IGNITER, TIME BLASTING FUSE: WITH SHOCK TUBE CAPABILITY, M81

SOURCES SOUGHT TECHNICAL DESCRIPTION FOR IGNITER, TIME BLASTING FUSE: WITH SHOCK TUBE CAPABILITY, M81 INTRODUCTION The U.S. Army Contracting Command - New Jersey, Picatinny Arsenal, NJ 07806-5000, on behalf of the Office of the Project Manager - Close Combat Systems (OPM-CCS) is issuing a sources sought notice as a means of conducting market research to identify potential sources having an interest and capability of manufacturing and delivering the IGNITER, TIME BLASTING FUSE: with shock tube capability, M81 (M81 Igniter). The result of this market research will contribute to determining the method of procurement, if a requirement materializes. Based on the responses to this Sources Sought notice/market research, this requirement may be set-aside for small businesses (in full or in part) or procured through full and open competition. Multiple awards may be made. All small business set-aside categories will be considered. Telephone inquiries will not be accepted or acknowledged, and no feedback or evaluations will be provided to companies regarding submissions. DISCLAIMER THIS SOURCES SOUGHT IS FOR INFORMATIONAL PURPOSES ONLY. THIS IS NOT A REQUEST FOR PROPOSAL (RFP) TO BE SUBMITTED. IT DOES NOT CONSTITUTE A SOLICITATION AND SHALL NOT BE CONSTRUED AS A COMMITMENT BY THE GOVERNMENT. RESPONSES IN ANY FORM ARE NOT OFFERS AND THE GOVERNMENT IS UNDER NO OBLIGATION TO AWARD A CONTRACT AS A RESULT OF THIS ANNOUNCEMENT. NO FUNDS ARE AVAILABLE TO PAY FOR PREPARATION OF RESPONSES TO THIS ANNOUNCEMENT. ANY INFORMATION SUBMITTED BY RESPONDENTS TO THIS TECHNICAL DESCRIPTION IS STRICTLY VOLUNTARY. PROGRAM/SYSTEM DESCRIPTION DODIC: MN08 IGNITER, TIME BLASTING FUSE: with shock tube capability, M81 (M81 Igniter) P/N 13042035 / NSN: 1375-01-608-6852 (Army Packaging Configuration) P/N 13042036 / NSN: 1375-01-608-6847 (Marine Packaging Configuration) The M81 Igniter is the successor to the M60 Igniter, with the added capability to initiate shock tube in addition to time blasting fuse. The M81 Igniter is a small plastic tube with a pull ring on a thin rod projecting from one end, and safety (cotter) pin that goes laterally through the tube and a screw cap that secures a holding mechanism for the time blasting fuse or shock tube on the other end. A two-piece plastic plug is secured in a hole in the screw end cap that will accommodate the shock tube or time blasting fuse. The M81 Igniter employs a steel mechanism firing assembly and M42C1 primer to initiate the attached shock tube or time blasting fuse. REQUIRED CAPABILITIES: The Government requires the manufacture, inspection, testing, and delivery of the M81 Igniter in accordance with the Government owned Technical Data Package (TDP). The respondent must have available a majority of the skills, facilities, and equipment to manufacture, test/inspect, and deliver the M81 Igniter. Specific manufacturing capabilities include but are not limited to machining metal, molding plastic components, pyrotechnic loading and handling, explosive processing and handling, and Load Assemble Pack (LAP) of the final products/systems/packaging configurations. First Article Testing as well as Conformance/Lot Acceptance Testing (LAT) at the component and end-item level to include physical measurements and functional testing will be required. If a respondent does not have the adequate resources (technical, manufacturing, personnel, etc.) available, the respondent must be able to describe and demonstrate their ability to obtain these resources in a timely fashion. If a respondent chooses to utilize the services of sub-tier vendors or subcontractors, those vendors or subcontractors must also meet these criteria. The intent of this Sources Sought is to identify and assess sources capable of manufacturing, packaging, inspecting, testing and delivering the M81 Igniter. TECHNICAL DATA PACKAGES/SPECIFICATIONS For the purposes of this market research, all relevant item/packaging drawings and specifications will be made available to assist in responding to this survey. Documents provided will be marked with Distribution Statement A - Approved for Public Release; Distribution is Unlimited. Requests for the drawings and specification must be made through the contracting Point of Contact (POC), however, respondents will not be precluded from submitting their capabilities/qualification data and any pertinent information if the drawings/specifications are not obtained. ELIGIBILITY The applicable 2017 North American Industrial Classification System (NAICS) code for this requirement is 332993 - Blasting accessories (e.g., caps, fuses, ignitors, squibbs) manufacturing with a Small Business Size Standard of 1,500 employees. The Product Service Code (PSC) is 1375 - Demolition Materials. Please indicate your organization's Small Business status including certification of HUBZone, Veteran Owned and Woman Owned status in your response. SUBMISSION DETAILS Interested businesses should submit a capabilities statement package, demonstrating ability to provide the product/system listed in this Sources Sought Technical Description. Submission should be in contractor format, no less than 10 point font. No phone or email solicitations with regards to the status of the RFP will be accepted prior to its release. Respondents shall not be obligated to provide the services described herein and it is understood by the United States Government that the cost estimates provided as a result of this request are - best estimates only. Your response to this Sources Sought, including any capabilities statement, shall be electronically submitted to the Contract Specialist, Erin Donaldson TBD, in either Microsoft Word or Portable Document Format (PDF), via email erin.m.donaldson2.civ@mail.mil no later than 3:00 p.m. Eastern Standard Time (EST) on 7 January 2020 and reference this synopsis number in subject line of e-mail and on all enclosed documents. Email submittals are restricted to a maximum file size of eight (8) Megabytes (MB). In the event that the email submission is larger than 8MB, separate into several emails or contact the contract specialist for additional instructions. Information and materials submitted in response to this request WILL NOT be returned. DO NOT SUBMIT CLASSIFIED MATERIAL. If your organization has the potential capacity to provide the required product/system, please provide the following information: 1) Organization name, address, primary points of contact (POCs) and their email address, fax, website address, telephone number, and type of ownership for the organization; and 2) Tailored capability statements addressing the requirements of this notice, with appropriate documentation supporting claims of organizational and staff capability. If significant subcontracting or teaming is anticipated in order to deliver technical capability, organizations should address the administrative and management structure of such arrangements. All data received in response to this Sources Sought that is marked or designated as corporate or proprietary will be fully protected from any release outside the Government.