Commander, Naval Air Warfare Center Weapons Division, Code 210000D, 1 Administration Circle, China Lake, CA 93555-6100

13 -- SOURCES SOUGHT FOR MANUFACTURERS OF EXPLOSIVES STORAGE MAGAZINES SOL Sources Sought DUE 071299 POC Anita Dale, Contract Specialist, (760) 939-9656 The Naval Air Warfare Center Weapons Division, (NAWCWPNS), China Lake, CA is seeking information on the manufacturers of explosives storage magazines for military applications. The Ordnance Evaluation Branch, Code 478400D, of NAWCWPNS, has been tasked to demonstrate a design for a readily transportable magazine to be used by the Air Force's explosive ordnance disposal (EOD) personnel. The magazine will have to demonstrate a reduced explosive safety quantity distance (ESQD) arc with a maximum credible event (MCE) of one for the detonation of an ordnance device with a net explosive weight (NEW) of 1.25 pounds. The magazine must survive such an event and contain the blast with the door intact and closed. The intent of this request is a survey of available manufacturers of explosive storage magazines for military applications that are capable of supplying magazines with modifications and drawings upon demand. Contractors should appropriately mark any data that is proprietary or has restricted data rights. All submittals must be unclassified, however, classified data may be referenced to enable a data request to be submitted. This RFI will close 12 July 1999. Those interested in supplying information should send their response to Commander, NAWCWPNS, Attn: Phil Dixon (Code 478400D), 1 Administration Circle, China Lake, CA 93555-6100. Telephone: (760) 939-7125 E-mail: dixongp@navair.navy.mil. This announcement is for information and planning purposes only and does not constitute an IFB or RFP; it is not a commitment by the Government. Posted 06/23/99 (I-SN346383). (0174)

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