SOLICITATION NOTICE
13 -- M829A4 Cartridges 120mm Armor
- Notice Date
- 2/8/2017
- Notice Type
- Presolicitation
- NAICS
- 332993
— Ammunition (except Small Arms) Manufacturing
- Contracting Office
- Department of the Army, Army Contracting Command, ACC - NJ (W15QKN), BUILDING 10 PHIPPS RD, PICATINNY ARSENAL, New Jersey, 07806-5000, United States
- ZIP Code
- 07806-5000
- Solicitation Number
- W15QKN-17-R-0052
- Point of Contact
- Stephanie G Kless, Phone: 9737246671
- E-Mail Address
-
stephanie.g.kless.civ@mail.mil
(stephanie.g.kless.civ@mail.mil)
- Small Business Set-Aside
- N/A
- Description
- The U.S. Army Contracting Command - New Jersey, on behalf of the Office of the Project Manager, Maneuver Ammunition Systems (PM-MAS), intends to issue a sole source request for proposal (RFP) for the production of the M829A4 Cartridges, 120mm, Armor Piercing, Fin Stabilized, Discarding Sabot with Tracer (APFSDS-T) to Alliant Techsystems, LLC. The 120mm M829A4 Armor Piercing Fin Stabilized, Discarding Sabot with Tracer (APFSDS-T) Cartridge is the follow on to the M829A3 APFSDS-T Cartridge. The M829A4 is the most effective anti-armor kinetic energy cartridge round fired from the M256 120mm smoothbore cannon mounted on the Abrams Main Battle Tank. The cartridge incorporates advancements in propulsion, using a temperature insensitive propellant, novel penetrator design, and an advanced composite sabot. The projectile system consists of a Depleted Uranium Penetrator mated to a drag reducing windshield and flight stabilizing multi-bladed fin, all secured for launch with a composite sabot. Specifications: The M829A4 Cartridge will be procured to a Performance Specification marked Distribution D. At this time, the Performance Specification will not be provided. Planned Acquisition: A two (2) year production contract to include a base award (FY17) and one (1) Option year (FY18) is contemplated for this acquisition. The Government anticipates making one award. Deliveries will be required within 15 months after contract award. This is a pre-solicitation notice and the Government anticipates that a formal solicitation will be issued on or about 23 January 2017. All information is to be furnished at no cost obligation to the Government. The POC for this action is Ms. Yolie Marie Davila, Contract Specialist, yolie.m.davila.civ@mail.mil, U.S. Army Contracting Command - New Jersey; ACC-NJ-MA, Bldg 10; Picatinny Arsenal, NJ 07806-5000, Telephone: 973-724-3583.
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