The US Army Research, Development and Engineering Command and Armament Research, Development and Engineering Center (RDECOM-ARDEC), Picatinny, New Jersey is conducting a market survey to identify potential sources capable of manufacturing, inspecting, and delivering M85 Burster. A brief description of the M85 Burster follows. M216 Burster Case The M85 Burster is used on 60mm mortar rounds. The burster consists of a burster tube, Composition A5 pellets, and disc. The burster is approximately 1.96 inches long and 0.398 inches in diameter. It is filled with pelletized Composition A5. Capability must include experience in fabrication, inspection, test and necessary equipment, facilities, tooling and material (including packaging and palletization material), and a quality system. Potential candidates must have manufacturing experience with machining, coating, and explosives. Potential candidates must have the capability of high volume production. M85 Burster drawings are available from the Procurement Contracting Officer. Interested firms with capability of providing M85 Burster should provide, at no cost to the Government, a summary of their firm’s past experience, capabilities, size of business (small or large business), storage facilities, description of facilities and personnel to meet these requirements, equipment, tooling, processes, quality control of material and process, packaging, palletization and any other areas of expertise that may enable them to undertake efforts of similar complexity and magnitude within fifteen days of this publication by electronic mail to [email protected] All information submitted will be held in a confidential status. Large files must be compressed using WinZip (http://www.winzip.com). The market survey is 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 will utilize the information for planning purposes only.

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