155MM Cannon-Delivered Area Effects Munition (C-DAEM) Anti-Personnel, Anti-Materiel Projectile (Increment 2) The Army Contracting Command - New Jersey (ACC-NJ), on behalf of the U.S. Army Office of the Project Manager (PM) Combat Ammunition Systems (CAS) is conducting a market survey to identify potential sources for a 155mm, anti-personnel/anti-materiel projectile. The product will provide U.S. ground forces with a capability to effectively engage imprecisely located enemies within an area, emphasizing personnel and light materiel missions. This product will support the C-DAEM Dual-Purpose, Improved Conventional Munition (DPICM) replacement strategy and will be delivered to the Army as C-DAEM Increment 2. The purpose of this market research is to obtain current information on the capability of potential sources to demonstrate, qualify, and produce a C-DAEM Increment 2 projectile for USFY21 - USFY25 military requirements. Multiple awards are anticipated to demonstrate the capability and qualify the design in its intended environments, followed by a contract for production. The C-DAEM Increment 2 projectile must be capable of defeating personnel, light materiel, and some armored targets in a Global Positioning System (GPS) denied environment from US Army 155mm howitzers (M777A2 or M109A6/7). The C-DAEM Increment 2 must replace 155mm DPICM stockpiles with a cluster munition compliant capability which will broaden the target set, enhance lethality, and extend the reach of the current cannon platforms beyond the current DPICM capability. The Department of Defense Policy on Cluster Munitions can be found at the following link: https://www.acq.osd.mil/tc/docs/DOD-POLICY-ON-CLUSTER-MUNITIONS-OSD071415-17.pdf. Responses should be provided given the following assumptions: • C-DAEM Increment 2 plans a live-fire demonstration of cluster munition policy compliance by Nov 2020. Contractor will deliver 20 projectiles, half of which will be conditioned and fired at cold (-25 degrees F) and half at hot (+125 degrees F). US Government will pay for the testing cost, planned for Yuma Proving Ground, Arizona. • C-DAEM Increment 2 plans for qualification testing to begin in USFY22 using existing US Army 155mm Cannon Artillery Systems (M109A6/7 or M777A2), fired with the US Modular Artillery Charge System (MACS). • Production deliveries are planned to begin in the USFY24 - USFY25 timeframe, however incremental strategies to accelerate qualification and deliveries may be proposed. A response to this survey should show adequate technical and manufacturing capability to meet the programmatic goals of the C-DAEM Increment 2 projectile. If a respondent does not have adequate resources (technical, manufacturing, personnel, etc.) available, the respondent must be able to demonstrate its ability to obtain those resources. To be considered for this effort, interested parties must provide the information requested below: a) Name of company, address, telephone number, email address, and point of contact. b) A summary that includes a brief description of the contractor's capabilities to include description of facilities/equipment, personnel, manufacturing process, quality system, inspection capabilities and how they directly relate to the C-DAEM Increment 2 Projectile c) A description of existing or planned design approach, technology readiness level, manufacturing readiness level, production capacity, projected monthly production and delivery capability, the ability to meet or exceed technical requirements, the ability to meet or exceed the schedule goals, and if they are currently manufacturing this item or have made this item or similar items in the past. d) Rough order of magnitude costs and schedule to demonstrate the capability in a live fire demonstration, qualify the design, and begin low rate initial production. e) Address the design's long term viability to include a path to increased effectiveness at range, and compatibility with future 155mm guns and propellants. This notice is for planning purposes only and should not be construed as a request for proposal (RFP) or as an obligation on the part of the U.S. Government. Interested firms should provide this requested information to Charlotte Sylvain at
[email protected] within 30 calendar days of this publication by electronic mail. Telephone inquiries will not be accepted. The Government will accept written questions by email. The U.S. Government has no obligation to provide responses to this notice. All information provided will not be returned and will be held in a confidential status. If a formal solicitation is generated at a later date, a solicitation notice will be published. No award will be made as a result of this notice.