Grenades

Tender description

The Authority has a possible future requirement to procure an Enhanced Blast Grenade (EBG) for use in the dismounted close combat role. The grenade should be hand thrown/deployed in the primary role and must provide a neutralising effect against combatants with a disruptive capability against IEDs and infrastructure. The prospective 3 year contract would include the delivery of sufficient quantities in year 1 to meet an initial operating capability of 200 operational grenades plus any additional requirement for the completion of Safety and Suitability in Service (S3) trials and testing. Training variants may be required to qualify the user. Quantities for years 2 and 3 will maintain an operational stockpile of 500 with an annual training consumption of 300. Any solutions should meet MoD policy and be safe and suitable for international transportation in all current in-service air, land and sea logistic platforms. Should this requirement proceed, a Contract Notice will be published and respondents will be invited to complete an online Dynamic Pre-Qualification Questionnaire (PQQ) which will be measured against selected criteria in terms of commercial and technical requirements. The technical requirement will be base lined against the current in-service models as well as specific user requirements. The PQQ will include questions in the following categories: Climatic and Environment; Blast/Impluse Pressure; Target Effect; Sensitivity; System and Design Safety; Human Factors; Deployability; Training; Sustainment; Policy and Legal; Capability Resilience and Reliability. The weighting will be released within the Pre-Qualification Questionnaire to denote Key User Requirements, Mandatory, Priority 1 and Priority 2 requirements. Evidence will be required to demonstrate the ammunition can meet the Authorities requirements set. Any additional trials the Authority require to be undertaken will require sample ammunition at the contractor's cost. On award of the contract, the supplying contractor will be responsible for obtaining full qualification and maintenance of this qualification through the duration of the Contract to the Authorities requirements. This includes, but is not limited to, MoD Safety and Suitability for Service (S3) trials to assess the products suitability with regard to the manufacture to disposal sequence (MoD may terminate the contract if any safety concerns become apparent). Any resultant product procured as a result of this PIN will be subject to the relevant Quality Assurance Standards.