- Record
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