SOURCES SOUGHT
13 -- 5.56mm, M995 and 7.62mm, M993 Armor Piercing Cartridges
- Notice Date
- 10/15/2007
- 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-08-X-0682
- Response Due
- 11/16/2007
- Archive Date
- 12/16/2007
- Point of Contact
- Cynthia Jackson, Contract Specialist, (973)724-2244
- E-Mail Address
-
Email your questions to Cynthia Jackson
(cynthia.l.jackson@us.army.mil)
- Description
- The U.S. Army, Office of the Project Manager, Maneuver Ammunition Systems, Picatinny, NJ is seeking sources for the manufacture and delivery of 7.62mm, M993 Armor Piercing (AP) Cartridges. These cartridges shall provide enhanced penetration capabilities against lightly armored vehicles and fortifications as compared to the standard 7.62mm, M80 ball cartridges. The 7.62mm, M993 will be used in the M240 and M60 Machine Guns and the M24 Sniper Rifle. There is no US Government Technical Data Package available for this item. This requirement will be procured in accordance with a draft US Government Performance Specification for Cartridge, 7.62mm, Armor Piercing, M993. Only those sources with AP cartridge designs that fully conform to all the requirements of the ???Design Verification??? section of the Performance Specification shall be considered for award. Upon completion of design verification testing, the government shall review the results and determine if the design is verified or not. Only those designs determined to be verified by the government will be eligible for award. Interested sources without a previously verified design will be responsible to verify their cartridge design in accordance with the Performance Specification at their own expense. In order to be eligible for award, all verification efforts shall be complete and results approved by the government prior to the close of any solicitation. Copies of the Draft M993 Performance Specification are available upon request (contact information is given below). The planned award for 3rd Quarter-FY08 will be for a quantity of approximately 6,000,000 each 7.62mm M993 Cartridges. Delivery will be required within 180 days from contract award. All responsible interested sources are encouraged to submit their capabilities and M993 verification status with regard to the above, no later than 30 days from the initial publication of this notice to: Commander, U.S. Army JM&L LCMC, ATTN: AMSML-AQ-MA, Cynthia Jackson, Bldg. 10 Picatinny Arsenal, NJ 07806- 5000 or to cynthia.l.jackson@us.army.mil. Please include company name, address, telephone number, and technical point of contact, brochures/literature. Firms interested in supplying the AP ammunition should adequately describe their experience in small caliber production and testing, demonstrated high rate production, annual production capacity, and verification status of their proposed design. Those sources not having previously verified designs, should also submit a rough outline of their plans and schedule to verify their design and shall submit any backup data to support claims that their design will conform to the performance specification requirements. Firms shall provide verification status of the AP ammunition cartridges that will be supplied under this contract. In addition, the ability and past experience related to acting as a prime contractor to procure, assemble and package the necessary components shall be provided. 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. Electronic submittals are preferred. See Numbered Notes 23, 25 and 26.
- Web Link
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US ARMY TACOM-Picatinny Procurement Network
(http://procnet.pica.army.mil/dbi/Download/GoGetSourcesSought.cfm?SolNum=W15QKN-08-X-0682)
- Record
- SN01434285-W 20071017/071015223622 (fbodaily.com)
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