M16 5.56 MM Rifle

The M16 5.56 MM Rifle program is a Department of Defense acquisition program focused on the procurement and support of the M16 rifle system, which serves as a standard-issue service rifle for U.S. military forces. The program, identified by acquisition program ID EHC-MDP, appears to have been actively managed through federal contract actions during the 1980s, suggesting this represents a mature acquisition program for an established weapons platform.

The federal contract awards associated with this program span from 1983 to 1989, with individual contract values ranging from $25,000 to $6.49 million. The contracts are predominantly firm-fixed-price arrangements, executed through a mix of definitive contracts, delivery orders, and purchase orders. Nearly all contracts were awarded without set-aside designations, with only two contracts noted as Total Small Business set-asides. The contracting activity appears focused on production, sustainment, and support of the weapon system, though specific deliverables are not detailed in the available data. All contracts utilized firm-fixed-price pricing structures, with the exception of two delivery orders that used alternative pricing arrangements. No specific prime contractors or places of performance were identified in the provided contract data.