Prototype Project Opportunity Notice (PPON) for Next Generation Squad Weapon - Fire Control (NGSW-FC)

Under Section 815 Other Transaction Agreements (OTA) authority, pursuant to 10 U.S.C. - 2371b, the U.S. Army Contracting Command - New Jersey (ACC-NJ), awarded two separate Fixed Amount, Full and Open Competition (F&OC), Prototype OTA's to: - L3Harris Technologies, Inc. - Londonderry, NH; OTA Number: W15QKN2091116 - Vortex Optics - Barneveld, WI; OTA Number: W15QKN2091117 These Prototype OTAs will enhance squad lethality by developing a fire control system for use on the 6.8mm Next Generation Squad Weapon - Rifle and Automatic Rifle (NGSW-R and NGSW-AR) variants. The expected Prototype OTA period of performance is up to 5 years with delivery of fire control prototypes expected within 7 months after award. Additionally, in accordance with 10 U.S.C. 2371b(f), and upon a determination that the prototype project (or any subsequent iterative prototyping efforts) was successfully completed under these competitively awarded OTAs, a follow-on production contract(s) or OTA(s) may be awarded to up to the two Offerors without the use of competitive procedures.