5. 56mm and 7. 62mm Short Range Training Ammunition (SRTA)

Closed Solicitation Posted Aug 21, 2023

This opportunity was awarded. See the award notice from Jun 12, 2024.

Solicitation number: W15QKN23R0005
Agency: ACC Picatinny Army Contracting Command, Department of Defense
Responses due: Oct 25, 2023, 4:00 PM ET
Set-aside: No set-aside

Opportunity facts

NAICS code: 332993 Ammunition (except Small Arms) Manufacturing
PSC: 1305 Ammunition, Through 30Mm
Place of performance: Repentigny Quebec J5Z2P Canada

Notice details come from SAM.gov. Updated Oct 18, 2023.

About this opportunity

Written by GovTribe AI · Oct 18, 2023

The U.S. Army Contracting Command - New Jersey (ACC-NJ) intends to procure a sole source contract to the Canadian Commercial Corporation (CCC), subcontracted to General Dynamics Ordnance and Tactical Systems - Canada (GD-OTS CA), for 5.56mm and 7.62mm Short Range Training Ammunition (SRTA) cartridges. The contract includes specific types of ammunition with their respective National Stock Numbers (NSN) and Department Of Defense Identification Codes (DODIC). The proposal submission deadline has been extended to October 25th, 2023.

List of products and services to be provided:

5.56mm SRTA, M1037 Clipped, NSN: 1305-01-582-7499, DODIC AB67 (lead free primer)
5.56mm SRTA, M1037 Linked, NSN: 1305-01-651-5896, DODIC AC10 (lead free primer)
7.62mm SRTA, M973/M974 Tracer, 4:1, NSN: 1305-01-459-9535, DODIC AA37
7.62mm SRTA, M973 Ball, NSN: 1305-01-579-4056, DODIC AB60

Notice text

3 versions

As posted on SAM.gov.

Update #3 · Latest · Oct 18, 2023

AMENDMENT 0002

The purpose of Amendment 0002 to WlSQKN-23-R-0005 is to provide an approval to the following request received.

QUESTION 1: We are presently waiting for a price for a major item from our supplier which prevents us from being able to complete our quote on time. Therefore, GD-OTS Canada kindly requests on an extension of one week, until October 25th , 2023.

ANSWER 1: The USG concurs with GD-OTS extension request from 18 October 2023 to 25 October 2023.

AMENDMENT 0001

The purpose of Amendment 0001 to W15QKN-23-R-0005 is to provide answers to the following questions received.

QUESTION 1: In order to provide a complete response to solicitation W15QKN-23-R-0005, GD-OTS Canada kindly requests on an extensionuntil October 18th , 2023. Extra time would also allow us to receive responses from our suppliers which are often long to obtain.

ANSWER 1: The closing date for the proposal submission is extended to 18 October 2023 at 4:00pm EST.

QUESTION 2: During the last contract, a FFP with EPA option was offered to you, which you have accepted. Would you agree to receive an option with EPA for this contract to?

ANSWER 2: The Government is reviewing the request and will provide a response under a forthcoming amendment.

QUESTION 3: Section C - DESCRIPTION/SPECIFICATIONS/WORK STATEMENT, 2.0 APPLICABLE DOCUMENTS, 2.1 SPECIFICATIONS, STANDARDS, AND OTHER REQUIRED DOCUMENTS: 2.1.1 MILITARY SPECIFICATIONS
Specifications for the 5.56mm M1037 in the SOW refer to MIL-PRF-32409 Cartridge, 5.56mm, M1037 Ball SRTA 24 Oct 2016 w/ AMENDMENT 1 24 oct 2016 vs Attachment 0004 - PERFORMANCE SPECIFICATION MIL-PRF-32409 with AMD. 2 - 5.56mm SRTA M1037Specifications for the 7.62mm (M973/M974) in the SOW refer to MIL-PRF-71167C Cartridge, 7.62MM: Short Range Training 01 Nov 2017 w/AMENDMENT 2 Ammunition Ball M973 Cartridge, 7.62MM: SRTA Tracer M974 vs Attachment 0005 - PERFORMANCE SPECIFICATION MIL-PRF-71167C with AMD. 3 - 7.62mm SRTA M973-M974

ANSWER 3: Section C - DESCRIPTION/SPECIFICATIONS/WORK STATEMENT, 2.0 APPLICABLE DOCUMENTS, 2.1 SPECIFICATIONS, STANDARDS, AND OTHER REQUIRED DOCUMENTS: 2.1.1 MILITARY SPECIFICATIONS has been corrected to reflect the below documents that coincide with Attachments 0004 and 0005 in Section J.

MIL-PRF-32409 Cartridge, 5.56mm, M1037 Ball SRTA w/ AMENDMENT 2, 13 Sep 2022

MIL-PRF-71167C Cartridge, 7.62MM: Short Range Training w/ AMENDMENT 3 Ammunition Ball M973 Cartridge, 7.62MM: SRTA Tracer M974, 29 Sep 2022

QUESTION 4: Attachment 0009-GFP W15QKN23R0005: Attachment does not include M4 and M249 which are required to execute our tests.

ANSWER 4: Attachment 0009-GFP W15QKN23R0005 has been updated to include M4 and M249 as per revised Attachment 0009.

QUESTION 5: We are considering an EPA on Copper and Exchange rate (USD/CAD) as per previous 5.56mm & 7.62mm SRTA contract.

ANSWER 5: Section H has been revised to include H.3 Currency Fluctuation terms.

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The U.S. Army Contracting Command - New Jersey (ACC-NJ), on behalf of the The Project Manager for Maneuver Ammunition Systems (PM-MAS), intends to procure a sole source contract to the Canadian Commercial Corporation (CCC), 100% subcontracted to General Dynamics Ordnance and Tactical Systems - Canada (GD-OTS CA) (CAGE: 0F875) for the following 5.56mm and 7.62mm Short Range Training Ammunition (SRTA) cartridges:
5.56mm SRTA, M1037 Clipped, National Stock Number (NSN): 1305-01-582-7499, Department Of Defense Identification Code (DODIC) AB67 (lead
free primer)
5.56mm SRTA, M1037 Linked, NSN: 1305-01-651-5896, DODIC AC10 (lead free primer)
7.62mm SRTA, M973/M974 Tracer, 4:1, NSN: 1305-01-459-9535, DODIC AA37
7.62mm SRTA, M973 Ball, NSN: 1305-01-579-4056, DODIC AB60

Update #2 · Sep 8, 2023

AMENDMENT 0001