Description : The US Army Contracting Command - Picatinny Arsenal, NJ is currently seeking sources for the manufacture and delivery of the following cartridge: M862A1: DODIC 1305-AC48 The US Army (FCDD-ACM-MI) has the need to procure a lead-free 5.56mm Plastic Short Range Training Ammunition (PSRTA) in order to provide the capability to conduct close quarters live fire training inside of shoot-houses and reduce the lead exposure to personnel. The 5.56mm PSRTA ammunition is fired from the M4A1 carbine using an M2 training bolt. The 5.56mm PSRTA shall be non-toxic and Lead-Free. The 5.56mm PSRTA shall be safe to fire at wood, metal, or masonry materials at a minimum distance of five meters. The 5.56mm PSRTA shall be capable of being safely fired from standard M4 carbine magazines. The range of the 5.56mm PSRTA shall not exceed 250 meters. The trajectory/weapons zero of the 5.56mm PSRTA shall be the same as with service ammunition at 25 meters when fired out of the M4 carbine. The recoil and noise association when firing the 5.56mm PSRTA in the M4 carbine shall be such that it activates the weapon. The 5.56mm PSRTA shall reach a approximate velocity of 1,300 ft/s @ 78 feet from the muzzle of the M4 carbine. All energetic materials or components used in the cartridges shall be lead free and Army Energetic Material Qualificaiton Board pproved (EMQB). Planned Acquisition: The Government contemplates an Indefinite Delivery/Indefinite Quantity (IDIQ) contract for Fiscal Years (FY) 19-24 for this acquisition (five years from date of award). The estimated quantity of 5.56mm PSRTA to be procured for each fiscal year is 2,030,946 rounds. Submission Information: All responsible and interested sources should submit their capabilities to produce 5.56mm PSRTA-like cartridge configurations. The respondent must demonstrate and provide valid documentation that they have the ability to produce a minimum of 5,000,000 cartridges annually. Once a determination has been made by the Government as to the capabilities of the interested sources, the Government will release the required performance requirements and/or the detailed specifications. Please identify any Proprietary information submitted. The Government reserves the right to reject, in whole or in part, any private sector input as a result of this market survey. The Government is not obligated to notify respondents of the results of this survey. Submittal of information is requested via electronic mail only to Marcus L. Edmundson, Contract Specialist, US ARMY Picatinny, ACC-PICA-JA, Picatinny Arsenal, NJ; e-mail
[email protected] . The deadline for this submission is 4:00 PM EST, 18 February 2020. All information is to be submitted at no cost or obligation to the Government. Please include company name, address, telephone number, email address, technical point of contact, Cage Code, Company Size (please specify as either Large, Foreign, Small, Small Disadvantaged, 8(a), Woman-Owned Small Business, Historically Underutilized Business Zone concern, Veteran-Owned Small Business, or Service-Disabled Small Business), brochures/literature. DISCLAIMER THIS SOURCES SOUGHT IS FOR INFORMATIONAL PURPOSES ONLY. THIS IS NOT A “REQUEST FOR PROPOSAL (RFP)” TO BE SUBMITTED. IT DOES NOT CONSTITUTE A SOLICITATION AND SHALL NOT BE CONSTRUED AS A COMMITMENT BY THE GOVERNMENT. RESPONSES IN ANY FORM ARE NOT OFFERS AND THE GOVERNMENT IS UNDER NO OBLIGATION TO AWARD A CONTRACT AS A RESULT OF THIS ANNOUNCEMENT. NO FUNDS ARE AVAILABLE TO PAY FOR PREPARATION OF RESPONSES TO THIS ANNOUNCEMENT. ANY INFORMATION SUBMITTED BY RESPONDENTS TO THIS TECHNICAL DESCRIPTION IS STRICTLY VOLUNTARY. RESPONSES WILL NOT BE RETURNED TO THE RESPONDER. NOT RESPONDING TO THIS NOTICE DOES NOT PRECLUDE PARTICIPATION IN ANY FUTURE REQUEST FOR QUOTE (RFQ) OR INVITATION FOR BID (IFB) OR RFP, IF ANY ISSUED. IF A SOLICITATION IS RELEASED, IT WILL BE SYNOPSIZED ON THE GOVERNMENT-WIDE POINT OF ENTRY (GPE). IT IS THE RESPONSIBILITY OF POTENTIAL OFFERORS TO MONITOR THE GPE FOR ADDITIONAL INFORMATION PERTAINING TO THIS REQUIREMENT.