10--M4 Replacement Barrel and Front Site Assembly (Heavy Variant)

The Army Contracting Command New Jersey, in support of the Program Manager Individual Weapons, has a requirement to upgrade the M4 Carbine to the M4A1 Carbine as part of the M4 Product Improvement Program (M4 PIP). This contracting effort procures up to 365,000 M4 Replacement Barrel and Front Sight Assemblies (Heavy Variant) to help accomplish the upgrade. The United States Government awards this Indefinite Delivery / Indefinite Quantity (IDIQ) Contract with (4) four (1) year ordering periods with Firm Fixed Price Delivery Orders based upon Other than Full and Open Competition, to Colt Defense LLC, whose proposal was found to represent the Best Value to the Government through the tradeoff process. This competition was restricted to the License Agreement for the TDP, limited to The United States, its territories, island possessions, and protectorates in accordance with the M16 and M4/M4A1 family of weapons license agreement with Colt Defense. The Government will issue Delivery Order 0001 for the contract minimum guarantee amount and additional quantities beyond the minimum guarantee at the appropriate price range in Ordering Period 1 under separate cover.