SOURCES SOUGHT NOTICE - ACV_30 Turret ECP Support (Amended).pdf

SOURCES SOUGHT NOTICE

Program Executive Officer, Land Systems

M67854-26-I-0014

16 December 2025

Notice Type: Sources Sought

NOTE: THIS IS NOT A SOLICITATION FOR PROPOSALS. THIS IS A SOURCES

SOUGHT NOTICE ONLY. This Sources Sought Notice is for planning and informational purposes only and shall NOT be considered as a Request for Proposal (RFP) or as an obligation on the part of the Government to acquire any products or services. The Government will NOT be responsible for any costs incurred in responding to this Sources Sought Notice or furnishing the requested information. No entitlement to payment of direct or indirect costs or charges by the Government will arise because of a contractor’s submission of a response to this Sources Sought Notice or the Government's use of such information. The Government reserves the right to reject, in whole or in part, any Contractor's input resulting from this Sources Sought Notice.

No contract will be awarded because of this announcement. Pursuant to Federal Acquisition Regulations (FAR) 15.201(e), responses to this notice are not offers and cannot be accepted by the Government to form a binding contract.

1.0 Introduction

The Amphibious Combat Vehicle (ACV) platform, to include the ACV Personnel Variant (ACV-P), ACV Command and Control Variant (ACV-C), and ACV-30mm Medium Caliber Cannon (ACV-30) vehicle chassis are currently being produced by BAE Systems Land & Armaments LP (BAE), along with initial design of the vehicle chassis for the ACV-Recovery (ACV-R) Production Representative Test Vehicle, under contract M67854-16-C-0006.

The Turret for the ACV-30 is currently being manufactured by Kongsberg Defence & Aerospace (KDA). The ACV-30 employs KDA’s PROTECTOR Series Remote Turret – 20 (RT-20). The RT-20 is a gyro-stabilized design for remote operation and is equipped with advanced day and thermal imaging sensors, an eye-safe laser range finder, and an automatic weather station.

The RT-20 carries an ammunition handling system that supports a dual linkless fed, closed bolt, externally powered, chain driven 30mm x 173 MK44 Mod 4 automatic gun. The RT-20 also incorporates an internally mounted M240 coax machine gun. The ACV-30 fire control system was developed by KDA and allows the operator to observe, select, and engage moving targets.

The fire control system leverages the azimuth and elevation motors of the sights and turret for a four-axis solution to keep the target centered in the display at all times.

The Government will not provide any technical data nor will the Government provide turrets as Government Furnished Equipment to industry for assessing its capability to fulfill this requirement.

Program Manager, Advanced Amphibious Assault (PMAAA) is planning an engineering effort to support the operation and sustainment of the ACV-30 Turrets in the Fleet Marine Force. This effort will include Engineering Change Proposals (ECPs) to modify and upgrade the RT-20 turret system.

PM AAA is seeking to identify interested vendors capable of providing engineering support for the ACV-30 Turrets in the form of ECP support. To meet the Marine Corps’ Approved Acquisition Objective, PM AAA requires sustainment support for the associated production quantities of the ACV-30 Turret, which requires performance of the tasks identified in Section

2.0 below.

1.1 Purpose

This Sources Sought Notice constitutes market research in accordance with FAR Part 10 and is not an RFP. The Marine Corps Systems Command (MCSC) is issuing this Sources Sought Notice, in support of Program Executive Officer Land Systems, to determine if more than one vendor is capable of performing the effort described within this notice.

1.2 Objective:

MCSC will use Contractor responses to this Sources Sought Notice to assess the marketplace environment for businesses capable of providing the efforts described below.

2.0 Requested Information:

Contractors are requested to provide information, as follows, to fully demonstrate their abilities to meet the capabilities listed below

The following capabilities will be needed:

A Subject Matter Expert level of understanding of the RT-20 turret system to develop and deliver Engineering Change Proposals in support of the ACV-30 Remote Turrets.

Possess an extensive background in the sustainment and engineering support of ground tactical vehicle Turret systems to include but not limited to:

• Prototyping, testing, and developing ECP driven modifications and improvements.

• Production Operations

• Subject matter expertise to develop ECP modification kits.

• Develop documentation for ECPs, including, but not limited to, work instructions, handbooks, process charts, checklists, drawings, models, and narratives. Develop data visualizations, reports, and briefs based off data interpretation. Additionally, perform Finite Element Analysis (FEA) and modeling and simulations in support of design development and verifications.

• Production Quality Management

• Manage receipts, shipment, and delivery

• Provide recommended updates to Logistics Management Information, Logistics Product Data, Supportability Analysis, and Provisioning

• Provide Subject Matter Expertise (SME) Field Service Representatives at various locations to provide sustainment and engineering support for the ACV-30 Turrets to Fleet Marine Force units. Support includes trouble shooting, inspections, installations, and integration of ECP modifications and upgrades.

• Ability to sustain and support ACV-30 Turrets for fielding, operations and perform all other activities described in this document beginning in Third Quarter 2026 and ending no later than Second Quarter 2028.

3.0 Response:

Contractors possessing the requisite skills, resources, and capabilities necessary to perform the stated requirements within the timeline described above are invited to respond to this Sources Sought Notice via a submission of an executive summary on 8-1/2 x 11-inch paper, no more than 15 pages in length, using 12-point font. All responses must include the following information:

• Contractor name, address, email, telephone number, point(s) of contact

• Commercial and Government Entity Code and Unique Entity ID

• Size of business pursuant to North American Industrial Classification System code 336992

• White paper providing capabilities and relevant past performance

Please be advised that any proprietary information must be marked as such on a page-by-page basis. The Government will not assume that any of the information provided by a respondent is proprietary unless it is specifically marked. Moreover, the Government does not assume any duty to contact a respondent and inquire whether any unmarked information submitted in response to this Sources Sought Notice is proprietary.

Please do not submit proposals at this time. The Government is only seeking sources/information for market research to determine the availability of commercial capabilities in the described areas. Availability of any formal solicitation, if any, will be announced separately. Acknowledgement of receipt will not be made. Submittals will not be returned to the sender. Respondents will not be notified of the results of the sources sought notice. It is the Contractor’s responsibility to check the System for Award Management (SAM) website at https://www.sam.gov/ to obtain additional data.

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Responses shall be submitted via e-mail to Ms. Kendel Phillips at kendel.phillips@usmc.mil no later than 2:00 PM local time, Quantico VA on 7 January 2026 with the subject line "Sources Sought Notice – ACV-30 Medium Caliber Turret Engineering Support." Telephone replies will not be accepted. Inquiries by telephone will not be accepted.

Questions or comments regarding this notice may be addressed to Ms. Kendel Phillips at kendel.phillips@usmc.mil by e-mail only. No questions will be accepted after 17 December 2025 at 2:00 PM local time, Quantico VA. Any subsequent procurement notifications will be posted on the SAM website at https://www.sam.gov/. All interested Contractors are encouraged to register on the SAM website to receive email notifications if and when information related to this acquisition is updated, or documents related to this acquisition are issued and available for download. The Government requests that all interested Contractors ensure that they are listed on the "Interested Vendors List" in SAM. As a rule, the Government will not send notifications directly to interested Contractors, and it is recommended that the interested Contractors periodically check this website for updates.

This Sources Sought Notice does NOT constitute an RFP nor a promise to issue an RFP in the future. This Sources Sought Notice does not commit the United States Government (USG) to contract for any supply or service. Further, the USG is not seeking proposals at this time and will not accept unsolicited proposals. Contractors are advised the USG will not pay for any information or administrative costs incurred in response to this Sources Sought Notice.

The information provided in the Sources Sought Notice is subject to change and is not binding on the USG. The USG has not made a commitment to procure any of the items discussed from any interested party and the release of this Sources Sought Notice should not be construed as a commitment or as authorization to incur cost for which reimbursement would be required or sought. All submissions become USG property and will not be returned.

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