Cornerstone Initiative Request (CIR) CS-23-1501 Large Solid Rocket Motor Development

U.S. Army Combat Capabilities Development Command - Chemical Biological Center (DEVCOM CBC), Rock Island, IL, on behalf of the Office of the Secretary of Defense, Office of the Assistant Secretary of Defense for Industrial Base Policy via its Innovation Capability and Modernization Program (10 U.S.C. - 4817), in conjunction with Army Contracting Command - Rock Island (ACC-RI), manages the Cornerstone Other Transaction Agreement (OTA), in accordance with 10 U.S.C. - 4022. Cornerstone was architected to create a broad-based, flexible and enduring public-private consortium focused on strategic strengthening of the U.S. Manufacturing and Defense Industrial Base and provide a strong complement to the mandates in Presidential Executive Order 13806. ACC-RI, on behalf of the Combat Capabilities Development Command - Chemical Biological Center (DEVCOM CBC), intends to issue a competitive Cornerstone Initiative Request (CIR) for Large Solid Rocket Motor Development on or after 13 February, with an estimated closing date of 30 calendar days after issuance. This project is a Navy Conventional Prompt Strike (CPS) Program led, OSD Industrial Base Analysis and Sustainment funded competitive supplier qualification effort to alleviate cost drivers and capacity constraints for solid rocket motors that provide boost propulsion for Navy CPS and Army LRHW hypersonic strike weapon systems. The CIR for Large Solid Rocket Motor Development is restricted to Cornerstone consortium members. The CIR will solicit proposals for one fixed-price OTA with incremental payments made upon completion of specific milestones. Period of performance will be 36 months. A non-competitive follow-on production OT may be awarded following a successful prototype. The objective of this effort is to prototype the design for a First Stage (FS) and Second Stage (SS) Solid Rocket Motors (SRM) to integrate with the CPS Weapon System. Prototype FS and SS SRMs will go through Static Fire and Insensitive Munition testing, resulting in a production representative prototype FS and SS SRM ready for a full flight test. Any OT awarded as a result of this initiative will incorporate the following clauses: Revised FAR clause 52.204-25, Prohibition on Contracting for Certain Telecommunications and Video Surveillance Services or Equipment, dated Aug 2020 DFARS Clause 252.232-7006, WAWF Payment Instructions The CIR for Solid Rocket Motors will be communicated to the Cornerstone consortium and companies with pending applications via email. Entities are required to have begun the membership process for their proposal to be reviewed. Entities must be members of the Cornerstone consortium, with a signed Cornerstone Consortium Management Agreement, to be awarded this OTA task. Contractors may obtain Cornerstone registration information by inquiring at: usarmy.ria.devcom-cbc.mbx.cornerstone-ota@army.mil. Interested parties should stay alert for any changes that may be published to this sam.gov posting. Please email all questions and responses to the following mailbox: usarmy.ria.devcom-cbc.mbx.cornerstone-ota@army.mil. This Special Notice is for planning purposes only and does not constitute a CIR or an obligation on behalf of the U.S. Government. Issuance of this Special Notice is not a guarantee of a future CIR or an award and is not a commitment of any kind by the Government.