M11 Blasting Caps

1. The purpose of Amendment 0001 is as follows:

a. To change Section A, Contract Years, to reflect all five (5) years of the contract.



b. To extend the Solicitation proposal date from 14 May 2010 to 17 May 2010. Proposals are due by 4:00 EST while Bid Samples are due no later than 2:00 EST in accordance with ARDEC 46.

c. Paragraph C.3.12.1 Contractor Proposed Design Changes (page 16) The last sentence of this paragraph references Section C.3.5.1 that describes the process for Government acceptance of Contractor proposed design changes. Reference to Section C.3.5.1 is a typographical error. Reference should be made to SOW paragraph C.11.1 which states that contractors shall submit RFWs, ECPs and NORs for Government acceptance of Contractor proposed changes.

d. Paragraph C.3.14.1 Ammunition Demilitarization and Disposition Plan (page 17) This paragraph requires a demilitarization and disposal plan IAW (DI-SAFT-81640) that complies with U.S. Army disposal policy. All data required is delineated in referenced Data Item Description (DID), DI-SAFT-81640, see https://assist.daps.dla.mil/quicksearch/ to search for DID. In addition, Department of Defense Instruction, Number 5000.02 has been added as attachment 18 in Section J.

e. ARDEC 143 sub paragraph (a) is corrected to read 450 M11 Samples in place of 350.

f. 52.209-3 FIRST ARTICLE APPROVAL--CONTRACTOR TESTING (SEP 1989) (page 57) Sub paragraph (b)is corrected to state the first article test report is due 30 calendar days following the First Article Test (FAT).

g. Drawing 12983052: Change note 4 to:

Material: Strapping, Flat Steel, Type 1, Regular Duty, Finish B, Grade 2, per ASTM D3953.

Change Note 5 to: Material: Strapping Seal, Regular Duty, Finish B, Grade 2 or 3, per ASTM D3953.

h. Packing Instruction P10 - Change Note P10 to read:

"PLACE SIX SEALED OUTER PACKS IN TWO LAYERS OF THREE INTO OVER-PACK (WOOD BOX) 12983048-1, SUCH THAT THE ARROWS MARKED ON ALL OUTER PACKS ARE POINTING IN THE SAME DIRECTION AS THE ARROW MARKED ON THE OVER-PACK. THE OUTER-PACK WITH THE PULL STRAP SHALL BE PLACED ON THE TOP LAYER INSIDE THE OVER-PACK. PLACE CHIPBOARD 12983052-5 AS REQUIRED INSIDE OVER-PACK TO ACHIEVE A TIGHT PACK. CLOSE, SEAL, AND STRAP OVER-PACK IN ACCORDANCE WITH DRAWING 8796522 USING STRAPPING, 12983052-2 AND SEALS, 12983052-3.

i. Drawing 12993729 Note 2: is changed from material be N.C.I.R. to N.C.F.R.?

j. Drawing ACV00617, Sealless Comb Tool for Steel Strap, listed in the TDPL was not in the supplied TDP. A copy of Drawing ACV00617 has been added to section J as attachment 19.



k. Section L.1 Proposal Submission, paragraph C is revised to state Bid samples shall be submitted to the following address and must be received by 17 May 2010, 2:00 PM EST.

2. All other terms and conditions remain unchanged.

The purpose of this amendment is to extend the proposal response date to14 May 2010. This amendment also changes the Contract Specialist toAmanda Bortak, amanda.bortak@us.army.mil.

The purpose of this amendment is to extend the response date to 23 April 2010.

The purpose of this amendment is to extend the response date to 9 April 2010.

The purpose of this amendment is to extend the Response Date until 22 February 2010.

The U.S. Army Contracting Command, Joint Munitions and LethalityContracting Center, Picatinny Arsenal, NJ on behalf of the Project Manager for Close Combat Systems (PMCCS) has a requirement to procure the M11 Blasting Cap as a part of the Modernized Demolition Initiator (MDI) family. The contractor shall fabricate, test, package and deliver the M11 Blasting Cap in accordance with the requirements delineated in the Statement of Work and Performance Specification. It is anticipated that the Government will issue a Firm-Fixed price, five (5) year Indefinite Delivery Indefinite Quantity (IDIQ) contract for this acquisition. The Contract will contain quantity ranges for each of the five years. The contractor will be required to deliver a minimum of 5,000 units per month with a maximum of 300,000 units per year.

The U.S. Army intends to satisfy this requirement for the above through limited competition base on Other Than Full and Open Competition procedures utilizing the authority of 10 U.S.C 2304(c)(3), as implemented by FAR 6.302-3 (a)(2)(i), Industrial Mobilization, restricting this requirement to the National Technology and Industrial Base (NTIB). FAR 6.302-3(a)(2)(i)) is considered applicable to this effort as limiting competition of these items to the NTIB will maintain critical production capabilities of firms in the United States and its outlying areas. This NTIB restriction has been placed on these items to maintain the capabilities for the manufacturing of the Load Assembly Pack (LAP), RDX explosives and blasting caps within the NTIB.

Interested sources may request the M11 Detailed Specification prior to the release of the Solicitation. The M11 Detailed Specification has been labeled Distribution Statement D: Distribution authorized to the Department of Defense and U.S. DoD contractors only to safeguard critical technology as determined on DRAFT.

Controlling DoD office is U.S. Army PM-CCS, SFAE-AMO-CCS, Picatinny, NJ 07806-5000. All requests for this Performance Specification must include a completed copy of DD Form 2345, Military Critical Technical Agreement. Additionally, interested parties must also submit an AMSTA-AR Form 1350, Technical Data Request Questionnaire. These forms will be reviewed and evaluated prior to release of the Performance Specification. Interested parties should request a copy of the forms and submit their request for the Performance Specification for processing to the points of contact listed below.

The Request for Proposal will be available for download approximately 15 December 2009 at http://procnet.pica.army.mil by clicking on Business Opportunities, click on solicitations, scroll down to W15QKN-10-R-0108, open the notice, and at the bottom of the page click download solicitation. Points of contact for this action are Stephanie Resch, email stephanie.resch@us.army.mil and Kristin Decker, email kristin.decker@us.army.mil.