Solicitation
ARMY AMMUNITION MANUFACTURING INNOVATION INDUSTRIAL BASE INTEGRATION TEAM COMMERCIAL SOLUTIONS OPENING REQUEST FOR SOLUTIONS
Dept of Defense · Dept of the Army · Sol. AMIP-CSO
Due in 67 days
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AI summary Beta
The Army's Ammunition Manufacturing Innovation program (Picatinny Arsenal, NJ) is asking companies for innovative commercial solutions to modernize Army ammunition plants, such as advanced manufacturing, secure digital tools, workforce training, supply chain visibility and sustainability. It is an open, ongoing call (a Commercial Solutions Opening) with a short two-page white paper first, and funded awards are fixed-price contracts or Other Transaction Agreements, typically 2 to 5 years, subject to funding.
Watch out for
- Competitive, uncertain funding. The Army may fund none of the proposals, and you pay all your own proposal costs.
Funding for participation in this program is highly competitive, and proposed pricing
- Private investment is a scoring factor. Companies are expected to put in their own money or cost-share, which can be hard for a small business.
The Government encourages teaming and industry cost-sharing or investment and
- Strict page limits and no track record section. The two-page white paper cannot include your qualifications or past performance, so the idea must stand on its own.
Do not include corporate or personnel qualifications, past experience or
- Non-Government evaluators see your proposal. Support contractors and plant operators may review your submission, which matters if you worry about proprietary ideas.
the offeror expressly consents to the disclosure of their
Read from the notice and 1 attachment. 3 not read in full.
- AMIP_CSO_Request_for_Solutions_Revision_2_09082026.pdf
- AMIP CSO Quad Template.pptx: .pptx files aren't read yet
- Q and A Template_06May2026.xlsx: spreadsheet: not read yet
- Q and A Template.xlsx: spreadsheet: not read yet
Full brief
What they want
- Technology Integration: add additive manufacturing, robotics and AI process optimization to existing production lines
- Digital Transformation: secure IoT, digital twins and analytics for real-time monitoring and predictive maintenance
- Workforce Development: training programs to upskill workers (for example AR/VR or certification programs)
- Supply Chain Resilience: better visibility, risk prediction and supplier collaboration
- Sustainability: energy-efficient processes, waste reduction and lifecycle analysis tools
- Contract type
- Fixed-price contracts or Other Transaction Agreements (OTAs), as decided by the Government
- Period of performance
- Typically 2 to 5 years, with a base period to prove feasibility and option tasks for design, fabrication, testing and evaluation
- Place of performance
- Picatinny Arsenal, NJ (per notice); the attachment says no specific facilities or locations are required, but solutions must fit Army Ammunition Plants
- Contract vehicle
- Commercial Solutions Opening (CSO) under 10 U.S.C. 4022 and DFARS Subpart 212.70
- How they'll choose
- Phased review (Phase I quad chart and white paper, optional Phase II pitch, Phase III proposal) using peer or scientific review; submissions are rated Recommended, Selectable or Not Selectable, not compared with one another
- Offers due
- Notice response deadline: 2026-12-16 12:00 PM (UTC-06:00); the attachment says Phase I submissions are open on a continuous basis until suspended
- How to submit
- Email to the Army Agreements Specialist / contracting officer (Mallory Schmitt, Mallory.d.Schmitt.civ@army.mil); hardcopy not accepted; questions and answers are posted on SAM.gov
- Page limits
- Phase I: one-slide Quad Chart (PowerPoint) plus a white paper of no more than two pages, PDF under 10 MB, Times New Roman 12-point. Phase III: SOW up to 10 pages; technical page limits set in the Phase III request; no limit on the price proposal
What they'll judge offers on
- Technical merit/applicability
- Projected availability
- Private investment
- Price (considered only to the extent needed to show it is fair and reasonable)
What to include when you submit
- Phase I: submit a PowerPoint (.pptx) with a Quad Chart as the only slide, plus a white paper (.pdf) that expands on it
- White paper must include project title, organization and topic number; do not include corporate or personnel qualifications or past experience
- Phase II pitch (60 minutes, virtual) and Phase III proposal are by invitation only; Phase III proposals are due 30 calendar days after notification
- Phase III price proposal: Excel merged into one PDF, with cover sheet (company, CSO number, contact, CAGE code, UEI)
- Mark each page that contains proprietary information
- Large businesses must submit a small business subcontracting plan
You must have
- Active SAM.gov registration and a responsibility determination (needed for Phase III)
Offerors must be registered in the System for Award Management (SAM) at
- Security and facility clearances if proposing classified work (Phase I must be unclassified)
Offerors must possess all required personnel security clearances, facility clearances, and
- Solution must be mature enough to judge feasibility and use in Army manufacturing, and be a commercial item, technology or service
All solutions will be treated as commercial items
- Compliance with DoD cybersecurity standards for digital solutions
Proposals must address DoD cybersecurity compliance and
Not in the notice text
- Total funding available and any per-award dollar value
- Quad Chart template and the Q&A question template (listed as attachments but not read)
- Page limits for Phase III technical proposals (set in the later request)
- Whether any small business set-aside applies (notice says none)
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Key facts
- Response due
- Dec 16, 2026, 6:00 PM UTC
- Posted
- Oct 1, 2026
- Notice type
- Solicitation
- Solicitation
- AMIP-CSO
- Agency
- Dept of Defense · Dept of the Army
- Office
- W6QK ACC-Ri
- NAICS
- 332993
- Product/service code
- AC12
- Business type
- Weapons & ammunition
- Place of performance
- Picatinny Arsenal, NJ
- Contracting contact
- Mallory Schmittmallory.d.schmitt.civ@army.mil5206929882
- Versions
- 10 (amended since first posted)
What similar contracts paid
12 contracts at this agency under the same NAICS code, in the same state, had activity in the last 5 years, according to USAspending.gov. Small businesses won 21% of the dollars in this market over the last 3 fiscal years.
Typical contract$1.2MMiddle half: $577K to $1.5M
Typical per year$622KValue divided by years of performance
Before you respond
Full notice text from SAM.gov
Through this CSO, the Army aims to identify and adopt innovative commercial solutions that accelerate the integration of advanced manufacturing technologies, enable secure and connected digital environments, and promote sustainable practices. The goal is to create a more agile, resilient, and technologically advanced industrial base that meets current and future operational demands while ensuring compliance with DoD standards for cybersecurity, sustainability, and readiness.