13 -- MANUFACTURE OF PA161 AND PA103A2 CONTAINERS FOR 155MM M231/M232 MACS

Notice Date

October 15, 2001

Contracting Office

US Army ARDEC, AMSTA-AR-PC, Picatinny Arsenal, New Jersey 07806-5000

ZIP Code

07806-5000

Solicitation Number

DAAE30-02-R-0501

Response Due

November 27, 2000

Point of Contact

MARGARET RHINESMITH, PROCUREMENT TECHNICIAN, (973)724-3050

E-Mail Address

Margaret Rhinesmith (mrhines@pica.army.mil)

Description

THE U.S. ARMY TACOM-ARDEC IS CONTEMPLATING AN AWARD FOR THE PURCHASE OF PA161 AND PA103A2 CONTAINERS ON A 100% SMALL BUSINESS SET-ASIDE BASIS. THE PA161/PA103A2 CONTAINERS ARE THE SHIPPING AND STORAGE CONTAINERS USED FOR THE MODULAR ARTILLERY CHARGE SYSTEM (MACS). THE MACS PROPELLING CHARGES ARE TWO DIFFERENT PROPELLING CHARGES DESIGNED AND DEVELOPED AT PICATINNY ARSENAL WHICH PROVIDE A COMPLETE ZONING SOLUTION FOR 155MM ARTILLERY APPLICATIONS BY USING MULTIPLES OF A BASIC INCREMENT. THE CONTAINERS WERE DEVELOPED TO PROTECT THE MACS CHARGES THROUGHOUT THE ARMY'S STRINGENT LOGISTIC ENVIRONMENTS AND HAVE DESIGN FEATURES WHICH IMPROVE THE INSENSITIVE MUNITIONS CHARACTERISTICS FOR THE MACS SYSTEM. THE GOVERNMENT RESERVES THE RIGHT TO MAKE MULTIPLE AWARDS FROM THIS RFP. THE BASIC CONTRACT WILL CONSIST OF 87,000 -- 110,00 PA161 CONTAINERS AND 98,000 -- 120,000 PA103A2 CONTAINERS, WHICH WILL BE REQUIRED 180 DAYS AFTER CONRACT AWARD WITH AN FY03 OPTION FOR AN ADDITIONAL 90,000 -- 150,000 PA161 CONTAINERS AND 144,000 -- 222,000 PA103A2 CONTAINERS TO BE DELIVERED 180 DAYS AFTER OPTION AWARD. THE CONTAINERS WILL BE DELIVERED TO THE LAP CONTRACTOR TO BE DETERMINED. REQUEST ALL INFORMATION BE SUBMITTED VIA ELECTRONIC MAIL TO mrhines@pica.army.mil. LARGE FILES NEED TO BE COMPRESSED USING WinZip (http://www.winzip.com). THE MACS AND ITS COMPONENTS ARE ON THE MILITARY CRITICAL TECHNOLOGIES LIST (MCTL) AUG 1996. THEREFORE, THE MACS TDP IS RESTRICTED BY THE ARMS EXPORT CONTRAOL ACT (TITLE 22, U.S.C. SEC 2751) AND IS SUBJECT TO DoD DIRECTIVES 5230.24 AND 5230.25. SEE NUMBERED NOTES 1, 8, 25, AND 26.

Web Link

US ARMY TACOM-ARDEC Procurement Network (http://procnet.pica.army.mil/cbd/RFP/02R0501/02R0501.htm)

Record

Loren Data Corp. 20011017/13SOL001.HTM (D-288 SN5106A6)