Sniper Ammo FY26 Allotment

The State of Illinois, through the Illinois State Police Special Operations Command (ISP SOCOM) SWAT unit, is soliciting bids for a Fiscal Year 2026 sniper ammunition allotment with a proposal due date of April 7, 2026. The procurement requires three distinct ammunition products totaling 20,500 rounds: 15,500 rounds of Black Hills Gold Ammo 308 Winchester 168 grain TSX HP, 4,500 rounds of Black Hills Gold Ammo 338 Lapua Magnum 285 grain ELD-M, and 500 rounds of Swiss P AP 338 Lapua 260 grain Armor Piercing ammunition. All shipments must be received by June 30, 2026, with partial shipments permitted. Vendors must be authorized dealers for both Black Hills Gold Ammunition and Swiss P Ammunition, demonstrating established relationships with these manufacturers. The ammunition specifications require that all cartridge lengths cannot exceed 3.59 inches. No specific evaluation criteria beyond vendor authorization and manufacturer dealer status have been disclosed in the procurement documents.

The procurement documents do not specify any disadvantaged enterprise set-asides or restrictions limiting eligibility to particular organizational types. No incumbent vendors or current contractors are identified in the available procurement materials. The specifications document does not provide award value or budget range information. All responding vendors must comply with the State of Illinois Standard Terms and Conditions, including maintaining general commercial liability insurance of $1,000,000 per occurrence with $2,000,000 annual aggregate, auto liability coverage of $1,000,000 per occurrence, and workers' compensation insurance as required by law. Additionally, vendors must execute all 34 mandatory certifications contained in the Standard Illinois Certifications document, covering areas including business legitimacy, financial obligations, environmental and labor law compliance, anti-corruption measures, drug-free workplace requirements, equal employment opportunity standards, cybersecurity directives, and employment reporting obligations, with non-compliance subject to contract termination, debarment, or other significant sanctions.