Impulse cartridge cup
Closed Pre-Solicitation Posted
- Solicitation number
- W519TC-26-Q-ICUP
- Agency
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ACC Rock Island
Army Contracting Command, Department of Defense
- Responses due
- Set-aside
- No set-aside
Opportunity facts
- NAICS code
- 331318 Other Aluminum Rolling, Drawing, and Extruding
- Place of performance
- Crane, Indiana, United States
- Points of contact
Notice details come from SAM.gov. Updated .
About this opportunity
Army Contracting Command - Rock Island is conducting market research via sources sought to identify potential suppliers for Impulse Cartridge Cups, with responses due by 12:30 p.m. Central Time on September 24, 2026. The procurement outcome—small business set-aside (in full or in part) or full and open competition—will be determined based on market research responses; multiple awards may be made.
Place of performance and delivery is Crane Army Ammunition Activity, Building 148, Crane, Indiana. The requirement covers manufacture of 10 First Article Test units and 28,215 production units. Cups must be coined-point design, manufactured from aluminum alloy 6061-T6 per drawing 201719312 using coining tooling per drawing 201719314. Material sourcing requires cold-finished bar stock per ASTM B211. Manufacturing includes annealing at 760 degrees Fahrenheit (±10 degrees) for 2–3 hours, followed by controlled cooling at 50 degrees Fahrenheit per hour until temperature drops below 500 degrees Fahrenheit. Quality acceptance requires representative samples to pass hydrostatic burst testing per specified fixture (drawing 201719315), achieving burst pressure between 1,000–1,200 PSI at 100–400 PSI per second. All deliveries must include material certifications and certificates of conformance per CAAA Form 702-37. FAT units are due within 6 weeks of contract award; production tranches of 14,000 units at 11 weeks post-FAT approval and 14,215 units at 22 weeks post-FAT approval, with final delivery by December 30, 2026. Contractors must achieve conditional CMMC Level 2 Self Assessment at contract award. NAICS code 331318 applies, with 750-employee small business size standard. Responses should be submitted electronically to Bridget Garnica (bridget.m.garnica.civ@army.mil) in Word or PDF format.
Notice text
The Army Contracting Command – Rock Island (ACC-RI) is issuing this sources sought synopsis as a means of conducting market research to identify potential sources having an interest to provide Impulse Cartridge Cup, Coined Point to Crane Army Ammunition Activity, Crane, Indiana.
The result of this market research will contribute to determining this method of procurement, if a requirement materializes. Based on the response to this sources sought notice/ market research, this requirement may be set-aside for small business (in full or in part) or procured through full and open competition. Multiple awards may be made. All small business set-aside categories will be considered. Telephone inquiries will not be accepted or acknowledged, and no feedback or evaluations will be provided to companies regarding submissions.
Please see the attached Product Description titled “Purchase Description – Impulse Cartridge Cup – RFI” No drawings will be made available at this time.
DISCLAIMER
This sources sought is for information purposes only. This is NOT a Request for Proposal/ Quotation (RFP/ RFQ) to be submitted. It does not constitute a solicitation and shall not be construed as a commitment by the government. Responses in any form are not offers and the government is under NO obligation to award a contract as a result of this announcement. No funds are available to pay for preparation of responses to this announcement. Any information submitted by respondents to this technical description is strictly voluntary.
ELEGIBILITY
The applicable NAICS code for this requirement is 331318 with a Small Business Size Standard of 750 employees.
SUBMISSION DETAILS
Your response to this Sources Sought, including any capabilities statement, shall be electronically submitted to the Contract Specialist, Bridget Garnica, in either Microsoft Word or Portable Document Format (PDF), via email at bridget.m.garnica.civ@army.mil no later than 12:30 pm Central Time on Thursday, 24 September 2026. Please reference this sources sought number in the subject line of the email and on all enclosed documents. Information and materials submitted in response to this request WILL NOT be returned. Do NOT submit classified information.
If your organization has the potential capacity to provide the required services, please provide the following information:
- Organization name, address, primary point of contact (POCs) and their email address, telephone number, FAX, and the type of ownership for the organization.
- A capability statement(s) addressing the requirements of this notice, with appropriate documentation supporting claims of organizational and staff capability.
- If significant subcontracting or teaming is anticipated in order to deliver technical capability, organizations should address the administrative and management structure of such arrangements
All data received in response to this Sources Sought that is marked or designated as corporate or proprietary will be fully protected from any release outside the Government.
Files
| File | Type | Posted |
|---|---|---|
| Purchase Description - Impulse Cartridge Cup - RFI.pdf |
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