The U.S. Army Contracting Command - New Jersey, on behalf of the Office of the Project Manager, Maneuver Ammunition Systems (PM-MAS), hereby issues a competitive request for proposal (RFP) for the production of. XM1163 .300 Norma Magnum (NM) Ball Ammunition and XM1162 .338 NM Armor Piercing (AP) Ammunition. The XM1163 .300 NM & XM1162 .338 NM AP ammunition are fired in the Advanced Sniper Rifle /Precision Sniper Rifle (MK22). The XM1163 .300 NM & XM1162 .338 NM AP ammunition will provide the soldier with state of the art munitions and increase combat effectiveness and survivability through superior precision fire and greater stand-off distances, while incorporating sound and flash suppression.

The Contractor shall deliver .300 Norma Magnum (NM) XM1163 Ball Ammunition in accordance with (IAW) TDP 13065024 and MIL-DTL-32618 as well as .338 Norma Magnum (NM) XM1162 Armor Piercing Ammunition in accordance with IAW TDP 13052432 and MIL-DTL-32619.  The Contractor and associated subcontractors shall maintain production facilities that can manufacture a quantity of 18.8M.300 NM XM116 Cartridges and 8.7.338 NM Armor Piercing XM1162 Cartridges per year.

The Government intends to fulfill this requirement through a Firm Fixed Price Indefinite Delivery / Indefinite Quantity.  The contract will be for five (5) one-year ordering periods.