52 Caliber Vendor Engineering Services For the US Propelling Charge & Primer Evaluation

Market Survey for 52-cal Cannon Vendor Engineering Services, Test Assessment, and Deliverables for the United States Propelling Charge & Primer Evaluation The United States Army Contracting Command – New Jersey (ACC-NJ) on behalf of Project Manager – Combat Ammunition Systems (PM-CAS), both located at Picatinny Arsenal, New Jersey, is conducting a market survey to identify potential sources (hereafter referred to as “Vendor(s)”) who are capable of providing Hardware (propelling charges & percussion primers) and relevant Testing and Engineering Services to support United States (U.S.) ammunition evaluation for compatibility in the 155mm 52-caliber howitzer Mobile Tactical Cannon, (MTC). The purpose of this Sources Sought Notice (SSN) is to have vendors provide a propulsion solution for MTC and to obtain vendor’s schedule, cost and technical information for providing hardware, tests assessments, and engineering services to support the characterization & evaluation of propelling charges with respect to performance, suitability, manufacturability, technical maturity, and compatibility in 155mm 52-caliber cannon for the MTC howitzer. Since the final MTC configuration has yet to be fully determined by the United States Government (USG), this market survey will use a 23-liter chamber for evaluation. The information obtained will inform an ammunition strategy at PM-CAS. Specifically, the hardware deliverables are: (1) 155mm propelling charge in top-zone configuration including a single or multi-piece consumable case, propellant, ignitor(s), and additives for enhancing performance for 52-caliber gun tube with 23-liter chamber. (2) 155mm percussion primer with plunger, pyrotechnic, and ignitor. This propulsion combination will enable extended range artillery fires for the MTC howitzer. The howitzer and ammunition interfaces are shown in appendix A. The propelling charge and percussion primer solution and related key performance parameters are shown in appendix B. To receive the Appendix A and B, respondents are required to submit a signed and completed DD Form 2345 - Militarily Critical Technical Data Agreement; AMSTA-AR Form 1350 - Technical Data Request Questionnaire; and Non-Disclosure Agreement (NDA). If Technical Information for this effort is provided, a Certificate of Destruction form shall be completed and submitted by any contractor in receipt of the Technical Information, upon this source sought notice closing PM-CAS plans to perform a Propelling Charge & Primer Evaluation in FY27 to inform Army Senior Leadership of opportunities and propulsion solutions to extend the range of the Mobile Tactical Cannon. The overarching goal of this evaluation is to promote solutions through modeling, simulation, live-fire testing, manufacturing, and synergy of vendor-USG assessment of prototypes. The test site for these activities is likely US Army Yuma Proving Ground. To be considered as a capable source for this effort, all interested Vendors must submit a response summarizing the following information: a) Provide company name, address, CAGE code, telephone number, email address, technical point of contact, and company size (please specify as either a Large Business, Small Business, Small Disadvantaged Business, 8(a) concern, Woman-Owned Small Business, Historically Underutilized Business Zone concern, Veteran-Owned Small Business, or Service-Disabled Small Business). b) A description of the Vendor’s propulsion solution (percussion primer and propelling charge) relative to the technology readiness level (TRL), manufacturing readiness level (MRL), and similar maturity aspects of performance, suitability, and compatibility related to 52-cal cannons for this activity, along with any previously Vendor-conducted reports detailing these items (if available). The Vendor’s propelling charge solution should likely consist of a short description of: Case formulation & geometry; propellent formulation, geometry, & additives; ignitor formulation & phys...