Reconfigure Static Detonation Chamber at APG

U.S. Army Combat Capabilities Development Command – Chemical Biological Center (DEVCOM CBC), Rock Island, IL, on behalf of the , (10 U.S.C. § 4817), in conjunction with Army Contracting Command – Rock Island (ACC-RI), manages the Cornerstone Other Transaction Agreement (OTA), in accordance with 10 U.S.C. § 4022. Cornerstone was architected to create a broad-based, flexible and enduring public-private consortium focused on strategic strengthening of the U.S. Manufacturing and Defense Industrial Base and provide a strong complement to the mandates in Presidential Executive Order 13806. ACC-RI, on behalf of DEVCOM CBC, intends to issue a competitive Cornerstone Initiative Request (CIR) for a prototype project related to designing a new configuration of a complete Static Detonation Chamber (SDC) system capable of processing and destroying a variety of munition types and chemical agent types on or after

15 May 2026, with an estimated closing date of 30 calendar days after issuance. The CIR for this effort is restricted to Cornerstone consortium members. The CIR will solicit whitepaper proposals for one (1) Fixed Price OTA. A non-competitive follow-on production OT may be awarded following a successful prototype. The

objective of this effort is to develop a modernized, integrated approach to perimeter and installation security capable of addressing evolving threats across both ground and air domains. Any OT awarded as a result of this initiative will incorporate revised FAR clause 52.204-25, Prohibition on Contracting for Certain Telecommunications and Video Surveillance Services or Equipment, dated Aug 2020. The CIR for the Aberdeen Proving Ground SDC Reconfiguration will be communicated to the Cornerstone consortium and companies with pending applications via email. Entities are required to have begun the membership process for their submission to be reviewed. Entities must be members of the Cornerstone consortium, with a signed Cornerstone Consortium Management Agreement, to be awarded this OTA task. Contractors may obtain Cornerstone registration information by inquiring at: [email protected] or https://cornerstone.army.mil/. Interested parties should stay alert for any changes that may be published to this sam.gov posting. Please email all

questions and responses to the following mailbox: [email protected] This Special Notice is for planning purposes only and does not constitute a CIR or an obligation on behalf of the U.S. Government. Issuance of this Special Notice is not a guarantee of a future CIR or an award and is not a commitment of any kind by the Government. Cornerstone Mailbox Contracting to this opportunity.