Side Seal / Bulb Seal FSC 9390

DLA Troop Support is seeking industry feedback from interested parties concerning the manufacture of Bulb Seals for use in LGM-30 missile system with the following technical characteristics:

NSNs: 9390-00-483-6954 & 9390-00-466-9381

NAICS: 326299 “All Other Rubber Product Manufacturing”

Physical Form: Seal

Quantity within Each Unit: 1 EA

Specific Usage Design: Side Seal & Bulb Seal in LGM-30 system

Material: Formed elastomer with a filled fluorocarbon film

Technical Characteristics for the Side Seal  //  NSN : 9390-00-466-9381

 MRC

Requirements

Reply

AASF

NONMETALLIC HARDNESS RATING

55.0 MINIMUM SHORE DUROMETER A AND 65.0 MAXIMUM SHORE DUROMETER A

AASH

MINIMUM TENSILE STRENGTH

2000 POUNDS PER SQUARE INCH

ABJH

TEMP RATING

-40.0 DEG FAHRENHEIT AND 115.0 DEG FAHRENHEIT

ABKW

OVERALL HEIGHT

2.000 INCHES NOMINAL

ABMK

OVERALL WIDTH

3.800 INCHES NOMINAL

ABRY

LENGTH

55.000 INCHES MINIMUM AND 55.500 INCHES MAXIMUM

AEJJ

INSIDE RADIUS

 0.620 INCHES NOMIN

AJGP

BASE FLANGE THICKNESS

0.380 INCHES NOMINAL

AJGW

OUTSIDE RADIUS

1.120 INCHES NOMINAL

AJHY

FIRST FILLET RADIUS

0.120 INCHES NOMINAL

FEAT

SPECIAL FEATURES

MATT: RUBBER, ASTM D2000, GRADE 2BA620A14B13C12F19Z1Z2

Technical Characteristics for the Bulb Seal  //  NSN : 9390-00-483-6954

MRC

Requirements

Reply

AASF

NONMETALLIC HARDNESS   RATING

55.0 MINIMUM SHORE DUROMETER A AND 65.0 MAXIMUM SHORE DUROMETER A

AASH

MINIMUM TENSILE STRENGTH

2000 POUNDS PER SQUARE INCH

ABJH

TEMP RATING

-40.0 DEG FAHRENHEIT AND 115.0 DEG FAHRENHEIT

FEAT

SPECIAL FEATURES

MATT: RUBBER, ASTM D2000, GRADE 2BA620A14B13C12F19Z1Z2

           

The contractor will be required to manufacture these items, conduct acceptance tests in accordance with the technical performance specification, and satisfy the Government's delivery requirements.

Responses to this survey must include documentation citing the following:

1. The contractor's experience demonstrating the capability to meet the Government's requirements in producing products that meet all performance requirements and that are physically and functionally interchangeable with Bulb and Side Seals presently procured.

2.  Quality Standard (Government or Industry) that shall be in place for this effort.

3.  Past Performance for the same or similar items. The contractor shall submit their part numbers, NSN, or nomenclature and the date of the last manufacturing effort of the same or similar items for which they have production experience. Government contract numbers, if applicable, shall be provided.

4.  The contractor must provide information to show it possesses, or shall possess, adequate production plant facilities (equipment, tooling, and space) to enable it, or its subcontractors, to meet production delivery requirements for these items.

Interested parties should provide written responses by close of business on Friday, February 14, 2020 by 4:00 PM EST to: Jessica Sheaffer, DLA Troop Support Construction & Equipment, at jessica.sheaffer@dla.mil or (215) 737-4754. This Sources Sought Notice is issued for the purpose of market research only and the Government is in no way obligated to purchase any material as a result of this inquiry. The Government will NOT pay for any information submitted by respondents in response to this Sources Sought Notice. If a solicitation would result, it would be synopsized on the FedBizOpps website and it would be the offeror's responsibility to monitor the FedBizOpps website for any such notices.