Radford Army Ammunition Plant (RFAAP) Industry Day #7

Radford Army Ammunition Plant (RFAAP) Industry Day #7

1. Announcement:

The Army Contracting Command - Rock Island, the Project Lead Joint Services, and the Joint Munitions Command will be hosting Industry Day #7, beginning the week of April 27, 2026 for the planned competition for the production of propellants and the operation of the Radford Army Ammunition Plant (RFAAP). Industry Day #7 will offer an exclusive and individualized facility tour of RFAAP. Participating companies will have the flexibility to choose three (3) days within an assigned week to tour up to six (6) operational areas for focused and in-depth analysis. Additional details are as follows:

The USG intends to allow companies access to various facilities, as detailed in the agenda below. Depending on the level of interest, and due to the individual nature of this Industry Day, a company’s weekly session assignment could be scheduled into May. Please remain flexible in your availability. The USG will provide a final schedule, agenda, and visitor instructions in advance of the event.

2. Industry Day Registration

a. Interested participants must register in advance by completing the Company Registration Form and Individual Registration Form accompanying this announcement. Completed registration forms shall be submitted electronically to Anna Whitcomb at anna.e.whitcomb2.civ@army.mil, Amanda Carlson at amanda.l.carlson25.civ@army.mil and Derek Rooks at derek.s.rooks.civ@army.mil no later than (NLT) Noon Central Time on April 22, 2026. Each participant’s request must be approved by the USG prior to attendance. Late registrations will not be considered. 

b. These facility tours support a contract for which competition will be limited to companies within the U.S., its outlying areas and Canada. The tours will include access to Controlled Technical Information. In the event that a U.S. company intends to subcontract to a foreign company and wishes to include representatives from that foreign company on the tours, the following information must be provided upon registration. Note that this information must be provided by the U.S. company.

• Names of foreign company personnel requesting inclusion in facility tours. This includes U.S. citizens representing a foreign company.
• An appropriate licensing agreement approved export license from the U.S. State Department (DSP-5).
• Technology Transfer Agreement (TTA) between the U.S. company and foreign subcontractor.

c. Facility Tour Registration: This event is limited to a maximum of four representatives per company. Companies may choose to register four different representatives each day. Individuals from consulting firms acting on behalf of a particular company will be included in the respective company’s total representative count. The limit will be strictly enforced.

d. The USG does not intend to award a contract on the basis of this Industry Day or otherwise pay or reimburse respondents for participation in this event. Do not rely on information presented today in formulating proposals. Should a Request for Proposal (RFP) be issued, any information contained within the RFP supersedes the information presented here. No USG personnel, except for the Contracting Officer, can make any commitments on behalf of the USG.

3. Agenda

a. The agenda will depend on the number of companies registered. Each company will select its preferred three days within their assigned week via the Company Registration Form. The USG will contact each company directly to provide an assigned tour week. A tentative timeline is as follows:

i. Company #1 – April 27 - May 01, 2026

1. Day 1
2. Day 2
3. Day 3

ii. Company #2 – May 04 – May 08, 2026

1. Day 1
2. Day 2
3. Day 3

iii. Company #3 – May 11 – May 15, 2026

1. Day 1
2. Day 2
3. Day 3

Tour guides will conduct two personal tours per day (Tour 1: 0900-1200 ET; Tour 2: 1300-1600 ET) for each individual company (limited to a maximum of four representatives per company) unless it’s requested by two (2) companies (limited to a maximum of four representatives per company up to eight (8) total) to be combined into one (1) personal tour. Companies may choose to tour two (2) areas of their choice per day and up to six (6) areas of their choice across the three (3) days of tours via the Company Registration Form. Areas that will not be toured for this industry day are those subject to OPSEC restrictions. Tour guides will not provide any additional information via a script and will simply just be facilitating safe touring of the facilities.

b. Participants are encouraged to submit questions and/or comments regarding Industry Day #7 after the event by utilizing the attached Question/Comment form. All questions received through the Question/Comment form will be answered by the USG and posted to SAM.gov. Question/Comment forms shall be submitted electronically to Anna Whitcomb at anna.e.whitcomb2.civ@army.mil, Amanda Carlson at amanda.l.carlson25.civ@army.mil , and Derek Rooks at derek.s.rooks.civ@army.mil NLT one week after the company’s assigned tour session concludes. For example, if Company #1’s tour session concludes on May 01, 2026, Questions/Comments shall be submitted NLT May 08, 2026.

4. Safety:

a. The USG considers the safety of the RFAAP staff, operators, and those attending the RFAAP facility tours top priority.

b. Badging, Security, and Safety information pertaining to the tours will be required. Visitors will observe all plant safety and security regulations during visits.

c. Personal protective equipment will be required and provided by the USG. Please disclose size information as annotated on the Individual Registration Form.

d. The USG reserves the right to deny entry to the facility for any individual who does not follow protocol and/or fails to meet the safety criteria established.

5. Security

a. Companies must have an active registration with the Joint Certification Program in order to attend the tour.

b. Visitors shall observe all plant safety and security regulations during visits.

c. Contractors are not permitted to have Personal Electronic Devices at any point during the facility tours. No picture-taking or recording is allowed.

d. The USG reserves the right to deny entry to the facility for any individual who does not follow protocol and/or fails to meet the security criteria established.