MK83 - 7 General Purpose Bomb Body

2026-11-03

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 - 9947Each 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 forming and heat - treating setup personnel ; inspection and testing technicians ; maintenance , tooling , manufacturing , and quality control engineers ; and machinists . For different stages of the manufacturing process , special inspection and test equipment is required to ensure that the final products comply with U . S . Government requirements . The Contractor will be required to successfully complete the First Article Tests and Lot Acceptance Tests on the MK83 - 7 bomb body . The MK83 - 7 bomb body is procured to a U . S . Government Technical Data Package ( TDP ).* Top level drawing will be provided for the MK83 - 7 Bomb Body . TECHNICAL DATA PACKAGES : The TDP associated with the MK83 - 7 is classified as Distribution D – limited distribution authorized to the Department of Defense ( DoD ) and U . S . DoD Contractors Only . These documents contain technical data whose export is restricted by the Arms Export Control Act ( Title 22 , U . S . C ., SEC 2751 , ET SEQ .) or the Export Administration Act of 1979 ( Title 50 , U . S . C ., APP 2401 et seq .), as Amended . Violations of these export laws are subject to severe criminal penalties . Disseminate in accordance with provisions of DoD Directive 5230 . 25 . Interested vendors must be registered with the U . S ./ Canada Joint Certification Program ( JCP ) to gain access to the TDPs ( see www . dlis . dla . mil / jcp / for instruction and information ). Each individual requiring access to the TDPs must have a SAM . gov account prior to accessing the TDPs . Access to the TDP will only be granted to those individuals who are listed as the Data Custodian ( block 3 ) on the DD Form 2345 , Military Critical Technical Data Requirement , which was required to be registered within the JCP . The Data Custodian is the sole representative identified to receive export controlled TDPs and drawings . To obtain the top - level drawings , interested vendors with the proper certification in JCP , may request explicit access through the “ attachments / links ” tab in SAM . gov under this posting . In addition to making the request by the JCP Data Custodian in SAM . gov , interested vendors should also send a copy of their approved DD2345 to the points of contact specified below . This sources sought announcement is for information and planning purposes only and shall not be construed as a Request for Proposal or as an obligation on the part of the U . S . Government . The U . S . Government does not intend to award a contract on the basis of this sources sought announcement or otherwise pay for information solicited . Industry responses to this sources sought will not represent binding offers , and the U . S . Government cannot accept an industry response to form a binding contract . The U . S . Government intends to use any information submitted in response to this request to develop an acquisition strategy for future requirements of this item . RESPONSES : Interested companies who consider themselves capable of manufacturing the MK83 - 7 GP Bomb Body are invited to indicate their interest by providing the U . S . Government with the following information : Provide a brief summary of the company ’ s capabilities ( a description of the facilities , personnel experience , quality system , and past / current relevant manufacturing experience and processes ) and their availability . If a respondent does not have adequate resources ( facilities , technical , manufacturing , personnel , etc .) available , then they should demonstrate their ability to obtain those resources and should identify the amount of time required for facilitation and to obtain necessary resources . Any potential key subcontractors should also be addressed , by indicating which key components or processes would be subcontracted and provide a brief summary of potential key component and / or process subcontractors . Current major manufacturing processes and associated critical skills and equipment should also be provided . Discuss the feasibility of , or alternatives to , the U . S . Government ’ s preferred lead - time of 270 days after award for First Article Test ( FAT ) approval and 365 days after award for production deliveries to commence . Provide Rough Order of Magnitude ( ROM ) prices for FY26 for the estimated quantities listed above . Respondents are also encouraged to propose economic ordering quantities and provide the schedule ( s ) to support it . In addition , respondents should provide a ROM on associated FAT ( s ). Identify minimum and maximum monthly production quantities and identify the available capacity . Intended line capacities ( existing or planned ) for the bomb case assemblies should be defined . Provide information about your facilities ( size , age , condition , location and historical uses ) and equipment ( age , condition , efficiency and tooling ). Identify if your company has ever produced the MK83 - 7 bomb body . If so , please state when it was last produced , who the customer was , the production rate under that contract , and the contract number . The NAICS code for these items is 332993 with a business size standard of 1 , 500 employees . Please indicate your business size for the identified NAICS code in your response . Also be sure to provide the company name , address , point of contact , phone number , e - mail address , CAGE Code , and DUNS number . In order to be eligible for contracts with the U . S . Government , Contractors must be registered in the System for Award Management ( SAM ) database prior to award , during performance , and through final payment of any contract resulting from a planned solicitation for these items . Contractors may obtain information on SAM registration by visiting : https :// www . acquisition . gov . All interested companies are highly encouraged to get registered in SAM immediately . The U . S . Government will hold all information submitted in a confidential status . For additional information regarding this announcement , please contact the Contract Specialist via email at nicholas . j . brown91 . civ @ army . mil . Industry responses are requested electronically no later than 12 : 00PM CT , 7 April 2026 to be considered in the development of the acquisition strategy for this item . Send all responses to Mr . Nicholas Brown at nicholas . j . brown91 . civ @ army . mil . All responses to this sources sought announcement should reference in the subject : Sources Sought Response for MK83 - 7 General Purpose Bomb Body .

Illinois

2026-04-08