Storage, Handling and Transportation for 155mm Artillery Components

The U.S. Army Contracting Command-New Jersey (ACC-NJ), Picatinny Arsenal, NJ 07806-5000, on behalf of the Project Manager Combat Ammunition Systems (PM CAS), is conducting a market survey to identify qualified sources capable of providing sufficient storage facilities, material handling, maintenance, inspections, and transportation of the materials to and from Yuma Proving Ground to support the 155mm artillery programs such as Modular Artillery Charge System (MACS) program as well as future Extended Range Cannon Artillery (ERCA) requirements. This effort will support Fiscal Year (FY) 2021 through 2025 for the aforementioned requirements.

To be considered as a capable source for this effort, all interested parties must submit the requested information as follows:

(a) Provide a detailed description of storage facilities that must have a maximum capacity of up to approximately 26,000 square feet. Include material handling abilities consistent with Department of Defense (DOD) and Department of Army (DA) regulations governing the security; handling, transportation, and storage of hazardous materials and ammunition to include inert projectiles, inert projectiles with live basebleed/rocket assembly and ammunition with hazard classification of 1.1 through 1.4.

(b) Provide description of personnel and evidence that personnel are appropriately trained and certified to handle hazardous materials as well as ability to respond to transportation requests, both incoming or outgoing, within two weeks.

(c) Provide evidence of Quality Assurance and Surveillance suitable to support this effort.

(d) Provide evidence of an Explosive Safety Site Plan and applicable Environmental Assessments required for hazardous material storage.

(e) Provide business name, address and the distance from Yuma Proving Ground in Yuma, Arizona, point of contact, telephone, email, and size of business.

This market survey is for planning purposes only and shall not be construed as a Request for Proposal or as an obligation on the part of the Government. All information submitted will be held in a confidential status. Interested firms should provide this requested information to Magda Szymanski via email ONLY to magda.m.szymanski.civ@mail.mil within 15 calendar days of this publication. . Telephone inquiries will not be accepted. The Government will accept written questions by email. All information is to be submitted at no cost or obligation to the US Government. If a formal solicitation is generated at a later date, a solicitation notice will be published. No award will be made as a result of this market survey.