Procurement Summary
Country: USA
Summary: Mk837 General Purpose Bomb Body
Deadline: 07 Apr 2026
Posting Date: 25 Mar 2026
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Notice Type: Tender
TOT Ref.No.: 138427205
Document Ref. No.: W519TC-26-R-MK837
Competition: ICB
Financier: Self Financed
Purchaser Ownership: Public
Tender Value: Refer Document
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The U.S. Army Contracting Command - Rock Island, on behalf of the Program Manager Close Combat Systems (PM-CCS), Picatinny Arsenal, NJ, is issuing a sources sought announcement in an effort to identify capable sources for the production and delivery of the MK83-7 General Purpose (GP) Bomb Body for Fiscal Year (FY) 2026-2028.
BOMB, GENERAL PURPOSE, 1000 POUND, MK 83 MOD 7, EMPTY BODY ASSEMBLY, NSN: 1325-01-564-9947
Each fiscal year is anticipated to have a quantity available for award of up to 5, 000 each. Any resulting contract will also contain First Article Test Requirements.
ITEM DESCRIPTION: This item is required to support United States Air Force in bombing missions. The MK83-7 GP Bomb Body is used as the building block for the 1, 000 pound BLU-110C/B variant GP Bomb.
CRITICAL SKILLS/PROCESSES: Manufacture of this bomb body requires special processes, equipment, facilities, and skills; and is a complex process that requires several operations. Critical processes include forming, welding/resistance welding, heat treating, machining, coating, testing, and assembling of the bomb body. Critical equipment and facilities may include: band saws/cutoff machines, forging presses, large induction heaters, water cooling chambers, double end lathes, total indicator reading gages/fixtures, wall thickness gages, flame/plasma arc cutters, metal inert gas/robotic welders, Computer Numerically Controlled (CNC) lathes, submerged arc welders, resistance welders, continuous flow hear treat/draw systems, shot blast systems, multiple spindle drills/tappers, CNC vertical mills/machining centers, proof load testing and hydrostatic pressure test equipment, coordinate measuring machines, Brinell hardness and universal test machine, phosphate/paint systems, and various specialized material handling, all of which must be large enough to handle sizes of steel pipe up to 19 inches in diameter and 98 inches long. Critical skills needed for production of these bomb bodies include f...
Notice ID: w519tc-26-r-mk837
Department/Ind. Agency: dept of defense
Sub-tier: dept of the army
Office: w6qk acc-ri
Product Service Code: 1325 - bombs
NAICS Code: 332993 - Ammunition (except Small Arms) Manufacturing
Inactive Dates: apr 22, 2026
Inactive Policy: 15 days after response date
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