M116 & M825 Smoke Projectiles

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RELEASE OF THE SOLICITATION W52P1J17R0173.

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The Army Contracting Command - Rock Island (ACC-RI), on behalf of the Office of the Project Manager for Combat Ammunition Systems (PM CAS), intends to issue Request for Proposal (RFP) W52P1J-17-R-0173 for the manufacturing and delivering of the 155mm M825A1 Artillery Smoke Canister Projectile Body and the 155mm M116A1 Artillery Smoke Canister Projectile Body.

The M825A1 is a 155mm Smoke Canister Projectile Body made from hot rolled 4140 steel, has a finished weight of approximately 58 lbs, is approximately 30 inches long, and has a curved exterior. In addition, the M825A1 utilizes a welded rotating band that encircles the body close to the base. For storage and transport, a Universal Lifting Plug is threaded into the nose cavity and a flexible cover is installed over the rotating band. The Universal Lifting Plug and Wood Pallets will be Contractor Furnished Material (CFM) under this effort.

The M116A1 is a 155mm Smoke Canister Projectile Body made from hot forged carbon steel, has a finished weight of approximately 60 lbs, is approximately 24 inches long, and has a curved exterior. In addition, the M116A1 utilizes a swaged rotating band made from seamless brass tubing that encircles the body close to the base. For storage and transport, a Universal Lifting Plug is threaded into the nose cavity and a flexible cover is installed over the rotating band. The Universal Lifting Plug and Wood Pallets will be CFM under this effort.

Offerors are required to manufacture and deliver the M825A1/M116A1 Smoke Canister Projectile Bodies in accordance with a U.S. Government-owned Technical Data Package (TDP) and applicable contract requirements, which the U.S. Government will make available upon solicitation release. M825A1/M116A1 Smoke Canister Projectile Body solicitation will be a Small Business Set-Aside (SBSA), and will result in a single award Firm-Fixed Price (FFP) Indefinite Delivery Indefinite Quantity (IDIQ) contract with five, one-year ordering periods. The anticipated production rate for the M116A1 is 1,000 each per month, and the anticipated M825A1 production rate is 2,500 each per month. The estimated maximum contract value is estimated to be $99,039,742.

This requirement involves technical data marked Distribution Statement D (authorized distribution of technical documents to the Department of Defense (DoD) and U.S. DoD Contractors). Interested contractors are required to provide a Military Critical Technical Data Agreement (DD Form 2345) and a non-disclosure agreement prior to receipt of the U.S. Government-owned TDP via the Joint Certification Program. There is no information (specifications, drawings, etc.) or material required in the performance of this effort that is considered classified.

Contractors shall register in the System for Award Management (SAM) database by accessing the SAM web site at http://www.sam.gov in order to be eligible for contract award.

Please note this notice does not constitute a RFP. The U.S. Government anticipates posting the RFP in 2QFY19 with an anticipated award in 4QYFY19. Direct any requests/questions to the point of contact for this notification, Matthew Kopel, via email ONLY at matthew.j.kopel.civ@mail.mil. The U.S. Government will not accept telephone inquiries. Any information or exchanges between contractors and the U.S. Government concerning this notice are at no additional cost and/or obligation to the U.S. Government.

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