120mm M829A4 Armor Piercing Fin Stabilized, Discarding Sabot with Tracer (APFSDS-T) Cartridge

The U.S. Army Contracting Command - New Jersey, on behalf of the Office of the Project Manager, Maneuver Ammunition Systems (PM-MAS), intends to issue a non-competitive request for proposal (RFP) to Alliant Techsystems Operations, LLC (ATK) for the production of the M829A4 Cartridges, 120mm, Armor Piercing, Fin Stabilized, Discarding Sabot with Tracer (APFSDS-T). The 120mm M829A4 Armor Piercing Fin Stabilized, Discarding Sabot with Tracer (APFSDS-T) Cartridges is the follow on to the M829A3 APFSDS-T Cartridge. The M829A4 is the most effective anti-armor kinetic energy cartridge round fired from the M256 120mm smoothbore cannon mounted on the Abrams Main Battle Tank. The cartridge incorporates advancements in propulsion, using a temperature insensitive propellant, novel penetrator design, and an advanced composite sabot. The projectile system consists of a Depleted Uranium Penetrator mated to a drag reducing windshield and flight stabilizing multi-bladed fin, all secured for launch with a composite sabot.

Specifications: The M829A4 Cartridge will be built in accordance with a Technical Data Package (TDP) / Detail Specification (DTL). The TDP/ DTL will not be provided.

 Planned Acquisition: The solicitation will be issued as a sole source effort to ATK in accordance with Title 10 United States Code (U.S.C.) Section 2304(c)(1) as implemented by Federal Acquisition Regulation (FAR) 6.302-1 - Only One Responsible Source and No Other Supplies or Services Will Satisfy Agency Requirements.  A second authority under Title 10 USC Section 2304(c)(3) as implemented by FAR 6.302-3, Industrial Mobilization; Engineering, Developmental, or Research Capability; or Expert Services for the manufacture of the Depleted Uranium (DU) penetrator. 

The Government intends to award one production contract consisting of one base year with four option years for the 120mm, M829A4 Cartridge as follows:

Base Year: 12 months from the date of award

Option Year 1: 12 months from the end of the base year

Option Year 2: 12 months from the end of Option Year 1

Option Year 3: 12 months from the end of Option Year 2

Option Year 4: 12 months from the end of Option Year 3

Please note this notice does not constitute an 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 presolicitation notice and the Government anticipates that a formal solicitation will be issued on or about 30 June 2020. All information is to be furnished at no obligation to the Government. Questions can be directed to Erin Donaldson at erin.m.donaldson2.civ@mail.mil.