U.S. Army Industrial Operations Command, Attn: AMSIO-ACA-R, Bldg. 350, 5th Floor, Rock Island, IL 61299-6000

13 -- AUUMUNITION AND EXPLOSIVES -- POTENTIAL WORLD-WIDE SPOURCES SOUGHT POC POC Contact: Edwin Tuckey (309) 782-6827 Ammunition and Explosives -- Potential World-Wide Sources sought. Nitroguanidine -- The Commercial Planning Group, under the Industrial Base Mnagement Center (AMSIO-IBMC), is conducting a market survey of industry to identify potential contractors capable of manufacturing military grade Nitroguanidine. Nitroguanidine is an explosive used in producing triple base artillery propellant. Specific facilities and skills required to manufacture Nitroguanidine are as follows: Specific production facilities required include: Calcium Cyanamide facility, Wet Nitroguanidine facility, Dry Guanidine Nitate facility, Dry NQ facility, and support facilities such as Nitrogen Plant, Calciner, Sulfuric Acid Concentrator, Cooling Tower, conveying systems, load and unload facilities, packout and storage area, tank farm, waste holding and treatment, laboratory, maintenance and administrative facilities. A respondent to this market survey must have available the skills required to perform all manufacturing and testing operations to produce Nitroguanidine. These skills may include chemical and environomental Engineers, Control and Calibration Technician, Waste Water Treatment Plant Operator and Quality Assurance Technician. These skills must be available with sufficient extent of experience and levels of proficiency to produce NQ in a timely and efficient manner. A respondent must also have avilable the appropriate maintenance skills such as instrument repairman, millwright, pipefitter and electrician required to support quality production of Nitroguanidine. A respondent must currently possess a majority of these skills and facilities and demonstrate provisions for obtaining the remainder without significant delay. Other options will be accepted such as procurement of calcium Cyanamide or Guanidine Nitrate instead of running or owning these units. A respondent's production capacity must be sufficient to manufacture a total quantity of NQ between the ranges of 500,000 pounds per year and 1.5 million pounds per year. A follow-up detailed questionnaire and an on-site visit may be requested from survey respondents. Specifications for Nitroguandine will be provided with the questionnaire. Interested firms who feel they are capable of manufacturing Nitroguanidine are invited to indicate their interest by providing to the U.S. Government a brief summary of their company's capabilities, including a brief description of facilities, personnel and past manufacturing experience as it relates to the above criteria. Information must be submitted within 30 calendar days from the date of this publication to: US army Industrial Operations Command, ATTN: AMSIO-IBI-COMML, Edwin Tuckey, 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 U.S. Government. The U.S. Government does not intend to award a contact on the basis of this market survey or otherwise pay for informatiopn solicited. The information you provide will only be utilized by the US Army in developing its acquisition approach for future Nitroguanidine requirements. Posted 02/12/99 (W-SN297868). (0043)

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