IAC SSN FY28 Follow-on.pdf

UNCLASSIFIED

SOURCES SOUGHT ANNOUNCEMENT

Notice ID: W31P4Q-26-R-IAC0

Classification:

Original Set Aside: N/A Product Service Code: 2350- Combat, Assault, and Tactical Vehicles, Tracked NAICS Code: 336992- Military Armored Vehicle, Tank, and Tank Component Manufacturing Place of Performance: Contractor Location

Description:

The Army Contracting Command – Redstone Arsenal hereby issues the following Sources Sought Notice as a means of conducting market research to identify parties having an interest in and the resources to support a requirement for an Improved Armored Cab (IAC) production contract to support M270A2 Multiple Launcher Rocket System (MLRS) production contracts. The contractor will be required to manufacture IAC kits within ballistic protection specifications capable of providing increased crew protection and survivability within defined ballistic protection specifications. The Government has unlimited rights to the technical data package and will provide it to the contractor. The contract scope includes production and delivery of approximately 275 IACs (up to 55 per year) to the U.S. Government and Foreign Military Sales (FMS) customers.

Disclaimer:

“THIS SOURCES SOUGHT IS FOR INFORMATIONAL PURPOSES ONLY. THIS IS NOT A

REQUEST FOR PROPOSAL (RFP), INVITATION FOR BID (IFB), OR REQUEST FOR QUOTE

(RFQ). IT DOES NOT CONSTITUTE A SOLICITATION AND SHALL NOT BE CONSTRUED AS

A COMMITMENT BY THE GOVERNMENT. RESPONSES IN ANY FORM ARE NOT OFFERS

AND THE GOVERNMENT IS UNDER NO OBLIGATION TO AWARD A CONTRACT AS A

RESULT OF THIS ANNOUNCEMENT. NO FUNDS ARE AVAILABLE TO PAY FOR

PREPARATION OF RESPONSES TO THIS ANNOUNCEMENT. ANY INFORMATION

SUBMITTED BY RESPONDENTS TO THIS TECHNICAL DESCRIPTION IS STRICTLY

VOLUNTARY. RESPONSES WILL NOT BE RETURNED TO THE RESPONDER. NOT

RESPONDING TO THIS NOTICE DOES NOT PRECLUDE PARTICIPATION IN ANY FUTURE

RFQ, IFB, OR RFP. IF A SOLICITATION IS RELEASED, IT WIL BE SYNOPSIZED ON THE

GOVERNMENT-WIDE POINT OF ENTRY (GPE). IT IS THE RESPONSIBILITY OF POTENTIAL

OFFERORS TO MONITOR THE GPE FOR ADDITIONAL INFORMATION PERTAINING TO

THIS REQUIREMENT.”

Background:

The Strategic and Operational Rockets and Missiles (STORM) Project Office has a requirement to procure IAC kits as Government Furnished Property for the production of M270A2 MLRS launchers.

Required Capabilities:

UNCLASSIFIED

The Army Contracting Command – Redstone anticipates awarding a contract to provide the technical, production, and administrative capabilities necessary to create and implement a program to manufacture IACs in support of the M270A2 MLRS production line for the U.S.

Government and FMS countries with deliveries starting no later than 3QFY29 at a rate of up to 55 per year. The contractor shall be capable of furnishing all required labor, material, facilities, and equipment needed to fabricate, assemble, package, and deliver M270A2 MLRS IAC modification kits and associated spare parts. In addition to the armored cab, each IAC kit also includes approximately 1,000 additional line-item parts packaged into 24 major sub-kits. The contractor shall be capable of the procurement and supply chain management required to support this effort.

The kits shall meet the requirements of the technical data package. The contractor shall be responsible for qualifying all weld procedures, including ballistic weld coupon testing prior to start of first article cab build. The contractor shall be responsible for the IAC kit component’s first article inspection. The USG-conducted first article testing of the IAC kit(s) will include rigorous live fire testing and system-level integration and delta-qualification testing.

If your organization has the potential capacity to perform these contract services, please provide the following information in a capabilities statement:

1) Company name, company address, overnight delivery address (if different from mailing address), Commercial and Government Entity (CAGE) Code, point of contact, email address, and telephone number.

2) Business size (i.e., large, small disadvantaged, veteran-owned, woman-owned, etc.).

3) The Defense Counterintelligence and Security Agency accreditation letter for applicable system showing the company can house Controlled Unclassified Information (CUI) information.

4) Tailored capacity statement addressing the particulars of this effort; provide a description of similar services offered to the USG and/or to commercial customers for the past three years.

Additional Information and Submission Details (Capabilities Statement):

Interested parties are requested to submit a capabilities statement of no more than 10 pages length and in Times New Roman font of not less than 10 pitch in either Microsoft Word or Portable Document Format (PDF). All responses under this Sources Sought Notice must be electronically mailed (emailed) to Leslie Dyer, Contracting Officer, leslie.k.dyer.civ@army.mil and Andre Leslie, Contract Specialist, andre.l.leslie.civ@army.mil. The deadline for response to this request is no later than 5 pm, Central Daylight Time, August 27, 2026.

Documentation provided must address at a minimum the following items:

1) What type of work has your company performed in the past in support of the same or similar requirement?

2) Can or has your company managed a task of this nature? If so, please provide details.

3) Can or has your company managed a team of subcontractors before? If yes, provide details.

4) What specific technical skills does your company possess which ensure capability to perform the tasks?

5) Briefly discuss previous teaming arrangements on your most challenging tasks that provide sufficient detail for the USG to understand the scope and complexity of the accomplished tasks.

6) Quantify the magnitude of the effort such as number of full-time equivalents of the prime, total ceiling price, current obligation amount, and the number of subcontractors and their respective business size.

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7) What experience does your company have handling CUI and meeting the guidance and recommendations found in the National Institute of Standards and Technology Special Publications 800-171, 800-171A, 800-172, and 800-172A.

All responses shall be unclassified. All data received in response to this Sources Sought that is marked or designated as corporate or proprietary will be fully protected from any release outside the U.S. Government.

No phone calls will be accepted.

All questions must be submitted to the Contract Specialist and Contracting Officer identified above.

The U.S. Government is not committed nor obligated to pay for the information provided, and no basis for claims against the U.S. Government shall arise as a result of a response to this Sources Sought Notice.

Contact Information:

Contracting Office Address:

Army Contracting Command – Redstone Arsenal PAE Fires Directorate STORM Project Office (CCAM-MSB-B) Bldg. 112 Hankins Rd Redstone Arsenal, AL 35898-5090

Primary Point of Contact:

Leslie Dyer, Contracting Officer leslie.k.dyer.civ@army.mil

Secondary Point of Contact:

Andre Leslie, Contract Specialist andre.l.leslie.civ@army.mil