Description:

The U.S. Army Contracting Command, Rock Island Contracting Center (ACC-RI), on behalf of the Office of the Project Manager, Maneuver Ammunition Systems (PM-MAS), is seeking possible sources for the production of the 50mm XM1204 High Explosive Air Burst with Tracer (HEAB-T) cartridge. The 50mm HEAB-T will be used in the XM913 Weapon System to allow soldiers to defeat personnel threats in the open, defilade and under the cover of urban structures.

Specifications:

The 50mm HEAB-T will be procured to a Technical Data Package (TDP) that is both detailed and performance based, and marked Distribution Statement D, Distribution authorized to U.S. Department of Defense and U.S. DOD Contractors only. The 50mm HEAB-T cartridge shall be compatible with a Government defined contact setter and have Point Detonate, Point Detonate Delay, Air Burst, and Self-Destruct capabilities. At this time, the TDP will not be provided for this market survey.

Submission Information:

THIS IS NOT A SOLICITATION AND DOES NOT OBLIGATE THE GOVERNMENT TO ISSUE A SOLICITATION. Please be advised that the Government will not pay for any information submitted under this announcement. Interested companies should submit their qualifications and capabilities electronically within 15 days of this notice to: Benjamin Styvaert at benjamin.w.styvaert.civ@army.mil and Julie Schmoll at Julie.a.schmoll.civ@army.mil. Interested companies should respond by providing the Government the following information:

(1) Name of company and CAGE Code;

(2) Point of Contacts name, telephone number and E-mail address;

(3) Company address;

(4) Business size information;

(5) Identification of whether you are interested in this opportunity as a prime or a subcontractor;

(6) A brief summary of the company’s capabilities that relate to ammunition (to include organizations, description of facilities, equipment, manufacturing process, inspection capability, skills, personnel) and potential subcontractors’ capabilities;

(7) Experience with depleted uranium and composite sabots

(8) A brief summary of possible partnering/teaming arrangements;

Please identify any proprietary information submitted. A respondent to this survey must have majority of the skills and facilities that are required to manufacture this item. If a respondent does not have these resources (technical, manufacturing, personnel, etc.) available, then it must demonstrate its ability to obtain them in a reasonable time period. If a respondent chooses to utilize the services of sub-tier vendors or subcontractors, those vendors or subcontractors must also meet the same resource criteria as the prime contractor.

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.

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