U.S. Army Combat Capabilities Development Command – Chemical Biological Center (DEVCOM CBC), Rock Island, IL, on behalf of the Office of the Secretary of Defense, Office of the Deputy Assistant Secretary of Defense for Industrial Policy via its Manufacturing Resiliency and Assurance Office, and Industrial Base Analysis and Sustainment Program (10 U.S.C. § 2508), in conjunction with Army Contracting Command – Rock Island (ACC-RI), manages the Cornerstone Other Transaction Agreement (OTA), in accordance with 10 U.S.C. § 2371b. Cornerstone was architected to create a broad-based, flexible and enduring public-private consortium focused on strategic strengthening of the U.S. Manufacturing and Defense Industrial Base and provide a strong complement to the mandates in Presidential Executive Order 13806.

ACC-RI, on behalf of DEVCOM CBC and Project Manager for Combat Ammunition Systems (PM CAS), intends to issue a competitive Cornerstone Initiative Request (CIR) for 155mm M825A1 Projectile Burster Assembly on or after 29 November 2021, with an estimated closing date of 30 calendar days after issuance. The CIR for 155mm M825A1 Projectile Burster Assembly is restricted to Cornerstone consortium members.

The CIR will solicit proposals for one (1) fixed-price OTA with incremental payments made upon completion of specific milestones. Period of performance will be 14 months. A non-competitive follow-on production OT may be awarded following a successful prototype.

The objective of this effort is to develop a robust, modern manufacturing process capable of producing the M825A1 Projectile Burster Assembly at a minimum rate of 3,000 units per month, and the delivery of M825A1 Projectile Burster Assemblies per aforementioned manufacturing process. The manufacturing process and Projectile Burster Assemblies produced will be qualified and validated by the United States Government (USG). The prototype quantity under this effort will be 300 each (ea.) M825A1 Projectile Burster Assemblies produced and delivered to the USG within 5 months of Agreement Award. Ability to produce at desired rate of 3,000 units per month will be demonstrated within 14 months of Agreement Award.

Any OT awarded as a result of this initiative will incorporate the following clauses:

1. Revised FAR clause 52.204-25, Prohibition on Contracting for Certain Telecommunications and Video Surveillance Services or Equipment, dated Aug 2020

1. Ensuring Adequate COVID-19 Safety Protocols for Federal Contractors (OCT 2021)

The CIR for 155mm M825A1 Projectile Burster Assembly will be communicated to the Cornerstone consortium and companies with pending applications via email. Entities are required to have begun the membership process for their proposal to be reviewed. Entities must be members of the Cornerstone consortium, with a signed Cornerstone Consortium Management Agreement, to be awarded this OTA task. Contractors may obtain Cornerstone registration information by inquiring at:

[email protected]

Interested parties should stay alert for any changes that may be published to this sam.gov posting. Please email all questions and responses to the following mailbox:

[email protected]

This Special Notice is for planning purposes only and does not constitute a CIR or an obligation on behalf of the U.S. Government. Issuance of this Special Notice is not a guarantee of a future CIR or an award and is not a commitment of any kind by the Government.