Pre-Solicitation Notice for 12 Gauge Shotshell Ammunition

Description: The Office of the Project Manager for Maneuver Ammunition Systems (OPM-MAS), Picatinny Arsenal, NJ and the Army Contracting Command -Rock Island, IL intends to issue Request for Proposal (RFP) W52P1J-22-R-0002 for the manufacture and delivery of 12 Gauge Shotshell Ammunition to include Cartridge (Ctg) 12 Gauge  #00 Buckshot (A011), Ctg 12 Gauge #9 Shot (A017), and Ctg 12 Gauge 7 ½ Shot (A014).

Department of Defense Identification Code (DODIC) A011 is a 12 Ga. 2 3/4” round with nine .330 inch diameter 00 Buckshot pellets.  It is packed 5 cartridges in a cardboard carton, 32 cartons packed in an M2A2 ammunition box.  Two ammunition boxes are then packed into a wire bound wooden crate.  This ammunition is used for training and combat.   

DODIC A017 is a 12 Ga. 2 3/4” round with 1 1/8 ounces of #9 shot (approximately 575 pellets .080” in diameter). It is packed 25 cartridges in a cardboard carton, 20 cartons in a fiberboard box.  This ammunition is used for training and target competition.  

DODIC A014 is a 12 Ga. 2 3/4" round with 1 1/8 ounces of #7 1/2 Shot that is approximately 0.095" diameter and weighs about 1.25 grains each. It can be fired out of the M26, M1014, Mossberg Model 500/590, and Remington 870/MCS shotguns. It is packed 48 cartridges in a cardboard box.  This ammunition is used for training and marksmanship.  

Planned Acquisition:  The planned approach is Full and Open Competition.  Proposals will be evaluated using Lowest Price Technically Acceptable or LPTA Source Selection procedures.  The resulting award will be a five-year Indefinite Delivery Indefinite Quantity (IDIQ) contract to a single Offeror.  Firm Fixed Pricing will be utilized. 

The guaranteed minimum quantity is 500,000 each in any combination of the three DODICs listed above and will be awarded at the time of the base contract award.  During the life of the contract, the Government is entitled to order up to a maximum total quantity of 10,000,000 each in any combination of the three DODICs listed above. 

Estimated Solicitation Issue Date:  February 10, 2022

Estimated Solicitation Closing Date:  March 10, 2022

Points of Contact:  Mark Stevens at mark.d.stevens.civ@army.mil or Lana Graw at lana.r.graw.civ@army.mil.

*** This shall not be construed as a Request for Proposal or as an obligation on the part of the Government ***

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