New Generation Ammunition & Munitions Equipment (NGAME) for MMHE

UPDATE ( 11 May 26 ): INDUSTRY DAY  Q&A A virtual Industry Day was held 18-19 March 2026. Posted are the slides and the questions and answers from the breakout sessions. UPDATE (26 Feb 26) : INDUSTRY DAY A virtual Industry Day will be held on Wednesday, 18 Mar 2026 at 11:00 AM EST. & Thursday, 19 Mar 2026 at 9:00 AM EST. Participation is voluntary, and if you are unable to attend, you will still be able to participate in any request for proposal that may generate as a result of this activity. The USG intends to conduct breakout sessions immediately following the conclusion of the presentation, limited to 15 minutes per vendor. To secure your place in the Virtual Industry Day, hosted via MS Teams, please send an email request to arenina.sullivan-jones@us.af.mil and tanner.reed.2@us.af.mil to include the participants (maximum of 4), and if you are requesting a breakout session (also restricted to 4). These requests must be received no later than 4:00PM EST on 11 March 2026. ****************************************************************************************************************************** Original Notice: September 29, 2025 CAUTION: The Government is conducting market research to identify potential sources that possess the expertise, capabilities, and experience to meet the requirements for designing, developing, manufacturing, and sustaining innovative munitions material handling equipment (MMHE). This includes, but is not limited to, systems such as Ammunition Loading Systems, Small Munitions Trailers, Large Munitions Trailers, “Family” of Jammers, and other Munitions Handling Units (MHUs). The NGAME provider strategy has been developed to obtain leverage for modernization efforts, improve or replace aging assets, and continue to enhance a robust industrial vendor base. The level of security clearance and foreign participation has not been determined at this time. Contractors responding to this market research are placed on notice that participation in this survey may not ensure participation in future solicitations or contract awards. The Government will not reimburse participants for any expenses associated with their participation in this survey. FAR 52.215-3—Request for Information or Solicitation for Planning Purposes (Oct 1997) a) The Government does not intend to award a contract based on this Sources Sought Synopsis (SSS) or to pay for the information solicited except as an allowable cost under other contracts as provided in the subsection 31.205-18, Bid and proposal costs, of the Federal Acquisition Regulation. b) Although “proposal” and “offeror” are used in this Request for Information, your response will be treated as information only. It shall not be used as a proposal. INSTRUCTIONS: 1. Below is a description of the NGAME requirement and a Contractor Capability Survey which allows you to provide your company’s capability and to provide industry feedback regarding various aspects of this effort. 2. If after receiving these documents, you desire to participate in market research, you should respond to the Contractor Capability Survey to reflect your company’s capability in meeting these requirements. Failure to provide documentation may result in the Government being unable to adequately assess your capabilities. 3. Both large and small businesses are encouraged to participate in this Market Research. The Government anticipates holding a virtual Industry Day October 29-30, 2025, in support of this effort. More information to be published later. 4. Questions related to this SSS/market research, as well as responses to the Contractor Capability Survey, should be addressed to the Support Equipment and Vehicles Contracting Office Team listed below: 1st Lt Tanner Reed (tanner.reed.2@us.af.mil) & Capt. Kade Waguespack (kade.waguespack@us.af.mil) PURPOSE/DESCRIPTION The Government is conducting market research to identify potential sources that possess the expertise, capabilities, and experience to meet the qualification requirements for the Support Equipment & Vehicles (SE&V) Division's MMHE portfolio. The primary purpose of the proposed NGAME contract is to establish a robust industrial vendor base capable of designing, developing, testing, manufacturing, and sustaining innovative MMHE. A significant emphasis of this effort is on equipment that must achieve and maintain Nuclear Certification in accordance with AFI 63-125, Nuclear Certification Program. For the purposes of NGAME, MMHE is defined as equipment used to handle, transport, and load, munitions. The scope of this NGAME Indefinite Delivery/Indefinite Quantity (IDIQ) multiple award contract (MAC) includes a range of MMHE supporting the safe handling, transporting and loading of nuclear and conventional munitions and related commodities. The secondary purpose is to design, develop, test, sustain, and integrate new hardware/software into new or existing M