250 25mm PGU 48/B Rounds

Added: May 30, 2013 4:03 pm *THIS IS NOT A SOLICITATION OR REQUEST FOR PROPOSAL*
The Air Force Life Cycle Management Center, Armament Directorate, Advanced Program Division, System Interface and Integration Branch (EBSN), Eglin AFB, FL awarded a sole source Firm Fixed Price (FFP) contract on 22 May 2013 in the amount of $73,585.00 to Rheinmetall Waffe Munitions Schweiz (RWMS) AG, Birchstrasse 155; Zurich, Switzerland 79395. The total contract period of performance is 5 months from the time of award.
The Government will procure up to 250 rounds of Rheinmetall 25mm PGU 48/B (Formerly the 25mm x 137mm Frangible Armor Piercing (FAP) ammunition). RWMS PGU 48/B round was qualified in the GAU-22/A gun system upon completion of a Foreign Comparative Test (FCT) in September 2012. The FCT qualification effort determined this ammunition to be safe for use in the GAU-22/A and effective against F-35 target requirements. The 250 rounds will be produced from materials readily available at RWMS' production facility in Switzerland. Since the materials are already in place, RWMS is able to manufacture and deliver them quickly enough to give the F-35 Joint Program Office (JPO) a head start on Live Fire Test and Evaluation (LFT&E). As part of the F-35's LFT&E and Developmental and Operational Test (DT/OT), this FAP ammunition's performance will be evaluated with respect to the GAU-22/A gun system and F-35 aircraft interface requirements. 
The authority for this action is 10 USC 2304(c)(1), as implemented by FAR 6.302-1(a)(2)(ii).
The clause at 5352.201-9101, Ombudsman, is applicable to this procurement. An Ombudsman has been appointed to address concerns of offerors or potential offerors. The Ombudsman does not diminish the authority of the program manager or contracting officer, but communicates contractor concerns, issues, disagreements, and recommendations to the appropriate Government personnel. When requested, the Ombudsman shall maintain strict confidentiality as to the source of the concern. The Ombudsman does not participate in the evaluation of proposals or in the source selection process. Matters of routine or administrative nature concerning this acquisition should not be addressed to the Ombudsman, but rather to the contracting points of contact identified below. The Ombudsman is Colonel Deborah Cafarelli, AFLCMC Eglin, at 102 West D Avenue, Building 11, Eglin AFB FL 32542-5495. Her phone number is 850-883-3701. Collect calls will not be accepted.
For subcontracting opportunities, please contact Oskar Brodmann, 41443163741 or Rheinmetall Waffe Munitions Schweiz AG, Birchstrasse 155; Zurich, Switzerland 79395.
*THIS IS NOT A SOLICITATION OR REQUEST FOR PROPOSAL*