The Army Contracting Command – Redstone Arsenal intends to issue a solicitation on or after 17 April 2020 for the purpose of  formally soliciting proposals to fulfill the requirement for Inert Warheads for the Reduced Range Practice Rocket, M28A2; Part Number 13540611.  This will be an Indefinite Delivery Indefinite Quantity (IDIQ) Firm Fixed Price (FFP) type contract consisiting of a one-year base ordering period with four (4) additional one-year ordering periods for up to a total 5-year ordering period.

Anticipated Ordering Periods:

Base Year 1 Ordering Period: 10 August 2020 – 9 August 2021
Year 2 Ordering Period: 10 August 2021 – 9 August 2022
Year 3 Ordering Period: 10 August 2022 – 9 August 2023
Year 4 Ordering Period: 10 August 2023 – 9 August 2024
Year 5 Ordering Period: 10 August 2024 – 9 August 2025

The Government expects to order a minimum quantity of 132 and a maximum quantity of 6,930 per year.   The contractor shall conduct a First Article Inspection (FAI) and Production Line Validation (PLV) with Government participation at production start-up to verify the manufacturing and inspection processes are adequate to produce products that are compliant with the drawing requirements.  The Government will provide approval/disapproval of the first submission within 30 days.  If disapproved, the Contractor shall resubmit 15 days after receipt of Government comments. 

Delivery location: The U.S. Government anticipates deliveries  of the Inert Warheads to
the following location:

LOCKHEED MARTIN CORPORATION
15604 W AR 274 HWY
CAMDEN, AR, 71701-5042

This is 100% Small Business Set-Aside.  Offers shall not be solicited from other than small business concerns.  All responsible sources may submit an offer, which shall be considered by the agency.  The closing date annotated is an estimated date and maybe adjusted dependent upon the release of solicitation; however, the solicitation will not close prior to the date stated above.  By U.S. law, participation in small business set-asides are restricted to U.S. small businesses, therefore foreign requests for this solicitation will not be honored.

The Government has enclosed the Inert Warhead Drawings and Statement of Work detailing the requirements herein. All inquiries and responses to this synopsis shall be sent to [email protected] .