Manufacture/production of cartridge 105MM, tpds-T, M724A1E1

Please note, this notice was originally posted under solicitation number W15QKN-13-R-0179.

The U.S. Army Contracting Command-New Jersey, ACC-NJ, Picatinny Arsenal, New Jersey 07806-5000, on behalf of the Program Manager-Maneuver Ammunition Systems (PM-MAS)has a package of draft top level cartridge specifications and component drawings available upon request for the 105mm Kinetic Energy Trainer M724A1E1 Cartridge. The intent is to provide information about the item to aid in preliminary planning; it is not intended for use in proposal preparation.

In order to obtain copies of the above mentioned package (Distribution D), offerors shall follow the following procedure: Provide a complete DD Form 2345 Military Critical Technical Data Agreement, a complete Non-Disclosure Agreement (NDA), and a complete Technical Data Request Questionnaire Form 1350 to the Army Contracting Command - New Jersey, ATTN: ACC-NJ-MA, Margaret Heyrich, Bldg. 10, Picatinny Arsenal, NJ 07806-5000, Email: Margaret.a.heyrich.civ@mail.mil. Copies of the forms can be obtain via an email by contacting the contracting officer at the email address listed above. The package will be released upon receipt of all of the complete forms.

THIS NOTICE DOES NOT CONSTITUTE A REQUEST FOR PROPOSAL (RFP). 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 or an award. This notice should not be construed as a commitment of any kind by the U.S. Government. The Point of Contact for this action is Mrs. Margaret Heyrich, Contracting Officer, ACC-NJ-MA, 973-724-3871, email: Margaret.a.heyrich.civ@mail.mil

The U.S. Army Contracting Command-New Jersey, ACC-NJ, Picatinny Arsenal, New Jersey 07806-5000, on behalf of the Program Manager-Maneuver Ammunition Systems (PM-MAS), intends to issue a Solicitation for the procurement of the 105mm M724A1E1 Target Practice, Discarding Sabot with Tracer (TPDS-T) Kinetic Energy Cartridge. The M724A1E1 round supports live-fire training for the Stryker Mobile Gun System (MGS) crews in the Stryker Brigade Combat Team (SBCT).

The M724A1E1 shall be manufactured and produced in accordance with a Government owned Technical Data Package (TDP) and the requirements of the Statement of Work (SOW). The M724A1E1 TPDS-T is designed to look and feel like the M900 Tactical Kinetic Energy Cartridge and replicates its exterior ballistic performance out to 2-3km (Threshold-Objective). It is required to be range limited to 7km when fired at 10 degrees elevation. It incorporates an aluminum sabot and steel core with aluminum drag, conical fin. It will also use standard tank ammunition components including M14 Propellant, Thickwall primer and M148A1B1 Steel Cartridge Case.

It is the Government's intention to solicit this requirement as a Full and Open Competitive acquisition. The Government intends to fulfill this requirement via a single Five (5) year Indefinite Delivery, Indefinite Quantity (IDIQ) contract with Firm Fixed Price Delivery Orders to be awarded on a Best Value Basis.

The solicitation will consist of one year Low Rate Initial Production (LRIP) and four subsequent ordering periods of Full Rate Production (FRP). The maximum contract value is anticipated at approximately $47.9M; the contract minimum will be approximately $1.2M. It is anticipated that this solicitation will be posted on the Army Single Face to Industry (ASFI) Acquisition Business website located at https://acquisition.army.mil/asfi/ on or about 15 November 2013. The deadline for all proposals will be 30 days after issuance of the solicitation.

Since this is Full and Open Competition, it is the responsibility of all contractors to follow all export and import laws and regulations.

THIS NOTICE DOES NOT CONSTITUTE A REQUEST FOR PROPOSAL (RFP). 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 or an award. This notice should not be construed as a commitment of any kind by the U.S. Government. The Point of Contact for this action is Mr. William Labance, Contract Specialist, ACC-NJ-MA, 973-724-6673, email: william.j.labance.civ@mail.mil