W519TC-25-Q-POWD - Black Powder Class 3 and Class 6 - MIL-DTL-223D
Closed Solicitation Posted
- Solicitation number
- W519TC-25-Q-POWD_SS
- Agency
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ACC Rock Island
Army Contracting Command, Department of Defense
- Responses due
- Set-aside
- Total Small Business
Opportunity facts
- NAICS code
- 325920 Explosives Manufacturing
- PSC
- 1376 Bulk Explosives
- Place of performance
- Crane, Indiana 47522, United States
Notice details come from SAM.gov. Updated .
About this opportunity
The Department of the Army Materiel Command Contracting Command Rock Island Arsenal (ACC-RI) is seeking to procure Black Powder Class 3 and Class 6 in accordance with MIL-DTL-223D military specifications. This is a sole-source solicitation exclusively targeting GOEX Industries LLC, with the Crane Army Ammunition Activity (CAAA) requiring 75 pounds of Class 3 and 25 pounds of Class 6 black powder for use in Signal, Smoke, Illumination and Marine Markers (SSIM's). The solicitation (W519TC-25-Q-POWD) requires GOEX to submit a completed price matrix, specific FAR provisions, and pricing information by 1:00 PM CST on May 22, 2025. The government will evaluate the proposal based on price reasonableness and vendor responsibility, using price analysis methods that may include input from other governmental agencies. Offerors must be registered in the System for Award Management (SAM) and comply with new clauses such as the Prohibition on a Byte Dance Covered Application.
This procurement is designated as a Total Small Business set-aside with a NAICS code of 325920 (Explosives Manufacturing). Estes Energetics, which acquired GOEX Industries LLC in January 2022, is currently the sole domestic manufacturer of this specific black powder type. The contract will be awarded using fiscal year 2025 Army working capital funds, with an anticipated award in July 2025. The black powder will be packaged in 1-pound inner containers within 25-pound outer boxes and delivered 30 days after contract award. The place of performance is Crane, Indiana, and the procurement will be executed under Federal Acquisition Regulation 13.106-1(b)(1) for purchases not exceeding the simplified acquisition threshold. First Article Test performed by Picatinny Arsenal has already confirmed the powder's acceptability for military operations, which supports the sole-source justification.
Notice text
This announcement is for notification (a notice) only that a solicitation is being issued for Black Powder Class 3 and Black Powder Class 6, In accordance with MIL-DTL-223D.
The solicitation number is W519TC-25-Q-POWD.
The Government has an approved Justification and Approval for Other Than Full and Open Competition (Attachment 0008) and is only seeking a quote from Estes Energetics/GOEX Industries LLC.
Crane Army Ammunition Activity (CAAA) has a requirement for the purchase of Black Powder Class 3 and Black Powder Class 6 by the manufacturer, GOEX Industries LLC.
Army Contracting Command-Rock Island (ACC-RI) intends to solicit and negotiate with only one source, GOEX Industries LLC., under the authority of FAR 13.106-1(b)(1), Purchases not exceeding the simplified acquisition threshold, urgency, exclusive licensing agreements, brand name, or industrial mobilization.
The solicitation and incorporated provisions and clauses are those in effect through Federal Acquisition Circular 2025-003. As a result of the updated Federal Acquisition Circular, a new clause, 52.204-27 Prohibition on a Byte Dance Covered Application (JUN 2023), has been incorporated into this solicitation and falls under 52.212-5. The associated NAICS code is 325920.
Offeror must be registered within the System for Award Management (SAM) databased at time of response to this solicitation. The website for SAM is https://www.sam.gov/.
ADDENDUM TO 52.212-1, INSTRUCTIONS TO OFFERORS – COMMERCIAL
The Government anticipates award of a firm fixed price contract to GOEX Industries LLC.
PROPOSAL SUBMISSION REQUIREMENTS:
The Government is requesting GOEX submit the following in response to this solicitation BY 1:00PM CST 22MAY2025:
- Price – Offerors must submit Completed Price Matrix at Attachment 0002. All sections shall be completed. Prices shall be stated to 2 decimal places.
- Completed Provision at Attachment 0003 – FAR 52.204-24, paragraph (d)(1) and(d)(2)
- Completed Provision at Attachment 0004 – FAR 52.212-3 Alt 1, paragraph (b)only.
BASIS FOR AWARD:
The Government intends to make an award after determination that the price is reasonable, and the offeror is responsible. Price Analysis shall be used to determine price reasonableness; additional methods of price analysis may be used as determined by the contracting officer. These methods of evaluation may include information/input from sources such as (but not limited to) other Governmental agencies and personnel. The Government reserves the right to require the submission of any data (I.e. Data other Than Certified Cost or Pricing Data necessary to validate the reasonableness of an offer.
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