SOURCES SOUGHT
13 -- FY16-FY20 Hand Held Signals Family
- Notice Date
- 11/14/2014
- Notice Type
- Sources Sought
- NAICS
- 325998
— All Other Miscellaneous Chemical Product and Preparation Manufacturing
- Contracting Office
- ACC - Rock Island (ACC-RI), ATTN: AMSAS-AC, Rock Island, IL 61299-6500
- ZIP Code
- 61299-6500
- Solicitation Number
- W52P1J15R0028
- Response Due
- 12/15/2014
- Archive Date
- 1/14/2015
- Point of Contact
- Julie Coughlin, 309-782-6139
- E-Mail Address
-
ACC - Rock Island (ACC-RI)
(julie.a.coughlin.civ@mail.mil)
- Small Business Set-Aside
- Total Small Business
- Description
- The purpose of this Sources Sought announcement is to identify interested sources for the following items: M125A1 SIGNAL, ILLUMINATION GROUND, GREEN STAR CLUSTER M126A1 SIGNAL, ILLUMINATION GROUND, RED STAR PARACHUTE M127A1 SIGNAL, ILLUMINATION GROUND, WHITE STAR PARACHUTE M158 SIGNAL, ILLUMINATION GROUND, RED STAR CLUSTER M159 ILLUMINATION GROUND, CLUSTER WHITE STAR CLUSTER M195 SIGNAL, ILLUMINATION GROUND, GREEN STAR PARACHUTE This announcement is in support of Market Research performed by the United States Army Contracting Command - Rock Island, to determine interest in a planned Fiscal Year (FY) 2016-FY20 procurement for the items listed below. Item Description: M125A1 SIGNAL, ILLUMINATION GROUND, GREEN STAR CLUSTER DODIC L314, NSN 1370-01-341-6282 Signal Assembly Dwg: 8797920 Illuminant Assembly Dwg 8797956, Packaging Dwg 12900009 M126A1 SIGNAL, ILLUMINATION GROUND, RED STAR PARACHUTE DODIC L311, NSN 1370-01-343-1965 Signal Dwg: 8797968 Illuminant Assembly Dwg 9328576, Packaging Dwg 12900009 M127A1 SIGNAL, ILLUMINATION GROUND, WHITE STAR PARACHUTE DODIC L312, 1370-01-341-5159 Signal Assembly Dwg: 8797968 Illuminant Assembly Dwg 9295010, Packaging Dwg 12900009 M158 SIGNAL, ILLUMINATION GROUND, RED STAR CLUSTER DODIC L306, NSN 1370-01-343-1966 Signal Assembly Dwg: 8797920 Illuminant Assembly 8839489-1, Packaging Dwg 12900009 M159 ILLUMINATION GROUND, WHITE STAR CLUSTER DODIC L307, NSN 1370-01-345-4300 Signal Assembly Dwg: 8797920 Illuminant Assembly Dwg 8839489-2, Packaging Dwg 12900009 M195 SIGNAL, ILLUMINATION GROUND, GREEN STAR PARACHUTE DODIC L305, NSN 1370-01-342-6872 Signal Assembly Dwg: 8797968 Illuminant Assembly Dwg 9255113, Packaging Dwg 12900009 The Family of Hand Held Signals (HHS) is used for both daytime and nighttime signaling.. They are used by all military services. The star clusters consist of five-star illuminant assemblies and a rocket motor propulsion assembly contained in a hand-held aluminum launching tube. The base of the launching tube contains a primer and an initiating charge. As shipped, the firing pin cap is assembled to the forward end and must be reversed for firing. Stabilizing fins on the tail assembly of rockets are folded parallel to the axis of the signal. A bolt, which also transfers the initiating charge flash to the propellant, extends into the center of the solid propellant which fills the propulsion assembly. The illuminant assembly is mounted on top of the propulsion assembly with a delay assembly and an expelling charge between. A label specifying firing procedures is secured to the body of the signal. The parachute signals consist of a parachute-suspended illuminant assembly and a rocket motor propulsion assembly contained in a hand-held aluminum launching tube. The base of the launching tube contains a primer and an initiating charge. As shipped, the firing pin cap is assembled to the forward end and must be reversed for firing. Stabilizing fins on the tail assembly of rockets are folded parallel to the axis of the signal. A bolt, which also transfers the initiating charge flash to the propellant, extends into the center of the solid propellant, which fills the propulsion assembly. The parachute/illuminant assembly is mounted on top of the propulsion assembly with a delay assembly and an expelling charge between them. The parachute with suspension chords is packed on top of the illuminant, and the tube end is sealed with a cork disk (rocket barrel seal). A label specifying firing procedures is secured to the body of the signal. The propelling charge for both cluster and parachute type signals is Black Powder Propellant. Black powder is used for the initiating and expelling charge for both cluster and parachute signals. The No. 209 percussion primer is used in both cluster and parachute signals. Critical components include magnesium powder, black powder, black powder propellant, the No. 209 percussion primer, and the stabilizing fin assembly. Critical skills include the ability to handle/store hygroscopic materials, handle/formulate/press pyrotechnic mixtures, and fabrication of metal parts. For different stages of the manufacturing process, special inspection and test equipment is required to ensure that the final product complies with USG requirements. The Contractor will be required to successfully conduct First Article Acceptance and Lot Acceptance tests on the items listed above. The Family of HHS is procured to an USG Technical Data Package (TDP). The entire TDP will not be provided in support of this market research; however top-level and packaging drawings identified above are available for interested sources to review. The drawings are Distribution Statement D, which means distribution is authorized to the Department of Defense and U.S. DOD Contractors only. Interested contractors that would like to obtain the top-level and packaging drawings must submit a written request to the POC identified below. The written request must include the company's cage code and Joint Certification Number (JCP) (see http://www.dlis.dla.mil/jcp/). Interested contractors will also be required to execute and return a Non-Disclosure and Non-Use Agreement (NDA) prior to obtaining the TDP. This NDA will be provided by the POC upon the written request. Requirements: A resultant Contract award would be issued for USG FY 16 - FY20 anticipated and possible unplanned requirements. USG currently anticipated requirements for the Family of HHS are as follows. M125A1 USG FY 16: Currently no planned requirements USG FY 17: 7,402 each USG FY 18: Currently no planned requirements USG FY 19: 8,194 each USG FY 20: Currently no planned requirements M126A1 USG FY 16: Currently no planned requirements USG FY 17: Currently no planned requirements USG FY 18: 5,092 each USG FY 19: Currently no planned requirements USG FY 20: 4,971 each M127A1 USG FY 16: 30,713 each USG FY 17: 30,914 each USG FY 18: 34,344 each USG FY 19: 31,131 each USG FY 20: 30,455 each M158 USG FY 16: 17,281 each USG FY 17: Currently no planned requirements USG FY 18: 12,906 each USG FY 19: 13,002 each USG FY 20: 12,466 each M159 USG FY 16: Currently no planned requirements USG FY 17: 7,504 each USG FY 18: Currently no planned requirements USG FY 19: 7,708 each USG FY 20: Currently no planned requirements M195 USG FY 16: Currently no planned requirements USG FY 17: 2,572 each USG FY 18: Currently no planned requirements USG FY 19: Currently no planned requirements USG FY 20: 3,318 each Responses: Interested companies are invited to indicate their interest by providing the USG the following information: a brief summary of the company's capabilities (a description of the facilities, personnel experience, quality system, and past manufacturing experience) and their availability. If a respondent does not have adequate resources (facilities, technical, manufacturing, personnel, etc.) available, then they must be able to demonstrate their ability to obtain those resources without significant delay. Any potential key subcontractors should also be addressed, by indicating which key components or processes would be subcontracted and providing a brief summary of potential key component and/or process subcontractors. Industry respondents are also invited to indicate to the Government whether the Family of HHS requirements can be met by available commercial or non-developmental items. Respondents are encouraged to address the feasibility of or alternatives to the USG's preferred lead-time of 300 days after award for First Article Test (FAT) completion and report submission, and 390 days after award for production deliveries to commence. Additionally, respondents should indicate a Minimum Procurement Quantity (MPQ) and whether the USG's planned quantities as stated within this announcement meet or exceed the MPQ. Interested companies are requested to provide an FY16-FY20 Rough Order of Magnitude (ROM) quantity ranges and unit price for the requirements listed above; please include a separate ROM for First Article Test. In addition, a questionnaire is attached and interested companies should address these questions in their response to this Market Survey. The NAICS code for this item is 325998 with a business size standard of 500 employees. Please indicate your business size in your response. Respondents are requested to provide minimum and maximum monthly production quantities and identify the remaining capacity for simultaneous production of all the Family of HHS of items (and if manufacturing resources are shared with other items/production lines). Contractors must be registered in the System for Award Management (SAM) database prior to submitting an invoice and through final payment of any contract resulting from a planned solicitation for these items. Contractors may obtain information on SAM registration by visiting: https://www.acquisition.gov. This sources sought announcement is for planning purposes only and shall not be construed as an official Request for Proposal or as an obligation on the part of the USG. Industry responses to this sources sought announcement will not represent binding offers, and the USG cannot accept an industry response to form a binding contract. The USG intends to use any information submitted in response to this request to develop an acquisition strategy for future requirements of this item. The USG will hold all information submitted in a confidential status. Interested parties must submit a response no later than (date) in order to be considered in the development of acquisition strategy for this item. Electronic submission is acceptable and preferred. Address all responses to: U.S. Army Contracting Command - Rock Island; ATTN: CCRC-AM Julie Coughlin; 1 Rock Island Arsenal; Rock Island, IL 61299-8000; Email: Julie.a.coughlin.civ@mail.mil. Please direct all drawing requests and any other questions pertaining to this announcement to the POC identified herein. All responses to this sources sought must reference the solicitation number: W52P1J-15-R-0028, and subject: Family of Hand Held Signals.
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- Address: ACC - Rock Island (ACC-RI) ATTN: AMSAS-AC, Rock Island IL
- Zip Code: 61299-6500
- Zip Code: 61299-6500
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