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Pentolite Pressed Pellets

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N0017417SN0015Federal

Submission Closed01/09/2017, 08:00:00 PM UTC

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General Info

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Department Of Defense → Nswc Indian Head Division

NAICS

325920 - Explosives Manufacturing

Place of Performance

2807 Strauss Ave., Bldg. 695, INDIAN HEAD, MD, 20640, USA

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PhaseClosed

PostedDec 20

Sources Sought

Response DeadlineJan 9

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Submission Closed

01/09/2017, 08:00:00 PM UTC

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Organization & Contact Information

AgencyDepartment Of Defense → Nswc Indian Head Division

Contacts2 people available

OfficeINDIAN HEAD, MD, 20640-1533, USA

Organization / AgencyDepartment Of Defense → Nswc Indian Head Division

Office AddressINDIAN HEAD, MD, 20640-1533, USA

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Paulette BowmanContract Specialist

Jay ClassenEngineer

Full Description

Pentolite Pressed Pellets This is a Sources Sought Synopsis. This synopsis neither constitutes a Request for Proposal, nor does it restrict the Government from an ultimate acquisition approach. This synopsis should not be construed as a commitment by the Government for any purpose. Requests for solicitation will not receive a response. All information is to be submitted at no cost or obligation to the U.S. Government, including any follow up information. The U.S. Government reserves the right to reject, in whole or in part, any input as a result of this market survey. The U.S. Government is not obligated to notify respondents of the results of this survey. If a formal solicitation is generated at a later date, a solicitation notice will be published. No award will be made as a result of this market survey. The Naval Surface Warfare Center, Indian Head Explosive Ordnance Disposal Technology Division is seeking potential sources and pricing for Pentolite (50/50) in bulk powder (prills) for in house pressing and as Pressed Pellets in the following sizes: 1" x 1" 2" x 1" 2" x 2" 2.5" x 2.5" 3" x 3" 3.5" x 3.5" 3.75" x 1.875" The pellets require a density of 1.56 g/cc - 0.01 and must comply with requirements set within STANAG 4488 for Navy Ordnance Lab (NOL) Large Scale Gap Testing. Interested sources shall provide a company brochure, list of capabilities, organization names, addresses, technical/programmatic points of contact, phone numbers, and e-mail addresses as elements of their response. If outsourcing, the selected establishments shall be included in the submission as well. All responding sources must email their response submissions no later than COB of 9th of January 2017 to: 1) Naval Surface Warfare Center, Indian Head Explosive Ordnance Disposal Technology Division. Attn: Paulette Bowman Contract Specialist 4081 N. Jackson Road, Bldg. 841, Rm. 115 Indian Head, MD 20640-5035 paulette.bowman@navy.mil 2) Naval Surface Warfare Center, Indian Head Explosive Ordnance Disposal Technology Division Jay Classen NSWC IHEODTECHDIV 2807 Strauss Ave, Bldg 695 Indian Head, MD 20640-5146 jay.classen@navy.mil (301) 744-1155 Large files need to be compressed using WinZip (http://www.winzip.com).