This is a market survey for planning purposes only and shall not be construed as a Request for Proposal or as an obligation on the part of the Government. The Government does not intend to award a contract on the basis of this market survey or otherwise pay for information solicited. The Government will utilize the information provided only to develop the acquisition strategy for future requirements. All information submitted will be held in a confidential status. The Army Contracting Command Rock Island Contracting Center is conducting a Market Survey to identify potential sources capable of manufacturing and delivering the following item: DODIC: M670, NSN: 1375-00-028-5246, Time Blasting Fuse, M670. The fuse is used in military demolitions to ignite nonelectric blasting caps. The burning rate of the fuse permits the operator to ignite the fuse and reach cover before detonation. The fuse is similar to and interchangeable with standard safety fuse. The fuse consists of a continuous delay of black powder, tightly wrapped and enclosed by an inner cover of jute yarn counterwound with cotton yarn, and covered by a thin cover of bitumen which in turn is covered on the outside by an extruded plastic sheath. The fuse is olive drab with a yellow single band inches wide every 18 inches and a double yellow band every 90 inches. The burning rate is 36 to 44 seconds per foot. Interested companies should respond by providing the Government the following information: a brief summary of the companys capabilities (a description of facilities, personnel, and past manufacturing experience as it relates to the above criteria) and availability. The NAICS code for this contract is 325920 with a business size standard of 750 employees. Respondents should indicate their business size in their response. Interested companies should provide minimum and maximum monthly production capability (and if manufacturing resources are shared with other item/production lines). Additionally, it is requested that respondents provide the Minimum Procurement Quantity (MPQ) required for economical production. A respondent to this survey should be able to show adequate technical and manufacturing capability and satisfactory past performance in the explosives processing industry. A respondent to this market survey must have available a majority of the skills and facilities that are required to manufacture this item. If a respondent does not have the adequate resources (technical, manufacturing, personnel, etc.) available, the respondent must be able to describe and demonstrate his or her ability to obtain these resources in a timely fashion. If a respondent chooses to utilize the services of sub-tier vendors or subcontractors, those vendors or subcontractors must also meet these criteria. All contractors interested in this potential future solicitation must be registered in the Central Contractor Registration Database. Interested parties have 30 calendar days from the date of this publication to submit information to be considered in the development of the acquisition strategy for this item. Any response to this market survey should reference the following: M670 Time Blasting Fuse. Please submit to: U.S. Army Contracting Command, Rock Island Contracting Center, ATTN: CCRC-AM, Mr. Jeff Voss, 1 Rock Island Arsenal, Rock Island, IL 61299-8000, email:
[email protected].