HSSS01-17-R-0021_SOW.pdf

RFP HSSS01-17-R-0021

Attachment I

SPECIFICATION

CARTRIDGE, 300 WINCHESTER MAGNUM

SECTION 1: SCOPE

1.1 GENERAL

This specification establishes the product and performance requirements for ammunition utilized by the U.S. Secret Service, Special Operations Division, in a specially modified Remington

Model 700, to 300 Winchester Magnum for use in protective activities. The rifle, and ammunition used in the rifle, must meet the accuracy standards commonly associated with long range competitive marksmanship shooting. This contract shall provide ammunition for the

United States Secret Service for the five years. Multiple awards may be issued.

1.2 DESCRIPTION

This specification enumerates all performance and other relevant characteristics for the cartridge, 300 Winchester Magnum, match grade. This specification is based mainly on performance, but includes critical dimensions and material requirements. The specification also establishes procedures and standards for quality assurance tests, daily production control, and acceptance tests.

SECTION 2: APPLICABLE DOCUMENT

ANSI/SAAMI Z299.4- Pressure and Velocity of Centerfire Rifle Sporting Ammunition.

DoD 4145.26 M – DoD Minimum Contractual Safety Requirements

SECTION 3: REQUIREMENTS

3.1 DELIVERABLES

3.1.1 The contractor shall deliver requested ammunition within ninety (90) days of delivery order award. All cartridges are to be manufactured in accordance with the specifications described herein.

3.1.2 The contractor shall provide certified copies of all test and inspection results.

The test and inspection results shall be delivered prior to the delivery of the lot of ammunition that they pertain to.

3.1.3 Min/Max – Minimum annual ordered quantity shall be 20,000 rounds. Maximum annual ordered quantity shall be 60,000 rounds

3.1.4 First Delivery – 40,000rounds to be delivered no more than 90 days after award

3.2 CALIBER

The caliber shall be 300 Winchester Magnum, as described in ANSI/SAAMI Z299.4.

3.3 CASE

The case shall be plain brass, with the tolerances as stated in the ANSI/SAAMI Z299.4. The case shall be marked with the manufacturer's customary commercial headstamp for the 300

Winchester Magnum caliber. All cases within one submitted lot shall be from the same manufacturer case lot.

3.4 BULLET

3.4.1 The bullet shall be match grade (para 5.1.5), hollow point, with a boat tail. The ballistic coefficient (para 5.1.1) at 3,000fps shall be not less then 0.560 (G1 function, ingalls' Tables).

Bullet weight shall be not greater than 212 grains, and not less than 208 grains. Bullet weight shall not vary by more than 0.9 grains.

3.4.2 The bullet shall have a lead or similar core and gilding metal jacket. The jacket shall be closed at the base and have an open tip (hollow point). "Tipping" of the hollow point to increase the ballistic coefficient is acceptable.

3.4.3 Steel projectiles will not be accepted.

3.5 PROPELLANT / PRIMER

The contractor shall select the propellant and primer needed to achieve the minimum performance standards described in this specification. The propellant and primers shall be newly manufactured

(within 12 months). All cartridges within one lot shall be loaded with the same lot of propellant and the same lot of primers.

3.6 OVERALL LENGTH

The overall length of the loaded cartridge shall be 3.280 inches minimum, and 3.50 inches maximum. Loaded cartridge must chamber in SAAMI test barrel.

3.7 VELOCITY

3.7.1 The minimum nominal mean velocity at 20 feet from the muzzle shall be 2,875 feet per second +/- 50 feet per second for a ten round sample fired from a test action and 26 inch barrel supplied by the USSS, A 24 inch SAAMI barrel may be substituted for the 26 inch USSS barrel with a minimum nominal mean velocity of 2790 feet per second at 20 feet from the muzzle The cartridges being tested shall be handled in accordance with ANSI/SAAMI Z299.4 and shall be temperature conditioned between 60 1/2 F and 80 1/2 F for a minimum of two hours.

3.7.2 The velocity standard deviation for a ten round sample shall not exceed 15 feet per second.

3.7.3 If the initial test of a particular lot of ammunition fails to meet the velocity requirements stated in 3.7.1 and 3.7.2, the procedure described in 3.7.1 may be repeated for up to five individual ten round samples (including the initial ten round sample). If two consecutive ten round samples do not meet the requirements of 3.7.1 and 3.7.2, the lot shall be rejected.

3.7.4 Velocity tests shall be performed each production day to assure minimal variations within each lot.

3.8 CHAMBER PRESSURE

3.8.1 The maximum mean chamber pressure shall be not greater than 64,000 pounds per square inch (PSI) (para 5.1.3) for a ten round sample fired from a standard SAAMI test barrel. The maximum permissible individual pressure shall be 68,100 PSI. The cartridge being tested shall be handled in accordance with ANSI/SAAMI Z299.4 and shall be temperature conditioned between

60 1/2 F and 80 1/2 F for a minimum of two hours.

3.8.2 Pressure tests shall be performed each production day to assure minimal variations within each lot.

3.9 ACCURACY

3.9.1 The extreme spread (5.1.4) shall not exceed 0.8 inches at 100-yards for a five round sample fired from a test barrel and action supplied by the USSS, and held in a standard V-block and slide or machine rest approved by the USSS. Alternative testing can be conducted by firing a complete rifle, supplies by the USSS, from a pedestal front rest and sandbag rear rest from a bench, if a V-block rest is not available. The cartridge being tested shall be handled in accordance with

ANSI/SAAMI Z299.4 and shall be temperature conditioned between 60 1/2 F and 80 1/2 F for a minimum of two hours.

3.9.2 If the initial test of a particular lot of ammunition fails to meet the accuracy requirements stated in 3.9.1, the procedure described in 3.9.1 may be repeated for up to five individual five round samples (including the initial five round sample). If two consecutive five round samples do not meet the requirements of 3.9.1, the lot shall be rejected.

3.9.3 The extreme spread (5.1.4) shall not exceed 6.0 inches at 600-yards for a five round sample fired from a complete test rifle, supplied by the USSS, from a pedestal front rest and sandbag rear rest from a bench. Alternative firing can be conducted from the prone position utilizing sandbags or rest for stability.

3.9.4 If the initial test of a particular lot of ammunition fails to meet the accuracy requirements stated in 3.9.3, the procedure described in 3.9.3 may be repeated for up to five individual five round samples (including the initial five round sample). If two consecutive five round samples do not meet the requirements of 3.9.3, the lot shall be rejected.

3.9.5 The extreme spread (5.1.4) shall not exceed 10.0 inches at 1000-yards for a five round sample fired from a complete test rifle, supplied by the USSS, from a pedestal front rest and sandbag rear rest from a bench. Alternative firing can be conducted from the prone position utilizing sandbags or rest for stability.

3.9.6 If the five round sample fails to meet the above stated accuracy requirements, the accuracy test shall be repeated until two consecutive five round samples satisfactorily meet the requirement.

4.0 BULLET PUSH/PULL

The bullet push/pull shall be 40 pounds, plus or minus 10 pounds.

4.1 WORKMANSHIP

Metallic components and the complete cartridge shall be free from folds, wrinkles, deep draw scratches, scaly metal, dents, burrs, and other defects. All components and complete cartridges shall be free from foreign material including, but not limited to, corrosion, stains, dirt, oil, grease, and metal chips. !00% hand inspection of each produced round is required prior to packaging.

4.2 FUNCTION TEST

4.2.1 Cartridges shall be function tested in a USSS furnished Remington Model 700 rifle configured to USSS specifications. This test will include function testing utilizing an Accuracy

International AX-AICS stock utilizing the 5, 8 or 10 round detachable box magazine.

4.2.2 The detachable box shall be loaded (5, 8, and 10 round magazine) with cartridges to magazine capacity, and the bolt shall be closed without chambering a round.

4.2.3 The bolt shall be opened, pulled all the way to the rear, and then pushed forward, feeding the cartridge into the chamber, and rotated closed. The cartridge shall be fired. This procedure shall be repeated until the magazine is empty and chamber is empty.

4.2.4 The procedure described in 4.2.2 and 4.2.3 shall be repeated 10 times in one rifle.

4.2.5 If one cartridge fails to feed, chamber, fire, extract, eject, or leaves a bullet in the bore, the test procedure shall be repeated 40 times. If a failure occurs during the second test, the lot shall be rejected.

4.3 LOT IDENTIFICATION

The contractor shall assign each lot of cartridges a unique identification number, which will permit identifying the day, month and year of manufacture, loading machine on which manufactured, and the lot of propellant and lot of primers used. The contractor has the option to include additional information in the lot number.

4.4 SIZE OF LOT

The lot size shall be not less than 5,000 rounds. All cartridges in one lot shall be loaded with the same lot of propellant and the same lot of primers. Rounds shall be packaged 20 to a box, with

400 rounds per case (negotiable).

4.5 Material Safety Data Sheets (MSDS)

MSDS must be provided initially in response to this offer and at anytime a component listed in previous MSDS is changed.

4.6 Government Furnished Property (Equipment)

The United States Secret Service shall supply, upon contract award, three (3) rifles equipped in the following manner:

Remington 700 receiver chambered in .300 Winchester magnum, McMillan A-3 or A-5 stock glass bedded o Optics – Leupold Mark-4 M-1 10X or Mark-4 6.5X20X50 long range tactical o Barrel – Schneider Rifle Barrel, 1-10 twist stock #SRBJAR30810, 26 inches in length o Chamber Specification - .300 Winchester magnum standard minimum specification with the exception of .150 inch free bore, .339 neck diameter

4.6.1 The Contractor’s responsibility extends from the initial award and receipt of property, through stewardship, custody, and use, until formally relieved of responsibility by authorized means.

4.6.2 The Contractor shall have a system to manage (control, use, repair, and maintain) the government property in its possession.

4.6.3 Use of Government Property – The Contractor shall use Government property, furnished under this contract, only for performing this contract, unless otherwise provided for in this contract or approved by the Contracting Officer. The Contractor shall not modify, or make alterations to Government property unless directed by Contracting Officer.

4.6.3 The contractor will document round counts for each weapon utilized.

4.6.4 Obtaining Replacement of Government-Furnished Equipment. The contractor shall submit requests for replacement of government-furnished equipment to the contracting officer for processing. Such requests shall specify the reason for the replacement request.

4.6.5 Returning Government Furnished Property. Upon contract termination, the contractor shall return all government furnished equipment, in fair operating condition, to the United States Secret

Service.

4.7 ACCEPTANCE

Final acceptance, inspection and testing shall be performed at destination, which is the James J.

Rowley Training Center, Laurel, Maryland. The U.S. Secret Service shall perform pressure, velocity, accuracy, functioning, and dimensional acceptance testing in accordance with the statement of work/specifications under the contract. Ammunition failing to meet the specifications will not be accepted and shall be replaced by the contractor at no cost to the

Government.

5.1 DEFINITIONS

5.1.1 Ballistic Coefficient – A measure of a bullet’s ability to resist air drag. This is a ratio of the sectional density of a bullet to its external shape.

5.1.2 Certified – A data worksheet, test report, or inspection report bearing the signature of the person completing the report, and the signature or initials of the supervisor.

5.1.3 Pounds per Square Inch – A measure of chamber pressure derived by use of an electronic transducer. Pressure is the force per unit area, in this case the force is pounds and the unit area is square inch.

5.1.4 Extreme Spread – The diameter of the smallest circle which, when drawn on the target, contains the center of the holes for all rounds fired in this sample. When measuring, measurements are taken from the inside edge of one hole to the outside edge of the most distant hole.

5.1.5 Match – A term used to describe the quality and accuracy of weapons and ammunition normally used in competitive shooting.

Ordering Instructions

This is an Indefinite Delivery-Indefinite Quantity (IDIQ) type contract. Delivery orders will be issued against items contained in the Statement of Work and the pricing spreadsheets in the final contract package. The minimum guarantee is 40,000 rounds. See the SF1449 for minimum and maximum ordering ceilings and for the maximum IDIQ ceiling. Delivery of supplies required shall be completed FOB Destination 90 days after receipt of order.

The contract shall perform in accordance with the Statement of Work (SOW). Pricing per order shall be in accordance with the pricing per CLIN. Shipment locations and instructions will be specified on each delivery order.