US Army ARDEC, AMSTA-AR-PC, Picatinny Arsenal, New Jersey 07806-5000

13 -- PROJECTILE METAL PARTS FOR THE CARTRIDGE, 105MM DPICM XM915/916 SOL DAAE30-98-R-0300 DUE 102497 POC Mary Beth Forte,(201)724-4012: Carol A. Klapal, Contracting Officer (201)724-3274 WEB: US ARMY TACOM-ARDEC Procurement Network, http://procnet.pica.army.mil/procacts.htm. E-MAIL: Mary Beth Forte, mforte@pica.army.mil. The US Army TACOM/ARDEC intends to enter into a sole source contract with Chamberlain Manufacturing Corporation to fabricate 4340 sets of Projectile Metal Parts for Cartridge, 105mm Dual Purpose Improved Conventional Munition (DPICM) XM915/916 in support of Low Rate Initial Production. Each set of metal parts consists of the following: a 4140 steel, one-piece, net shaped interior, scalloped body and ogive with an overlay welded rotating band; a hard coat anodized aluminum base; a 4140 steel support plate; an aluminum forward plate with an integral molded rubber seal and an aluminum take-up sleeve and adjusting ring. These parts must meet stringent dimensional and performance requirements. Metallic plating, heat treatment and welding are necessary. Respondents must have available skills, equipment, facilities and applicable licenses/permits to perform necessary manufacturing operations. Government owned equipment is not available. A respondee must demonstrate that it has the capability to perform these requirements within a tight schedule. See Numbered Notes 22 and 26. (0276)

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