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.50 Caliber Light Weight Ammunition

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M67854-23-I-5206Federal

Submission Closed10/05/2023, 02:00:00 PM UTC

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Solicitation # GWEOS/RFI/99180/1

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General Info

Agency

Department Of Defense → Commander

NAICS

332993 - Ammunition (except Small Arms) Manufacturing

Place of Performance

VA, USA

Set-Aside

NONE

Documents

Lightweight .50 Caliber Ammunition Technical Requirements

specifications

High

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1 update

PhaseClosed

PostedSep 26

Sources Sought

Notice updatedSep 27

The notice description changed.

Response DeadlineOct 5

Deadline has passed

Submission Closed

10/05/2023, 02:00:00 PM UTC

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Organization & Contact Information

AgencyDepartment Of Defense → Commander

Contacts2 people available

OfficeQUANTICO, VA, 22134-6050, USA

Organization / AgencyDepartment Of Defense → Commander

Office AddressQUANTICO, VA, 22134-6050, USA

Contacts

Haley Patton

Mark R. Sanderson

Full Description

Marine Corps Systems Command (MCSC), Program Manager Ammunition (PM AMMO), is requesting information regarding industry interest and capabilities for providing Lightweight .50 Caliber Ammunition which will provide a weight savings when compared to the current 4 API M8/1 API-T M20 .50 cartridge in the DODIC A576 linked configuration. See the attached document Lightweight .50 Caliber Ammunition Technical Requirements for characteristics of interest to PM AMMO. Interested parties should submit responses, to include a description of their capabilities and experience, business size information, and socio-economic category no later than 5 October 2023. Responses and questions may be submitted to Mark Sanderson at mark.sanderson@usmc.mil. This Request for Information (RFI) is for planning purposes only and does not constitute any obligation on the part of the Government to procure these items or to issue a solicitation. This RFI is the initiation of market research under FAR part 10 and is not a Request for Proposal (RFP). No solicitation document exists currently. In addition, the Government is under no obligation to pay for information submitted in response to this RFI and cannot accept responses to this notice as offers. Vendors should clearly mark any information it considers proprietary as appropriate. The Government will hold in confidence any responses to this RFI indicating that information therein is proprietary or represents confidential business information.