AoI W911PT26CS001-A009 Advanced Tooling Manufacturing for Radial Forging.pdf

Federal Agency: U.S. Army Tank and Automotive Command- Watervliet Arsenal (TACOM) Contracting Office: Army Contracting Command-Watervliet Arsenal (ACC-WVA) Area of Interest (AoI) Title: Advanced Tooling Manufacturing for Radial Forging Commercial Solution Opening (CSO) AoI Number: W911PT26CS001-A009 AoI Release Date: 8 October 2026 Responses: See W911PT26CS001 for Procedure Details

1. General Information

1.1 Introduction

This announcement is for Advanced Tooling Manufacturing for Radial Forging /Area of In-terest (AoI) A009 under the ACC-WVA Commercial Solutions Opening (CSO) W911PT26SC001. Interested parties are highly encouraged to visit the Government Point of Entry (www.sam.gov) to review the ACC-WVA CSO posting in its entirety to obtain more information on the process for submission and evaluation of the CSO AoI Responses.

This CSO AoI seeks to solicit solutions that meet the objectives detailed in Section 1.2 and 1.3 below. The authority to issue this CSO AoI is derived from ACC-WVA Com-mercial Solutions Opening W911PT26CS001 dated 15 April 2026. The CSO authority is per Section 1823 of the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2026, which amended Section 3458 of Title 10, as codified by Public Law 119-60.

1.2 AoI Background

U.S. Army Tank and Automotive Command- Watervliet Arsenal is seeking solutions in Advanced Tooling Manufacturing for Radial Forging. The tool package must be compatible with existing radial forge equipment as an enhancement to the current process.

1.3 Advanced Tooling Manufacturing for Radial Forging

WVA is requesting state of the art and innovative equipment for the following exam-ples of capabilities:

-Advanced Radial Forging to achieve a higher forge reduction ratio, as well as straighter parts which allows for more consistent post-forge processing and im-proved part fatigue life.

-Solutions should take into consideration pre-form variables, process variables, and machine and tooling variables.

-The solutions should also take into consideration any gains in the increase of ductil-ity of the forgings, along with product robustness and a longer barrel lifetime in the field.

2. AoI Constraints

a. Any selected company/companies will be required to be registered in the System for Award http://www.sam.gov/

Management (www.sam.gov).

b. Solutions will be selected based on the existing needs, best qualification after technical re-view and price reasonableness.

c. ACC-WVA is not obligated to extend a request for proposal or make an award as a result of this CSO AoI; all awards are subject to the availability of funds and successful negotiations.

d. This CSO AoI is not an authorization to begin performance, and in no way obligates the Government for any costs incurred by the Offeror associated with developing a Response. Prior to commencement of any activities associated with performance under this CSO AoI, the Govern-ment will issue a written directive or contractual document signed by the Contracting Officer with appropriate consideration established.

e. ACC-WVA reserves the right to modify the requirements of this CSO AoI.

3. Submission Requirements

3.1 A written solution must be sent via e-mail submission by, with subject line stating Advanced Tooling Manufacturing for Radial Forging to usarmy.watervliet.tacom.mbx.commercial-solutions-opening@army.mil. Solutions received after the specified due date and time will be discarded and not be evaluated by the Government.

AoI Open Period – This AoI shall close at 20 November 2026 (and may be amended to extend)

AoI POC and questions can be sent to:

usarmy.watervliet.tacom.mbx.commercial-solutions-opening@army.mil

Contracting Officer: Lauren Scripps at lauren.a.scripps.civ@army.mil http://www.sam.gov/ mailto:usarmy.watervliet.tacom.mbx.commercial-solutions-opening@army.mil mailto:usarmy.watervliet.tacom.mbx.commercial-solutions-opening@army.mil mailto:lauren.a.scripps.civ@army.mil