SOURCES SOUGHT
13 -- SOURCES SOUGHT ANNOUNCEMENT FOR 7.62 X 51MM REDUCED RICOCHET LIMITED PENETRATION (RRLP) CARTRIDGE
- Notice Date
- 10/30/2007
- Notice Type
- Sources Sought
- Contracting Office
- N00164 300 Highway 361, Building 64 Crane, IN
- ZIP Code
- 00000
- Solicitation Number
- N0016408RJN06
- Response Due
- 1/31/2008
- Point of Contact
- Technical POC; Mr. Sung Kim 812-854-5807 Acquisition POC; Mr. Paul Johnson 812-854-3225
- E-Mail Address
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Email your questions to POINTS OF CONTACT
(TECHNICAL: sung.kim@navy.mil , ACQUISITION: paul.johnson@navy.mil)
- Description
- This synopsis is being posted to the Federal Business Opportunities (FBO) website located at http://www.fbo.gov, the Navy Electronic Commerce on Line (NECO) website located at https://www.neco.navy.mil/, and the Naval Surface Warfare Center, Crane Division, Acquisition website located at http://www.crane.navy.mil/acquisition/synopcom.htm. FBO is the primary point of entry to be used when access to synopses and solicitations from the World Wide Web is required. However, the NECO webpage as well as the Naval Surface Warfare Center, Crane Division, Acquisition webpage serve as alternatives if the FBO website is unavailable. Crane Division, Naval Surface Warfare Center (NSWC Crane) is seeking Commercial-Off-The-Shelf (COTS) sources of the 7.62x51 mm Reduced Ricochet Limited Penetration (RRLP) cartridge. This information is being requested to identify possible sources for 7.62x51 mm RRLP cartridges that will be submitted to USSOCOM Joint Service Safety Board (JSSB). Certification by the USSOCOM JSSB will permit USSOCOM operation and training use of the 7.62x51 mm RRLP cartridge. The 7.62x51 mm RRLP cartridge shall have the following characteristics: 1. Cartridge case. The cartridge case shall comply with all requirements specified on drawing 19200-10521997 and on all associated drawings and with all requirements specified in applicable specifications and standards. 2. Cartridge overall length. The overall length of the assembled cartridge shall be 2.80 inches maximum, 2.77 inches minimum. 3. Projectile. The projectile shall not contain lead and other toxic material. The projectile shall not contain tungsten. The projectile tip shall not be hollowed. 4. Primer. The primer mix shall not contain lead and other heavy metals such as antimony, barium, strontium, cadmium, zinc, etc. (Objective) 5. Propellant. The propellant shall be smokeless propellant. 6. Chamber pressure. a. Chamber pressure of sample cartridges conditioned at 70?F: (1) The average chamber pressure of sample cartridges shall not exceed 57,000 psi. (2) The individual chamber pressure of each sample cartridge shall not exceed 62,000 psi. (3) The average chamber pressure plus three standard deviations of chamber pressure of sample cartridges shall not exceed 62,000 psi. b. Chamber pressure of sample cartridges conditioned at 125?F and -65?F (1) The average chamber pressure of sample cartridges shall not exceed 62,000 psi. (2) The average chamber pressure shall not vary by more than +8,500 psi or -15,000 psi from the average chamber pressure at 70?F. 7. Port pressure. The average port pressure of the sample cartridges, conditioned at 70?F, shall not be greater than 12,650 psi and shall not be less than 9,150 psi. 8. Function and Casualty. Sample cartridges subjected to 70?F, 125?F and 20?F (separate cartridge sample per temperature) shall function without casualty in the M14 Rifle, MK 14 Enhanced Battle Rifle, MK 11 Sniper Rifle, and SOF Combat Assault Rifle (SCAR-H). 9. Lethality. Fired from 16-inch and 13-inch SCAR-H, the projectile shall penetrate a minimum of 9 inches of the 10% by weight ballistic gelatin at 15 yards and at 100 yards. No cartridge shall exceed a maximum projectile penetration of 20 inches of 10% ballistic gelatin at either distance. 10. Fragmentation. Fired from the 16-inch and 13-inch SCAR-H, with NATO angle of 80?, into 1/8-inch AISI 1010 mild steel plate at a distance of 7 yards, the projectile must break apart upon the impact. 11. Steel Plate Penetration. Fired from the 16-inch and 13-inch SCAR-H, with NATO angle of 0?, into 1/8-inch AISI 1010 mild steel plate at a distance of 7 yards, the projectile or its fragments must not penetrate more than 3 inches of the10% by weight ballistic gelatin positioned one yard behind the steel plate (assuming penetration of the mild steel plate). 12. Dry Wall Penetration. Fired from the 16-inch and 13-inch SCAR-H, with NATO angle of 0?, into dry wall (two ? inch dry walls with 3 ? inch air space) at a distance of 7 yards, the projectile or its fragments must not penetrate more than 5 inches of the 10% by weight ballistic gelatin positioned on yard behind the steel plate. 13. Ricochet. Fired from the 16-inch and 13-inch SCAR-H, with NATO angle of 80?, into 1/8-inch AISI 1010 mild steel plate at a distance of 7 yards, the projectile must not produce any fragments that penetrate more than 5 inches of the 10% by weight ballistic gelatin positioned one yard behind the impact point. 14. Bullet Integrity. When sample cartridges are subjected to temperatures ranging from 20?F to 120?F, the projectiles shall not break apart after being fired from the M14 Rifle, MK 14 Enhanced Battle Rifle, MK 11 Sniper Rifle, and SCAR-H. 15. Accuracy. When sample cartridges at 70?F are fired from a 221/16-inch NATO accuracy barrel, the extreme spread of any individual ten (10) shot group shall be 4.5 inches maximum and the average extreme spread of all five groups shall be 3.5 inches maximum at 100 yards. 16. Matching. When sample cartridges at 70?F are fired from a 221/16-inch NATO accuracy barrel, the projectile shall match the trajectory of the M80 Ball cartridge up to a distance of 100 yards (Threshold) or 300 yards (Objective). 17. Waterproof. After submersion in water at 29?2 PSIG for least two hours, the cartridge shall not exceed a maximum leak failure rate of 7.5% (Threshold), or 3% (Objective). Also, there shall be no misfire separately attributable to waterproof failure. Leak failure shall be defined as a test cartridge whose corrected velocity is lower than the average corrected velocity of the baseline cartridges minus three standard deviations of the baseline cartridges. 18. Muzzle Flash. The cartridge fired from the 13-inch and 16-inch SCAR-H shall exhibit a noticeable flash reduction when compared to M80 ball/M118LR ammunition. All interested parties will be given the broadest possible latitude for the design of the cartridge consistent with safety and performance requirements. All interested parties should submit a description of their product along with compositions and/or Material Safety Data Sheets, drawings, part numbers, evaluation samples (1,200 cartridges), and projected production pricing and availability to the contact listed below by January 31, 2008. Evaluation samples may be subjected to testing by the Government. The Government test results for each participated party will be provided upon request. Commercial packing will be accepted. All interested parties shall send email notification of sample cartridge shipment to sung.kim@navy.mil before actual shipment. All interested parties may provide comments on ability to meet the requirements listed herein. Comments may include discussion of requirements that cannot be met with current and/or proposed product. This notice does not constitute an Invitation for Bids or a Request for Proposal (RFP) and it should not be construed as a commitment of any kind by the Government to issue a formal solicitation or ultimately award a contract. No solicitation document exists at this time. The government does not intend to award a contract on the basis of this request for information nor is the Government in any way liable to pay for or reimburse any companies or entities that respond to this announcement. It should be noted that during the evaluation of all information submitted, the Government plans to utilize employees from Science Applications International Corporation (SAIC) as advisors to the Government evaluators. All information marked as proprietary information will be safeguarded to prevent disclosures to non-government personnel and entities. Your interest in this response is appreciated. Contact: Mr. Sung Kim Email: sung.kim@navy.mil Phone: 812-854-5807 Addresses: Technical Data Address: COMMANDER CODE JXNN BLDG 2521E SUNG KIM NAVSURFWARCENDIV 300 HIGHWAY 361 CRANE IN 47522-5001 Cartridge Sample Address: N00164 CRANE DIVISION NAVAL SURFACE WARFARE CENTER 300 HWY 361 SUPPLY OPERATIONS BLDG 41 RECEIVING CRANE IN 47522-5099 All interested sources are encouraged to submit information to the above address. Questions regarding this announcement may be directed to the Contracting Officer, Mr. Paul Johnson, Code 0562, Bldg. 2521, NAVSURFWARCENDIV, Crane, IN 47522, telephone (812) 854-3225, or e-mail paul.johnson@navy.mil. Or Mr. Sung Kim at the address and phone number listed above.
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