Electronic Time Fuze for Mortars
The U.S. Army Contracting Command - New Jersey (ACC-NJ), Picatinny Arsenal, NJ 07806-5000, on behalf of the Office of the Project Manager Combat Ammunition Systems (OPM-CAS) is conducting a source sought synopsis to identify qualified sources to produce an Electronic Time Fuze.
OPM-CAS desires information pertaining to any existing design, or the design and development of an Electronic Time Fuze, for use in existing United States (US) Army smoke and illumination mortar cartridges (60mm, 81mm, and 120mm). The solution must be a dual safe design (two different environments). It must be highly reliable and provide sufficient capability to accomplish fuze functioning at the proper setting times, to allow for observation of effects of fires at all ranges being achieved, with the current suite of mortar smoke and illumination ammunition. This time fuze should be hand settable, day or night, without the need for special tools or external illumination. A Point Detonating (PD) capability is also required. The fuze design should leverage use of proven components from other qualified fuze designs where applicable. For new design and development efforts, information should include the technology and manufacturing readiness level achieved to date. Any response should also include a detailed description of the solution, principles of operation, safety features, operation and setting features, reliability information, all technical details and current manufacturing capability.
This Request for Information (RFI) is issued solely for information and planning purposes only and is not a Request for Proposals or Quotes (RFP or RFQ) or an obligation on the part of the Government to acquire any services. Responses to this RFI are not offers and cannot be accepted by the Government to form a binding contract. The Government reserves the right to determine how it should proceed as a result of this notice. Furthermore, those who respond to this RFI should not anticipate feedback with regard to its submission. The Government will not pay any cost incurred in response to this RFI. All costs associated with responding to this RFI will be solely at the responding party's expense. 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.
Respondents are requested to submit the required information in Microsoft Office or PDF. All information and data received in response to the RFI designated as corporate or proprietary information will be protected as such. Any response to this RFI shall be submitted ELECTRONICALLY ONLY, to [email protected]. Please note that telephone inquiries will not be accepted. Please also provide the company's name, address, and point of contact with telephone number and email address, size of business (Cage Code) and team members. The closing date of this notice is 29 July 2014.
Jason Mackie, 973-724-3715
ACC - New Jersey
