13 -- 50 CALIBER SABOT LIGHT ARMOUR PENETRATION (SLAP/SLAPT) ROUND

Notice Date

February 9, 2001

Contracting Office

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

ZIP Code

07806-5000

Solicitation Number

DAAE30-01-R-0409

Response Due

March 12, 2001

Point of Contact

Phillip E. Holman, Contracting Officer, (973) 724-2024

E-Mail Address

Phillip E. Holman (pholman@pica.army.mil)

Description

The US Army TACOM-ARDEC in support of the Project Manager for Small Arms Office is seeking sources for Caliber .50, Sabot Light Armor Piercing and Sabot Light Armor Piercing Tracer (M903, M962) cartridges, which use a hard tungsten core to permit penetration of lightly armored targets at ranges up to 1500 Yards. These cartridges shall be linked in a ratio of 4 ball (M903) to 1 Tracer (M962), using M9 metallic links, in belts of 100 cartridges. Packaging shall be capable of providing weather resistance to the ammunition, and be capable of OCONUS shipment (Land, SEA and Air) without disruption or damage to any portion of the procured ammunition. Specific areas of interest include high performance and reliability through extreme operational operating temperatures (-65F to +125F), fully acceptable functional safety and long term storage stability (at up to +160F) and a commercial off-the-shelf supplier with a demonstrated manufacturing process. Tracer performance shall be out to a range of 1500 yards minimum. The Caliber .50 Sabot Light Armor Penetrator and Sabot Light Armor Penetrator Tracer Cartridges shall operate in outdoor ranges, with an effective range out to a minimum of 1500 yards, within the permissible exposure limits established by the Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) and the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), and,when fired, will not generate a hazardous waste as listed under 40 CFR. All potential sources must meet the performance requirements currently required for the M903 and M962 cartridges, including but not limited to, all interior and exterior ballistic qualities of the current specifications, penetration requirements at 1500 yards as well as 275 yards. Must function normally in all M2HB family of military weapons across all operational temperature and environmental extremes, without altering such weapons, must not damage such weapons, and shall not expose the shooter to toxic materials listed by the American Conference of Government Industrial Hygienists (ACGIH) threshold limit values or OSHA as listed in 29 CFR 1910. All interested parties should submit a description of their product(s) along with sketches, drawings, specifications, brochures, current estimated unit cost per million, monthly production capability, and/or test results to: US Army TACOM-ARDEC, AMSTA-CM-CPD, Phillip E. Holman, Bldg. 10, Picatinny Arsenal, NJ 07806-5000 or by email to: pholman@pica.army.mil This is a market survey, not a pre-solicitation notice. If a formal solicitation is generated at a later date, a solicitation notice will be published. All information is to be submitted at no cost or obligation to the Government. The Government reserves the right to reject, in whole or in part any private sector input as a result of this market survey. SEE Note 22 and Note 26.

Web Link

US ARMY TACOM-ARDEC Procurement Network (http://procnet.pica.army.mil/cbd/SRCSgt/020920011/020920011.htm)

Record

Loren Data Corp. 20010213/13SOL001.HTM (D-040 SN50D2J9)