Solicitation
Primer Feed Mechanisms (PFMs)
Department of Defense · Department of the Army
AI summaryThe Army (ACC-New Jersey, for PM Combat Ammunition Systems) plans to buy Primer Feed Mechanisms for the M777A2 155mm Howitzer under a single five-year IDIQ contract. The notice says the solicitation is on hold until further notice. The closing date was only extended to keep the system open. More in the summary
Paused. The AI summary says the buy is on hold: Solicitation on hold. This date may change; check SAM.gov for updates.
A newer version of this notice was posted Oct 27, 2026. It moves the due date from Aug 27, 2026 to Dec 11, 2026, which is the date shown on this page. See the latest version.
AI summary Beta
Summary of the version posted Sep 9, 2026. The notice was amended Oct 27, 2026. The due date moved from Nov 18, 2026 to Dec 11, 2026. Check what else changed on SAM.gov. Some details are in the notice's attachments, which this summary didn't read. Check the attachments on SAM.gov.
The Army (ACC-New Jersey, for PM Combat Ammunition Systems) plans to buy Primer Feed Mechanisms for the M777A2 155mm Howitzer under a single five-year IDIQ contract. The notice says the solicitation is on hold until further notice. The closing date was only extended to keep the system open.
Who can bid
- 100% small business set-aside under FAR 19.5 (the SAM set-aside field says none)
How to submit: due Nov 18, 2026, 3:00 PM EST (administrative date only). What to include is under Full summary below. Check the solicitation's instructions on SAM.gov.
Things to watch (4)
- Serious: SAM.gov and the solicitation disagree on the set-aside. SAM.gov lists no set-aside, but the solicitation the AI read says a set-aside for small businesses. Ask the contracting officer which applies before you bid.
- Serious: Solicitation on hold. No proposals are needed now and the timing of the real solicitation is unknown.
- Worth checking: Military ordnance manufacturing. Howitzer firing components need capable, qualified manufacturing and testing.
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- Minor: Conflicting set-aside information. The text says full and open competition as a 100% small business set-aside, while the set-aside field says none, so check the solicitation.
Read from the notice text only.
Full summary
What they want
- Manufacture, test and deliver Primer Feed Mechanism (PFM) assemblies for the M777A2 155mm Howitzer
- Supply the three assemblies: Body, Tray and Magazine
- Supply down parts: Dog Coupler Assembly, Reinforced Dog Coupler, Magazine Primer Stop, Injector Arm, Firing Pin, Cross Pin and Inert Primers
- Support U.S. or Foreign Military Sales customers
- Contract type
- Single IDIQ contract with firm-fixed-price delivery orders
- Period of performance
- Five one-year ordering periods, FY27 to FY32 (OP 1 starts at award, each follows the end of the last)
- Estimated value
- Not stated
- Offers due
- Nov 18, 2026, 3:00 PM EST (administrative date only) (from the version posted Sep 9, 2026; amended since)
What to include when you submit
- No proposal is required until the Government announces the solicitation is active again
Not in the notice text
- When the solicitation will become active
- Quantities and estimated value
- Evaluation method and factors
- Place of performance and delivery locations
- How to submit
Notice details
- Posted
- Aug 17, 2026
- Notice type
- Solicitation
- Office
- W6QK ACC-Ri-Picatinny, Picatinny Arsenal, NJ
- Product/service code
- 1025 · Guns, Over 150MM Through 200MM
- Business type
- Manufactured parts & equipment (FedReady's grouping, from NAICS 332999)
- Versions
9 versions have been posted, newest first.
- Oct 27, 2026 · AmendmentPaused, was due Dec 11, 2026 (changed)
- Sep 9, 2026 · AmendmentDue Nov 18, 2026 (changed)
- Aug 27, 2026 · AmendmentDue Sep 10, 2026 (changed)
- Aug 17, 2026 · Amendment 0006 (this version)Due Aug 27, 2026
- Jul 30, 2026 · AmendmentDue Aug 27, 2026 (changed)
- Jul 21, 2026 · AmendmentDue Aug 13, 2026 (changed)
- Jul 21, 2026 · AmendmentDue Jul 30, 2026
- Jul 15, 2026 · AmendmentDue Jul 30, 2026
- Jun 17, 2026 · SolicitationDue Jul 30, 2026
- Attachments
Past awards and competition
Who has won work like this before, the likely incumbent, and what similar contracts paid, from USAspending.gov.
Before you respond
- How to respond to a solicitation (8 steps)
- How to read a government solicitation
- How to price a government contract
Terms on this notice: Solicitation
Full notice text from SAM.gov
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