PROJECTILE, 155 MILLIMETER: HE, ADVANCED SUBMUNITIONS, XM1208

The United States Army Office of the Project Manager Combat Ammunition Systems is conducting a market survey to identify potential sources for the production of a 155mm, anti-personnel/anti-materiel artillery projectile known as the XM1208. The XM1208 projectile will provide U.S. ground forces with a capability to effectively engage imprecisely located enemies within an area. The purpose of this inquiry is to develop a plan to establish Continental United States production capability for the XM1208 projectile. Interested sources are required to submit information regarding their projected monthly delivery capability, facilities, equipment, manufacturing process, inspection capabilities, personnel, and past experience with production of artillery cluster munitions or artillery projectiles of similar complexity. • The XM1208 projectile is a 155mm 39-caliber compatible area effects cargo carrying projectile containing submunitions. • The submunitions are expelled at a predetermined time in flight using the current M762/A1 Electronic Time fuze. • Major subcomponents for the XM1208 projectile include projectile body, projectile base, metal cup, adapters, piston plate, sliders, housing, thermal battery, and tungsten cubes. • The XM1208 projectile shall be manufactured to a Contractor-owned Technical Data Package (TDP). • Responses should address the capability to consistently meet the Government's required production of 30,000 XM1208 projectiles per year.