Notice of Intent to Award a Sole Source Contract for the Procurement of INSENSITIVE MUNITIONS (IM) TECHNOLOGY FOR THE Mk281 PRACTICE GRENADES, BA12 AND BA21

DescriptionThe Marine Corps Systems Command, Quantico, VA intends to award a Sole Source contract to Rheinmetal Waffe Munition, GmbH, Branch Nico, Trittau, Germany, to develop, test, and incorporate an Engineering Change Proposal (ECP) for propulsion Insensitive Munitions (IM) improvements into the Technical Data Packages of the existing Mk281 Practice Grenade, Mod 0, DODIC BA12, and Mod 1, DODIC BA21. Rheinmetall Nico Branch is currently producing these grenades for the Marine Corps under sole source contract No. M67854-06-D-1027. Rheinmetall Nico holds the patent rights to this item and possesses unique knowledge, tooling, and production line capabilities to perform the tests, manufacture test samples, perform First Article Testing, and transition the technology to production. Estimated contract award date is 17 June 2010. Estimated total contract value is $4,000,000. Work will be required to begin within 30 days after contract award. Duration of the contract will be thirteen (13) months. The North American Industry Classification (NAICS) Code is 332993, Ammunition (Except Small Arms) Manufacturing. This notice is not a request for competitive proposals and no solicitation is available. Point of contact for this Notice is Wendy Thompson, Contract Specialist, [email protected], no telephone calls will be accepted.