12 Gauge No. 00 Buckshot Frangible Cartridges

The closing date is extended to 04 December 2015.

The purpose of Amendment 0003 is the update Sections L and M and to extend the response date to 20 November 2015, 3:00PM EST.

The purpose of Amendment 0002 is to provide responses to industry questions.

The purpose of amendment 0001 is to extend the closing date to 10 November 2015, 3:00PM EST and update the POC for proposal submission. 

The US Army Contracting Command - New Jersey (ACC-NJ), on behalf of the Naval Surface Warfare Center, Indian Head Explosive Ordnance Disposal Technology Division (NSWC IHEODTD), Picatinny Detachment and the NSWC IHEODTD, intends to issue a full and open competitive Request for Proposal (RFP) for the manufacture and delivery of a quantity of 998,400 12 Gauge No.00 Buckshot Frangible Cartridges. The cartridge dimensions shall function without casualty in the Mossberg Model 500A1 and Remington Model 870 shotguns and shall meet the dimensional requirements of ANSI Z299.2-1992 for 12 Gauge, 2-3/4 inch chamber shotshell. The chamber pressure and the primed case sensitivity shall be in accordance with SAAMI Technical Committee Manual Vol.4 shotshell. The pattern, at a distance of 15 yards, shall have an average percentage of pellets inside or touching a 16 inch circle of 90 percent. When fired against a 3/8 inch AR500 steel plate at a distance of 10 yards, there shall be no pellets or fragments of pellets returning to the shooter. Pellets shall have uniform weight and shall not contain lead. The primer mix shall not contain lead and shall not contain other heavy metals such as antimony, barium, strontium, cadmium, zinc, etc. Each cartridge shall contain smokeless propellant. Military Packaging is required per Unitization Procedures for boxed ammunition and components on 4-way entry pallets - Cartridge, 12 Gauge, packed 160 cartridges per M2A1 metal box, 2 M2A1 metal boxes per wirebound box, unitized 48 boxes per 40 quote mark X 48 quote mark pallet; approx. box size 14-1/2 quote mark L X 12-3/4 quote mark W X 8-3/8 quote mark H. The Government intends to award this contract on a best value basis.

This is a pre-solicitation notice and the Government anticipates that a formal RFP will be posted on or about 17 July 2015. All information is to be furnished at no cost or obligation to the Government.

The point of contacts (POCs) for this action is CPT Kristie Stuckenschneider, Contract Specialist: Kristie.m.stuckenschneider.mil@mail.mil 973-724-3294, and Geoffrey R. Cramer geoffrey.r.cramer2.civ@mail.mil (973) 724-2917, at U.S. Army Contracting Command - New Jersey; ACC-NJ-MA, Bldg 10; Picatinny Arsenal, NJ 07806-5000.

This notice has been amended to change the archive date from September 16, 2015 to October 30, 2015.

The US Army Contracting Command - New Jersey (ACC-NJ), on behalf of the Naval Surface Warfare Center, Indian Head Explosive Ordnance Disposal Technology Division (NSWC IHEODTD), Picatinny Detachment and the NSWC IHEODTD, intends to issue a full and open competitive Request for Proposal (RFP) for the manufacture and delivery of a quantity of 998,400 12 Gauge No.00 Buckshot Frangible Cartridges. The cartridge dimensions shall function without casualty in the Mossberg Model 500A1 and Remington Model 870 shotguns and shall meet the dimensional requirements of ANSI Z299.2-1992 for 12 Gauge, 2-3/4 inch chamber shotshell. The chamber pressure and the primed case sensitivity shall be in accordance with SAAMI Technical Committee Manual Vol.4 shotshell. The pattern, at a distance of 15 yards, shall have an average percentage of pellets inside or touching a 16 inch circle of 90 percent. When fired against a 3/8 inch AR500 steel plate at a distance of 10 yards, there shall be no pellets or fragments of pellets returning to the shooter. Pellets shall have uniform weight and shall not contain lead. The primer mix shall not contain lead and shall not contain other heavy metals such as antimony, barium, strontium, cadmium, zinc, etc. Each cartridge shall contain smokeless propellant. Military Packaging is required per Unitization Procedures for boxed ammunition and components on 4-way entry pallets - Cartridge, 12 Gauge, packed 160 cartridges per M2A1 metal box, 2 M2A1 metal boxes per wirebound box, unitized 48 boxes per 40 quote mark X 48 quote mark pallet; approx. box size 14-1/2 quote mark L X 12-3/4 quote mark W X 8-3/8 quote mark H. The Government intends to award this contract on a best value basis.

This is a pre-solicitation notice and the Government anticipates that a formal RFP will be posted on or about 17 July 2015. All information is to be furnished at no cost or obligation to the Government.

The point of contacts (POCs) for this action is CPT Kristie Stuckenschneider, Contract Specialist: Kristie.m.stuckenschneider.mil@mail.mil 973-724-3294, and Geoffrey R. Cramer geoffrey.r.cramer2.civ@mail.mil (973) 724-2917, at U.S. Army Contracting Command - New Jersey; ACC-NJ-MA, Bldg 10; Picatinny Arsenal, NJ 07806-5000.