60mm and 81mm Body Tubes and Tail Cones

The Army Contracting Command-New Jersey (ACC-NJ), Picatinny Arsenal, NJ 07806-5000, on behalf of the Project Manager for Combat Ammunition Systems (PM-CAS), intends to issue Request for Proposal (RFP) W15QKN-17-R-0024 on or about March 2017 for the Production of 60mm M721/M767 Body Tube and Tail Cone assemblies, 81mm M819 Body Tube and Tail Cone assemblies, and 81mm M816/M853A1 Body Tube assembly and Tail Cones.

The 60mm M721/M767 Body Tube and Tail Cone assemblies are used on the 60mm M721/M767 Illumination Cartridges. The Body Tube is a thin-walled steel tube. A steel adapter is attached to the front end containing internal threads that accept the M776 Fuze. The rear of the Body Tube is machined to be assembled to the M721/M767 Tail Cone. The Body Tube is painted white on the exterior. The Tail Cone is a forged or machined aluminum cone. The front of the Tail Cone attaches to the rear of the Body Tube. The rear of the Tail Cone contains external threads that accept the M27 Fin.
The 81mm M819 Body Tube and Tail Cone assemblies are used on the 81mm M819 Smoke Cartridge. The Body Tube is a thin-walled steel tube. A steel adapter is attached to the front end containing internal threads that accept the M772 Fuze. The rear of the Body Tube is machined to be assembled to the M819 Tail Cone. The Body Tube is painted light green. The Tail Cone is a forged or machined aluminum cone. The front of the Tail Cone attaches to the rear of the Body Tube. The rear of the Tail Cone contains internal threads that accept the M28 Fin.

The 81mm M816/M853A1/Body Tube Assembly and Tail Cones are used on the 81mm M816/M853A1 Illumination Cartridges. The Body Tube is a thin-walled aluminum tube. A steel adapter is attached to the front end containing internal threads that accept the M772 Fuze. The rear of the Body Tube is machined to be assembled to the M816/M853A1/Tail Cone. The Body Tube is painted white on the exterior. The Tail Cone is a forged or machined aluminum cone. The front of the Tail Cone attaches to the rear of the Body Tube. The rear of the Tail Cone contains internal threads that accept the M28 Fin.

The proposed contract strategy will be a Total Small Business Set Aside (SBSA), in accordance with Federal Acquisition Regulation (FAR) 6.203, which limits competition of the procurement to small businesses within the United States. The United States Government (USG) intends to award multiple (up to two) Firm Fixed Price (FFP) Indefinite Delivery/Indefinite Quantity (IDIQ) contracts along with a minimum guarantee, for the production of 60mm M721/M767 Body Tube and Tail Cone Assemblies, 81mm M819 Body Tube and Tail Cone Assemblies and 81mm M816/M853A1 Body Tube Assembly and Tail Cone's covering FY17-FY21 requirements. Each contract will include five one-year ordering periods. The Government intends to procure up to approximately 574,000 60/81mm Body Tube/Tail Cone Assemblies collectively. Delivery orders will be competed amongst contractors selected for award.

This requirement involves technical data marked Distribution D - Distribution authorized to the Department of Defense and U.S. DoD contractors only. Interested firms are required to submit a signed and completed DD Form 2345, Militarily Critical Technical Data Agreement, AMSTA-AR Form 1350, Technical Data Request Questionnaire, and Non-Disclosure Agreement for Government's consideration to provide the TDP.

Point of contact for this requirement is Charlotte Sylvain ACC-NJ-CA, Building 10, Picatinny Arsenal, NJ 07806-5000. Telephone inquiries will not be accepted. E-mail any questions to charlotte.a.sylvain.civ@mail.mil.

***PLEASE NOTE: Attachment 0010 - Price Matrix has been revised. Please use the Price Matrix under Amendment 1 labeled Price Matrix (revised) and disregard Attachment 0010 - Price Matrix under Solicitation Package 1. Also, if you have uploaded TDP labeled PR#: P16C16 before 3:00 PM EST on 11 April 2017, please upload it again. There was a drawing that was missing from the TDP P16C16 that has been added.***