Question_and_Answer_Set___2_-_FMU_153_A-B_Fuze.docx
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- W15QKN-18-R-0016
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This document contains questions and answers related to a solicitation for an FMU-153 A/B fuze system. The solicitation seeks the manufacture and delivery of the FMU-153A/B fuze to be used in conjunction with 105mm PGU-44/B projectiles fired from an AC-130 gunship. The fuze can be set for either point detonating or delay modes. The questions addressed availability of materials in the technical data package and requests for alternative options. The responses indicated that the referenced materials are believed to still be available or that alternative test fixtures could be proposed. A single 5-year indefinite delivery/indefinite quantity contract with firm-fixed price orders will be awarded for the fuze and associated components, which are restricted to manufacturers in the United States and Canada.
This is to post Question and Answer Set #2 for FMU-153 A/B Fuzes. Proposal due date is 14 August 2018.
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Question and Answer Set #2 under Solicitation W15QKN-18-R-0016 for the FMU 153 A/B Fuze
Clarification/Question #1 – Request for a complete drawing under Mil-C-21723B for CH6 specification Paragraph 2.1.2:
a) Mil-C-21723B for CH6 specification;
b) RFP Section C, Paragraph 2.1.2.
Will the customer provide the contractor(s) with a complete drawing package under Mil-C-21723B for CH6 specification Paragraph 2.1.2?
RESPONSE: The Government believes the drawings referenced in paragraph 2.1.2 of MIL-C-21723 are not necessary and do not need to be provided as CH-6 is being furnished as GFM.
Clarification/Question #2 – Titanium Dioxide Pigments Type III per ASTM D476 used in sealing varnish on the MK50 Detonator P/N 497482 is no longer available
What substitute is considered acceptable for the customer to be used instead of Titanium Dioxide Pigments Type III per ASTM D476 used in sealing varnish on the MK50 Detonator P/N?
RESPONSE: The Government believes that the material referenced above is available and can be obtained.
Clarification/Question #3 – For the Delay Assembly igniter mix, Drawing 5177546, the specified mil spec powders may no longer be available including both types of Zirconium to Mil-Z-399 and Lead Dioxide to Mil-L-376.
a) The Delay Assembly drawing is 5177539;
b) Mil-L-376.
Will the customer provide the contractor with the alternative options to be used instead of the specified mil spec powders including both types of Zirconium to Mil-Z-399 and Lead Dioxide for the Delay Assembly igniter mix, Drawing 5177546?
RESPONSE: The Government believes that the materials referenced above are still available and can be obtained.
Clarification/Question #4 – The MK8 Lead, P/N 1635922, references Specification OS8163. We request copies of the test drawings listed under Paragraph 21 including LD486130 output test.
a) Specification OS8163, Paragraph 21 including LD486130 output test
Will the customer provide the contractor with the copies of the test drawings listed under Paragraph 21 including LD486130 output test?
RESPONSE: The Government is unable to provide the drawings listed in paragraph 2.1, however the contractor is welcome to suggest alternate test fixtures and gages to meet the intended requirements of OS8163, which would then be submitted as part of AIE approvals.
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