Procurement Summary
Country: USA
Summary: Agile Sheet Metal Manufacturing Capabilities
Deadline: 16 Apr 2026
Posting Date: 27 Mar 2026
Other Information
Notice Type: Tender
TOT Ref.No.: 138532579
Document Ref. No.: W15QKN-26-Q-1BGE
Competition: ICB
Financier: Self Financed
Purchaser Ownership: Public
Tender Value: Refer Document
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Tender Details
This Request for Information (RFI) is issued solely for information and planning purposes. This is not a solicitation. In accordance with FAR 15.201(e), the US Government (USG) does not presently intend to award a contract, but wants to obtain price, delivery, other market information, or capabilities for planning purposes. Responses to thesenotices are not offers and cannot be accepted by the Government to form a binding contract. All information received in response to this RFI that is marked as proprietary will be handled accordingly. Responders are solely responsible for all expenses associated with responding to this RFI. Based on the results of this RFI, the USG may seek to establish Cooperative Research and Development Agreement(s) (CRADA) and/or Other Transactional Agreements (OTA-s) with potential responder(s).
INFORMATION REQUESTED: DEVCOM Armaments Center, Picatinny, NJ is
conducting market research to identify domestic sheet metal manufacturers with proven capabilities to fabricate production-quality steel ammunition containers using agile manufacturing methods such as laser cutting, laser welding, rapid tooling fabrication, and other modern production methods enabling rapid, flexible sheet metal production. The goal is to reduce prototype and Low-Rate Initial Production (LRIP) lead times in support of the 6.8mm ammunition packaging development effort.
Multiple variations of a lightweight steel outer container for 6.8mm ammunition have been designed by DEVCOM Armaments Center. A representative drawing of these designs is included in Figure 1. Design variation details will be shared upon completion of this RFI and primarily include small differences in sheet gauge thickness of each component as shown in Table 1. We are seeking prototype capabilities to fabricate approximately 50 (total) sheet metal prototypes of 3 to 5 designs by June 2026 and approximately 100 final prototypes by January 2027. Additionally, we are seeking capabilities to manufac...
Notice ID: w15qkn-26-q-1bge
Department/Ind. Agency: dept of defense
Sub-tier: dept of the army
Office: w6qk acc-pica
Product Service Code: 8140 - ammunition and nuclear ordnance boxes, packages and special containers
Inactive Dates: may 01, 2026
Inactive Policy: 15 days after response date
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