AoI Automated Manufacturing Line of Minor Cannon Components

Federal Agency: U.S. Army Combat Capabilities Development Command (DEVCOM), Benet Labs Contracting Office: Army Contracting Command-Watervliet Arsenal (ACC-WVA) Area of Interest (AoI) Title: Automated Manufacturing of Minor Cannon Components CSO AoI Number: W911PT26SC001-A006
AoI Release Date: 9 September 2026
Responses: 20 November 2026

General Information

Introduction

This announcement is for Automated Manufacturing of Cannon Components/Area of Interest (AoI) under the ACC-WVA Commercial Solutions Opening (CSO) W911PT26SC001. Interested parties are highly encouraged to visit the Government Point of Entry (www.sam.gov) to review the ACC-WVA special posting in its entirety to obtain more information on the process for submission and evaluation of the CSO AoI Responses.

This CSO AoI seeks to solicit solutions that meet the objectives detailed in Section 1.2 and 1.3 below. The authority to issue this CSO AoI is derived from ACC-WVA Commercial Solutions Opening W911PT26SC001 dated 16 April 2026. The CSO authority is per Section 1823 of the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2026, which amended Section 3458 of Title 10, as codified by Public Law 119-60.

1.2 AoI Background

The U.S. Army Combat Capabilities Development Command (DEVCOM) and Watervliet Arsenal (TACOM) are actively seeking innovative engineering and technology solutions to modernize, automate, and optimize an existing production line for artillery cannon minor components manufacturing. Cannon minor components manufacturing involves highly precise machining, specialized processing, and rigorous quality inspection.

In alignment with the Army's Modernization of its Organic Industrial Base (OIB), this effort aims to secure an experienced automation integrator to design, develop, and deploy turn-key automated solutions. This existing manufacturing line creates a ring-shaped part. This part has an approximate envelope of 7 inches (177mm) outside diameter, 6 inches (152mm) inside diameter, and 0.375 inches (9.5mm) height. These parts are made of both carbon steel and stainless steel. The initial raw stock material handling is 50-60 pounds (23-27Kg) and is used to make multiple parts.

1.3 Automated Manufacturing of Cannon Components

DEVCOM and TACOM are seeking an automated manufacturing system for artillery cannon minor components that will operate at a fully automated or near as possible to a fully automated solution. Proposed solutions should represent innovative proven, scalable commercial technologies or smart adaptations of existing commercial systems.