SOLICITATION NOTICE
10 -- MODULAR ACCESSORY SHOTGUN SYSTEM (MASS)
- Notice Date
- 9/13/2004
- Notice Type
- Solicitation Notice
- Contracting Office
- US Army ARDEC, AMSTA-AR-PC, Picatinny Arsenal, New Jersey 07806-5000
- ZIP Code
- 07806-5000
- Solicitation Number
- W15QKN-04-R-0421
- Response Due
- 10/28/2004
- Archive Date
- 11/26/2004
- Description
- The U.S. Army TACOM-ARDEC, Picatinny Arsenal, NJ 07806 has a requirement for a reliable, durable XM26 Modular Accessory Shotgun System (MASS). The MASS will securely attach to a primary weapon, to include the M16A2 Rifle, M16A4 Rifle, M4 Carbine, M4A1 Carbine, and the Modular Weapon System (MWS) equipped M16A4 Rifles and M4 Carbines with the potential for attachment to future rifles and carbines and utilize the primary weapon sighting system. The MASS shall be capable of being removed or attached to the primary weapon without the use of tools and utilizing a quick-disconnect feature while maintaining bore alignment with the primary weapon?s sights. The Army requires the MASS to be used as a stand alone shotgun with a sighting system and an integrated or attachable MIL-STD-1913 rail to attach various ancillary devices. This 12-gauge shotgun will provide the user with door breaching, lethal, and non-lethal capability during close quarter combat operations. The MASS must be a lightweight and an easily maintained weapon capable of operating reliably in all climatic environments. The MASS will be manually or semi-automatically operated and capable of firing all current U.S. Army standard 12 Gauge Ammunition, to include the 2 3/4 inch and 3 inch Magnum 00 Buckshot, 2 3/4 inch slug round, the M1012 and M1013 Non Lethal round, and the M1030 Breaching Round. The MASS will permit the quick transition from non lethal to lethal rounds. The MASS will permit door breaching and shot shell employment while maintaining primary weapon control. The MASS will enable increased Soldier mobility over the current systems (Mossberg M500 and M16 Rifle/M4 Carbine). The MASS requirement will be met with a base contract of fifty (50) systems for developmental testing to be procured in FY05. There will be options for up to 5,000 systems per year for 6 years. The contractor must be able to sustain a delivery schedule of 200 systems per month with a possible increase of as much as 400 systems per month beginning sixty (60) days from the successful completion of First Article Testing. The offeror shall submit six (6) bid samples, in addition to the written technical proposals, each with the necessary mounting hardware for the various primary weapons, stand-alone conversion kit, sighting accessories, slings, a minimum of five (5) magazines with any appropriate speed loaders (when applicable), a 12 gauge cleaning kit, and commercial operator?s and maintenance manuals in the offeror?s format. The winning offeror must be able to deliver the 50 systems NLT 75 days from the date of award for safety certification, Developmental Testing, and Operational Testing. There shall be a First Article Test (FAT) quantity of twenty (20) items that must be passed prior to the approval of the first option. The Government reserves the right to waive FAT. Proposals shall identify to the Government if the product being offered is a commercially available or a non-developmental item. Proprietary and/or classified information will be protected if requested with the submission.
- Web Link
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US ARMY TACOM-Picatinny Procurement Network
(http://procnet.pica.army.mil/dbi/download/GoGetSolicitation.cfm?SolNum=W15QKN-04-R-0421)
- Record
- SN00671332-W 20040915/040913212337 (fbodaily.com)
- Source
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