M72 Light Assault Weapon (LAW) Variants and Shoulder Launched Munitions (SLM) Components

The U.S. Army Contracting Command – New Jersey, Picatinny Arsenal, NJ 07806-5000, on behalf of the Project Manager-Close Combat Systems (PM-CCS), intends to issue a solicitation for the manufacturing, testing and delivery of the M72 Light Assault Weapon (LAW) variants and components for Shoulder Launched Munitions (SLM) training systems, as follows:

1) M72A7 LAW with Graze Fuze Function and Night Vision Device (NVD) Mount, Department of Defense Identification Code (DODIC): HA29, National Stock Number (NSN): 1340-01-592-2069 in Scepter Container.

2) M72A9 LAW Anti-Structure Munition (ASM) and NVD Mount, DODIC: HA48, NSN: 1340-01-538-4308.

3) M72A8 LAW Fire From Enclosure (FFE) and NVD Mount, DODIC: HB26, NSN: 1340-01-650-6436.

4) M72E10 LAW FFE ASM and NVD Mount, DODIC: HB25, NSN: 1340-01-650-6472.

5) M72AS FFE Trainer Launcher, P/N: 55600, NSN: TBD.

6) M72AS Trainer Launcher, P/N: 51670-9, NSN: 1055-01-495-0009.

7) M72AS 21mm Trainer Rocket, DODIC: HA21, NSN: 1340-01-482-5049.

8) Components for SLM Training Systems.

The M72 LAW is a 66mm man-portable, lightweight, self-contained, direct shoulder fired weapon that is issued as a round of ammunition capable of defeating targets, such as covered enemy fighting positions or light armored vehicles. The manufacture, inspection, testing and delivery of the above items shall be in accordance with the Technical Data Package (TDP); which is contractor owned/proprietary.

The Government intends to fulfill this requirement via a Sole Source, Firm Fixed Price (FFP) Indefinite Delivery Indefinite Quantity (IDIQ) contract with a period of performance of five (5) years. This contract will be executed with Nammo Defense Systems (NDS), Mesa, AZ 85277, pursuant to Title 10 United States Code (U.S.C.) Section 2304(c)(1), as implemented by Federal Acquisition Regulation (FAR) 6.302-1(a)(2)(ii)(B), Only One Responsible Source and No Other Supplies or Services Will Satisfy Agency Requirements, with limited competition among sources in the National Technology and Industrial Base (NTIB) for the following components: The Load, Assemble, and Pack (LAP); Warheads; PBXIH-18; PBXN-110; PBXN-9; FFE Propellant Charge; IP-10 and BKNO3 Ignition Charge; M9 Propellant; and Nitrocellulose Containers, pursuant to Title 10 U.S.C. Section 2304(c)(3), as implemented by FAR 6.302-3, Industrial Mobilization; Engineering, Developmental, or Research Capability; or Expert Services.

The contractor shall be responsible for providing all materials, equipment, hard tooling, personnel, and facilities necessary to manufacture, produce, and deliver the types and quantities of deliverables specified by the contract. The M72 LAW and components for SLM training systems shall be manufactured and tested in accordance with (the contractor developed) Production Specification and the Contractor's Drawings and associated lists. An approved TDP, specification, First Article Test (FAT) Plan and Lot Acceptance Test (LAT) Plan, as delivered with the contractor's proposal, shall be included as part of the contract. 

The North American Industry Classification (NAICS) Code for this procurement is 332993, Ammunition (Except Small Arms) Manufacturing.

It is anticipated that a solicitation will be issued on or about fifteen (15) calendar days from the date of this announcement. It is estimated that proposals will be required within forty-five (45) to sixty (60) calendar days from issuance of the solicitation. This procurement will be rated DO for national defense use, and all provisions of the Defense Priorities and Allocation System Regulation (15 CFR 700) apply.

THIS NOTICE/ANNOUNCEMENT DOES NOT CONSTITUTE A REQUEST FOR PROPOSAL (RFP)/SOLICITATION. Responses to this announcement are not proposals and cannot be accepted by the Government to form a binding contract. This is not a guarantee of a future RFP/solicitation or an award. This notice should not be construed as a commitment of any kind by the U.S. Government. Any information provided to the Government in response to this notice will become Government property and will not be returned. The Government will not reimburse contractors for any cost associated with responding to this announcement.

The Government POC is Ms. Laura Burgos-Magidson, laura.e.burgos-magidson.civ@mail.mil, Contract Specialist, Army Contracting Command-New Jersey, Picatinny Arsenal, NJ 07806-5000. Please note, telephone inquiries will not be accepted.