DEMOLITION KIT, BANGALORE TORPEDO

The United States (U.S.) Army Contracting Command-Rock Island (ACC-RI), on behalf of the Office of the Project Manager, Close Combat Systems (PM CCS), is issuing this Sources Sought Notice as a means of conducting market research to identify potential sources having an interest and the industry technologies available for the production and supply of the DEMOLITION KIT, BANGALORE TORPEDO: 2.5 foot, M1A3, Department Of Defense Identification Code MPO3, NSN 1375-01-528-7226 under a five year, Indefinite-Delivery/Indefinite-Quantity (ID/IQ) type contract. The Bangalore Torpedo Demolition Kits consist of 8, 2.5 foot tubes with 8 connecting sleeves and 2 nose sleeves. Each tube is filled with a main charge of approximately 5.25 pounds of Composition B-4 explosive and a booster assembly, located at each end of the tube, contains 0.5 pounds of Composition A-3. The tubes are joined end-to-end by connecting sleeves until the desired length is attained. The total system length is 20 feet. The primary use of the Bangalore torpedo is to clear a three to four meter wide path through barbed wire entanglements. The nose cone sleeve, secured to the lead tube, facilitates pushing the tube(s) through the obstacle. After one or more assembled tubes have been positioned under the obstacle, the tubes are detonated using a blasting cap or other initiating method. The 2.5 foot, M1A3 Bangalore Torpedo shall be produced in accordance with MIL-D-2087. A respondent to this survey should demonstrate adequate technical and manufacturing capability along with good past performance in the explosives processing industry. A respondent to this market survey must exhibit a majority of the skills and facilities required to manufacture and supply this item. Interested companies who have the necessary capabilities should respond by submitting the following information: a brief summary of your company's capabilities (no more than 20 pages), description of facilities, business size information as it applies to NAICS codes 332993-Ammunition, personnel, related manufacturing experience (similar items), estimated maximum monthly production quantities (and whether manufacturing resources required to produce this item are shared with other items/production lines), and the minimum procurement quantity required for economical production. If a respondent does not have adequate resources (technical, manufacturing, personnel, etc.) available, the respondent must demonstrate the ability to obtain those resources, as well as the timeframe for obtaining. If a respondent chooses to utilize the services of subtier vendors and/or subcontractors, those vendors or subcontractors must also meet these criteria as stated above. All contractors interested in the potential future solicitation for this Item must be registered in System for Award Management (SAM). Interested parties have fourteen calendar days from the date of this publication to submit their information. Any response to this market research should include your company's name, address, Cage Code, Point of Contact, phone number and an E-mail address. Please submit to: U.S. ACC-RI, ATTN: Benjamin Riessen, benjamin.c.riessen.civ@mail.mil. This is a Sources Sought Notice for planning purposes only and shall not be construed as a Request for Proposal or as any other obligation on the part of the Government to acquire this item. The Government does not intend to award a contract on the basis of any responses to this notice or otherwise pay for information solicited herein. The Government will utilize the information provided only to assist in developing an acquisition strategy for future requirements for the Demolition Kit, Bangalore Torpedo. Please identify any proprietary information submitted. All information submitted will be held in a confidential status.