As of 09 November 2023 this notice has been revised to make the following changes:

The North America Industry Classification (NAICS):  332992 

Product Service Code: 1305

Original posting:

The North America Industry Classification (NAICS):  332993

Product Service Code: 1345

The U.S. Army, Army Contracting Command - Rock Island (ACC-RI), on behalf of the Product Director for Demilitarization and the U.S. Army Joint Munitions Command, is conducting a market survey to identify potential sources possessing demilitarization facilities, experience, and expertise, necessary for demilitarization and disposal of shotgun shells. The following list of shotgun DODICs that may be included in a future Request for Proposal (RFP): A024, A011, A055, A017, A014, A010, A023, AA66. A020, AA82, AB08, AA52, A005, A003, AA62, A006, AA63, A015, A001, A016, A046, AA64, A007, A057, AA86, A002, A013 and A052.

Demilitarization (DEMIL) is defined as the act of eliminating the functional capabilities and/or inherent military design features from Department of Defense (DoD) property by making the items unsuitable for further military use. Methods and degree range from removal and destruction of critical features up to full destruction by cutting, crushing, shredding, melting, burning, etc. DEMIL is required to prevent property from being used for its originally intended purpose and to prevent the release of inherent design information that could be used against the United States. Demil applies to material in both serviceable and unserviceable condition. Open burn/open detonation will not be an acceptable demilitarization method under this effort. This Sources Sought Notice specifically deals shotgun shells in the DoD inventory.

All interested sources possessing the permitted facilities and expertise necessary for Demilitarization and Disposal of shotgun shells and components will be considered. Responses shall provide address, storage, and demilitarization capabilities, permit details of the already permitted and fully operational demilitarization facilities.  Responses shall also indicate how the interested party(ies) have achieved a level of technical maturity to meet the above requirements.

Interested sources should clearly indicate in which families of ammunition the party is interested and provide responses that contain the following information:

a. Name of company and CAGE code.

b. Point of Contacts name, telephone number and E-mail address.

c. Company address.

d. The full address of the suggested place of performance for the demilitarization of each munition type.

e. Confirm if required licenses and permits for demilitarization facilities are in place. Provide details on the facilities’ permits, site licenses, safety site plans, ammunition storage type and available capacity.   Only responses with existing permitted facilities will be considered. 

f. Business size information.

g. Identification of whether you are interested in this opportunity as a prime or a subcontractor.

h. A summary of the company's capabilities (to include descriptions of existing facilities, equipment, skills and personnel) experience, and expertise, including knowledge of safety, security, storage, and/or environmental regulations associated with the demilitarization and disposal. Also include the proposed demilitarization site, process, and which, if not all, of the DODICs of the conventional ammunition described above that the contractor is interested in demilitarizing.

i. Details regarding experience with similar efforts/items.

j. A Rough order of magnitude (ROM) pricing per your selected DODICs, including yearly demilitarization capabilities.  Assume the following are the total maximum quantities for each shotgun DODIC:

DODIC                     QTY                    STONS

A024                        405441              53.8263882

A011                        165739              13.6256758

A055                        340002              13.0612905

A017                        79458                4.7382575

A014                        63548                3.28174095

A010                        61470                2.4588

A023                        37670                1.891034

AA66                        21424                0.85696

A020                        8058                   0.6591885

AA82                       10975                 0.5103375

AB08                       3336                   0.296904

AA52                       2093                   0.177905

A005                       2898                    0.165186

A003                       2535                    0.144495

AA62                      1098                     0.142191

A006                       2083                     0.118731

AA63                       807                      0.1028925

A015                       1402                     0.0895279

A001                       1530                     0.08721

A016                       890                       0.075205

A046                       1912                     0.059272

AA64                       1479                     0.05916

A007                        904                       0.051528

A057                        1000                     0.026

AA86                       195                       0.01443975

A002                        193                       0.011001

A013                        14                         0.0011592

A052                        24                         0.0007233

Grand Total            1218178                96.5332036

k. Identification of potential sources for major subcontractors if the source intends to utilize a subcontractor(s).

l. Identification of the company's capacity to store explosive materials IAW DA PAM 385- 64.

m. Identification of additional equipment needed, if any, lead time to obtain and install such equipment, and a ROM cost if additional equipment is needed to meet the requirements.

n. Please include any assumptions made, recommendations regarding price range breaks, or any additional information you feel might be useful to the U.S. Government if it is determined to proceed with a formal RFP.

Preferences, if any, on how the U.S. Government should group (or not group) these items within any resultant RFP.

This notice is for information and planning purposes only and does not constitute an RFP. This sources sought is not to be construed as a commitment by the U.S. Government. The U.S. Government will NOT pay for any information provided by industry under this market survey.

Responses to this “sources sought” notice should be sent to the ACC-RI, ATTN: Katie Morris, at [email protected] and Caitlyn Smith, at [email protected] by 12:00PM CST on 07 December 2023.