Abrams Armor R and D Integration

THE UNITED STATES ARMY CONTRACTING COMMAND, DETROIT ARSENAL, MICHIGAN (ACC-DTW), PLANS TO ISSUE A SOLE SOURCE CONTRACT W912CH-26-D-0002 TO GENERAL DYNAMICS LAND SYSTEMS. THIS EFFORT IS FOR THE CONTINUED DESIGN, INTEGRATION, AND VALIDATION OF GFI ARMOR DESIGNS AND CONCEPTS APPLICABLE TO EXISTING AND FUTURE ABRAMS MAIN BATTLE TANKS AND VARIANTS. THE CONTRACTOR SHALL PERFORM DESIGN INTEGRATION, PREPARE TEST PLANS, FABRICATE BALLISTIC TEST HARDWARE AND PROVIDE TECHNICAL SUPPORT FOR EACH GOVERNMENT DIRECTED ARMOR IMPROVEMENT. FINAL INTEGRATED CLASSIFIED ARMOR DESIGNS SHALL BE DEPICTED IN A COMPUTER AIDED DESIGN (CAD) THREE-DIMENSIONAL PARAMETRIC SOLID MODEL AND SHALL BE COMPATIBLE WITH COMPUTER AIDED MANUFACTURING (CAM) SOFTWARE AND PROCESSES. THE NORTH AMERICAN INDUSTRY CLASSIFICATION SYSTEMS (NAICS) CODE FOR THIS EFFORT IS 541715. THIS ACTION WILL CONSIST OF A LEVEL OF EFFORT OF 27,410 MAN HOURS OVER FIVE YEARS. THE ANTICIPATED PERIOD OF PERFORMANCE IS NOT TO EXCEED FIVE YEARS, 24 OCT 2025 - 23 OCT 2030. THE GOVERNMENT INTENDS TO AWARD A CONTRACT MODIFICATION ON A SOLE SOURCE BASIS TO GENERAL DYNAMICS LAND SYSTEMS, 38500 MOUND ROAD, STERLIING HEIGHTS, MI 48310-3200 UNDER THE AUTHORITY OF FEDERAL ACQUISITION REGULATION (FAR) PART 6.302-1(A).