7.62x51mm tube, 6.5 Creedmoor (CM) tube, and additional small caliber ammunition tube variants

Description: The U.S. Army Contracting Command-New Jersey, on behalf of Combat Capability Development Command (CCDC) Armaments Center, Picatinny Arsenal, NJ is currently seeking potential sources for the manufacture, inspection and delivery of stainless steel lightweight metal injection molded, tube and cases. Purpose of this sources sought is to identify vendors with the ability to manufacture metal injection mold small caliber ammunition tubes and case in various small caliber ammunition calibers/designs. Specifications: The lightweight 7.62x51mm tube, 6.5 Creedmoor (CM) tube, and additional small caliber ammunition tube variants shall be produced and accepted to Government provided detailed government drawings. Initial source proposals, capabilities, cost, and schedule estimates may be based upon SAAMI specifications for 7.62x51mm and 6.5 Creedmoor tubes and cases. Vendor must demonstrate the ability to manufacture metal injection molded, sinter, heat treat, case neck, and finish 7.62x51mm, 6.5 Creedmoor (CM) as well as build custom fabrication processes for any non-standard but similar Government designs. - Must have metal injection molding capability: injection molding, debind and sinter - Must demonstrate knowledge and capability to perform case forming operations and inspection: case neck taper, ream, and finish to final dimensional constraints. - Must have the state of art CNC machining, wire EDM, and design software manufacturing - Must identify at a minimum the ability to mold 17-4 Stainless Steel. Additional materials capable of molding by the vendor shall also be identified. - Must have ability to design and to fabricate both single-cavity and multi-cavity tool/mold in-house. - Must have capability of cutting compound angles and profiles with tight tolerances and high accuracy. - Must be US based company. - Must be AS9100/1SO 9001 Certified and ITAR registered - Must have the minimum 200 tonnage injection molding machine - Must sign a non-disclosure agreement. - Must provide the full government data rights for the manufacturing processes - Government drawing will be provided to vendor for Government purposes only and cannot be reproduce for commercial application. Planned Acquisition: The Government anticipates making a seven (7) to ten (10) month contract award. The estimated quantity to be 50,000 - 100,000. Submission Information: All responses shall be prepared in MS Word or PDF format and shall contain information stated below to support the company's ability to manufacture, inspect and deliver the lightweight 7.62x51mm, 6.5 Creedmoor (CM and other small caliber ammunition tube variants. Interested sources should submit the following information: - A brief summary of the capabilities with supporting data/documentation, description of facilities/equipment, manufacturing processes, inspection, personnel, past experience, and current or proposing metal injection molding. - If a developmental item is proposed, present a timeframe and a ROM for developing the technology maturity. - Identification of any key suppliers or sub-contractors that would be utilized in the manufacturing of lightweight case and straight wall tubes - A corporate point of contact, phone number, email address, and website (if available). - Describe your company size status (Small or Large business), and an approximate number of employees. The North American Industry Classification System (NAICS) code. - Provide a Rough Order of Magnitude (ROM) production (unit) cost. Please provide any information with regard to quantity price breaks. - Description of case raw materials (if available). - Current manufacturing capability: o Number of units produced to date or prototypes generated (for developmental items) o Description of equipment o Production capability (estimated quantity per month, if available) - Comments/suggestions In addition to the above, it is requested that respondents provide the following information: - If the respondent currently has products that meet the above key performance requirements available through any other contract vehicle, identify the products available and contract information. The Government is not obligated to notify respondents of the results of this survey. Submittal of information is requested via electronic mail only to Rafael Santana, Contract Specialist U.S. Army Contracting Command - New Jersey, ACC-NJ-SW, Picatinny Arsenal; voice 973-724-9036; email at Rafael.Santana28.civ@mail.mil no later than 30 days from posting of this notice. All information supplied will be considered company proprietary, unless otherwise specified by the company or available from other sources without restriction. All information is to be submitted at no cost or obligation to the Government, as this notice is submitted for planning purposes only. The Government reserves the right to reject, in whole or in part any private sector input as a result of this market survey. Please include company name, address, telephone number, email address, technical point of contact, Company Size (please specify as either Large, Foreign, Small, Small Disadvantaged, 8(a), Woman-Owned Small Business, Historically Underutilized Business Zone concern, Veteran-Owned Small Business, or Service-Disabled Small Business), and brochures/literature. This is only a Market Survey Notice, not a pre-solicitation notice. If a formal solicitation is generated at a later date, a solicitation notice will be published. *Please note: this market survey is for information and planning purposes only, does not constitute a pre-solicitation notice, and is not to be construed as a commitment by the Government. THIS IS NOT A SOLICITATION AND DOES NOT OBLIGATE THE GOVERNMENT TO ISSUE A SOLICITATION. If a formal solicitation is generated at a later date, a solicitation notice will be published.