Barium Sulfate

The Army Contracting Command-Rock Island plans to procure 900 tons of Barium Sulfate/Barite exclusively from New Riverside Ochre Company to support the 155MM M1122 training projectile program. This procurement is on a sole source basis, reflecting that New Riverside Ochre Company is the only acceptable supplier due to the specific origin of the barite required. The delivery of the material will be made to the Crane Army Ammunition Command in Indiana. The contract award will follow the Federal Acquisition Regulation provision FAR 13.106-1(b)(1), which governs sole source acquisitions. The solicitation, identified by number W52P1J-19-T-BS01, was posted on July 18, 2019, and is managed by the W4MM USA Joint Munitions Command under the Department of Defense. The relevant NAICS code for this procurement is 212393, which corresponds to the mining of minerals other than coal. The contract specialists overseeing the acquisition process are MichelleAnn G. Sanchez and Cindy K. Wagoner, who serve as Contract Specialist and Contracting Officer, respectively, and can be contacted for more information. This announcement serves only as notification, and no offers from other suppliers are being requested or considered.