SOLICITATION NOTICE
13 -- Ammunition and explosives.
- Notice Date
- 11/15/2010
- Notice Type
- Presolicitation
- NAICS
- 332993
— Ammunition (except Small Arms) Manufacturing
- Contracting Office
- ROCK ISLAND CONTRACTING CENTER, ROCK ISLAND, IL 61299-8000
- ZIP Code
- 61299-8000
- Solicitation Number
- W52P1J11R0025
- Response Due
- 11/30/2010
- Archive Date
- 12/30/2010
- Point of Contact
- SARA VICKROY,Contract Specialist,(309)782-6300 or PATRICK A. LOOTENS,Contracting Officer,(309)782-5936
- E-Mail Address
-
ROCK ISLAND CONTRACTING CENTER
(SARA.VICKROY@US.ARMY.MIL)
- Small Business Set-Aside
- N/A
- Description
- ITEM: CARTRIDGE, 105MM HIGH EXPLOSIVE (HE) M1, NSN: 1315-01-570-3111, P/N: 13023619. ASSOCIATED WITH THE CONDUCT OF THE IOWA-MILAN ARMY AMMUNITION PLANT (AAP) COMPETITION THAT WAS ULTIMATELY AWARDED TO AMERICAN ORDNANCE LLC, OCTOBER 2, 2008, A PUBLIC NOTICE WAS POSTED TO THE IOWA-MILAN COMPETITION?S WEBSITE ON OR ABOUT MARCH 28, 2008, WITH REGARD TO THE REFERENCED ITEM AND THE EXPECTATION THAT FUTURE LOAD, ASSEMBLE AND PACK (LAP) EFFORTS FOR M1 105MM HE CARTRIDGE REQUIREMENTS WOULD BE PERFORMED UNDER THE REQUIREMENTS CONTRACT TO BE AWARDED PURSUANT TO THAT COMPETITION. THAT CONTRACT, W52P1J-09-D-0001, WAS SUBSEQUENTLY AWARDED AS PART OF THE IOWA-MILAN AAP FORMAL SOURCE SELECTION PROCESS. AS SPECIFIED IN THE MAR 08 NOTIFICATION UNDER THE IOWA-MILAN AAP COMPETITION, AWARD OF FUTURE M1 105MM HE CARTRIDGE REQUIREMENTS SHALL BE DEPENDENT UPON NECESSARY APPROVALS. ACCORDINGLY, THE PURPOSE OF THE INSTANT NOTIFICATION SHALL BE TO PROVIDE NOTICE OF THE ARMY?S INTENT TO AWA! RD FUTURE M1 105MM HE CARTRIDGE REQUIREMENTS AS DESCRIBED BELOW UNDER CONTRACT NUMBER W52P1J-09-D-0001 WITH AMERICAN ORDNANCE LLC AS THE OPERATOR OF THE IOWA ARMY AMMUNITION PLANT, CONSISTENT WITH THE TERMS AND CONDITIONS OF THAT CONTRACT AND PREDICATED UPON SECURING THE NECESSARY APPROVALS. FOR PURPOSES OF DETERMINING INTEREST IN THIS ITEM, THE LAP PROCESS FOR M1 105MM HE CARTRIDGE INCLUDES THE FOLLOWING OPERATIONS: MELT POUR EXPLOSIVES INTO THE PROJECTILE; X-RAY PROJECTILE FOR CAST DEFECTS; DRILL THE FUZE CAVITY; INSERT CAVITY LINER; INSERT SUPPLEMENTAL CHARGE; APPLY CLOSING PLUG; PRIME CARTRIDGE CASE; INSERT PROPELLING CHARGE; AND PACK OUT CARTRIDGE. THE COMPONENTS OF THE CARTRIDGE, TO INCLUDE THE PROJECTILE BODY, CARTRIDGE CASE, PROPELLING CHARGE, SUPPLEMENTAL CHARGE, PRIMER, TRINITROTOLUENE (TNT) AND WOOD BOXES, WILL BE PROVIDED AS GOVERNMENT-FURNISHED MATERIAL (GFM). POTENTIAL LAP SOURCES MUST DEMONSTRATE THAT THEY HAVE THE CAPABILITY TO MELT POUR TNT INTO 105MM ARTILLERY METAL PARTS, PERFORM X-RAY INSPECTION TO INSURE EXPLOSIVE CAST QUALITY PURSUANT TO THE ITEM SPECIFICATION, ASSEMBLE THE CARTRIDGE IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE APPLICABLE TECHNICAL DATA PACKAGE, AND MUST ALSO PROVIDE ESTIMATED MINIMUM AND MAXIMUM MONTHLY PRODUCTION CAPACITIES. ANY RESPONSE TO THIS NOTIFICATION SHALL BE SUBMITTED WITHIN TWENTY-ONE (21) DAYS AFTER ITS RELEASE, REFERENCING THE APPROPRIATE REQUEST FOR PROPOSAL (RFP) NUMBER. THIS NOTIFICATION SHALL NOT BE CONSTRUED AS SATISFYING FAR PART 5 SYNOPSIS REQUIREMENTS ? A SEPARATE NOTIFICATION SHALL BE RELEASED UPON THE REVIEW OF ANY RESPONSE(S) GENERATED AS A RESULT OF THIS NOTICE. ANY AND ALL INFORMATION COLLECTED FROM THIS SURVEY SHALL BE USED FOR INFORMATION AND PLANNING PURPOSES ONLY. FURTHER, IT DOES NOT CONSTITUTE A REQUEST FOR PROPOSAL (RFP) AND IS NOT TO BE CONSTRUED AS A COMMITMENT BY THE GOVERNMENT. THE GOVERNMENT DOES NOT INTEND TO AWARD A CONTRACT ON THE BASIS OF THE INFORMATION CONTAINED HEREIN OR OTHERWISE PAY RESPONDENTS FOR INFORMATION SUBMITTED. ALL INFORMATION SUBMITTED WILL BE HELD IN A CONFIDENTIAL STATUS. POINT OF CONTACT IS PATRICK LOOTENS, PROCURING CONTRACTING OFFICER, U.S. ARMY CONTRACTING COMMAND, ROCK ISLAND CONTRACTING CENTER, 309-782-5936, PATRICK.LOOTENS@U! S.ARMY.MIL.,OR IN THE ALTERNATIVE, SARA VICKROY, CONTRACT SPECIALIST, 309-782-6300, SARA.VICKROY@US.ARMY.MIL.
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- Place of Performance
- Address: ROCK ISLAND CONTRACTING CENTER, ROCK ISLAND, IL 61299-8000
- Zip Code: 61299-6000
- Zip Code: 61299-6000
- Record
- SN02327551-W 20101117/101115234146-b0c5ac41c7e6cd8660f7201f8182d0e1 (fbodaily.com)
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