Demilitarization and Disposal of Shotgun Cartridges

The Department of the Army Materiel Command Contracting Command at Rock Island Arsenal is soliciting proposals for the demilitarization and disposal of shotgun cartridges under solicitation W519TC-25-R-0014. This firm-fixed-price contract requires contractors to provide all necessary materials, equipment, facilities, permits, licenses, and personnel to demilitarize approximately 1.9 million shotgun cartridges (127 short tons) spanning multiple gauge types and military depot locations. The evaluation criteria include Technical Approach, Safety, Environmental compliance, Security, and Program Management, with technical proposals limited to 20 pages. Contractors must begin demilitarization within 18 months of award and complete all demilitarization activities within 12 months of material receipt, with disposition of energetic materials completed within 4 months thereafter; open burn and open detonation technologies are explicitly prohibited. The proposal due date, extended through Amendment 0002, is February 3, 2025 at 9:00 AM Central Time, and only offerors who submitted complete proposals by January 6, 2025 are eligible to submit revised proposals under this amendment.

This solicitation carries no set-aside designations and is competed as full and open competition. No incumbent contractor is identified in the opportunity documents. The contract structure provides phased payments: 5% upon Safety Site Plan approval, 5% upon Ammunition Demilitarization and Disposition Plan acceptance, 80% upon Certificate of Demilitarization completion, and 10% upon End Use Certificate or Destruction Certificate completion. The asset list details inventory distributed across eight military facilities including MCAAP, BGAD, TEAD, CAAA, HWAD, ANMC, PBA, and LEMC, comprising various shotgun cartridge types including buckshot, trap and skeet loads, door breaching rounds, and crowd dispersion rounds in multiple condition codes. Performance will take place at Rock Island, Illinois, and the contract includes a DO-rated priority under the Defense Priorities and Allocations System. Contractors must also comply with comprehensive security requirements for handling Department of Defense arms, ammunition, and explosives as detailed in the Security Statement of Work and submit 22 distinct Contract Data Requirements List deliverables throughout contract execution.