13 -- PRESOLICITATION CONFERENCE FOR CAST DUCTILE IRON BDU-50B/B 500 LB. BOMB BODY The U. S. Army Industrial Operations Command has arranged a Presolicitation Conference on Wednesday, April 28, 1999 (8:30 AM Pacific Time) at the Hyatt Regency Irvine Hotel, 17900 Jamboree Road, Irvine, CA, regarding the Cast Ductile Iron BDU-50B/B 500 lb. Bomb Body. The Bomb Dummy Unit (BDU) general purpose practice bomb body assembly, P/N 4512201, NSN: 1325-01-458-5885, is approximately 60 in. long, 10.750 in. in diameter, 0.500 in. nominal wall thickness, and has an assembled empty weight of approximately 265 lbs. This is an inert, non-explosive item, and no loading of explosives or inert material is involved. The assembled bomb body consists of eight components: the bomb body casting, two steel lug inserts, two plastic lug insert protectors, steel base and nose plug, and a plastic nose thread protector The primary component is the bomb body casting, which has a nominal machined weight of approximately 255 lbs. The casting material specification is ASTM A536 Grade 60-40-18 cast ductile iron. The casting must meet both destructive and non-destructive test and inspection requirements. First article, pre-production, and production rate sampling requirements are identified for the casting and the assembly. This conference has been scheduled in anticipation of the issuance of Request For Proposals (RFP) DAAA09-99-R-0086 for a quantity of approximately 30,000 each, with a 100% option, restricted to U. S. and Canadian producers. For more information, including the relevant technical data, and to PROVIDE NOTIFICATION OF YOUR PROPOSED ATTENDANCE, contact Joseph Migiel at (309) 782-3476, e-mail migielj@ioc.army.mil, or Joseph Wells at (309) 782-5942, e-mail wellsj@ioc.army.mil. Posted 03/18/99 (W-SN309987).

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