120mm Insensitive Munition, High Explosive with Tracer (IM HE- T) Cartridge

U.S. Army Contracting Command - New Jersey (ACC-NJ); Maneuver Ammunition Division (CCNJ-MC) , on behalf of Joint Program Executive Office, Armaments and Ammunition (JPEO A&A), Office of the Project Manager Maneuver Ammunition Systems (PM-MAS), Intends to solicit, negotiate and award a new, five year, single award requirements contract to General Dynamics and Tactical Systems (GD-OTS), St. Petersburg, FL. Under the authority FAR Part 6.302-1 - Only One Responsible Source and No Other Supplies or Services Will Satisfy Agency Requirements.  This will be a follow-on production contract to W15QKN-18- D-0020 and will support Foreign Military Sales (FMS) requirements. Contract award is anticipated in third quarter, Fiscal Year (FY) 2025, and the period of performance will be from the award date through 2030. The resultant contract will allow for Firm-Fixed-Price (FFP) Delivery Orders to be issued for the 120mm Insensitive Munition, High Explosive with Tracer (IM HE-T) Cartridge.

The IM HE-T Cartridge provides United States allies and strategic partners with an improved infantry support capability. The IM HE-T is a full bore HE warhead with a Multi-Purpose capability against a target set that includes bunkers, reinforced concrete walls, Military Operations on Urban Terrain (MOUT) targets, light armor, and personnel. The two-mode hand-settable fuze allows the tank commander to select a Point Detonating (PD) function for maximum fragmentation/blast, or a delay function for detonation after target penetration.  At a minimum, the cartridge is to be compatible with the M1A1 Abrams tank, equipped with a smooth bore M256 cannon. The cartridge shall have a minimum range of no less than 7,000 meters (m) with an accuracy of no less than 0.4 milliradians at 2,000m and have a dual safe, impact triggered fuze with two modes, PD and delay function. The IM HE-T is needed to provide a rapid response multi-purpose capability cartridge for the Abrams fleet.

Please note this notice does not constitute a Request for Proposal (RFP) and is not to be construed as a commitment by the U.S. Government.  Responses to this announcement are not proposals and cannot be accepted by the Government to form a binding contract. This is not a guarantee of a future RFP/solicitation or an award.

This is a pre-solicitation notice and the Government anticipates a formal solicitation will be issued on or about 24 April 2024.  All information is to be furnished at no obligation to the Government.