Bid_Sample_Test_Plan.docx

BID SAMPLE TEST PLAN

DEPARTMENT OF THE ARMY

Picatinny Arsenal, NJ 07806-5000 Cartridge, Caliber 5.56mm, Frangible MK311 MOD 3, AA40 Bid Sample Test Plan

Contents

Table I Mk311 Mod 3 Cartridge Test Quantities per Test 3

1. Scope The 5.56mm MK311 Frangible Ammunition will be tested for the following:

1. Electronic Pressure Velocity and Action Time (EPVAT) – Simultaneously characterizes cartridge pressures, velocity, and action to ensure safe functioning in a weapon.

2. Function and Casualty (F&C) – provides data to determine if the ammunition can be expected to perform satisfactorily in the service weapons for which it has been designed

3. Projectile Dimensional Stability – determines if the projectile material maintains its form when exposed to elevated chamber temperatures.

4. Dispersion – ensures launched projectile down range precision.

5. Frangibility – ensures post impact projectile fragments will not pose a safety issue for operators.

6. Penetration - ensures the projectile will not generate post barrier debris.

7. Bullet Integrity – ensures a fired projectile remains structurally intact during flight.

8. Cook-Off – ensures a cartridge will not function and be safe to clear due to heat transferred from a hot chamber.

2. Applicable Documents

2.1. PRF 16001A0006, Cartridge, 5.56mm, Frangible MK311 Mod 3

2.2. DTL13038145 - Rifle Multi-Small Caliber Ammunition Test Procedures (M-SCATP) 23 June 2014

2.3. HS/4083/C01/1240 Rev B Cartridge, Caliber 5.56mm, Frangible, MK311 Mod 0 10 Jun 2010

2.4. 16001A0006, Cartridge, Caliber 5.56mm, Frangible MK311 30 Mar 2016

2.5. 408JXN00096 Rev A Pack and Mark Box, Ammo M2A1, Cartridge 5.56mm, 11 Apr 2013

2.6. 408JXN00003 Rev A Pack and Mark Box, Wirebound, Cartridge, 5.56mm, 11 Apr 2013

2.7. 408JXN00095 Rev A Mark Carton, Point Protector 5.56mm, 30 Round, 11 Apr 2013

2.8. Packaging Form 377 “Attachment A” 12 May 2016

3. Documentation

3.1. Safety Assessment Report (SAR). Offeror shall develop and submit a Safety Assessment Report (SAR) in accordance with DI-SAFT-80102B for their MK311 Mod 3 cartridge. SAR shall include (but is not limited to):

3.1.1. Material Safety Data Sheet (MSDS). Offeror shall submit a MSDS for M918E1 TP-DNT signature material.

3.1.2. Safety Hazard Identification. Offeror shall identify all safety hazards and other precautions for their MK311 Mod 3 cartridge.

3.2. Interim Hazard Classification (IHC). Offeror shall obtain and submit an IHC for their MK311 Mod 3 cartridge.

4. Ammunition Requirements

4.1. Quantity

4.1.1. A quantity of one thousand six-hundred and eighty (1680) MK311 Mod 3 cartridges shall be submitted to the Government for Performance Testing. Cartridges shall be packaged in point protector cartons in accordance with drawing 408JXN00095. Cartons shall be packaged in M2A2 ammunition containers in accordance with drawing 408JXN00096. Packed M2A2 ammunition containers shall be packaged in M2A2 wirebound boxes in accordance with drawing 408JXN00003. Drawings shall apply with changes as specified in attachment A of Form 377.

4.1.2. A total of 1420 cartridges will be consumed during performance testing in accordance with Table I Mk311 Mod 3 Cartridge Test Quantities per Test.

4.1.3. Spare MK311 Mod 3 cartridges not fired during the Bid Sample Test will not be returned to the Offeror. Cartridges remaining at the conclusion of the Bid Sample Test shall be fired or destroyed by the test facility by other means. Data will not be collected for any spare cartridges that are fired at the conclusion of the Bid Sample Test.

Table I Mk311 Mod 3 Cartridge Test Quantities per Test

4.2. Ammunition Shipment

4.2.1. Offeror must include the following information on ammunition shipments:

4.2.1.1. Ammunition Shipping Address:

CDR, RDECOM-ARDEC (W907CC) AMMUNITION RECEIVING OFFICE

FIDLAR ROAD, BLDG.806

PICATINNY ARSENAL, NJ 07806-5000

MARK FOR: STEPHEN MCFARLANE C11, RDAR-MEM-I

5. Test Instructions & Procedures

5.1. MK311 Mod 3 Randomization

5.1.1. Each offeror will be assigned an Offeror ID code by the Contracting Office.

5.1.2. The Government will generate a random Offeror firing order for all of the MK311 Mod 3 cartridges via a computer program (i.e. Minitab, Microsoft Excel, etc.).

5.2. Procedures

5.2.1. EPVAT-See Appendix A of DTL13038145

5.2.2. F&C-See Appendix B of DTL13038145

5.2.3. Projectile Dimensional Stability-See Appendix D of PRF 16001A0006

5.2.4. Dispersion-See Appendix C of PRF 16001A0006

5.2.5. Frangibility-See Appendix B of PRF 16001A0006

5.2.6. Penetration-See Appendix A of PRF 16001A0006

5.2.7. Bullet Integrity-See Appendix I of DTL13038145

5.2.8. Cook-Off-See section 4.6.9 of PRF 16001A0006

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