SOURCES SOUGHT
13 -- Manufacture of 30MMx173MM APFSDS-T Ammunition
- Notice Date
- 3/20/2014
- Notice Type
- Sources Sought
- NAICS
- 332993
— Ammunition (except Small Arms) Manufacturing
- Contracting Office
- Department of the Navy, Naval Sea Systems Command, NSWC Indian Head Division, 4072 North Jackson Road Suite 132, Indian Head, Maryland, 20640-5115
- ZIP Code
- 20640-5115
- Solicitation Number
- N0017414SN0012
- Archive Date
- 4/24/2014
- Point of Contact
- Joyce A Oliver, Phone: 301 744 6575
- E-Mail Address
-
joyce.oliver@navy.mil
(joyce.oliver@navy.mil)
- Small Business Set-Aside
- N/A
- Description
- Manufacture of 30MM x 173 APFSDS-T Ammunition The Naval Surface Warfare Center, Indian Head Explosive Ordnance Technology Division, Picatinny Detachment is seeking sources capable of manufacturing 30MM x 173 Armor Piercing, Fin Stabilized, Discarding Sabot - Tracer (APFSDS-T) ammunition. The manufacture of these cartridges includes all components and Load, Assemble and Pack (LAP). The Navy is contemplating a Fixed-Price contract for this item for FY14. Should such a contract be pursued, the quantities procured would likely be 37,200 rounds. The Navy's performance requirements for this ammunition are not yet fully defined. Ammunition characteristics that are considered highly desirable are as follows: • The cartridge must meet the requirements as set forth in Performance Specification PRF WS-35585. • The cartridges shall be linked together with the Bushmaster II link and packed 30 to a container in the M592 container. • The ammunition must be suitable for Navy Surface ship applications and meet the safety requirements needed for U.S. Navy Weapon Systems Explosive Safety Review Board (WSESRB) certification. In responding to this Sources Sought, respondents should provide the following information: • Past performance manufacturing the requested item or similar items, • a summary of the respondent's technical and manufacturing capabilities, • identification of those major components that would be subcontracted, • describe your production rate flexibility, including your maximum production rate attainable, and minimum sustaining rate, • describe your environmental and ballistic test facilities capable of supporting typical ammunition First Article and Lot Acceptance tests, • a description of your quality plan • a description of your safety plan • and company size (please identify as either Large, Foreign, Small, Small Disadvantaged, 8(a), Woman-Owned Small Business, Historically Underutilized Business Zone concern, Veteran-Owned Small Business, or Service-Disabled Small Business. • Respondents must have personnel trained and experienced in handling energetic materials. These materials are extremely hazardous and environmentally sensitive. Strict US Government security requirements are mandated for their storage and handling. Other than the Performance Specification and information provided in this notice, no other Technical Data will be provided. All information collected from this market survey shall be used for PLANNING PURPOSES ONLY. This information is being collected for market research purposes and not as a request for proposal or as an obligation on part of the Government. The Government will not award a contract on the basis of this market survey and will not pay for information solicited. Please clearly identify any proprietary information submitted. All information submitted will be retained in the solicitation file as market research and will not be released to the public. All interested sources shall also provide the organization name, address, point of contact, phone number, fax number, e-mail address, taxpayer identification number, DUNS number, and CAGE Code. All responding sources must email their response submissions no later than 9 April 2014 to: NSWC IHEODTD, Contracts Department, Code 022JW Attn: Joyce A. Oliver, Contract Specialist 4072 North Jackson Road, Suite 124A Indian Head, MD 20640 Joyce.oliver@navy.mil Large files need to be compressed using WinZip (http://www.winzip.com).
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