A -- COMMERCIAL 40MM GRENADE LAUNCHER BALLISTIC SIGHT

Notice Date

February 16, 2001

Contracting Office

Crane Division, Naval Surface Warfare Center, Code 1162 Bldg 2521, 300 Highway 361, Crane, Indiana 47522-5001

ZIP Code

47522-5001

Solicitation Number

N/A

Response Due

February 28, 2001

Point of Contact

Stacy McAtee, Code 1162, telephone 812-854-1988

E-Mail Address

click here for point of contact (mcatee_s@crane.navy.mil)

Description

The Navy, on behalf of the US Special Operations Command (USSOCOM) Special Operations Peculiar Modification (SOPMOD) Program is issuing this Request for Information (RFI). SOPMOD is presently conducting a market survey. Sources are sought that can provide Commercial-Off-The-Shelf (COTS)/Non Developmental Items (NDI). NDI include items that are developed but not yet in production, but can reasonably be expected to be in the status of production-ready articles for comparative testing on or about February of 2002. COTS/NDI information is sought for a 40mm Grenade Launcher Ballistic Sight (GLBS) to meet the operational requirements of USSOCOM Special Operations combatants. This RFI is to explore industry ability to correct the currently existing operational shortfall of unacceptably poor accuracy of Grenade Launcher fire due to inability of grenadiers to accurately estimate the range to a target and compensate for that range with an automatic ballistic solution. The SOPMOD Program is not seeking alternate sources for the current competition of the Grenade Launcher Day-Night Sight Mount (GLDNSM, SOL No. N00164-00-R-0059), rather is interested in sources of COTS/NDI lightweight GLBS subsystems that automatically obtain the range to camouflaged human and material targets and will provide the grenadier with a ballistically adjusted point of aim. The primary objective of this requirement is first-round (objective), second-round (threshold) effective fire of existing 40mm grenades, both day and night. A further secondary objective of this effort is to establish a technical means for forward-compatibility with an envisioned future 40mm munition which re-packages and integrates capabilities leveraged from the Advanced Lightweight Grenade Launcher (ALGL) program into a first-round-on-target, high reliability system that combines a new, robust individual grenade launcher (IGL) with an airburst capability, providing increased lethality/bursting radius through pre-fragmented, programmable high explosive warheads. The GLBS sub-system should include advanced, automatic ranging, day/night fire control. Market survey information must be received NLT 28 February 01. The vendor response to this market survey must include the following information: 1) Technical description of product, to include photographs (electronic photograph preferred). 2) Current users/customers of the product, if any. 3) Contact information for current users/customers, if any. 4) Test qualification history of product, if any. 5) Year 2001 and 2002, cost and delivery schedule for 1, 10, 100, 1000, and 10,000 units. 6) Industry comments on the feasibility of the performance parameters and system description noted above. If item is of foreign origin, vendors must include information on local government plans for procurement and local government/military contract information, if any. The government may be interested in purchasing product samples of certain GLBSs. This notice is also related to SOL N00164-00-R-0135 in that it seeks to compare COTS/NDI solutions to ongoing developmental efforts at some future date. This notice does not constitute an invitation for Bids or a Request for Proposal (RFP) and is not a commitment by the SOPMOD Program to procure subject equipment. No solicitation document exits at this time. THE GOVERNMENT DOES NOT INTEND TO AWARD ON THE BASIS OF THIS REQUEST FOR INFORMATION OR OTHERWISE PAY FOR THE INFORMATION SOLICITED. Technical Point of Contact: Mr. Bobby Just, Code 4081, telephone (812) 854-5197, email just_r@crane.navy.mil. SOPMOD Program Registration: Ms. Paula Pifer, Code 4081, telephone (812) 854-5686, email pifer_p@crane.navy.mil.

Web Link

click here to download solicitation (http://www.crane.navy.mil/supply/announce.htm)

Record

Loren Data Corp. 20010221/ASOL014.HTM (W-047 SN50D9A2)