5. 56mm Counter-small Unmanned Aircraft System (C-sUAS) Ammunition
Closed Pre-Solicitation Posted
- Solicitation number
- M67854-26-I-5206
- Agency
-
Marine Corps
Department of the Navy, Department of Defense
- Responses due
- Set-aside
- No set-aside
Opportunity facts
- NAICS code
- 332992 Small Arms Ammunition Manufacturing
- PSC
- 1305 Ammunition, Through 30Mm
- Place of performance
- Quantico, Virginia, United States
Notice details come from SAM.gov. Updated .
About this opportunity
The United States Marine Corps is conducting a Request for Information on 5.56mm Counter-small Unmanned Aircraft System (C-sUAS) kinetic ammunition with responses due by September 11, 2026 at 12:00 p.m. EST. This is market research under FAR Part 10 and carries no commitment to issue a solicitation or award a contract; respondents will not be reimbursed for submission costs.
The required ammunition must be non-developmental, commercially available, and in active production with a minimum annual manufacturing capacity of 20 million rounds. The round must kinetically disable or destroy Group 1 and Group 2 unmanned aircraft systems at 0–100 meters (threshold) and 0–200 meters (objective) using a brass multi-projectile payload of up to five segments without shot or polymer components. The ammunition must function without modification in Marine Corps M4, M4A1, and M27 Infantry Automatic Rifle systems and in organic magazines.
Interested vendors must submit responses to janice.harvey@usmc.mil containing an executive summary not exceeding five pages, company information, SAM.gov UEI and CAGE codes, business size designation under NAICS 332992 (Small Arms Ammunition Manufacturing), capability statements demonstrating relevant experience, and production documentation. All submissions must remain under 7 megabytes. Questions may be submitted through August 28, 2026. The contracting office is located at 2200 Lester Street, Quantico, Virginia, with a physical office at 59 Tech Parkway, Stafford, Virginia.
Notice text
Request for Information - 5.56 C-sUAS Ammunition
Please see attachment for full details.
NOTE: THIS IS NOT A SOLICITATION FOR PROPOSALS. THIS IS A REQUEST FOR INFORMATION (RFI) ONLY. This RFI is for planning and informational purposes only and shall NOT be considered as a Request for Proposal (RFP) or as an obligation on the part of the Government to acquire any products or services. The Government will NOT be responsible for any costs incurred in responding to this RFI or furnishing the requested information. No entitlement to payment of direct or indirect costs or charges by the Government will arise as a result of a respondent's submission to this RFI or the Government's use of any such information. The Government reserves the right to reject, in whole or in part, any respondent's input resulting from this RFI. No Contract will be awarded from this announcement. Pursuant to Federal Acquisition Regulation (FAR) 15.201(e), responses to this notice are not offers and cannot be accepted by the Government to form a binding Contract.
Files
| File | Type | Posted |
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| 5.56mm_Counter_sUAS_Contract_RFI_M67854-26-I-5206.docx | DOCX document |
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