Engineering Services for Medium Caliber 20mm M61A1/A2 and 30mm GAU-8 Guns and Ammunition Feed Systems
Closed Pre-Solicitation Posted
- Solicitation number
- FA852024R0002EngServicesMediumCaliber
- Agency
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AFLCMC Robins AFB
Lifecycle Management Center, Department of Defense
- Responses due
- Set-aside
- No set-aside
Opportunity facts
- NAICS code
- 541330 Engineering Services
- Place of performance
- United States
Notice details come from SAM.gov. Updated .
About this opportunity
The Air Force Materiel Command Lifecycle Management Center at Robins Air Force Base is seeking engineering services to assist with maintenance, testing, research, and engineering investigations related to the 20mm M61A1/A2 and 30mm GAU-8 aircraft guns and their ammunition feed systems. Key requirements include production experience, the ability to fully characterize the performance of these gun systems, and access to testing ranges. The evaluation criteria focus on the offeror's technical capabilities, including the ability to design and manufacture gun components within the U.S.
This is an unrestricted contract opportunity with no set-aside designation. The original designer, developer, and manufacturer of these gun systems is General Dynamics. The period of performance is anticipated to be from May 1, 2025 to April 30, 2030, with an anticipated award date of April 30, 2025. No specific budget or award value range is provided.
Notice text
The Air Force requires engineering services to assist with maintenance, testing, research, engineering investigations, configuration management, technical data, design and manufacturing, prototype design & production, and related issues regarding medium caliber aircraft guns. The primary focuses of this effort is for the 20mm M61A1/A2 used on the F16, F-15, F-18, F-22, and F-15E aircraft and the 30mm GAU-8 used on the A-10 aircraft. These are high rate of fire weapons fixed mounted on the aircraft designed to suppress or incapacitate aerial or ground targets. The primary purpose of this task is to provide engineering services for this medium caliber gun and ammunition feed system to maintain and improve weapon system reliability, maintainability, and supportability. General Dynamics is the original designer, current developer, and manufacturer of these modern high rate of fire rotary gun systems.
All responsible sources may submit a capability statement, proposal, or quotation, which shall be considered by the agency.
Period of Performance: 1 May 2025 – 30 April 2030
Description of the procedures to be used in awarding the contract - Written RFP and Quotes
Anticipated award date: 30 April 2025
Performance Criteria:
Production experience and ability to understand and diagnose gun system issues and to engineer solutions.
Ability to fully measure and characterize the performance of aircraft gun systems down to the level of measuring torques and loads down to the individual component level.
Ability to test production items at a firing range and maintain at least one gun system of each aircraft system currently in production for this purpose.
Ability to test fire production spares as well as to support the development and evaluation of system improvements and to conduct independent failure analyses.
Ability to design and manufacture gun systems and piece parts within the US.
Reliable access to technical data for 20mm and 30mm gun and feed systems.
A Federal Firearms License (FFL) required by the Gun Control Act.
Access to test ranges are critical and the subject test ranges are in high demand. Inability to schedule a test at the required time frame can impact contract completion and associated data delivery products.
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