M734A1 Multi-Option and M783 Point Detonating/Delay Mortar Fuze   5

2 August 2022:

The purpose of this notice reactivation and revision is to post Amendment 0006 of RFP W15QKN-22-R-0027. This amendment incorporates DFARS Clause 252.223-7007, Safeguarding Sensitive Conbentional Arms, Ammunition, and Explosives. This clause was inadvertantly left out during the inital posting of this RFP.

All other terms and conditions remain unchanged and this posting is considered closed

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The Army Contracting Command-New Jersey, Picatinny Arsenal, NJ, on behalf of the Office of the Project Manager Combat Ammunition Systems, intends to issue a Request for Proposal (RFP) for the manufacture and delivery of the M734A1 Multi-Option Fuze for Mortars (MOFM) and the M783 Point Detonating/Delay (PD/DLY) Mortar Fuzes. The M734A1 MOFM is used on 60mm, 81mm and 120mm High Explosive (HE) Cartridges and 60mm and 120mm White Phosphorous Smoke Cartridges. The M783 PD/DLY Fuze is used on Mortar HE Cartridges for U.S. Army Training and also on Foreign Military Sales (FMS) Mortar HE Cartridges. The Government intends to award up to two, 5- year Indefinite Delivery/Indefinite Quantity contracts with Firm-Fixed-Price Delivery Orders covering FY22 and FY26 requirements to procure up to approximately 830,000 M734A1 MOFM Fuzes and 1,330,000 M783 PD/DLY Fuzes delivered at a rate of up to 35,000 per month.

The M734A1 MOFM and M783 PD/DLY Fuzes will be manufactured, inspected, assembled, packaged and delivered in accordance with their respective Government Technical Data Packages (TDP) and applicable contract requirements. Competition for this effort will be limited to the United States, its outlying areas, or Canada, under the authority of 10 U.S.C. 2304(c)(3), as implemented by FAR 6.302-3 (a)(2)(i), Industrial Mobilization; Engineering, Developmental, or Research Capability; or Expert Services.

This requirement involves technical data marked Distribution D Distribution authorized distribution of technical documents to the Department of Defense (DoD) and U.S. DoD contractors only. Interested firms are required to submit a signed and completed DD Form 2345, Militarily Critical Technical Data Agreement, AMSTA-AR Form 1350, Technical Data Request Questionnaire, and a Non-Disclosure Agreement (NDA) for Government's consideration to prove the TDP. Note: The TDP will be available upon release of the Request for Proposal.

Please note this is a Request for Proposal and does not constitute a commitment of funds. Point of contact for this notification and any requests/questions may be directed to both John C. Scott Jr. and Rene Prendergast via email ONLY to:
john.c.scott158.civ@army.mil and renee.k.prendergast.civ@army.mil

Telephone inquiries will not be accepted. The associated North American Industry Classification System Code for this effort is 332993. Contractors must be registered in the System for Award Management (SAM) database by accessing the SAM website at http://www.sam.gov in order to be eligible for contract award.

*The purpose of Amendment 0001 to W15QKN-22-R-0027 is to answer questions from Industry as well as extend the proposal response date to 03APRIL2022 4:00pm EST.

*A second set of Questions and Answers is posted with this update.

*The purpose of Amendment 0002 to W15QKN-22-R-0027 is to extend the proposal response date to 13APRIL2022 4:00pm EST. In addition update Q&A Set 2 to correct answer #14 and update Section L to account for answer #06.

*The purpose of Amendment 0003 to W15QKN-22-R-0027 is to extend the proposal response date to 02June2022 4:00pm EST. In addition, upload Question and Answer Set 3 to answer questions from industry.

*The purpose of Amendment 0004 to W15QKN-22-R-0027 is to extend the proposal response date to 16June2022 4:00pm EST. In addition, upload Question and Answer Set 4 to answer questions from industry as well as update Section L of the RFP to match the update the Small Business Participation Factor.

*The purpose of Amendment 0005 to W15QKN-22-R-0027 is to extend the proposal response date to 30June2022 4:00pm EST. In addition, upload Question and Answer Set 5 to answer questions from industry as well as update Section L of the RFP.