This federal Indefinite Delivery Contract (IDC) was awarded by the U.S. Department of the Army to U.S. Ordnance, a defense systems manufacturer based in Sparks, Nevada. The five-year contract, valued up to $49,925,895, is for the procurement of MK19 MOD-3 40mm Grenade Machine Guns (GMGs), spare parts kits, and spare barrel assemblies to support the Army's combat readiness requirements and foreign military sales needs. Under this IDC, the Army has issued multiple firm fixed-price delivery orders to U.S. Ordnance totaling over $4.5 million to date for the specified ordnance equipment. The delivery orders range in value from $45,574 to over $10.8 million, with performance periods typically ending between late 2024 and 2025. This contract demonstrates U.S. Ordnance's capability to meet large-scale, long-term production requirements for critical military small arms systems. No set-aside designations were used for the IDC or associated delivery orders.
The original pre-solicitation notice indicated the Army Contracting Command - New Jersey intended to issue a Request for Proposal for an Indefinite Delivery Indefinite Quantity (IDIQ) contract to procure MK19 40mm Grenade Machine Guns. The anticipated IDIQ contract would have a minimum value of $500,000 and four one-year ordering periods, with the weapons being used to fulfill Foreign Military Sales requirements. The solicitation called for the fabrication, inspection, testing, and delivery of the weapons manufactured to the Government's technical data package, with production ramping up from an initial 20 guns per month to a maximum of 50 per month.
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