Sources Sought for Caliber .50 Saboted Light Armor Piercing (SLAP) Ammunition

Purpose - The Project Manager for Maneuver Ammunition System (PM MAS) is seeking sources for Caliber .50, M903 Saboted Light Armor Piercing (SLAP) and M962 Saboted Light Armor Piercing Tracer (SLAP-T) cartridges, which use a hard tungsten core to permit penetration of lightly armored targets at ranges up to 1,500 Yards. The primary configuration for these cartridges shall be linked in a ratio of 4 ball (M903) to 1 Tracer (M962), using M9 metallic links, in belts of 100 cartridges, packed 100 cartridges per M2A2 container, 2 - M2A2 containers per Wire Bound Box.

Operational Requirements - Packaging shall be capable of providing weather resistance to the ammunition and be capable of OCONUS shipment (Land, Sea and Air) without disruption or damage. Specific areas of interest include high performance and reliability through extreme operating temperatures (-46 C to +65 C), fully acceptable functional safety and long-term storage stability, and a demonstrated manufacturing process. Tracer performance shall be out to a range of a minimum of 1,500 yards. The Caliber .50 SLAP and SLAP-T shall operate outdoors with an effective range out to a minimum of 1,500 yards, within the permissible exposure limits established by the Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) and the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), and when fired will not generate a hazardous waste as listed under 40 CFR. All potential sources must be able to produce a M903 cartridge in compliance with Cartridge Assembly Drawing #9370055 and a M962 cartridge in compliance with Cartridges Assembly Drawing #12902945. In addition those cartridges must meet the performance, first article, and lot acceptance requirements for the M903 and M962 cartridges, including but not limited to; all interior and exterior ballistic qualities of the current military specification (MIL-DTL-70663D), penetration requirements at 275 yards and 1,500 yards, must function normally in all Caliber .50 M2A1 Machine Gun family of military weapons across all operational temperature and environmental extremes without altering or damaging such weapons, and shall not expose the shooter to toxic materials listed by the American Conference of Government Industrial Hygienists (ACGIH) threshold limit values or OSHA as listed in 29 CFR 1910.

Planned Acquisition - The anticipated period of performance shall be from FY23-FY28 and utilize an Indefinite Delivery/Indefinite Quantity (IDIQ), Firm-Fixed Price (FFP) Type contract over the five (5) years. Initial deliveries are required to begin within 12 months of award at a rate of 50,000 cartridges per month. Within 18 months of award, cartridges shall be delivered at a rate of 200,000 cartridges per month.

Specifications - The design and manufacture of this item shall be in conformance with MIL-DTL-70633D, Drawing #12902957 for 4 M903 Linked to 1 M962. The contractor must be capable of performing and passing all first article and lot acceptance tests at a contractor provided location under USG supervision. To obtain the Technical Data for this Sources Sought, contractors must request explicit access through the Attachments/Links tab in this announcement. Request access to the document titled Tech Data Request W52P1J-22-S-SLAP . When prompted for Reason for Request , the contractor shall enter the following: I am requesting access to the .zip file for the Tech Data under Sources Sought W52P1J-22-S-SLAP. My CAGE Code is XXXXX . Successful completion of this will prompt a USG point of contact to send the Tech Data to the requesting data custodian via the DoD SAFE website. Contractors must be registered with the U.S./Canada Joint Certification Office to obtain a copy of the drawings (The form can be accessed through the following website: www.dlis.dla.mil/jcp). Contractors must apply for an export license to provide the data to foreign subcontractors. A contractor's delay in applying for DD 2345 certification or an export license will not be a basis to extend the closing date of any future request for proposal.

Submission Information - All responsible interested sources should submit their capabilities/qualification data. The respondent's capabilities information must demonstrate the ability to achieve the required delivery schedule at the rates specified under planned acquisition. Information should be submitted via electronic mail only, no later than 8 days from the date of this notice. All responses should be submitted to Mark Stevens at ACC-RI, e-mail address mark.d.stevens.civ@army.mil. All information is to be submitted at no cost or obligation to the USG, 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.