COUNTERMEASURES PRODUCTION PROCESS EQUIPMENT DESIGN

The US Army Contracting Command - Rock Island is seeking a contractor to provide technical and specialized equipment design services for a modernized countermeasures flare production process line. The contractor will be responsible for evaluating the existing process, developing a preliminary design, and providing full design development. The project will be completed in four phases, with each phase varying in length. The contractor must have experience in manufacturing process equipment modernization, designing full process equipment systems, and meeting environmental and explosives safety requirements. Key considerations include: • Manufacturing process equipment modernization opportunities • Designing full process equipment systems meeting environmental and explosives safety requirements • Ammunition manufacturing hazards, including in-process hazard classifications • Modern technologies for manufacturing countermeasures with mixing technologies and automated weighing/pressing/extruding The government intends to award a firm-fixed-price contract with a period of performance of approximately 40 months.