The U.S. Army, Army Contracting Command (ACC) New Jersey, Picatinny Arsenal, NJ 07806-5000, on behalf of the Armament, Research, Development and Engineering Center (RDECOM-ARDEC) METC is surveying the market for contractors capable of providing overall support in developing and maintaining advanced armaments such as artillery, main battle tanks, mobile combat platforms, mortars, grenades, and pyrotechnics. The support involves modifications to an existing isostatic press manufactured and supplied by Loomis Products, Levittown, Pennsylvania. The modifications, when complete, will as a minimum press-load a Helium charge into an empty projectile and attach a closure device. The closed projectile will then be moved off the station and onto a takeaway conveyor. All of the operations will be performed without direct operator involvement.Knowledge and experience with the existing isostatic press and supporting system design is preferred. The scope of work will include items such as tool design, supply of material/components, complete design package (including drawings), and installation of a fully operational system. Ancillary services include training during start-up, system operation procedures, maintenance manuals, and periodic on-call support after commissioning. The Government shall maintain intellectual property rights to all work. Interested parties must own and control US based fabrication facilities for isostatic presses. Fabrication and production must be performed under an ISO 9001 Quality Management Program or Government approved equivalent. Interested parties are advised that the work will involve energetic/explosive material and as such must be experienced with standards such as DI-SAFT-81563, DI-SAFT-81299, and DI-SAFT-80101. All interested and potential firms must be registered in CCR, and current firms must update once a year to maintain active status. Please visit the CCR website to register and update https://www.bpn.gov/ccr/default.aspx . Whether applying for assistance awards, contracts agreements, or other business opportunities, all entities are considered "registrants". However, registration in no way guarantees that a contract or assistance award will be issued. The following information is required to register in CCR: DUNS Number; Tax Identification Number (TIN) and Taxpayers Name; Statistical Information about your business; Electronic Funds Transfer (EFT) Information. Once a business has been registered in CCR, it also has to be registered in ORCA, https://orca.bpn.gov/. Firms/companies are invited to indicate their interests and capabilities by providing specifications, brochures, manuals, reports, information pertaining to experience on previous projects, specific work previously performed or being performed, any in-house research and development effort, and any other specific and pertinent information as pertains to this particular area of procurement. All information is to be submitted via email (10MB limit) at no cost or obligation to the Government; information provided will not be returned. Responses shall also indicate the size of the business entity; large or small and provide your DUNS or Cage Code. Please provide the name of your firm, address, POC, phone/fax number, and email address. TELEPHONE INQUIRIES WILL NOT BE ACCEPTED. The Government will accept written questions by email. Interested firms/companies are encouraged to submit their capabilities/qualification data NO LATER THAN June 29, 2012. Submittals and questions should be directed to the following point of contact: US Army Contracting Command, Attn. Angela Fowler ACC-NJ-JA, Bldg. 45C, Picatinny, NJ 07806-5000, e-mail [email protected] .This notice does not constitute a formal Request for Proposal (RFP), nor is the government obligated to issue an RFP. In addition, the Government does not intend to pay for any information provided under this notice. The Government is not obligated to notify respondents of the results of this survey.

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