Shank 2. 0 payload, training warhead, and pre-packed anti-personnel warhead
Open Pre-Solicitation Posted
- Solicitation number
- W15QKN-26-X-1CFG
- Agency
-
ACC Picatinny
Army Contracting Command, Department of Defense
- Responses due
- Set-aside
- No set-aside
Opportunity facts
- NAICS code
- 332992 Small Arms Ammunition Manufacturing
- PSC
- 1395 Miscellaneous Ammunition
- Place of performance
- Picatinny Arsenal, New Jersey 07806, United States
Notice details come from SAM.gov. Updated .
About this opportunity
ACC-RIP, on behalf of PM CCS, intends to solicit manufacturers for the Government-developed Shank 2.0 payload, training warhead, and pre-packed anti-personnel warhead for small Unmanned Aerial System (sUAS) platforms, following sources sought responses due November 20, 2026 at 17:00 EST. The Set Aside line reads "No Set-Aside Used." The Government intends to use market research results to solicit under Title 10 USC 4022 (prototype projects) and Title 10 USC 4023 (experimental procurement). The current version, posted October 28, 2026, supersedes earlier versions with different response dates.
Responses go electronically to Contract Specialist Michael Arena and Contracting Officer Yolie Davila and are limited to ten 8.5" x 11" pages in 10-point font minimum. Required capabilities include manufacturing Shank 2.0 and warheads (training and live variants), integrating with Picatinny CLIK/sUPI interface design standards, and working with High Voltage Electronic Safe and Arm Device (ESAD) initiation systems and Low Energy Exploding Foil Initiator (LEEFI) or shock tube initiation chains. The Government seeks capacity to scale production to 40,000 systems per month. Access to the Shank 2.0 Technical Data Package requires an approved DD Form 2345 and Joint Certification Program registration, and non-U.S. contractors must provide an approved Export License from the U.S. Department of State. Documentation carries Distribution Statement D.
Responses must include Rough Order of Magnitude pricing and production schedules, design and producibility recommendations, supply chain risk mitigation strategies, and CAGE Code and UEI. No funds are available for response preparation, and no award will result from this notice. NAICS is 332992 and PSC is 1395.
Notice text
The U.S. Army Contracting Command –Rock Island at Picatinny (ACC-RIP)), on behalf of the Office of the Project Manager, Close Combat Systems (PM CCS) under the Portfolio Management Executive Ammunition & Energetics (MPE A&E), Picatinny Arsenal, NJ, is issuing this sources sought notice as a means of conducting market research to identify potential sources to produce the Government developed Shank 2.0 payload, training warhead, and pre-packed anti-personnel warhead for employment on small Unmanned Aerial System (sUAS) platforms. The Government is also seeking Industry recommendations on improving the Technical Data Package (TDP) for producibility.
Files
| File | Type | Posted |
|---|---|---|
| Shank 2.0 SSN_V4 Final.pdf | ||
| Shank 2.0 SSN_Final V3.pdf | ||
| Shank 2.0 SSN_Final V2.pdf | ||
| Shank 2.0 SSN_Final.pdf |
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