The U.S. Army Contracting Command located at Picatinny Arsenal, NJ 07806-5000, on behalf of the Office of the Project Manager for Combat Ammunition Systems (PM CAS), intends to issue a Request for Proposal (RFP W15QKN-18-R-0099) in October 2018 for the production and delivery of 120mm M31 Fins covering FY19-23 requirements. The 120mm M31 Fin is used on all 120mm mortar cartridges (High Explosive (HE), Illumination, Smoke, and Full Range Practice rounds). The fin is assembled to the rear of the mortar cartridge to stabilize and orient the cartridge. The M31 Fin is an eight bladed two piece (fin and tube) fin assembly approximately 9.25 inches long and 4.75 inches in diameter at the blades. The fin component is machined from an extrusion of 2024-T8511 aluminum, and the tube is machined from a seamless extruded tube, extruded rod or alloy rod rolled 2024-T3511 aluminum. The M31 Fin assembly is anodized (Finish 7.2.1 of MIL-STD-171). The center is hollow to allow insertion of an ignition cartridge. Gas and flame are vented from the ignition cartridge though flash holes drilled in the tube section of the fin assembly. The performance of the fin is critical to the flight characteristics of the mortar cartridge. The proposed contract strategy for the 120mm M31 Fin will be a competitive Total Small Business Set-Aside (SBSA) in accordance with Federal Acquisition Regulation (FAR) 6.203, which limits competition of the procurement to small businesses within the United States. The United States Government (USG) intends to award up to two (2) Firm-Fixed Price (FFP) Indefinite Delivery Indefinite Quantity (ID/IQ) contracts to include five (5) one-year ordering periods. The anticipated combined maximum ordering quantity for contracts awarded is 1,934,295, to be delivered at a rate of up to 25,000 per month per contractor. The estimated maximum contract value will be $92,000,000 with a guaranteed minimum of $100,000. Each Delivery Order will be competed amongst contractors selected for award. The M31 Fin will be manufactured, inspected, assembled, packaged and delivered in accordance with the Government Technical Data Packages (TDP) and applicable contract requirements, which will be available upon solicitation release. This requirement involves technical data marked "Distribution D - Distribution authorized to the Department of Defense and U.S. DoD contractors only." Interested firms are required to submit a signed and completed Military Critical Technical Data Agreement DD Form 2345), AMSTA-AR Form 1350, Technical Data Request Questionnaire, and Non-Disclosure Agreement (NDA) for Government's consideration to provide access to the TDP. Please note, this announcement is issued for notification purposes only and is not a request for competitive proposals. All interested small businesses are advised to monitor FedBizOpps (FBO) for RFP release. It is expected that the solicitation for this effort will be posted in or around October 2018, with an award anticipated for May 2019. Point of contact for this requirement is Mr. Mark Bobitka, ACC-NJ-CA, Bldg. 10, Picatinny Arsenal, NJ 07806-5000. Email:
[email protected] Telephone inquiries will not be accepted.