The Family of Hand Held Signals
Closed Solicitation Posted
- Solicitation number
- W519TC-23-R-0080
- Agency
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ACC Rock Island
Army Contracting Command, Department of Defense
- Responses due
- Set-aside
- Woman-Owned Small Business
Opportunity facts
- NAICS code
- 325998 All Other Miscellaneous Chemical Product and Preparation Manufacturing
- PSC
- 1370 Pyrotechnics
Notice details come from SAM.gov. Updated .
About this opportunity
The Army Contracting Command - Rock Island seeks manufacture and delivery of a family of hand-held illumination signal devices—three star cluster variants (M125A1 green, M158 red, M159 white) and three star parachute variants (M126A1 red, M127A1 white, M195 green)—with proposals due September 22, 2026, and questions due August 28, 2026. This is a 100% Women-Owned Small Business set-aside. Amendment 0002, issued September 2, 2026, supersedes prior testing specifications, requiring use of MIL-DTL-32674 in place of MIL-S-13261 and MIL-S-13257, eliminates phosphate coating work on government-furnished ammo cans, and clarifies that burn time testing for M125A1, M158, and M159 applies only at ambient and cold temperatures, not during hot temperature testing.
The contract structure is a five-year IDIQ with fixed pricing for first-article test and ordering period one, and fixed pricing with Economic Price Adjustment for ordering periods two through five. The government guarantees a minimum purchase of $1,500,000 and anticipates combined maximum orders of 500,000 star clusters and 500,000 star parachutes across all periods, with maximum monthly production of 8,333 units per product family. Monthly production must commence within 90 days of first-article test approval. All deliveries are F.O.B. Origin to ACC Rock Island, Building 60, 3055 Rodman Avenue, Rock Island, Illinois 61299-0000.
First-article test reports are due within 300 days of the first delivery order. Offerors must comply with domestic production requirements for atomized magnesium powder, ground magnesium powder, black powder, primer mixture, and nitrocellulose when available in the United States or Canada. Critical manufacturing standards include MIL-STD-1916 acceptance procedures, ISO 9001:2015 quality standards, and Statistical Process Control with variable control chart methods. The government will furnish 12,050 M548 metal ammunition cans (NSN 8140007930233) as packaging material.
Technical data is classified Distribution D (limited to DoD and U.S. DoD contractors) and requires offeror registration with the Joint Certification Program to access. The hazardous material is DOD Hazard Class/Division 1.3G. Proposals are valid for 120 calendar days. Evaluation criteria include Technical Approach, Past Performance, and Price, with award based on best value rather than lowest price. NAICS code is 325998; PSC is 1370.
Notice text
The Army Contracting Command - Rock Island is issuing Request for Proposal, W519TC-23-R-0080, to the SAM.GOV website on with a closing date of 8 September 2026. This requirement is for the Family of Hand Held Signals:
STAR CLUSTERS:
(a) Nomenclature: M125A1 Signal, Illumination Ground, Green Star Cluster
NSN: 1370-01-652-2300
DODIC: L314
(b) Nomenclature: M158 Signal, Illumination Ground, Red Star Cluster
NSN: 1370-01-624-2851
DODIC: L306
(c) Nomenclature: M159 Signal, Illumination Ground, White Star Cluster
NSN: 1370-01-653-2854
DODIC: L307
STAR PARACHUTES:
(d) Nomenclature: M126A1 Signal, Illumination Ground, Red Star Parachute
NSN: 1370-01-651-5159
DODIC: LA80
(e) Nomenclature: M127A1 Signal, Illumination Ground, White Star Parachute
NSN: 1370-01-652-9144
DODIC: L312
(f) Nomenclature: M195 Signal, Illumination Ground, Green Star Parachute
NSN: 1370-01-654-7693
DODIC: L305
The applicable NAICS code is 325998.
The acquisition strategy for this item is a 100% Total Women-Owned Small Business set-aside using Best Value source selection procedures, resulting in a single, fixed priced with Economic Price Adjustment, five-year Indefinite Delivery Indefinite Quantity (IDIQ) type Contract using range pricing. The technical data package (TDP) is classified as Distribution D limited distribution. This TDP contains technical data whose import is restricted by the Arms Export Control Act, (Title 22, U.S.C., Sec 2751 et seq.) or the Export Administration Act of 1979, as amended titled, 50 U.S.C. App 2401 et seq. Violations of these export laws are subject to severe criminal penalties. Disseminate IAW provisions of DoD Directive 5230.25. Offerors must be registered with the U.S./Canada Joint Certification Office to obtain the TDP. The TDP will NOT be available until after the solicitation is formally issued on the SAM.GOV website, with valid contractor credentials.
This solicitation will be issued electronically in accordance with FAR 4.5, 5.102 and 14.205-1 (a), therefore hardcopies will not be provided. Vendors wishing to obtain an electronic copy may download it on or after the issue date by accessing the following address via the internet: https://sam.gov/content/home
NOTE: This solicitation will be issued electronically as will any amendments thereto. Because of this, the Government is under no obligation and is in fact unable to maintain a bidder's mailing list. It is therefore incumbent upon any interested parties to periodically access the above internet address in order to obtain any amendments which may be issued. Failure to obtain any said amendments and to respond to them prior to the date and time set for receipt of proposals may render your proposal non-responsive and result in the rejection of it. Direct any questions prior to the applicable closing date in writing to Army Contracting Command - Rock Island, ATTN: CCRI-MIP-A / Mr. Benjamin Riessen, 3055 Rodman Ave, Rock Island, IL 61299-8000 or benjamin.c.riessen.civ@army.mil.
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| This notice | Solicitation | |
| The Family of Hand Held Signals | Pre-Solicitation |
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