Special Ammunition and Weapons Systems (SAWS) - Multiple Award IDIQ Contract Solicitation

General Information

The Army Contracting Command - Rock Island Arsenal (ACC-RIA) and the U.S. Army, Product Lead Special Ammunition and Weapon Systems (PdL SAWS) herein issues Solicitation W519TC26RA036. This is for the procurement of Special Ammunition and Weapon Systems (SAWS) and non-North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO) standard ammunition. This is in support of the Department of War (DoW), other U.S. Government (USG) Agencies, foreign governments, and international organizations.

This requirement requires highly capable Prime Contractors to procure and deliver a diverse portfolio of Non-Standard Ammunition (NSA) and select Non-Standard Weapon Systems (NSWS). The primary objective of this program is to establish reliable, agile, and responsive supply chains capable of sourcing specialized, foreign produced munitions and weapons systems. These materiel requirements support the National Security Strategy and enable the National Military Strategy for joint warfighters, USG agencies, and international allies or coalition partners.

The USG is seeking partners who can guarantee quality and safety despite the "non-standard" nature of these weapons. While these items are not type-classified for U.S. troop use, the Contractor will be strictly evaluated on its ability to provide experience of implementing rigorous quality control, visual and physical inspections, and ballistic testing to deliver safe, reliable, and effective SAWS.

The applicable North Atlantic Industry Classification System (NAICS) code for this acquisition is 332993 - Ammunition (except Small Arms) Manufacturing

Procurement Categories

The ammunition and weapon systems to be procured fall within the following Federal Supply Groups (FSGs) provided in the SAWS Tailored Federal Supply Classification (FSC) Item List (Attachment 0001). With limited exceptions, all items must be compatible with the applicable weapons within their associated General Specification(s) for PdL SAWS (Attachments 0003 - 0007).

FSGs and subordinate FSC codes used as a basis for categories (Attachment 0001).

Contract and Award Details

Source Selection

A Highest Technically Rated Offeror (HTRO) source selection approach will be utilized. This is referenced in the DoD Source Selection Procedures (para 1.3.1.5) and will be conducted in accordance with Revolutionary Federal Acquisition Regulation (FAR) Overhaul (RFO) 15.103-3 and the DoD Source Selection Procedures.

Technical Experience Evaluation

Offerors are required to use the HTRO Self-Score Matrix (Attachment 0008) to self-score their past technical experience. To substantiate their self-scores, Offerors must submit work samples documenting relevant past technical experience as either a Prime Contractor or a Subcontractor.

It is the USG's expressed authority to reject or accept any additional terms and conditions proposed by an Offeror.

Contract Type

The USG anticipates awarding up to five Firm-Fixed Price (FFP) Indefinite Delivery Indefinite Quantity (IDIQ) contracts to Offerors that meet or exceed the Minimum Technical Threshold Rating (MTTR) under the HTRO Source Selection criteria whose price proposal is deemed fair and reasonable, and who has been determined responsible IAW RFO FAR Part 9. If fewer than five Offerors meet this requirement, the USG reserves the right to make awards to the highest-rated Offeror(s) below the MTTR. Delivery Orders will be competitive and will be awarded using either Lowest Price Technically Acceptable (LPTA) or Best Value Tradeoff approach. The source selection approach will be included as part of the Letter of Contemplation / Request for Proposal (RFP) for the applicable Delivery Order. Price shall be an evaluation factor for every Delivery Order, along with, but not limited to, any combination of the following: Technical, Source of Supplier, Delivery Schedule, Past Performance and/or Transportation Plan. Detailed evaluation criteria will be provided with the LOC/RFP for each Delivery Order. Army Contracting Command - Rock Island is the only ordering activity that can place orders on the resultant contract.

Guaranteed Minimum and Contract Maximum Quantity

An initial Delivery Order will be awarded to each IDIQ Contractor for a Contract Data Requirements List (CDRL) deliverable. The dollar value is set at $1,000.00 and will satisfy the guaranteed minimum. There is no guarantee of any Delivery Order beyond the initial guaranteed minimum.

During the life of the resulting contract, the USG is entitled to order a maximum quantity of 3,552,685,000 items.

Ordering Periods

The Solicitation outlines five, one-year ordering periods:

Ordering Period One       Award - 365 Days After Award (DAA)

Ordering Period Two       366 DAA - 731 DAA

Ordering Period Three    732 DAA - 1097 DAA

Ordering Period Four      1098 DAA - 1463 DAA

Ordering Period Five       1464 DAA - 1829 DAA

Submissions

Offerors shall submit proposals in accordance with Section L - Instructions to Offerors of this solicitation no later than October 19, 2026, 5:00 PM Central Standard Time and proposals shall remain valid for 180 calendar days from the closing date of this solicitation. Receipt of an Offeror's proposal in response to this solicitation is an affirmation that the Offeror has had access to and received adequate information to prepare a proposal.

All proposals shall be submitted via the PIEE Solicitation Module. Offerors shall establish a Proposal Manager account to access  the solicitation, attachment documents, and submit proposals. The Solicitation Module automatically tracks the date and time of all submissions. Proposals not received by the designated submission deadline will be handled in accordance with RFO FAR 15.107. Any portion of the proposal that is changed (as a result of proposal revisions) should be annotated and dated. Each volume shall be clearly labeled with its title.

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Points of Contact

All inquiries concerning this requirement must be directed to the Contracting Office at ACC-RIA:

• Triston Richardson, Contract Specialist, ACC-RIA: triston.r.richardson2.civ@army.mil
• Logan Frye, Contracting Officer, ACC-RIA: logan.r.frye.civ@army.mil