SOURCES SOUGHT
99 -- Telescoping Poles
- Notice Date
- 6/8/2005
- Notice Type
- Sources Sought
- Contracting Office
- US Army ARDEC, AMSTA-AR-PC, Picatinny Arsenal, New Jersey 07806-5000
- ZIP Code
- 07806-5000
- Solicitation Number
- W15QKN-05-X-0320
- Response Due
- 6/22/2005
- Archive Date
- 7/22/2005
- Description
- The U.S. Army TACOM ??? Picatinny Center for Contracting and Commerce is seeking companies with technical expertise and experience in the production of lightweight telescoping poles. The intended contract is for a telescoping pole that meets the following physical and performance criteria. Collapsed Length: Objective: 18 inches, Threshold: Maximum 22 inches. Extended Length: 51 inches Weight: A maximum weight of 3.0 lbs or LESS is desired for the cleaning staff assembly. Surface Finish & Color: The surface(s) of the common cleaning staff should not reflect light. A dull surface finish of all components is requested. The color of all component surfaces shall be Black or Dark Gray. Handle: A handle is required to allow the soldier to exert additional force and torque when cleaning the mortar tube. The handle shall have the ability to collapse/slide over, into, or fold against the top shaft of the cleaning staff. When in use the handle shall be at a 90?? angle to the cleaning staff, forming an ???L??? or ???T??? shape. The total functional handle length should be 6 to 7 inches. Ease of Use: Cleaning staff must be designed such that the User is fully capable of operating it while wearing heavy/bulky MOPP IV Gear (See attachment #1) or cold weather gloves. Cleaning Staff Tool End: The cleaning staff tool end (the end of the staff where cleaning tools and/or tool adapters are attached) shall be designed to the requirements of the current 81mm cleaning staff ???female??? threaded end. See attachments #2, #3, #4, #5 and #6 for detailed drawings part numbers 11580241, 11580253, 11580245, 11580246 and specification NASM 35675-25. Cleaning Tool Adaptor: The cleaning tool adapter shall be required to allow the use of the 60mm cleaning tools. One end of the adapter shall be designed to the requirements of the current 81mm cleaning staff ???male??? threaded end. See attachment #7 for detailed drawing part number 11580249. The other end of the 60mm cleaning tool adapter shall be designed to the requirements of the current 60mm cleaning staff ???male??? threaded end, see attachment #8 for detailed drawing part number 8769494. Push/Pull Force: The cleaning staff shall be able to withstand dynamic Push and Pull forces of 100 lbs in the axial direction without bending, breaking, splitting, cracking, collapsing or expanding position, or suffering any permanent bending/deflection or other damage. To clarify this requirement the push and pull forces referred to here is the amount of force that may typically be applied to the cleaning staff by a soldier during normal cleaning of the mortar cannon tube.Static Load: The cleaning staff shall be able to withstand static compressive loading, of 200 lbs in the axial direction without bending, breaking, splitting, cracking, collapsing or expanding position, or suffering any permanent bending/deflection or other damage. This static load shall be applied with the cleaning staff mounted in the vertical position. Only the handle end and brush end shall be supported. This static load shall be applied to the cleaning staff for a minimum of 15 seconds and a maximum of 30 seconds. Repetitive Extend/Collapse Test: At the conclusion of a test series, extend and collapse the cleaning staff a minimum of five times. The cleaning staff material shall show no evidence of delamination, distortion, cracking, or other type of degredation. The cleaning staff shall freely extend and collapse without binding or undue force.Torque Force: The cleaning staff shall remain in a locked extended position and not experience any bending, breaking, splitting, cracking, or suffering any permanent bending/deflection or other damage when subjected to a torque of 20 ft-lbs in either a clockwise or counter clockwise direction, applied between the extreme ends of the cleaning staff. This torque force shall be applied to the cleaning staff for a minimum of 5 seconds and a maximum of 10 seconds. Position Locking Mechanism: The mechanical mechanism and/or device by which each section of the telescoping cleaning staff shall be locked in place shall be the choice of the manufacturer, but the locking mechanism chosen must not fail during testing or use in items 9, 10, 11 and 12 above.Operating Environment Requirements Per Test Operation Procedures (TOP) 3-2-050 & 4-2-602 and Per MIL-STD-810F: Temperature. The cleaning staff shall meet all performance requirements during and after exposure to low temperatures down to ???40oF, and high temperatures up to +150oF per Methods 502.4 and 501.4 respectively of MIL-STD-810F. Drop. The cleaning staff shall not suffer damage or loss of performance after 2 drops each at 3 different orientations (6 drops total) from a height of 10.0 feet, with the cleaning staff in the fully opened and locked position and with the 81mm cleaning brush attached. This same test shall be repeated from a height of 8.0ft, with the cleaning staff in the fully collapsed/closed and locked position. This testing shall be conducted in accordance with the methods and procedures defined in TOP 4-2-602 for the 2.1 meter Drop Test. Ruck Sack Drop. The cleaning staff shall not suffer damage or loss of performance after 2 drops from a height of 14 feet (4.27 meters), when in the collapsed/closed and locked position and stored inside the ruck sack. This test shall be repeated under the same conditions, and with the same requirements, for 2 additional drops with the cleaning staff stored on the exterior of the ruck sack. Testing will be conducted in accordance with the methods and procedures defined in TOP 7-2-509, Paragraph 4.3, Simulated Airdrop Impact. High Humidity. The cleaning staff shall show no evidence of damage or deterioration and remain fully functional when subjected to high humidity per Method 507.4 of MIL-STD-810F. Fungus resistance A summary of material properties from the manufacturer of the staff must be provided and a paper analysis can be completed to determine if the staff will meet this requirement. Sand and Dust: The cleaning staff shall show no evidence of damage or deterioration and remain fully functional when exposed to blowing sand/dust per Method 510.4 of MIL-STD-810F. Salt Spray: The cleaning staff shall show no evidence of damage or deterioration and remain fully functional when exposed to salt fog per Method 509.4 of MIL-STD-810F. Chemical Exposure: The cleaning staff shall show no evidence of damage or deterioration when exposed to cleaning and lubrication fluids used on 60mm and 81mm mortar systems including, but not limited to the following: Optical Cleaning Compound per MIL-C-43454, Rifle Bore Cleaner per MIL-C-372, General Purpose Lubricating Oil per MIL-L-3150, Weapon Lubricating Oil per MIL-L-14107, Cleaning Solvent per O-C- 1889, Automotive Grease per MIL-G-10924, Dry Cleaning Solvent per A-A-711, and Aircraft Grease per MIL-G-81322. Testing shall be conducted per Method 504 of MIL-STD-810F. (The compounds listed are per TM 9-1010-223-10 and TM 9-1015-249-23&P) Qualification Testing: All qualification testing shall be performed by both Ben??t Laboratories, a Department of the Army Engineering Lab, located at Watervliet Arsenal, Watervliet, New York, POC: and ARDEC, located at Picatinny Arsenal, Dover, New Jersey. The pole sought is to be used as a replacement for the current versions of 60mm and 81mm mortar tube cleaning staffs. Successful performance of the scope of work will require an extensive background in the production of telescoping poles; a facility equipped to support high quantity production of telescoping poles, as well as being able to accommodate small quantity prototype designs; technical expertise to sustain quality throughout all phases of the process; and an established internal quality control system. All responding sources shall provide a summary of their company???s capabilities including organizations, name/address/point of contact identification, design/engineering experience, a description of facilities/equipment, manufacturing process, inspection capability, personnel, past experience, physical characteristic information on Commerical Off The Shelf poles presently produced, and whether the company is a small or large business. All responding sources must submit their responses no later than 24 June 2005 to U.S.A. RDECEM-ARDEC, ATTN: AMSTA- AQ-APF, Amy Kreoll, Picatinny, NJ 07806-5000. Or E. Ray Gelpke, Picatinny, NJ 07806-5000. Responses can also be submitted by email to: akreoll@pica.army.mil or egelpke@pica.army.mil . Large files need to be compressed using WinZip (http://www.winzip.com). This market survey is for information and planning purposes only, does not constitute a solicitation, and is not to be construed as a commitment by the Government. Any cost incured as a result of the submital of the above request information will be at the expense of the contractor and will not be reimbursed by the Government..
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