The U.S. Army Contracting Command (ACC) - New Jersey located at Picatinny Arsenal, NJ 07806-5000, in support of the Office of the Project Manager for Combat Ammunition Systems (PM-CAS), intends to issue a non-competitive Request for Proposal (RFP) to General Dynamics - Valleyfield, Canada (GD-Valleyfield) for the manufacture, test, packaging, and delivery of the M31-type Triple-Base Propellant, to be used in the 155mm Modular Artillery Charge System (MACS) M232-Series Propelling Charge. The Government anticipates awarding a single Firm-Fixed Price (FFP) contract to support FY19-23 requirements.

The 155mm MACS is comprised of two propelling charges: the M231 charges for zones one and two, and the M232-Series charges for zones three or higher. The M31 type is a 7-perforated cylindrical granular triple-base propellant for the M232-series propelling charge.

This solicitation will be issued as a sole source effort to General Dynamics - Valleyfield, Canada, in accordance with Title 10 United States Code (U.S.C.) Section 2304(c)(1), as implemented by Federal Acquisition Regulation (FAR) 6.302-1(a)(2)(ii)(B) - Only One Responsible Source and No Other Supplies or Services Will Satisfy Agency Requirements. The United States Government (USG) intends to award a single Firm-Fixed-Price (FFP) Indefinite Delivery, Indefinite Quantity (ID/IQ) contract as a result of this effort, to include five (5) one-year ordering periods beginning on the date of contract award. The contract will include a maximum contract ceiling value of $252,943,230.00.

Please note, this announcement is issued for notification purposes only and is not a Request for Proposal (RFP). It is expected that the RFP for this effort will be posted in October 2018. The Point of Contact for this notification and any questions may be directed to Nicole Stebal, ACC-NJ-CA, via e-mail ONLY at [email protected]. Telephone inquiries will not be accepted.

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