QCCCF Industry Day 3-27-25 Questions Answers_FINAL DRAFT.pdf

Quad City Cartridge Case Facility Industry Day #1 Q&A

General Session Questions:

1. How many environmental activities are going through the Facility?

The Rock Island Arsenal Garrison (RIAG) maintain all permits. The following are environmental activities that may occur at the Quad City Cartridge Case Facility

(QCCCF):

• Air Emissions: All processes (fugitive or from stacks) on RIA are under the control of a single Title V Clean Air Act Permit Program (CAAPP)

• Hazardous Materials: Toxic Release Inventory (TRI), Tier II, Enterprise Environmental, Safety & Occupational Health (ESSOH-MIS) System, Hazardous Materials Acquisition Board, Safety Data Sheet (SDS)

• Hazardous Waste and Non-Hazardous Waste: Will operate under existing 90-day generator program; may need periodic testing of waste streams

• Pesticide Management: Application of any pesticide or herbicide is strictly regulated

• Petroleum, Oils, and Lubricants: Includes Spill Prevention, Control, and Countermeasure Plan (SPCCP) requirements

• Solid Waste: Refuse and recyclables; refuse will be removed under common levels of support (CLS); contractor will recycle excess process metals; may need periodic testing of waste streams; integrate requirements into the An Integrated Solid Waste Management Plan (ISWMP)

• Storage Tanks: Underground Storage Tanks (USTs) / Aboveground storage tanks (ASTs)

• Toxic Substances: Lead-based paint, polychlorinated biphenyls (PCBs), radon

• Waste Water: Pretreatment facility permitted under existing permit with City of

Rock Island; Operator Certification

• Water Quality: Water service and cross connection protection program

• Stormwater: Industrial and construction permits

• Other Environmental - National Environmental Policy Act (NEPA): Need to submit any projects that will revise processes or procedures for NEPA action

• Other Environmental - Noise: Will be evaluated during process prove-out for interior and exterior impacts

• Other Environmental - Pollution Prevention: Processes and materials will be assessed for opportunities to reduce toxicity/impact to environment

2. What munitions contract (ex. LAP) at other GOCO plants might the Government consider adding the production line at QCCCF?

• To be determined (TBD)

3. Who produces 5”54 Load/Assemble/Pack (LAP)?

• Crane Army Activity (CAAA) and McAlester Army Ammunition Plant (MCAAP) have organic capabilities. GD-OTS Canada has commercial capability.

4. Is there an ESSP (explosive safety site plan) right now in the QCCCF?

• Currently there is no ESSP (QD Arcs) at QCCCF, as the current operating are inert, however the RIA garrison has stated that work with 1.4 or 1.3 energetics could be performed at QCCCF, as long as the explosive safety site requirements can be met.

Questions from Tour:

1. Can pictures be taken? (Pictures were allowed in display room)

• Display room only.

2. How much power goes to the facility? Is there adequate power to the facility to support full rate production and/or additional equipment?

• 3 substations onsite. Current monthly consumption is 172,800 kwh. Additional capacity exists and no known restrictions.

• See response to question #16.

3. What is the throughput of the press? How many presses the pits are able to produce?

• Steel Cases on a 1-8-5 production schedule: 5,000/mo (ideally 5”/54 and throughput would increase for smaller case)

• Brass Cases on a 1-8-5 production schedule: 13,000/mo (ideally M14 and throughput would increase for smaller case)

• 12 presses in Press Row (bay with raised roof) and 1 press (bulge press) is offset from Press Row

4. What is max capacity of equipment, to include temperature range? Do you have a list of the equipment and its capacity?

• Minimum for temperature for all heat load equipment is 300°F degrees.

o Spheroidizing Furnace: 1550°F (maximum) o Draw Preparation System (DPS): 1475°F (maximum) o Heat Treat (salt pot): 1650°F (maximum)

Critical Equipment Production Capacity IWTP 15,000-25,000 gal/day

Car Bottom (Spheroidizing) Furnace 10 day cycle per load Shot Blast Unit 5 ft/min

Radyne Induction Furnace Steel: 60-75 parts/hr Brass: 100-120 parts/hr B&O Machining Centers 40 parts/hr per machine

Hydraulic Press: cycled for 2 hours Production pacing operation; tonnage ranges from 100-5000 DPS 600 parts/hr or 16,000 lbs/hr

Plater 73 parts/hr Heat treat 80 parts/hr (Mouth Anneal only: 160 parts/hr)

Tunnel Washer 225 parts/hr per tunnel

5. Is Acid Recoveries Operable?

• Not currently operational, but may be reconstituted to operate. The acid recovery is related to the Pickle, Phosphate, and Soap (PPS) operation on the DPS.

6. What is state of the substations? Power?

• Substations are operational and no know restrictions.

• See response to question #16.

7. When equipment is running, what are shutdown timeframes? What are restart timeframes?

• All equipment is operational, except for the blanking press system (replaced with a waterjet cutter), plater, and equipment located in cold storage (mouthing presses, trimmers, etc).

o Max shutdown for any heat load equip (Heat Treat and DPS) is 3 days.

Other equipment is shutdown instantly.

o Max start-up for any heat load equip (Heat Treat and DPS) is 3-5 days.

Other equipment starts up instantly.

8. What is on the other side of the north walls? Will the facility have access or ability to use this area?

• Joint Munitions Technology Center (JMTC) is located around the QCCCF. To the North, JMTC railway access, and to the West (cold storage area), JMTC storage.

o Use of railway requires coordination with JMTC.

o Additional floor space/footprint would have to be negotiated with

JMTC/RIAG.

9. What are expansion opportunities? Both on general site as well as across the Arsenal?

• Additional floor space/footprint would have to be negotiated with JMTC/RIAG.

• See 2024 assessment of Rock Island Arsenal buildings.

10. What storage options are available? Is there any vacant space for storage at the Garisson? How many sq ft are the spaces? So, the storage that is here could potentially be moved to the vacant space?

• See response to question #9.

11. Is the chain length fence in cold storage the cut off for building space? Is it considered secure with just chain length fencing?

• The chain length fence in cold storage is the of end of the QCCCF footprint. The fence is considered secure and has barbed wire at the top.

12. What is the building heat source and where is it located?

• 4 roof top units are connected to the boiler in cold storage area.

13. Can a list of other buildings on the Arsenal be provided, as potential storage areas or excess capacity potential?

14. What’s the current surge capacity of current building? Will there be a need to maintain this surge capacity? Or is there a lower capacity rate that the USG would find acceptable?

• Steel Cases on a 3-8-5 production schedule: 12,500/mo (ideally 5”/54 and throughput would increase for smaller case)

• Brass Cases on a 3-8-5 production schedule: 32,500/mo (ideally M14 and throughput would increase for smaller case)

• Currently there is no requirement to reduce capacity, analysis would need to be conducted to determine an acceptable/reduced surge requirement.

15. Where is scrap contained/placed?

• Scrap bin is located outside the building and removal is contracted with a local salvage yard.

• No demilitarization (DEMIL) capability onsite.

16. What utilities are being metered at the facility that are the responsibility of the operating contractor?

• Electricity, natural gas, water, and wastewater are metered at the facility. The RIAG collects data from the electrical and water meters. The operating contractor will have to report natural gas and wastewater meters to the RIAG. All meters are maintained by RIAG.

17. How many employees does the facility take to operate?

• Batch Production: 12 total employees (9 production, 3 management).

• Continuous Production: 25 total employees (20 production, 5 management).

18. Will there be another industry day/tour of the facility while equipment is operating?

• Another Industry Day will take place 3QFY25, and will include additional information/activity (i.e. equipment in operation, Technical Data Libraries, one-on-one sessions, etc.).

19. List of the facilities that are available for storage.

20. Can slides be provided?

• Charts will be uploaded to SAM.gov

21. They requested the slides of the process from the display room.

• Charts will be uploaded to SAM.gov