SAVO Survey.docx

SURVEY

FOR

MUNITION, STANDOFF ACTIVATED VOLCANO OBSTACLE (SAVO)

1) Describe your past and present experience related to integrating, manufacturing, and quality acceptance experience for the following areas:

a. Ground based AV and AP mines

b. Fielded mine and initiator systems

c. Electromagnetic Environment Effects (E3)

d. Mechanical design of hardened subassemblies

e. Hardened integrated circuits

2) Describe relevant past and present experience related to design, testing, and integration with fielded mine systems and initiators, such as Volcano, Spider M7, RAMS, and Blasting Machine.

3) Describe relevant past and present experience related to design, production, and testing on systems requiring E3 protected integrated circuits?

4) Describe your experience in design, production, and testing with electronic safe and arm devices.

5) Describe your experience in design, production, and testing utilizing thermal and lithium batteries.

6) Address the production and/or quality certifications your organization possesses.

7) Describe any additional production information/internal capability and experience you would like to provide if not answered through the questions above that pertains to the ability to deliver the SAVO.

8) Describe the equipment, tooling and manufacturing methods/processes currently in place to manufacture a munition baseplate system. Address any capabilities that need to be obtained and the timeframe required to establish those capabilities.

9) Provide estimate of how much of the manufacturing effort (build and testing) is expected to be completed in-house (prime contractor) vs. subcontracted.

SURVEY

FOR

MUNITION, STANDOFF ACTIVATED VOLCANO OBSTACLE (SAVO)

10) Describe relevant past and present experience in munitions safety, performance, and production testing.

11) Describe any experience with conducting a Manufacturing Readiness Assessment.

12) Do you have experience with implementing standard quality production provisions on contract and flowing them down to sub-contractors? If yes, please describe briefly.

13) Do you have comparable military programs? Have you provided deliveries for/to the Government? If yes, please provide list of comparable military program(s) and the total quantities delivered. Please also describe briefly and state when and with what Government agency.

14) In addition to answering the questions above, any potential offerors who do not currently have the ability to meet the requirements at this time of the posting, shall provide details to demonstrate how the respondent will obtain the necessary capacity and resources as outlined in Questions 1-13 to produce/deliver up to 1000 quantities per year and capability of meeting first article within 9 months after contract award.

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