Customized Machine Base for Cannon Manufacturing Process Equipment for the Watervliet Arsenal

The Department of the Army Materiel Command Contracting Command Detroit Arsenal (Army Contracting Command - Warren) is soliciting offers for the design, fabrication, delivery, and installation of one customized machine base for cannon manufacturing process equipment at Benet Labs in Watervliet Arsenal. The machine base must accommodate multiple sub-systems including a Chuck Spindle Sub-System, Barrel Collar Clamp Sub-System, and Barrel Muzzle Support and Positioning Sub-System, with specific dimensional requirements including a bed length of 18,000-18,250 mm, height of 525-750 mm, and width of 2,000 mm, capable of handling workpieces up to 2,250 kg and 350 mm in outer diameter. Evaluation will be based on technical acceptability, with the government requiring offerors to provide complete technical proposals including product literature, brochures, and specification sheets demonstrating compliance with requirements. The response deadline is December 16, 2025, at 4:00 PM, with a mandatory site visit scheduled for December 15, 2025, at 11:00 AM at Watervliet Arsenal; interested offerors must RSVP to Amanda Robinson at amanda.p.robinson2.civ@army.mil no later than 24 hours before the site visit. The solicitation has been amended twice, with the most recent amendment extending the due date to allow additional preparation time for potential offerors.

This procurement is designated as a Women-Owned Small Business (WOSB) set-aside, limiting competition to businesses meeting WOSB criteria. The government intends to award a single Firm Fixed Price contract to the most technically acceptable offeror, and no incumbent contractor information is provided in the solicitation materials. The contract delivery timeline requires completion and installation within 38 weeks from the date of contract award, with final acceptance occurring at Watervliet Arsenal upon completion of installation and testing. The contractor will be responsible for site preparation, rigging, installation, onsite training, and providing a standard one-year commercial warranty including onsite service and parts replacement. The place of performance is Watervliet, New York, with the machine base and accompanying hardware to be delivered to the technical Point of Contact at Benet Labs.