SPECIAL NOTICE
99 -- Cornerstone CS-23-1101: Improvements to Manufacturing Laser Weapons
- Notice Date
- 6/9/2023 4:43:44 AM
- Notice Type
- Special Notice
- Contracting Office
- DEPT OF DEFENSE
- ZIP Code
- 00000
- Archive Date
- 07/30/2023
- Point of Contact
- COTA Email
- E-Mail Address
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usarmy.ria.ccdc-cbc.mbx.cornerstone-ota@army.mil
(usarmy.ria.ccdc-cbc.mbx.cornerstone-ota@army.mil)
- Description
- U.S. Army Combat Capabilities Development Command � Chemical Biological Center (DEVCOM CBC), Rock Island, IL, on behalf of the Office of the Secretary of Defense, Office of the Assistant Secretary of Defense for Industrial Base Policy via its Innovation Capability and Modernization Program (10 U.S.C. � 4817), in conjunction with Army Contracting Command � Rock Island (ACC-RI), manages the Cornerstone Other Transaction Agreement (OTA), in accordance with 10 U.S.C. � 4022. Cornerstone was architected to create a broad-based, flexible and enduring public-private consortium focused on strategic strengthening of the U.S. Manufacturing and Defense Industrial Base and provide a strong complement to the mandates in Presidential Executive Order 13806. ACC-RI, on behalf of DEVCOM CBC and Program Executive Office Integrated Warfare System (PEO IWS) 2.0 Above Water Sensors and Lasers, intends to issue a competitive Cornerstone Initiative Request (CIR) for Improvements to Manufacturing Laser Weapons on or after 22 JUN 2023, with an estimated closing date of 20 business days after issuance. The CIR for Improvements to Manufacturing Laser Weapons is restricted to Cornerstone consortium members. The CIR will solicit proposals for up to five (5) fixed-price OTAs with incremental payments made upon completion of specific milestones. Period of performance will be 24 months. A non-competitive follow-on production OT may be awarded following a successful prototype. The objective of this effort is the improvement and modernization of current High Energy Laser (HEL) manufacturing lines within the domestic defense industrial base in order to address lead time, cost and quantity deficiencies in the fabrication of components needed to meet the stringent mechanical and optical requirements. The following five areas have been identified as potential risks to the reliable operation of HEL weapon systems: Fast-Steering Mirrors, Off-Axis Parabolic Mirrors, Deformable Mirrors, Beam Expander Composites, and HEL Optical Coatings. Any OT awarded as a result of this initiative will incorporate revised FAR clause 52.204-25, Prohibition on Contracting for Certain Telecommunications and Video Surveillance Services or Equipment, dated Aug 2020. The CIR for Improvements to Manufacturing Laser Weapons will be communicated to the Cornerstone consortium and companies with pending applications via email. Entities are required to have begun the membership process for their proposal to be reviewed. Entities must be members of the Cornerstone consortium, with a signed Cornerstone Consortium Management Agreement, to be awarded this OTA task. Contractors may obtain Cornerstone registration information by inquiring at: usarmy.ria.ccdc-cbc.mbx.cornerstone-ota@army.mil Interested parties should stay alert for any changes that may be published to this sam.gov posting. Please email all questions and responses to the following mailbox: usarmy.ria.ccdc-cbc.mbx.cornerstone-ota@army.mil This Special Notice is for planning purposes only and does not constitute a CIR or an obligation on behalf of the U.S. Government. Issuance of this Special Notice is not a guarantee of a future CIR or an award and is not a commitment of any kind by the Government.
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- Record
- SN06710396-F 20230611/230609230113 (samdaily.us)
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