13 -- ELECTRONIC/MECHANICAL FUZING CAPABILITY FOR M67 GRENADE FUZE DESIGN.

Notice Date

April 13, 2001

Contracting Office

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

ZIP Code

07806-5000

Solicitation Number

N/A

Response Due

May 14, 2001

Point of Contact

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

E-Mail Address

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

Description

This is a sources-sought notice and does not constitute a solicitation for proposal. The U.S. Army TACOM-ARDEC is currently seeking sources having electronic/mechanical fuzing capability for fuze design that will provide the M67 grenade with Electro-mechanical functioning capability. This capability will eliminate in-line pyrotechnic functioning as well as improve the shelf life of the fuze. The fuze shall meet the safety requirements of MIL-STD-1911 and comply with the reliability requirements of MIL-F-45437D Amendment 5, Fuzes, Hand Grenade, M213 and M215 Parts For, Loading, Assembling and Packing. It is desired that the fuze be designed to be integrated with the M67 grenade body and form an environmentally sealed unit. The fuze, when integrated with the grenade body, should not degrade the performance of the M67 fragmentation hand grenade. The fuze should provide a Mission reliability of .98 upon delivery and .95 at the end of a desired storage life of 20 years. The fuze shall be operable in all military mission scenarios in terms of mission profiles, tactical employment, and environmental conditions. The fuze design should not significantly alter the symmetry of the grenade body silhouette/shape, not interfere with ground movement, and not interfere with aerial flight. The fuze should have dual independent positive safety devices to eliminate unintentional fuze activation. The desired design shall minimize safety critical features, with an emphasis on inexpensive ease of conformance verification in production. The fuze should have a delay time of 4.5 with a variance of plus/minus .50 seconds. The fuze (when integrated with the M67 should have a minimum safety radius of 30 meters at .99 level of confidence. Interested sources should provide a summary of their company s capabilities including a description of facilities, personnel and past experience by May 14, 2001 to Phillip E. Holman, Contracting Officer by May 14, 2001. All correspondence should be submitted via email to pholman@pica.army.mil. Brochures can be sent to U.S. Army TACOM-ARDEC, Picatinny Center for Contracting and Commerce, ATTN: AMSTA-AQ-APD, Bldg. 10, Phillip E. Holman, Picatinny Arsenal, NJ 07806-5000. Respondents to this notice will not be notified either of the receipt or the assessment of the information submitted. This market survey is for information planning purposes only and does not constitute a RFP and is not to be construed as a commitment by the Government.

Web Link

US ARMY TACOM-ARDEC Procurement Network (http://procnet.pica.army.mil/cbd/SRCSgt/041320010/041320010.htm)

Record

Loren Data Corp. 20010417/13SOL007.HTM (D-103 SN50J1F7)