US ARMY INDUSTRIAL OPERATIONS COMMAND, ATTN: AMSIO-ACS, ROCK ISLAND, IL. 61299-6000

13 -- AMMUNITION & EXPLOSIVES -- POTENTIAL SOURCES SOUGHT POC CONTACT THE CONTRACT SPECIALIST: POC for Technical: Dave Hurt (309)782-2249, Industrial Engineer: Matt Nilsson (309)782-5989, Contracting Officer: Jim Lonergan (309)782-4925 Special attention must be given when addressing requests for solicitations and bids/offers. Failure to properly address requests for solicitations in accordance with this CBD notice will result in non-receipt of the solicitation package. Failure to properly address bids/offers in accordance to solicitation instructions may result in a late bid which cannot be considered. Written, fax, or electronic requests for solicitation packages are accepted. No telephone requests will be honored. Requests for copies of this solicitation should include your commercial and government entity (CAGE, a CAGE code has been assigned to you) along with your name, address, data fax number, and solicitation number. The fax number for requests is (309)782-4803. Electronic requests may be accepted through the Automated Acquisition Information System (AAIS). All IOC solicitations are available for viewing/downloading, in addition to procurement history, via the AAIS. The AAIS is accessible electronically 24 hours a day via modem at (309)782-7648. Terminal emulation should be VT100, no parity, 8 data bits and 1 stop bit. Once connected, enter 'aais' at the 'LOGIN' prompt. At the 'PASSWORD' prompt depress the 'ENTER' key. Information obtained through AAIS is also available on the Internet. Prospective customers may now access the IOC home page at http://www-ioc.army.mil/. The current method of accessing data through AAIS will remain in place until February 7, 1997. At which time access using modems and login will be discontinued. If electronic means is not possible, procurement history will be provided telephonically at (309)782-8094 on a limited basis. Electric detonators and minature piston actuators. The Munitions Office of the Deputy Chief of Staff for Industriao Readniess (DCSIR), is conducting a market survey of US and Canadian industry to identify potential contractors capable of manufacturing a variety of electronic detonators and miniature piston actuators. Typical electric detonators include but are not limited to the M100 electronic dedtonator, the M48 electric detonator and the MK71 electric detonator. Minature piston actuator devices include but are not limited to APN's 1345483, 9231434, 9282665, 9282666, and 12550906. These devices are used in a variety of fuze and Safe & Arm applications including M762/M767, XM773, M739a1, MK399 Mod 1, MK417, and MK418 Artillery Fuzes, the SADARM Fuze Safe & Arm (FSA), M734A1, M734, and M745 Mortar Fuzes and the TOW M114 S&A and Stinger M934E6 fuze, respectively. These parts must meet stringent dimensional and performance specifications. These parts contain high explosive toxic chemicals. Respondents must have available skills, equipment, facilities, and required licenses/permits to perform necessary manufacturing operations. Description of typical manufacturing and inspection processes includes but is not limited to mixing, loading and pressing of explosive constituents, staking, soldering and sealing of explosive assemblies. Testing includes environmental conditioning as wellas explosive output testing. A respondent to this market survey must have the available skills required to perform most production and testing operations with sufficient extent of experience and levels of proficiency to produce these devices in a timely, efficient manner, and have the capability to produce 30,000 devices per month on a 1 shift basis. A respondent must possess a majority of these processes in-house and demonstrate provisions for obtaining and setting up the remainder without significant delay. Future production projections for all of these explosive devices are under 200,000 per year. These projections are very sensitive to global and national events. Technical data exists for may of these explosive devices, but only a detailed questionnaire including top drawings will be provided to capable respondents. Interested firms who feel they are capable of manufacturing these items based on the above criteria are invited to indicate their interest by providing to the Government a summary of their company's capabilities including a description of facilities within 21 calendar days from the date of this publication to US Army Industrial Operations Command, ATTN: AMSIO-IRC, Dave Hurt, Rock Island, IL 61299-6000. 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 solely on the basis of this market survey or otherwise pay for the information solicited. The information you provide will be utilized by the US Army only in developing its acquisition approach for future requirements. (0031)

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