Production of Surrogate 7.72mm Short Test Round Bullet

Tender description

The Home Office Centre for Applied Science and Technology (CAST) manage and maintain the Home Office standards for Body Armour and portable ballistics protection. To achieve accreditation to this standard, manufacturers of proposed solutions are required to have their equipment tested at independent test facilities of which CAST currently accredit four. The Home Office Centre for Applied Science and Technology (CAST) is seeking a manufacturer to assist with the development of a surrogate bullet for to be used for the testing of ballistic protection schemes. The manufacture will be of the bullet only, and will not include the cartridge case or any energetic material. The manufacture of the bullet will not require any materials known to be hazardous to health (lead free). Once the test round is developed this manufacturer will then be setup as an approved supplier of this round and able to sell the bullet commercially within the requirements of the law of the land.