13 -- M583A1 WHITE STAR PARACHUTE, 40MM CTG

Notice Date

February 6, 2001

Contracting Office

US Army Operations Support Command, Attn: AMSOS-CCF-A, Rock Island, IL 61299-6500

ZIP Code

61299-6500

Solicitation Number

DAAA09-00-r-0174

Response Due

February 23, 2001

Point of Contact

Chris Thompson (309) 782-4345, Contracting Officer: Gary Meyer (309) 782-4942

E-Mail Address

click here to contact the contracting office via e-mail (ThompsonC2@OSC.Army.Mil)

Description

The Operations Support Command is conducting a market survey to identify potential U.S. and Canada sources interested in manufacturing an estimated 80,256 each M583A1 White Star Parachute, 40mm Ctg. This survey is for informational purposes only. The cartridge is a fixed round of ammunition consisting of a projectile assembly and a cartridge case assembly. The projectile has a one-piece, hollow aluminum body with a metal rotating band. A plastic ogive, embossed with a raised letter for night identification of payload, is snapped into an O ring in the front opening of the projectile cavity. The cavity contains a pyrotechnic flare candle assembly, and an integral ignition/ejection charge attached to a 20 inch diameter parachute. The projectile has a 4-5 second delay ignition element crimped into the center opening of a metal delay carrier. The projectile is press-fitted into an O ring in the front opening of the cartridge case. The case is a hollow bichambered cylinder with a metal closing plug crimped into the base of the cartridge case. The propellant cup is sealed on the bottom by the closing plug. The cup acts as a high-pressure chamber, and the cavity in the case surrounding the cup acts as a low pressure chamber. A percussion primer is crimped into a center opening in the closing pin. Weight .49lb; length 5.272 in. Used with M79, M203 40mm grenade launcher. If you are interested please provided the following information: Company name, Address, Point of contact, E-mail address to Ms. Chris Thompson, AMSOS-CCM-L, E-mail: ThompsonC2@OSC.Army.Mil or FAX (309) 782-1324 by 23 Feb 01.

Web Link

click here to download a copy of RFP (http://ww4.ioc.army.mil/scripts/padds_web/open4.asp)

Record

Loren Data Corp. 20010208/13SOL004.HTM (W-037 SN50C9C2)