Description: The Project Manager for Maneuver Ammunition Systems (PM-MAS), Picatinny Arsenal, NJ, and the Army Contracting Command - Rock Island (ACC-RI), IL, are currently seeking sources for the manufacture and delivery of Cartridge (Ctg) 12 Gauge #00 Buckshot (A011), Ctg 12 Gauge #9 Shot (A017), Ctg 10 Gauge Blank (A010), and Ctg 12 Gauge 7 1/2 Shot (A014). Department of Defense Identification Code (DODIC) A011 is a 12 Ga. 2 3/4 quote mark round with nine .330 inch diameter 00 Buckshot pellets. It is packed 5 cartridges in a cardboard carton, 32 cartons packed in an M2A2 ammunition box. Two ammunition boxes are then packed into a wire bound wooden crate. This ammunition is used for training and combat. The A011 is bought via MIL-PRF-48656B. DODIC A017 is a 12 Ga. 2 3/4 quote mark round with 1 1/8 ounces of #9 shot (approximately 575 pellets .080 quote mark in diameter). It is packed 25 cartridges in a cardboard carton, 20 cartons in a fiberboard box. This ammunition is used for training and target competition. The A017 is bought via MIL-PRF-48656B. DODIC A010 is a 10 Ga. 2 7/8 quote mark round with a blank charge. It is packed 5 cartridges in a cardboard carton, cartons packed into a fiberboard box. This ammunition is used in training in a simulator. The A010 Blank is bought via MIL-PRF-32056. DODIC A014 is a 12 Ga. 2 3/4 quote mark round with 1 1/8 ounces of #7 1/2 Shot that is approximately 0.095 quote mark diameter and weighs about 1.25 grains each. It can be fired out of the M26, M1014, Mossberg Model 500/590, and Remington 870/MCS shotguns. It is packed 48 cartridges in a cardboard box. This ammunition is used for training and marksmanship. The A014 is bought via MIL-PRF-48656B. Specifications: A011, A017, A010, and A014 cartridges shall be manufactured in accordance with the specified performance specifications. A copy of the performance specifications may be obtained by written notice to the point of contact listed below. Requests must include an approved DD2345 Form. An approved DD2345 form allows the Government to release Distribution Statement D drawings to a U.S. Department of Defense contractor only. If an offeror does not have an approved DD2345 Form, the form can be accessed through the following website: www.dlis.dla.mil/jcp. The form can be completed on-line and submission instructions for approval are included on the form. Planned Acquisition: A five year Requirements contract (Fiscal Years 2017-2021) is contemplated for this acquisition with quantities up to approximately 5,000,000 each of one or more of the described DODICs. The Government anticipates making one award. The planned approach is Full and Open Competition. Submission Information: All responsible, interested sources should submit their capabilities/qualification data. The respondent's capabilities information must demonstrate the ability to produce approximately 5,000,000 rounds annually of these cartridges. Submittal of information is requested via electronic mail only, no later than 30 days from the date of this notice. All responses should be submitted to at ACC-RI, email address
[email protected]. All information is to be submitted at no cost or obligation to the Government, as this notice is submitted for planning purposes only. Please include company name, address, telephone number, email address, technical point of contact, and company size (please specify as either a Large Business Foreign-Owned Business, Small Business, Small Disadvantaged Business, 8(a) concern, Woman-Owned Small Business, Historically Underutilized Business Zone concern, Veteran-Owned Small Business, or Service-Disabled Small Business). Brochures/literature may be attached to the e-mail submission. This is a Market Survey Notice only and it is not a pre-solicitation notice. If a formal solicitation is generated at a later date, a solicitation notice will be published.