SOURCES SOUGHT
13 -- M58A4 Mine Clearing Line Charge (MICLIC)
- Notice Date
- 3/3/2017
- Notice Type
- Sources Sought
- NAICS
- 332993
— Ammunition (except Small Arms) Manufacturing
- Contracting Office
- Department of the Army, Army Contracting Command, ACC - RI (W52P1J), 3055 Rodman Avenue, Rock Island, Illinois, 61299-8000, United States
- ZIP Code
- 61299-8000
- Solicitation Number
- W52P1J-17-R-0096
- Archive Date
- 4/15/2017
- Point of Contact
- Logan E Frye,
- E-Mail Address
-
logan.e.frye.civ@mail.mil
(logan.e.frye.civ@mail.mil)
- Small Business Set-Aside
- N/A
- Description
- U.S. ARMY CONTRACTING COMMAND - ROCK ISLAND/AMMUNITION AND CHEMICAL DEMILITARIZATION CONTRACTING DIVISION IS CONDUCTING A SOURCES SOUGHT/MARKET SURVEY TO IDENTIFY POTENTIAL SOURCES FOR THE MINE CLEARING LINE CHARGE {MICLIC), M58A4, NSN 1375-01-326-9642, DODIC M913, WHICH IS USED TO CLEAR A PATH FOR TANKS, VEHICLES AND PERSONNEL THROUGH MINEFIELDS AND/OR OTHER OBSTACLES. A MICLIC SYSTEM CONSISTS OF SETS OF COMPOSITION C-4 (C-4) BLOCKS ASSEMBLED ALONG A 350-FOOT NYLON ROPE/DETONATOR CORD ASSEMBLY. THE MAJOR MANUFACTURING PROCESSES FOR THE MICLIC SYSTEM WOULD INCLUDE EXTRUSION OF C-4 {AN RDX-BASED PLASTIC/MOLDABLE EXPLOSIVE), FABRICATION OF THE METAL CASE, AND LOAD, ASSEMBLE AND PACK (LAP) INTO THE METAL CONTAINER. THE C-4 WOULD BE PROVIDED AS GOVERNMENT-FURNISHED MATERIAL {GFM). THE C-4 SHALL BE EXTRUDED INTO PELLET HALVES WHICH ARE PLACED INSIDE ENCASEMENT SLEEVES AND THEN ASSEMBLED TO A TENSIONED CORE ROPE, WITH A DETONATING CORD ASSEMBLY CONTAINING PETN. THE INITIAL PRODUCTION AND SUPPLY WOULD BE REQUIRED ON OR ABOUT JULY 2019 TIMEFRAME OVER A QUANTITY LESS THAN 600 EA. SATISFACTION OF FIRST ARTICLE REQUIREMENTS AT THE COMPONENT AND END-ITEM LEVELS IS REQUIRED; A THREE {3) SYSTEM BALLISTIC TEST AT THE END-ITEM LEVEL, TO BE PERFORMED BY THE GOVERNMENT, IS REQUIRED. ANY RESULTANT CONTRACT WOULD INCLUDE OPTION QUANTITIES OVER FOUR (4) ADDITIONAL YEARS. A RESPONDENT TO THIS SURVEY SHOULD BE ABLE TO DEMONSTRATE ADEQUATE TECHNICAL AND MANUFACTURING CAPABILITY ALONG WITH GOOD PAST PERFORMANCE IN THE EXPLOSIVES PROCESSING INDUSTRY. A RESPONDENT TO THIS MARKET SURVEY MUST EXHIBIT A MAJORITY OF THE SKILLS AND FACILITIES REQUIRED TO MANUFACTURE AND SUPPLY THIS ITEM. INTERESTED COMPANIES WHO HAVE THE NECESSARY CAPABILITIES SHOULD RESPOND BY SUBMITTING THE FOLLOWING INFORMATION: A BRIEF SUMMARY OF YOUR COMPANY'S CAPABILITIES, DESCRIPTION OF FACILITIES, BUSINESS SIZE INFORMATION AS IT APPLIES TO NAICS CODE 332993, PERSONNEL, RELATED MANUFACTURING EXPERIENCE (SIMILAR ITEMS), ESTIMATED MAXIMUM MONTHLY PRODUCTION QUANTITIES (AND IF MANUFACTURING RESOURCES REQUIRED TO PRODUCE THIS ITEM ARE SHARED WITH OTHER ITEMS/PRODUCTION LINES), AND THE MINIMUM PROCUREMENT QUANTITY (MPQ) REQUIRED FOR ECONOMICAL PRODUCTION. ALSO PROVIDE A ROUGH ORDER OF MAGNITUDE (ROM) PRICE PER UNIT FOR 130 EA AND 260 EA. IF A RESPONDENT DOES NOT HAVE ADEQUATE RESOURCES {TECHNICAL, MANUFACTURING, PERSONNEL, ETC) AVAILABLE, THE RESPONDENT MUST BE ABLE TO DEMONSTRATE THE ABILITY TO OBTAIN THOSE RESOURCES, AS WELL AS THE TIMEFRAME FOR OBTAINING. IF A RESPONDENT CHOOSES TO UTILIZE THE SERVICES OF SUBTIER VENDORS AND/OR SUBCONTRACTORS, THOSE VENDORS OR SUBCONTRACTORS MUST ALSO MEET THESE CRITERIA AS STATED ABOVE. ALL CONTRACTORS INTERESTED IN THE POTENTIAL FUTURE SOLICITATION FOR THIS ITEM MUST BE REGISTERED IN THE CENTRAL CONTRACTOR REGISTRATION (CCR) DATABASE. INTERESTED PARTIES HAVE TWENTY-EIGHT (28) CALENDAR DAYS, I.E., CLOSE OF BUSINESS, MARCH 31, 2017, FROM THE DATE OF THIS PUBLICATION TO SUBMIT THEIR INFORMATION. ANY RESPONSE TO THIS MARKET RESEARCH SHOULD INCLUDE YOUR COMPANY'S NAME, ADDRESS, CAGE CODE, POINT OF CONTACT, PHONE NUMBER AND EMAIL ADDRESS. PLEASE SUBMIT RESPONSES TO: U.S. ARMY CONTRACTING COMMAND - ROCK ISLAND, ATTN: CCRC- AL, MR. PATRICK LOOTENS, 1 ROCK ISLAND ARSENAL, ROCK ISLAND, IL 61299-8000, EMAIL: PATRICK.A..LOOTENS.CIV@MAIL. MIL. THIS IS A MARKET SURVEY FOR PLANNING PURPOSES ONLY AND SHALL NOT BE CONSTRUED IN ANY WAY AS A REQUEST FOR PROPOSAL (RFP) OR AS ANY OBLIGATION ON THE PART OF THE GOVERNMENT TO ACQUIRE THIS ITEM. THE GOVERNMENT DOES NOT INTEND TO AWARD A CONTRACT ON THE BASIS OF THE RESPONSES SUBMITTED TO THIS MARKET SURVEY OR OTHERWISE PAY FOR INFORMATION SOLICITED. THE GOVERNMENT WILL UTILIZE THE INFORMATION PROVIDED ONLY TO ASSIST IN DEVELOPING AN ACQUISITION STRATEGY FOR FUTURE REQUIREMENTS. PLEASE IDENTIFY ANY PROPRIETARY INFORMATION SUBMITTED. ALL INFORMATION SUBMITTED WILL BE HELD IN A CONFIDENTIAL STATUS AND WILL BE AFFORDED THE APPROPRIATE PROTECTIONS.
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