W52P1J-16-R-0121_-_MK80_Bombs_Series_Questionnaire_16MAR2016.doc

MK-80 General Purpose Bombs Questionnaire

The following is a questionnaire requesting specific information regarding your company’s capabilities. Please complete this questionnaire and submit as your response to this sources sought. Responses can be sent to Ms. Danielle Walters, danielle.m.walters3.civ@mail.mil. All information provided on this questionnaire will be used for planning purposes only.

PRODUCER: If you are interested please address the questions below for the MK-80 General Purpose Bomb Body Series. If a question is not applicable, please denote as such.

1. Has your firm ever produced the MK-80 GP Bombs or similar items? If yes, please describe:

a. What were the items and when were they produced?

b. What data package were they produced to, who were they produced for, and in what quantities?

2. Describe your firm's current production lines that may have similarities to the production lines needed to produce the subject item.

3. Does your firm have any previous or current Government production or research and development contracts? If yes, please describe briefly and state when and with what Government agency. Identify any performance issues and how they were addressed.

4. Describe your current major manufacturing processes and associated critical skills and equipment. Critical equipment and facilities may include: band saws/cutoff machines, forging presses, large induction heaters, water cooling chambers, double end lathes, Total Indicator Reading gages/fixtures, wall thickness gages, flame/plasma arc cutters, metal inert gas/robotic welders, Computer Numerically Controlled (CNC) lathes, submerged arc welders, resistance welders, continuous flow heat treat/draw systems, shot blast systems, multiple spindle drills/tappers, CNC vertical mills/machining centers, proof load testing and hydrostatic pressure test equipment, coordinate measuring machines, Brinell hardness and universal test machines, phosphate/paint systems, and various specialized material handling equipment, all of which must be large enough to handle sizes of steel pipe up to 19” diameter and 98” long.

5. Please provide information for the following:

a. Portion of production processes currently in-house vs. those to be developed.

b. If some work is expected to be subcontracted, identify the type of work and describe how this will be accomplished. Please provide names of subcontractors you plan to utilize.

c. Would your firm require any additional facilities, new equipment, new tooling, or rehabilitation of existing equipment to produce all or part of the stated quantities? If yes, describe these requirements.

d. Does your firm currently have all the subject matter experts (SME) necessary to produce this item? Do any of your SMEs have experience manufacturing General Purpose Bombs? Please explain significance.

e. What process controls are in place for the different manufacturing processes that would be used?

f. What quality controls do you use to ensure continuing conformance to product requirements?

6. Discuss the following with regard to your firm:

a. What is the current size and socio-economic status of your company for the NAICS identified? Small, Large, HUB, 8a, etc?

b. Facilities: size, age, condition, location, and historical uses.

c. Equipment: age, condition, efficiency, and tooling.

7. Discuss the feasibility of or alternatives to the Government’s preferred lead-time of 300 days after award for First Article Test (FAT) Report submission and 420 days after award for production deliveries to commence.

8. What would be your preferred, minimum, and maximum monthly production rate estimates?

9. A respondent is requested to produce a Rough Order of Magnitude (ROM) price.