Purchase Description for less than lethal equipment.pdf

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This Purchase Description details a requirement by the US Army Joint Munitions Command (JMC) Law Enforcement office for less-than-lethal crowd control equipment. The procurement includes 8 shoulder-fired less lethal launchers with associated accessories, such as air tanks, mobile fill bottles, compressors, and various projectile types: 4,500 rounds of standard chemical irritant, 720 rounds of high-potency chemical irritant, and 3,000 inert training rounds. Additional equipment includes 12 close-proximity non-lethal deterrents, 24 decontamination kits, and 12 hand-deployable crowd control measures with chemical irritant and sound blast capabilities.

The equipment will be delivered to four Army depots located in Kentucky, Oklahoma, Arkansas, and Utah within 90-120 days of the contract award date. The purpose is to equip JMC law enforcement and security personnel with crowd control capabilities that allow for standoff engagement and precise targeting during civil unrest events. This sources sought notice is part of a pre-solicitation process for potential vendors to demonstrate their ability to meet the specified requirements, with interested parties requested to respond by July 14, 2025, to the point of contact at Army Contracting Command - Rock Island.

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Purchase Description for less than lethal equipment

US Army Joint Munitions Command, G2/6 Law Enforcement office, Rock Island Arsenal has a requirement for 8 less lethal, crowd control launchers and associated equipment/accessories.

Law enforcement officers and security guards at JMC installations have the requirement to respond to civil unrest events that may occur on or around JMC installations. JMC installation law enforcement and security personnel do not currently possess the capability to meet this requirement with less lethal means. JMC law enforcement and security personnel require the capability to deal with violent, but not necessarily lethal, adversaries from a position of standoff, while having the capability to accurately pinpoint specific individuals that are involved in civil unrest events.

Requirements:

8 x shoulder fired less lethal launchers (should include reflex sight, if possible, must include sighting capabilities, i.e., “iron” sights or flip up sights)

8 x air tanks for each launcher

8 x mobile fill bottles capable of filling multiple launchers while deployed

8 x compressors capable of refilling reserve tanks (compressors should be able to be stored and used on shelf or table)

4500 x round projectiles containing chemical irritant used to disperse crowds (.68 caliber is common in all law enforcement agencies using less lethal launchers)

720 x round projectiles containing increased potency chemical irritant (to defeat commonly used counter measures)

8 x top loading hoppers for less lethal launchers (hoppers should have a capacity of 60 round projectile minimum, 160 round projectile maximum)

3000 x round inert projectiles for training and certification of law enforcement and security personnel

12 x close-proximity, non-lethal deterrent featuring glass-break capability. Must be able to be refilled for continued use

24 x refills for close-proximity, non-lethal deterrent

12 x hand-deployable, crowd control measures to affect large crowds and areas with chemical irritant and sound blast (approximately 120 – 140 decibels)

16 x inert hand-deployable, crowd control measures to affect large crowds and areas

24 x individual decontamination kits, wipes preferred.

Delivery requirements:

Within 90 – 120 days of Date of Award

Delivery addresses:

Blue Grass Army Depot (DODAAC W22P1H) C/O Mr. Josh Lambert 431 Battlefield Memorial Highway Richmond, Kentucky 40475

McAlester Army Ammunition Plant (DODAAC W44XMF) C/O Captain James Chitwood 1 C Tree Road McAlester, Oklahoma 74501

Pine Bluff Arsenal (DODAAC W41G27) C/O Chief S Martin Johnson 10-020 Kabrich Circle Building 60-020 Pine Bluff, Arkansas 71602-9500

Tooele Army Depot (DODAAC W67G23) C/O Mr. Wiliam Nordell Building 501 Acacia Road Tooele, Utah 84074-5000

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