SOLICITATION NOTICE
13 -- M829A4 Cartridges
- Notice Date
- 12/12/2017
- 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-18-R-0051
- Archive Date
- 1/11/2018
- 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) Cartridges 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 is contemplated for this acquisition. The Government anticipates making one award. Deliveries will be required within 24 months after contract award. This is a pre-solicitation notice and the Government anticipates that a formal solicitation will be issued on or about 21 December 2017. All information is to be furnished at no obligation to the Government. The POC for this action is Ms. Stephanie Kless, Contracting Officer, stephanie.g.kless.civ@mail.mil, U.S. Army Contracting Command - New Jersey; ACC-NJ-CM, Bldg 10; Picatinny Arsenal, NJ 07806-5000, Telephone: 973-724-6671.
- Web Link
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- Place of Performance
- Address: Building 10 Phipps Road, Picatinny Arsenal, New Jersey, 07806, United States
- Zip Code: 07806
- Zip Code: 07806
- Record
- SN04764120-W 20171214/171212231008-fbbca5f0c2c5defbada3794a3533515c (fbodaily.com)
- Source
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