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FBO DAILY ISSUE OF JANUARY 16, 2004 FBO #0780
SOURCES SOUGHT

13 -- Various .50 Caliber Linked Cartridges

Notice Date

1/14/2004
 

Notice Type

Sources Sought
 

Contracting Office

U.S. Army Field Support Command, ATTN: AMSOS-CCA, Rock Island, IL 61299-5000
 

ZIP Code

61299-5000
 

Solicitation Number

W52P1J-04-X-XX50
 

Response Due

2/2/2004
 

Archive Date

4/2/2004
 

Point of Contact

tvanhyfte, 309-782-1702
 

E-Mail Address

Email your questions to U.S. Army Field Support Command
(vanhyftet@osc.army.mil)
 

Small Business Set-Aside

N/A
 

Description

MARKET SURVEY AND REQUEST FOR INFORMATION: Information is being collected for market survey purposes and not as a request for proposal or as an obligation on part of the Government. The Government does not intend to award a contract on the basis of this market survey and will not pay for information solicited but is interested in firms located within the U.S. and Canada. Please identify any proprietary information submitted. All information submitted will be retained in the contract office files a s market research but will not be released to the public. There are three items identified in this market survey. You are advised that your firm need not be able to manufacture all three items in order to respond to this survey. We will accept responses related to one, two or all three items. Caliber .50 M33 Ball Linked with M9 Link for combat or training, DODIC A555, NSN 1305-00-028-6574, PART NO. 11735439. This round is intended for anti-personnel and unarmored targets. The linked cartridge belts are packed in M19A1 ammunition boxes, and th en wire bound boxes. The M33 Ball projectile consists of a steel core in a copper alloy jacket. While there are no firm requirements at this time, the requirement could be for approximately 6.5 million rounds with deliveries to commence in January 2005. The USG has no intention of waiving any technical data package requirements. Caliber .50 (4) M8 Armor Piercing Incendiary (API) / (1) M20 Armor Piercing Incendiary Tracer (APIT) Linked with M9 Link for combat or training, DODIC A576, NSN 1305-00-028-6603, PART NO. 9329737. This ammunition consists of four M8 API rounds and one M20 APIT round linked with M9 Links and is intended for use against armored targets that contain flammable liquids. The linked cartridge belts are packed in M19A1 ammunition boxes, and then wire bound boxes. The M8 API projectile consists of a steel core be hind an incendiary composition in a copper alloy jacket. The M20 APIT projectile consists of a steel core in a copper alloy jacket with an incendiary composition at the nose and a tracer and igniter composition at the rear. While there are no firm requir ements at this time, the requirement could be for approximately 3.3 million rounds with deliveries to commence in January 2005. The USG has no intention of waiving any technical data package requirements. Caliber .50 M1A1 Blank Linked with M9 Link, DODIC A598, NSN 1305-01-078-4879, PART NO. 9329735. This round has no projectile and is intended for training. The linked cartridge belts are packed in M19A1 ammunition boxes, and then wire bound boxes. While there are no firm requirements at this time, the requirement could be for approximately 14 million rounds with deliveries to commence in January 2005. The USG has no intention of waiving any technical data package requirements. The Army Field Support Command is seeking sources capable of meeting subject requirements. Interested sources should submit concept papers outlining their capabilities to meet the Army??????s requirements should they develop. Concept papers, at a minimum , should identify your business structure, business size and status, business capabilities to produce these requirements (equipment, technical, production rate capabilities identifying minimum and maximums, quality system utilized, etc.), past experience w ith same or similar items. Interested sources shall provide their concept papers to HQ, AFSC, ATTN: AMSFS-CCA-F (Ms. Susan McKinnis), Rock Island, IL 61299-6000 by COB 02 FEB 2004. Concept papers may also be e-mailed to Susan.McKinnis@us.army.mil and/or the Contract Specialist, Ms . Jessica McMillin, Jessica.McMillin@us.army.mil. THANK YOU FOR YOUR PARTICIPATION IN THIS MARKET SURVEY.
 

Place of Performance

Address: U.S. Army Field Support Command ATTN: AMSFS-CCA-F/Susan McKinnis Rock Island IL

Zip Code: 61299-6500

Country: US
 

Record

SN00503799-W 20040116/040114212220 (fbodaily.com)
 

Source

FedBizOpps.gov Link to This Notice
(may not be valid after Archive Date)

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