13 -- M781, 40MM PRACTICE CARTRIDGE

Notice Date

February 23, 2001

Contracting Office

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

ZIP Code

61299-6000

Solicitation Number

DAAA0901R0088

Point of Contact

Contract Specialist: Rita Combs (309) 782-3605, Contracting Officer: Gary Meyer (309) 782-4942.

E-Mail Address

click here to contact the contracting office via email. (combsr@osc.army.mil)

Description

Issue Date o/a 30 Mar 01; Bid Opening date o/a 27 Apr 01. NSN: 1310-01-211-8073(B519). Quantity (range): 2,385,200 -- 2,843,210 rounds; Part Number 9398853. Solicitation is set aside 100% for small business contractors. Number of awards may be one, two or three based on 100%, 50/50 split or 50/25/25 split of the total quantity awarded. A 100% unevaluated option will be included in the solicitation. Range bidding is anticipated. First Article testing may be waived for current suppliers. Best Value, Past Performance and Price will be used as award criteria. Item Description: M781 Cartridge is a fixed round of ammunition consisting of a metal projectile body with a rotating band and a cartridge case assembly. A hollow plastic ogive is filled with a high visibility yellow-orange dye. The projectile assembly is attached to a cartridge case with adhesive. The case is a hollow bichambered plastic cylinder. A .38 caliber blank cartridge is press-fitted into the base of the cartridge case, filled with M9 Flake Propellant that provides the gas pressure needed to propel the projectile through the M203 launcher barrel. Contractors are required to 100% weight-check propellant loading per ECP R0S2024 dated 28 Apr 00. Contract specialist must be contacted via telephone or email for a copy of the technical data CD Rom. Contractors must be registered in "Central Contractor Registration (CCR)" to receive technical data.

Web Link

click on Block 18 WEB link after issue date to download (http://www4.ioc.army.mil/scrips/padds_web/open4.asp)

Record

Loren Data Corp. 20010227/13SOL003.HTM (W-054 SN50E4V7)