Pre-Solicitation Notice for Second Source Supplier to Produce 5.56mm, 7.62mm, and Caliber .50 Ammunition   4

The U.S. Army Contracting Command, Rock Island (ACC-RI) on behalf of the Office of the Program Manager, Maneuver Ammunition Systems (OPM-MAS) intends to issue Request for Proposal (RFP) W52P1J-20-R-0046 for a Small Caliber Second Source supplier to produce 5.56mm, 7.62mm, and Caliber .50 ammunition. The supplier is required to be geographically separated from the Lake City Army Ammunition Plant (LCAAP).

This acquisition is a restricted competition to the U.S., its outlying areas, or Canada (U.S./Canada). Proposals will be evaluated using Best Value/Subjective Trade-Off Source Selection procedures. The resulting contract award will be a five year term consisting of a base contract with options and be will be a combination of Firm Fixed Pricing and Fixed Pricing with an Economic Price Adjustment.

The following ammunition will be included in this acquisition:

A059, 5.56mm, M855 Ball Clipped, NSN: 1305-01-155-5459

A062, 5.56mm, M855 Ball Linked, NSN: 1305-01-258-8692

A080, 5.56mm, M200 Blank Clipped, NSN: 1305-00-182-3217

AB56, 5.56mm, M855A1 Ball Linked, NSN: 1305-01-559-3332

AB57, 5.56mm, M855A1 Ball Clipped, NSN: 1305-01-559-3333

AB58, 5.56mm, M855A1 Ball Commercial Pack, NSN: 1305-01-559-3335

AB77, 5.56mm, M855A1 Ball Clipped Bulk, NSN: 1305-01-598-0155

A131, 7.62mm, 4 M80 Ball/1 M62 Tracer Linked, NSN: 1305-01-569-2912

A143, 7.62mm, M80 Ball Linked, NSN: 1305-01-569-2917

AB79, 7.62mm, M80A1 Ball Linked, NSN: 1305-01-598-5913

AB82, 7.62mm, M80A1 Ball Carton, NSN: 1305-01-598-8201

AB86, 7.62mm, 4 M80A1 Ball/1 M62A1 Tracer Linked, NSN: 1305-01-606-7003

A555, Caliber .50, M33 Ball Linked, NSN: 1305-01-658-2714

A555, Caliber .50, Lead Free, M33 Ball Linked, NSN: 1305-01-591-4838

A557, Caliber .50, 4 Ball M33/1 Trace M17 Linked, NSN: 1305-01-658-2580

A557, Caliber .50, Lead Free, 4 Ball M33/1 Trace M17 Linked, NSN: 1305-01-591-4857

A576, Caliber .50, M8 API/M20 APIT, NSN: 1305-01-659-2421

A598, Caliber .50, M1A1, NSN: 1305-01-078-4879

This acquisition will have a base award and evaluated option pricing periods. The base award will consist of firm quantities of 10,000,000 each of 5.56mm AB57 and 12,000,000 each of 7.62mm AB86. The evaluated option periods will be as follows:

Base Year Option Pricing Period: Date of Award - 365 Days After Award (DAA)

Option Year 1 Pricing Period: 366 DAA - 730 DAA

Option Year 2 Pricing Period: 731 DAA - 1,095 DAA

Option Year 3 Pricing Period: 1,096 DAA - 1,460 DAA

Option Year 4 Pricing Period: 1,461 DAA - 1,825 DAA

The following family maximum quantities will apply to each Option Year Pricing Period:

75,000,000 each for 5.56mm

48,000,000 each for 7.62mm

15,000,000 each for Caliber .50

Finished components are restricted to the U.S./Canada with the exception of Tracer Projectiles, Incendiary Projectiles, and Magnesium Powder.

Estimated Solicitation Issue Date is August 3, 2020.

Estimated Solicitation Closing Date is September 18, 2020.

*** This shall not be construed as a Request for Proposal or as an obligation of the part of the Government ***

CAUTION: This Request for Proposal will be issued electronically as will any amendments thereto. Because of this, the Government is under no obligation and is in fact unable to maintain a bidder's mailing list. It is therefore incumbent upon any interested parties to periodically access this website in order to obtain any amendments which may be issued. Failure to obtain any said amendments and to respond to them prior to the date and time set for bid opening/receipt of proposals may render your bid or proposal nonresponsive and result in rejection of the same.