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 DEVCOM CBC and Project Manager (PM) Abrams, intends to issue a competitive Cornerstone Initiative Request (CIR) for Joint Systems Manufacturing Center (JSMC) Lima Armored Structure Manufacturing on or after 24 January 2025, with an estimated closing date of 30 calendar days after issuance. The CIR for this effort is restricted to Cornerstone consortium members who are Small Businesses and/or Non-Traditional Defense Contractors. The CIR will solicit whitepaper proposals for one (1) Expenditure-based OTA with incremental payments made upon completion of specific milestones. Period of performance will be 72 months. A non-competitive follow-on production OT may be awarded following a successful prototype. The objective of this effort is to design and construct an armored manufacturing facility and production line at the Government Owned, Contractor Operated (GOCO), JSMC in Lima, Ohio. This effort will transition mature commercial manufacturing technologies and materials developments from the Advanced Materials and Digital Thread Manufacturing Technology (MANTECH) programs to enable production of large armored structural components. A site visit will be offered and is anticipated to be held on 11 February 2025. Interested vendors must register in advance AND attend in order to submit a whitepaper for Government consideration. The CIR will contain specific instruction for registration. A Secret Facility Security Clearance is required. Any OT awarded as a result of this initiative will incorporate revised FAR clause 52.204-25, Prohibition on Contracting for Certain Telecommunications and Video Surveillance Services or Equipment, dated Aug 2020. The CIR for JSMC Lima Armored Structure Manufacturing 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:
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[email protected] 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.