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Draft Air Force contract for Next Generation Penetrator development and production

The Department of the Air Force is seeking feedback on a draft contract for developing and producing its Next Generation Penetrator weapon system. - Government buyer: Department of the Air Force, through Air Force Materiel Command (AFMC) and Air Force Life Cycle Management Center (AFLCMC); the notice identifies the Weapons Directorate, Armament Directorate, and Penetrator Weapons Branch at Eglin AFB. An attachment also identifies AFLCMC/EBDP. - OEMs and vendors: No OEMs, vendors, or manufacturers are named in the materials. - Primary requirement: Next Generation Penetrator (NGP) weapon-system research and development, production, testing, and delivery under a multiple-award IDIQ; anticipated work may use firm-fixed-price and cost-type arrangements. - Products and identifiers: The NGP weapon system is listed without a part number or quantity. An AFMC packaging instruction identifies item NSN 1325-01-584-0199, part number 6119300-03; no quantity is specified. - Associated services and deliverables: Presentation materials (Data Item A001) for program and technical meetings, including specified advance and post-meeting updates; and one virtual Government kick-off meeting of no more than two hours, for which pricing is requested. - Experience and qualification requirements: The proposal cross-reference matrix seeks evidence of lifecycle experience supporting air-to-ground penetrator munitions weighing at least 2,000 pounds, including engineering and production at system and subcomponent levels, integration, testing, data analysis, and logistics support. It also requests contract representations, small-business participation and subcontractor identification, and AS9100 and/or ISO 9001 certification. - Notable constraints: No technical data packages will be released with the presolicitation or draft solicitation. Access to controlled draft documents requires active Joint Certification Program registration and a valid DD Form 2345. Foreign participation is not authorized. The current notice seeks comments on the draft, not proposals. - Packaging and presentation requirements: Packaging instructions address military and commercial packaging standards, handling, storage, transportation, hazardous materials, and wood packaging. Presentation files may use contractor format and must be compatible with Microsoft Windows 11.

Description

This notice serves as a pre-solicitation notice/procurement synopsis and release of draft solicitation for interested parties review and comments for the Next Generation Penetrator (NGP) Development through Production Multiple Award Indefinite Delivery, Indefinite Quantity (IDIQ). The Penetrator Weapons Branch (AFLCMC/EBDP), Attack Division (AFLCMC/EBD), Armament Directorate (AFLCMC/EB), Eglin AFB, FL, plans to award a firm-fixed price/Cost-type multiple award Indefinite-Delivery Indefinite-Quantity (IDIQ) contract for the development through production of the NGP program.  The work required is in support of the NGP program at Eglin AFB and includes work to support all aspects of research & development, production, testing, and delivery of the NGP weapon system.  No TDPs will be released for this presolicitation and draft solicitation.

North American Industry Classification System (NAICS) code for this acquisition is 332993 with a size standard of 1,500 employees. The Government anticipates awarding multiple contracts utilizing The Department of Defense Source Selection Procedures. Anticipated date of official solicitation release is on or about mid December 2026. The Government will not provide a hard copy of the solicitation. Future information pertaining to this requirement will be posted on the System for Award Management (SAM) website (SAM.gov). Interested parties should monitor the SAM website for changes.

Foreign participation IS NOT authorized as a prime contractor or as a subcontractor.

Draft Solicitation Documents: Many of the draft solicitation documents referenced within are Controlled Unclassified Information (CUI), Distribution F. This information will only be provided to those contractors that are registered and active in the Joint Certification Program (JCP) through the Defense Logistics Agency (DLA).  To receive these draft solicitation documents, interested parties must officially request these documents in writing, via e-mail, with a valid DD Form 2345 to Mandi Johnson at mandi.johnson.4@us.af.mil and Christy Cross at christy.cross.2@us.af.mil.  The draft solicitation documents will only be sent to the data custodian listed within the Joint Certification Program (JCP) system. The draft solicitation documents will only be sent to interested vendors with a valid DD2345 via DoDSAFE.

Interested parties to this solicitation are encouraged to request the draft solicitation documents to review and provide any comments or questions to Contracting Officer, Mandi Johnson at mandi.johnson.4@us.af.mil and the Contract Specialist, Christy Cross at christy.cross.2@us.af.mil by 4:00 P.M. CST on 23 November 2026.  For clarification nothing other than questions and comments to the draft solicitation will be accepted at this time. This posting is not for interested parties to submit their proposals. The Government intends to review all comments/questions and incorporate the feedback that proves beneficial to improve clarity of the upcoming solicitation.

NOTE:  It is highly advised that if you wish to participate in this effort that your DD Form 2345 be updated and filed to reflect current personnel, etc..

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