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Contract Opportunity

Description:

The U.S. Army Contracting Command, New Jersey Contracting Center (ACC-NJ), on behalf of the Office of the Project Manager, Maneuver Ammunition Systems (PM-MAS), is seeking possible sources for the production of the 120mm, M1028 cartridge. The M1028 is a 120mm tank fired, anti-personnel canister cartridge, which will be used against advancing, dismounted infantry armed with hand held anti-tank and automatic weapons at close range (threshold: 200-500 meters/objective: 100-700 meters). This cartridge is to be fired from the M1A1/M1A2/SEP Abrams Main Battle Tanks with the M256 smoothbore cannon. Additionally, the M1028 Cartridge significantly increases the tank's lethality and enhances the tank crew's and vehicle's defensive capability. This additional capability gives the Abrams Tank the necessary ammunition to fully support friendly infantry assaults.

Specifications:

The M1028 Cartridge will be procured to a Performance Specification. The Performance Specification is Distribution Statement C (Distribution authorized to U.S. Government agencies and their contractors). To obtain a copy of the Performance Specification, Offerors should submit an AMSTA-AR 1350 - Technical Data Request Questionnaire and a Non-Disclosure and Non-Use Agreement (included as attachments to this Market Survey) prior to the PCO releasing any data. Offerors who received the technical data will be required to return or destroy the data provided upon Government request.

Submission Information:

THIS IS NOT A SOLICITATION AND DOES NOT OBLIGATE THE GOVERNMENT TO ISSUE A SOLICITATION. Please be advised that the Government will not pay for any information submitted under this announcement. Interested companies should submit their qualifications and capabilities electronically within 30 days of this notice to: Javed Mohamed at Javed.s.mohamed.civ@army.mil and Katherine Conklin at Katherine.n.conklin.civ@army.mil. Interested companies should respond by providing the Government the following information:

(1) Name of company and CAGE Code;

(2) Point of Contacts name, telephone number and E-mail address;

(3) Company address;

(4) Business size information;

(5) Identification of whether you are interested in this opportunity as a prime or a subcontractor;

(6) A brief summary of the company’s capabilities and production experience that relate to the M1028 Cartridge. Submissions shall include a timeline to begin production as well as a timeline to delivery (to include details to support these timelines), minimum order quantity required, annual capacity, a description of the facilities, production equipment, manufacturing process, testing and inspection capabilities, personnel and past manufacturing experience;

(8) Information pertaining to potential subcontractors’ capabilities;

(7) A brief summary of possible partnering/teaming arrangements;

Please identify any proprietary information submitted. A respondent to this survey must have majority of the skills and facilities that are required to manufacture this item. If a respondent does not have these resources (technical, manufacturing, personnel, etc.) available, then it must demonstrate its ability to obtain them in a reasonable time period. If a respondent chooses to utilize the services of sub-tier vendors or subcontractors, those vendors or subcontractors must also meet the same resource criteria as the prime contractor.

This is a market survey, not a pre-solicitation notice. All information is to be submitted at no cost or obligation to the Government.

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