Sources Sought for the Establishment of a Center of Excellence for Energetics

Location: Kentucky
Posted: Mar 14, 2026
Due: Apr 15, 2026
Agency: DEPT OF DEFENSE
Type of Government: Federal
Category:
  • 16 - Aircraft Components and Accessories
Solicitation No: W519TC-26-R-0019
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Sources Sought for the Establishment of a Center of Excellence for Energetics
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W519TC-26-R-0019
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Department/Ind. Agency
DEPT OF DEFENSE
Sub-tier
DEPT OF THE ARMY
Major Command
AMC
Sub Command
ACC
Sub Command 2
ACC-CTRS
Sub Command 3
ACC RI
Office
W6QK ACC-RI
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General Information
  • Contract Opportunity Type: Sources Sought (Original)
  • Original Published Date: Mar 13, 2026 02:47 pm CDT
  • Original Response Date: Apr 15, 2026 05:00 pm CDT
  • Inactive Policy: Manual
  • Original Inactive Date: Apr 15, 2027
  • Initiative:
    • None
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  • Place of Performance:
    Richmond , KY 40475
    USA
Description

The Army Contracting Command-Rock Island (ACC-RI), on behalf of the Office of Project Lead Joint Services (PL JS), is seeking information and feedback from domestic industry sources on the potential for design, development, construction, commissioning, and operation of a comprehensive, modern, and efficient "Center of Excellence" (CoE) for scale-up and production of current and emerging explosives to be located at Blue Grass Army Depot, KY. The Army is interested in rapid acceleration of this capability with completion prior to 2031.



Refer to the Sources Sought Attachment 0001 for more details.


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Contact Information
Contracting Office Address
  • ACC ROCK ISLAND BLDG 60 3055 RODMAN AVE
  • ROCK ISLAND , IL 61299-0000
  • USA
Primary Point of Contact
Secondary Point of Contact
History
  • Mar 13, 2026 02:47 pm CDTSources Sought (Original)

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