--M26 MASS Spare Parts to support U. S. ARMY'S Fielding

The U.S. Army Contracting Command, Picatinny Contracting Center, Picatinny Arsenal, NJ., has a requirement on behalf of Product Manager Individual Weapons for M26 Modular Accessory Shotgun (MASS) Spare Parts.

The Government plans to solicit and negotiate (FY-11) M26 MASS Spare Partsrequirement Sole Source to Vertu Corp. doing business as C- More Competition, 655 Industrial Road, Warrenton, VA, 20186.

Vertu Corp. (C-More Competition) has developed and owns the data rights for the M26 MASS technical data package. The Governments initial FRP contract will be awarded sole source per the J&A M26 Modular Accessory Shotgun System (MASS), Program Code I6E, Full-Rate Production which was approved in October 2010 for other than full and open competition under the authority of 10 UCS 2304(c) (1) and FAR 6.302-1(a)(2), Only one responsible source and no other supplies or services will satisfy agency requirements. The same rationale applies to the M26 Spare Parts Contract.

Only one source is deemed applicable to this contract because the proposed contractor, Vertu Corp. (d.b.a. C-More Competition), possesses the following unique qualifications for fulfilling contract requirements. Only one company, Vertu Corp. (d.b.a. C-More Competition), owns the technical data package rights and acceptance inspection equipment specifications, procedures, and equipment for the M26 Modular Accessory Shotgun System (MASS).

Point of contact for this action is Contract Specialist, Robert Phelan robert.phelan1@us.army.mil