SPECIAL NOTICE
99 -- Cornerstone Initiative Request (CIR) CS-25-0802, Commercial-Scale Metallization
- Notice Date
- 4/17/2025 9:15:51 AM
- Notice Type
- Special Notice
- Contracting Office
- W6QK ACC-RI ROCK ISLAND IL 61299-0000 USA
- ZIP Code
- 61299-0000
- Solicitation Number
- CS-25-0802
- Response Due
- 4/28/2025 2:00:00 PM
- Archive Date
- 05/13/2025
- Point of Contact
- DEVCOM CBC
- E-Mail Address
-
usarmy.ria.devcom-cbc.mbx.cornerstone-ota@army.mil
(usarmy.ria.devcom-cbc.mbx.cornerstone-ota@army.mil)
- Description
- U.S. Army Combat Capabilities Development Command � Chemical Biological Center (DEVCOM CBC), Rock Island, IL, on behalf of the Office of the Secretary of Defense, Office of the Assistant Secretary of Defense for Industrial Base Policy Innovation Capability and Modernization (ICAM) office via its Industrial Base Analysis and Sustainment (IBAS) Program (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 and IBAS Program, intends to issue a competitive Cornerstone Initiative Request (CIR) for Commercial-Scale Metallization prototype effort on or after 28 April 2025, with an estimated closing date of 45 days after issuance. The CIR for Commercial-Scale Metallization is restricted to Cornerstone Consortium members. The CIR will solicit proposals for multiple fixed-priced OTA with incremental payments made upon completion of specific milestones. The anticipated period of performance will be multi-year (4 years maximum). A non-competitive follow-on production OTA may be awarded following a successful completion of the prototype effort. The objective of this effort is to create a source capable of producing sufficient capacity that supports the Samarium Cobalt (SmCo) and Neodymium Iron Boron (NdFeB) domestic neodymium iron boron and samarium cobalt permanent magnet supply chain and has the capability to become a merchant supplier of metals and alloys for magnet manufacturers serving both the commercial and DoD industrial base. Any OT awarded as a result of this initiative will incorporate the following clauses: 1. FAR clause 52.204-25, Prohibition on Contracting for Certain Telecommunications and Video Surveillance Services or Equipment 2. DFARS clause 252.232-7006, WAWF Payment Instructions 3. DFARS clause 252.204-7012, Safeguarding Covered Defense Information and Cyber Incident Reporting. The CIR is restricted to Cornerstone Consortium members only and 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 proposal to be reviewed. Entities must have an active registration in SAM.gov, a favorable status in Federal Awardee Performance and Integrity Information Systems, and be members of the Cornerstone Consortium, with a signed Cornerstone Consortium Management Agreement, to be eligible to submit a proposal and be eligible for awarded this of an OTA task. Contractors may obtain Cornerstone registration information located at https://cornerstone.army.mil or by inquiring at: usarmy.ria.devcom-cbc.mbx.cornerstone-ota@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: usarmy.ria.devcom-cbc.mbx.cornerstone-ota@army.mil 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 U.S. Government.
- Web Link
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SAM.gov Permalink
(https://sam.gov/opp/ec79653fd88149ce94f2678299e09035/view)
- Place of Performance
- Address: USA
- Country: USA
- Country: USA
- Record
- SN07412332-F 20250419/250417230043 (samdaily.us)
- Source
-
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