- The Army Contracting Command - Rock Island (ACC-RI) issues this Request for Proposal (RFP) W519TC-24-R-0014 to procure the following Demolition Kits, Bangalore Torpedo:
DEMOLITION KIT, BANGALORE TORPEDO: 2.5 FT,
The M1A3 Bangalore Torpedo Demolition Kit (Department of Defense Identification Code: MP03 / National Stock Number: 1375-01-528-7226) consists of eight 2.5 foot tubes with eight connecting sleeves and two nose cone sleeves. Each tube is filled with a main charge of approximately 5.25 pounds of Composition B-4 explosive. A booster assembly, located at each end of the tube, contains 0.5 pounds of Composition A-3 explosive. The tubes are joined end-to-end by connecting sleeves until the desired length is attained. The total system length is 20 feet. The primary use of the M1A3 Bangalore Torpedo Demolition Kit is to clear a three to four meter wide path through barbed wire entanglements. The nose cone sleeve, secured to the lead tube, facilitates pushing the tube(s) through the obstacle. After one or more assembled tubes have been positioned under the obstacle, the tubes are detonated using a blasting cap or other initiating method. The kits are fielded for operational use and for Soldiers to conduct training on minefield clearing in order to prepare for combat operations.
- This RFP is issued in accordance with (IAW) 15 United States Code 637(m) and Federal Acquisition Regulation 19.1506 and is restricted to Accurate Energetics Systems, LLC. a Women-Owned Small Businesses (WOSB).
