A02 - M548 JA Final 8DEC2025_Redacted.pdf

Contractor: Conco, Inc.

Supply/Service: M548 Metal Ammunition Container

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DEPARTMENT OF THE ARMY

JUSTIFICATION REVIEW DOCUMENT

FOR OTHER THAN FULL AND OPEN COMPETITION

Supply/Service: M548 Metal Ammunition Container

Authority: 10 United States Code (U.S.C.) 3204(a)(1), as implemented by Federal Acquisition Regulation (FAR) 6.302-1 Only one responsible source and no other supplies or services will satisfy agency requirements.

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DEPARTMENT OF THE ARMY

JUSTIFICATION AND APPROVAL FOR OTHER THAN

FULL AND OPEN COMPETITION

1. Contracting Activity: U.S. Army Contracting Command - Rock Island (ACC-RI), Rock Island, IL 61299-8000.

2. Description of Action: The Project Manager Maneuver Ammunition Systems (PM- MAS) Office requests a Firm Fixed Price bridge contract with Conco, Inc.

The total estimated value of the initial order is . An acquisition plan is not required because it does not meet the dollar threshold at Defense Federal Acquisition Regulation Supplement 207.103(d)(i)(B).

3. Description of Supplies/Services: The M548 Metal Ammunition Container is provided as Government Furnished Material (GFM) and is used for all services to support both training and combat requirements. The M548 Metal Ammunition Container is a rectangular airtight steel box, with internal dimensions of 7 7/16" x 18" x 14" high. It is a critical packaging component used for movement and long-term storage of small and medium caliber ammunition, along with various other ammunition items. The equipment and skills used for the M548 Metal Ammunition Container production are available within the industrial base. The technical data package (TDP) provides a detailed description of the M548 Metal Ammunition Container. The design for the M548 Ammunition Container is mature. The Government TDP was updated and recertified in February 2024. Powder or electrostatic disposition coating (E-Coat) is approved alternate modern methods of coating on the M548 Ammunition Container and included in the Government TDP. Current requirements and inventory levels indicate an immediate need for the M548 container.

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The proposed bridge contract will not include an option provision. PM- MAS estimates a dollar value of based on current requirements and inventory levels.

4. Authority Cited: 10 U.S.C. 3204(a)(1), as implemented by FAR 6.302-1 Only one responsible source and no other supplies or services will satisfy agency requirements.

5. Reason for Authority Cited: In accordance with FAR 6.302-1(a)(2)(ii)(B), supplies may be deemed to be available only from the original source in the case of a follow-on contract for the continued development or production of a major system or highly specialized equipment, including major components thereof, when it is likely that award

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the Government’s responsibility to provide conforming cans on time to support production. Failure to do so will subject the Government to a Request for Equitable Adjustment to pay the prime contractor for all costs associated with impacts to ammunition production because of the delay in receiving the M548 containers.

6. Efforts to Obtain Competition: ACC-RI shall publish the notices required by FAR

5.201. Because this is a sole source action, effective competition is not applicable. The Government will achieve subcontracting competition by including FAR clause 52.244-5, Competition in Subcontracting, which states that the contractor shall select subcontractors on a competitive basis to the maximum practicable extent.

7. Actions to Increase Competition: The Government competitively solicited and awarded the follow-on M548 can contract. This immediate bridge contract action is only being carried out as a to ensure a continued supply of cans while the new contractor is preparing for FAT and deliveries.

8. Market Research: On 05 June 2023, ACC-RI released a Sources Sought Notice for the follow-on production and delivery of M548 Ammunition Containers; Solicitation #W519TC-23-R-M548 on SAM.gov with a response date of 05 July 2023. The following four contractors responded:

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