Pre-Award Qualification Notice for Machine Gun Housing, GAU-8, 30MM Aircraft Gun, NSN 1005-01-026-7132

This notice identifies a pre-award qualification opportunity established in accordance with FAR 9.2, as supplemented, in anticipation of a forthcoming competitive acquisition opportunity.

The current forecast procurement requirements for the Machine Gun Housing /1005-01-026-7132 over the next five government fiscal years (October - September) is:

            2019:  30 Each

            2020:  20 Each

            2021:  20 Each

            2022:  20 Each

            2023:  20 Each

The 30mm Gun Housing is a major component of the gun combined with the gun rotor assembly, seven breach bolt assemblies, solenoid assembly, mid-barrel support assembly, muzzle clamp assembly, and seven barrels. The gun housing contains the cam, which controls movement of bolt assemblies during gun rotation. In addition, the gun housing provides a mount for several associated parts such as ammunition transfer assembly, solenoid assembly, recoil spindle assemblies and rotor assembly. This component requires several master gears to check the acceptability/quality of the gear portion. Unsatisfactory gearing of this component can result in deleterious product performance and structural or durability degradation.

The qualification requirements specified herein are necessary to verify the structural, functional integrity.  Failure to procure these items from a fully qualified source can result in structural or functional deficiencies that will compromise the mission capability of the respective weapon system.

These parts require engineering source approval by the design control activity to assure the integrity of the part.  Potential sources are encouraged to demonstrate their ability to meet the standards specified in this announcement for qualification by the design control activity. The information provided in this notice is designed to advise potential sources of the documentation, requirements, and procedures to obtain pre-award qualification approval for the item identified in this notice.  The Government will not reimburse any potential offeror for their submission of a pre-award qualification package, and the submission does not guarantee either approval as a source or an opportunity for any future contract.  This notice does not constitute a solicitation and does not ensure that a competitive solicitation will follow.  Failure to submit a complete and timely pre-award qualification package could result in an interested offeror not being considered for future awards for the item identified in this notice.

Potential suppliers must possess a Type 10 Federal Firearm License (FFL).

The technical data package associated with this item may be requested from the Government Point of Contact identified below.  The technical data package is subject to export control restrictions; therefore, any request for technical data should be accompanied by a properly approved DD Form 2345, Militarily Critical Technical Data Agreement.

The Government Point of Contact for the technical requirements specified for qualification is:

Rickey Moore             [email protected]

Responses must be received no later than close of business 22 Oct 2018.  

DO NOT SEND E-MAIL SUBMISSIONS DIRECTLY TO THE ADDRESSES IN THIS NOTICE AS DOD NETWORK MAY QUARANTINE OR REMOVE SOME ATTACHMENTS!  Responses must be sent electronically via AMRDEC SAFE (https://safe.amrdec.army.mil/safe/) to:

            Franklin Holland         [email protected]

Rickey Moore             [email protected]

See attached Source Qualification Statement for additional information.